Albums

Channelling chaos and clarity, the Atlanta alt-rap disruptor aims for transcendence on what feels like her first real album There’s a specific pocket in rap where the sonically restless build worlds of their own. Atlanta’s Bktherula has been running hers with a dystopian grip, cultivating a chaotic,…

The Honduran star dials up the glitz on her second album, flirting with fashion, fantasy and femininity Since crashing the global club scene with her 2022 debut ‘Amor Hardcore’, Isabella Lovestory has become synonymous with messy, sexy, hyper-femme maximalism – a neo-perreo queen who is equal parts…

On album four, the British-Guyanese rapper broadens his horizons, captures the complexities of adulthood, and enters an enlightened new chapter Since making his debut in 2014, it’s been clear that Loyle Carner’s music has been somewhat of a diary for the British-Guyanese rapper. 2017’s breakthrough…

The boy wonder’s second album is more distinctive than its predecessor, but still overly familiar and blocked up by gooey ballads It’s not immediately obvious why certain corners of the internet have so taken against Benson Boone. He’s sort of the Lidl Harry Styles, and everyone loves a bargain. The…

The sisters’ fourth album is set at a crossroads in the grieving process. But it never dwells on despair On 2020’s ‘Women in Music Pt. III’, Haim pulled off not one, but two leaps that many bands never manage: bringing their lyrics to the forefront while embracing total genre eclecticism. The…

A year on from their breakout debut, the K-pop girl group are doubling down on the blueprint that’s worked for them so far – but with a few new twists Call it a doubling down of what’s worked for them or, if you view it more cynically, another blatant attempt to replicate the chart-smashing success of…

The long-awaited debut album from the LA-based artist puts her spellbinding vocals in their rightful place in the spotlight Annahstasia’s debut album opens with a singular vocal – a fleeting moment before ‘Tether’ unfurls in all its exquisite, sprawling glory. Within this second of breathy solitude,…

The Aussie quartet’s debut is both a celebration and a defiant statement that ensures you can’t write them out of drill’s global story Six years in the making, ‘Look At Me Now’ is the long-awaited debut album from OneFour, the Samoan-Australian four-piece who defied the odds and endless legal battles…