Albums

The K-pop boyband’s S.Coups and Mingyu serve up surprises on their first collaborative release, but not everything lands When SEVENTEEN’s S.Coups and Mingyu announced ‘Hype Vibes’, their first joint release outside of the boyband’s main catalogue, it seemed obvious what path the record would take.…

The second album by the noise-rock breakouts is sculpted and anthemic, but loses some fire in the process Fans of Sprints may spend all of ‘Abandon’, the first track on the Dublin band’s new record ‘All That Is Over’, waiting for a moment that came in many of the best songs on their debut, last year’s…

The two years since Dean’s debut ‘Messy’ have been marked by countless career highlights, and the soaring ‘The Art of Loving’ adds to it Olivia Dean is fast becoming a genuine household name, winning over fans with her blend of pop, indie, soul and beyond. Since her stellar 2023 debut album ‘Messy’,…

The Glasgow rave-rock prodigies mould an astonishing universe of euphoria, self-release and closure on their debut album There are no half-measures in the do-or-die world of VLURE, whose uncompromising first two singles (‘Shattered Faith’, ‘Show Me How To Live Again’) set this precedent back in 2021.…

Seven years on from her riotous debut, Cardi doubles down on bravado but drowns it in overlong tracks and half-baked collabs Seven years of chaos, beefs, motherhood and viral moments have kept Cardi B in the public eye since she dropped her Grammy-winning, chart-topping debut album ‘Invasion of…

There’s a lot going on across the five-piece’s erratic but original third album, yet it never feels like they’re losing control of the chaos Since putting out their debut album ‘Projector’ in 2021, Geese have become one of the most respected bands of their generation. The former NME Cover stars have…

Looking inward for a reason to go on, the Scottish rock legends draw on their best moments and a Bowie-esque European sheen for a vulnerable yet life-affirming blast “I can’t divorce you, you put me through hell,” fears Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil on the taut verse of ‘Futique’’s skittering new…

With more eyes on Wednesday than ever before, Karly Hartzman has delivered a record that’s lean, confrontational and lived-in Off the back of 2023’s breakout LP ‘Rat Saw God’ and guitarist MJ Lenderman’s solo success with last year’s sublime ‘Manning Fireworks’, there are more eyes on Wednesday than…