Deadline Review: There is something quietly radical about the fact that BLACKPINK’s third mini album is called Deadline. It is not called Renaissance. It is not called Return or Reborn or any of the other words K-pop PRs tend to reach for when a group comes back from a long break. A deadline is urgent. […]
The Romantic Review: Look, I’m going to be completely honest with you. When Bruno Mars casually tweeted “my album is done” on January 5th, I nearly dropped my phone. After almost ten years of silence on the solo front, those four words hit differently. Sure, we got Silk Sonic with Anderson .Paak back in 2021,
My Ego Told Me To Review: There is a specific kind of debut album that arrives carrying weight most records never have to carry. Not the weight of expectation from fans or critics, though that is there too, but the weight of years. Of things unsaid. Of rooms where someone kept getting talked over and
Sunday Best review: Nick Jonas arrives somewhat differently with new album, “Sunday Best”, out on 6th Feb. After five years away from solo work, the man who gave us “Jealous” and “Close” has stripped everything back to reveal someone who’s been doing some serious thinking. Sunday Best is his fifth solo album, and based on
Cast Sound Hungrier Than Ever (Yeah Yeah Yeah Review) Yeah Yeah Yeah Review: Cast have always existed in that frustrating space where the music deserved more attention than it received. While the Gallagher brothers dominated headlines and Damon Albarn smirked through mockumentaries, John Power was writing songs that hit just as hard but never quite
How Did I Get Here? Review Louis Tomlinson’s third solo album marks his most significant transformation yet a deliberate shift from the grittier, early-2000s alt-rock sound of Walls (2020) and Faith in the Future (2022) into sun-drenched psychedelic pop territory. Recorded primarily during a three-week writing camp in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica, with additional sessions
Locket Review Madison Beer’s third studio album is her most confident artistic release yet, a dance-inflected pop record that chronicles the complete arc of an intense relationship while showcasing her most technically demanding vocal performances to date. The 11-track “Locket” (stylized in lowercase) releases January 16, 2026, following a groundbreaking year that brought Beer her
USB002 Review USB002 review: I have to admit, there is something wonderfully chaotic about the way Fred again.. released USB002. Most artists drop an album on a Friday and call it a day. Fred decided to spend ten weeks traveling the world, releasing one song at a time, performing in cities announced mere days before
everything, in time Review Ten years feels like forever in pop music. Artists release three albums in that span, reinvent themselves twice, maybe even retire and comeback again. Ella Eyre spent that decade learning one brutal lesson: sometimes you have to lose your voice completely to find out what you really want to say. “everything,
SHISH Review Portugal. The Man is coming back with something unexpected on November 7th, 2025. SHISH is a compact 14 minute album that strips away everything unnecessary and gets straight to the heart of what this band is about. After spending two decades morphing through psychedelic rock, baroque pop, and chart topping crossover hits, these
SOFT Review LANY’s sixth studio album drops October 10, 2025, marking the indie-pop duo’s most vulnerable work yet. Born from frontman Paul Klein’s near-fatal car accident in June 2024, “SOFT” is a 10-track meditation on choosing emotional openness in a hardening world. The album represents both a return to the band’s synth-drenched roots and a
The Life Of A Showgirl Review Look, I’ll be honest. When Taylor Swift announced another album dropping this year, part of me wondered if we really needed more music from her right now. We just got “The Tortured Poets Department” earlier this year, and that was a lot to digest. But after spending the last
Futique Review There’s something deeply satisfying about a band that stops running from itself. After three decades of evolution, experimentation, and near dissolution, Biffy Clyro have delivered their most honest statement yet with “Futique” (an album that feels like coming home after a long, uncertain journey). The title itself tells the story. “Futique” blending “future”
The Art of Loving Review There’s something magnetic about watching an artist find their true voice and Olivia Dean’s album “The Art of Loving” which releases on September 26th captures exactly that moment. This collection promises to be her most honest and confident work yet. The three singles we’ve heard so far paint a picture
Lost Americana Review Machine Gun Kelly’s seventh studio album “Lost Americana” emerges as his most daring creative work and it manages to bring together threads of American musical tradition into something entirely fresh. Dropping August 8, 2025, this 13-track journey spans 42 minutes of genre-hopping brilliance that feels both nostalgic and revolutionary. The album marks
I have to say, it is always refreshing to watch an artist strip away the gloss and return to what made them special in the first place. That’s exactly what Mabel does on her self-titled mixtape, a 25-minute collection that feels like the most honest thing she’s released since her breakthrough. After years of chasing
Rapper, Tyler, The Creator is back and with an almighty bang he drops his eighth studio album, “Chromakopia”. Featuring 14 tracks, this album which was released on October, 28th 2024 is hip-hop medicine which proves why he is regarded as one of the most influential rappers of our generation. Strong Delivery The album was written,
I have forever been a fan of Snow Patrol and seeing them return with new album, “The Forest Is The Path” is the perfect early autumn treat for me! Personally, I think this band are best suited to this season, although that may be because I listened to their “Final Straw” album back to back
Gaz Coombes’ third solo album was a new entry at number six in the UK album charts this week and it couldn’t be more deserved. It’s such a fantastic and interesting record, quality song writing, and heroic musicianship. Album opener ‘Overnight Trains’ begins with a piano led intro, George Harrison styled sultry slide guitar and
‘The Man From Nowhere’ by Rodney Hazard – Album Rating: 4/5 ★★★★☆ Rodney Hazard delivers with pure allure with the release of his new EP, ‘The Man From Nowhere’. The fast-developing producer from the United States catches a lucid sense of peace in his work, and he paves the way for introspection just as the calendar year comes
