Albums

Hayden Anhedönia closes the ‘Ethel Cain’ chapter of her artistic journey with a bleak yet beautiful record When your debut album ends with the protagonist – and your artistic namesake – murdered and singing from the afterlife, where do you go from there? Since 2022’s ‘Preacher’s Daughter’,…

On her first EP in four years, the South Londoner returns with a rich, honey-voiced collection with sapphic desire, Motown soul and the bite of contemporary UK R&B Sasha Keable has long been propped up as the future of R&B. At first, she was seen as a dance-floor powerhouse – her breakthrough…

The former Loona member tunnels deeper into a world of glitchy electronic-pop on an intriguing and infectious EP When former Loona member Yves announced the start of her solo journey, her choice of path surprised many: she signed with Paix Per Mil, the label founded by producer Millic, who is highly…

The Dublin poet-producer combines clear-eyed spoken-word with stylish beatmaking in an astonishing album about home “Where’s the pride in this city? I won’t survive in this city,” For Those I Love – aka David Balfe – spits despondently in ‘This Is Not The Place I Belong’. Throughout the Dublin…

With album four, the Kawaii-metal group bring in the big names and push their sound further than ever, but sometimes at the expense of their signature charm For 15 years, BABYMETAL have carved out a unique space in metal, injecting a scarcely seen playfulness and providing blistering instrumentals…

The first independent release from the Paramore vocalist – which some are calling ‘Ego’ – is driven by curiosity and the need for community Hayley Williams’ hair company Good Dye Young launched a new product last week, a vivid marigold shade created “in the heat of the moment” that “channels the…

The Brighton band are unconcerned by modern trends, building their own singular free-spirited world where they make the rules There’s being out of step with current trends, and then there’s The New Eves, the Brighton four-piece who take marching to the beat of your own drum – or the toot of your own…

The Australian trio recommit to the dancefloor on their second EP, where they’ve sharpened their sound and their hooks In a post-‘Brat’ world, it’s easy to draw a line between Charli XCX’s culture-shifting record and any project of hard-hitting, bittersweet club sounds that comes after. While shades…