Albums

Just 20 months after their acclaimed debut album, the Galway band return stronger and more ambitious NewDad’s debut album ‘Madra’, released only 20 months ago, made the Galway dream-pop band’s dreams come true. In the time since that record’s release, the former NME Cover stars have toured the world…

On her third studio album, the Beckenham singer-songwriter proves that there’s far more to her repertoire than ‘Messy’ Though most people are familiar with Lola Young thanks to ‘Messy’, last year’s omnipresent ode to imperfection, the Beckenham singer-songwriter is already three albums into a career…

After the beige dud ‘Autumn Variations’, the singer-songwriter returns to the eclecticism that defined ‘÷’, his biggest-selling album to date Even at their most successful, Ed Sheeran albums are a mixed bag. 2017’s ‘÷’ (yes, the one that featured the barely believable ‘Galway Girl’) worked on its own…

The Little Mix star’s debut album is chaotic, intense, with a bit of everything thrown in When you first listen to ‘That’s Showbiz Baby!’, you’ll be struck by how much of a student of pop music JADE really is. Sure, the South Shields singer has more experience than most artists on their debut album,…

The Manchester jazz-punks let loose on their savage debut album through cathartic outpourings of fury, despair and love “We may sound angry, but our message is one of peace,” is a line that you’ll regularly hear from Harry Wilkinson, Maruja’s magnetic frontman – and it’s an effective microcosm for…

The first record since their longtime bassist’s departure opens new doors for unexpected guests – and a rich blend of sounds Who could have predicted a Big Thief record opening with a sparkling synth in 2025? Perhaps it’s not too surprising, given how the cult indie rockers have straddled the earthly…

Two months after the Canadian pop star made his long-awaited return, he’s back with a second instalment that’s more playful in places, but still feels monotonous Less than two months on from the release of his surprise seventh album ‘Swag’, Canadian pop star Justin Bieber is back standing on business…

Daring and dogmatic, Shame are as unapologetic as the title suggests on album four There’s not enough time to break down the cognitive dissonance of younger audiences discovering Shame through supporting Fontaines D.C. – who, lest we forget, got their big break as support for them. All you need…