It may not be among their finest work, but ‘Anatomy Of A Brief Romance’ is surely a cathartic release for its composer and for listeners who see their own experiences reflected in it

Lush, immersive, and deeply physical, this is his best in a decade

Closing with the mighty hip-hop infused, neo-industrial beat behind ‘Ain’t In LA’, this is an unrelenting debut, a coherent run of pop ambition that displays every inch of ADÉLA’s star quality

An extraordinary record; a layered portrait of a world sleepwalking into disaster that is somehow gripping and even fun, in a mosh-the-pain-away manner

The spirit of punk is still very much in safe hands

‘Thank You’ is a triumphant return to music for Mike D, a fairly smooth-sailing affair, but one that has plenty going on and packs a punch

Another solid, snarling entry in their 21st-century victory lap

A fantastic return that often captures the genius of their best work

‘Thank You’ is a triumphant return to music for Mike D, a fairly smooth-sailing affair, but one that has plenty going on and packs a punch

Mastodon have never dropped a dud yet. They haven’t started here

There is still almost nothing here to actually dislike. It’s obvious thar Taylor and Martin understand each other deeply as songwriters, the record’s warmth feels genuine and could make for the perfectly pleasant soundtrack to a slow Sunday morning

‘Thrasher’ pulls off the impressive trick of being both remarkably emotional and poignant and also heaps of fun

FLO’s sophomore album fleshes out the uneven premise of their debut with a honey-toned needle

Its still one of the most exhilarating things Carpenter has released. It’s up there with ‘Halloween’, ‘They Live’ ‘Ghosts of Mars’, and ‘The Thing’. Sit down and strap in as the Master of Horror has a journey for you!

What makes each of its songs so enchanting is that very achievement of channeling moments between life and death, through sonic softness balanced with guitar-driven melodies that build into something transcendent, and lyrics that display a deep, moving introspection from Wolfe

There are multiple moments throughout this album where, if played loud enough, you feel as if you are in the room with them, your head inside the hurricane frenzy that this band is so competent operating within

‘Blue Morpho’ offers a reminder that, as he and his other bandmates have repeatedly proved, O’Brien boasts a wholly-uninhibited approach to how rock and pop music is arranged, resulting in works that move and grow like the building blocks of life itself

‘Inferno’ sounds unmistakably like Boards of Canada — and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. If anything, in a world this saturated with noise, that familiarity feels like a lifeline

Refusing to accept easy answers, the West Coast rapper demands a lot of himself, and his audience – for those willing to spend time with it, ‘Cry Baby’ is a uniquely thrilling experience

‘Role Model Hermit’ is cinematic, immersive and deeply moving. Landing somewhere in between Wolf Alice and English Teacher, the complex instrumental layerings and weaving storylines will entrance you