Album Reviews
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Ed O’Brien – ‘Blue Morpho’ review: Radiohead man’s beautiful path to healing
The guitarist’s second solo outing – but first under his actual name – offers mindfulness via a widescreen prog-folk trip
Ecca Vandal – ‘Looking For People To Unfollow’ review: an endurance test of high-octane punk
The South African-born artist’s first album since 2017 resurrects her potential as a major player in the future of alternative music
Dua Saleh – ‘Of Earth & Wires’ review: seeking love, hope and humanity in an age of conflict and disruption
On their second album, the Sudanese-American arrives as an ambitious pop auteur who’s offering emotional salve for troubled times
Genesis Owusu – ‘Redstar Wu & The Worldwide Scourge’ review: a maximalist takedown of a world in turmoil
On his third LP, the Australian star throws absolutely everything into a genreless melting pot of fury and frustration
Aldous Harding – ‘Train On The Island’ review: enigmatic singer-songwriter delivers mercurial masterwork
On album five, Harding subtly rewrites her own playbook by bringing together the playfulness of ‘Warm Chris’ and the experimental bent of records past
Lykke Li – ‘The Afterparty’ review: a brief but heady last round from the Swedish alt-pop icon
Threatening to be her last, this sixth album from the ‘I Follow Rivers’ star captures the fear and heartache of the end of the night with strings, beats and love
Isaiah Rashad – ‘It’s Been Awful’ review: woozy, wounded and bruisingly honest
On album three, the Chattanooga rapper shows that even when life gets in the way, his talents still shine through
Zara Larsson – ‘Midnight Sun: Girls Trip’ review: reinvigorated pop queen drives us into a red-hot Eurosummer
The Swedish popstar relishes her new lease on life amid cultural renaissance with undimmed effervescence on this shining deluxe album
MUNA – ‘Dancing On The Wall’ review: euphoric pop bangers with a shadowy side
On their fourth album, the Los Angeles trio balance lightness and lust with a creeping sense of dread
Kacey Musgraves – ‘Middle Of Nowhere’ review: a country heroine’s journey back to her roots
Stepping away from the stargazing and glitz of her last few records, Musgraves makes a gritty, grounded return to cowboy country
Lip Critic – ‘Theft World’ review: a flurry of chaos, paranoia and corrosive desire
The New York band’s second album is a violently unhinged examination of identity theft and conspiracy
Kneecap – ‘Fenian’ review: headline-grabbing trio reach power and maturity
The Belfast rappers blast through all the noise with the energy of The Prodigy, Massive Attack and Burial on Dan Carey-produced second album to cement their place and reclaim their identity