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PinkPantheress – ‘Fancy Some More?’ review: a star-studded victory lap
The British pop shapeshifter invites global stars to rewire her hits, but not all understand the assignment From a Mercury Prize nomination to a fully sold-out UK tour, 2025 has been PinkPantheress’ year. It all started with ‘Fancy That’, a nine-track mixtape NME hailed as her “boldest chapter yet”,…
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Amber Mark – ‘Pretty Idea’ review: a gorgeous, shimmering record
On her second album, the New Yorker delivers a dreamy exploration of romance’s highs and lows that’s hard not to get swept away by Amber Mark has always been an emotional alchemist – the kind of artist who can turn heartbreak into 24-carat gold. Co-signed by Sade and blessed with a voice that bends…
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Amber Mark – ‘Pretty Idea’ review: a gorgeous, shimmering record
On her second album, the New Yorker delivers a dreamy exploration of romance’s highs and lows that’s hard not to get swept away by Amber Mark has always been an emotional alchemist – the kind of artist who can turn heartbreak into 24-carat gold. Co-signed by Sade and blessed with a voice that bends…
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Taylor Swift – ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ review: magical when the songwriter just lets herself be
Some classically Swiftian sweetness can still be found in this escapist romp – when it’s not dissing Charli XCX or lauding Travis Kelce’s manhood As long as we’ve known her, Taylor Swift has played both the songwriter and the singer, the author and the protagonist – and in the last two years, the…
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Rocket – ‘R Is For Rocket’ review: a satisfying entry in the ’90s alt revival
Los Angeles four-piece Rocket deliver a promising debut album that’s got more going for it than nostalgia Indie rock loves a nostalgia cycle, and right now ’90s alt-rock is the sound du jour. Between your Mommas, your Blondshells and your Wishys – and that’s all without getting into the shoegaze…
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Mariah Carey – ‘Here For It All’ review: carefree and occasionally brilliant
The elusive chanteuse returns with her first album in seven years, and even if her voice is no longer what it used to be, she’s still committed to the craft that she’s had so much influence over Mariah Carey has had the privilege to not care about making new music for a while now. The pop icon has…
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Young Thug – ‘Uy Scuti’ review: a lethargic misfire from the recently freed rap superstar
What should’ve been a triumphant return for the Atlanta rapper after two years in prison feels sloppy, bloated and lacking depth Jail has taken its toll on Young Thug. Locked up in May 2022, the Atlanta rapper recently spent over two years behind bars (with a long stretch in solitary confinement)…
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Doja Cat – ‘Vie’ review: shapeshifting, sensual and seriously fun
Zappy synths, slapping bass and playful vocals make Doja’s latest album a groove-a-thon that refuses to quit If 2021’s ‘Planet Her’ is a sparkling fantasy world of glossy pop and alien allure, then Doja Cat’s fifth album ‘Vie’ is meant to be its “masculine” musical sister: an intimate, sensual ride…
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