Album Reviews8.8/10
English Teacher’s ‘This Could Be Texas’ Is a Debut That Demands — and Rewards — Your Attention
English Teacher's debut This Could Be Texas is a restless, ambitious post-punk record that mostly delivers on its big ideas.
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Category: Album Reviews
Records we have scored.
Album Reviews9/10
boygenius Fuse Three Solo Careers Into One Sound on the record
boygenius' debut the record fuses three songwriters into one voice — a confident, near-perfect 12-track statement. 9/10.
Album Reviews9.2/10
Blood Incantation’s ‘Absolute Elsewhere’ Is a Genre-Collapsing Triumph
Blood Incantation's Absolute Elsewhere fuses death metal with 70s prog and cosmic synth for a towering, genre-collapsing achievement.
Album Reviews8.3/10
Forever Howlong: Black Country, New Road Turn Loss Into a Lush New Identity
Black Country, New Road's Forever Howlong swaps post-punk edge for baroque folk-pop warmth, led by three singers. A confident reinvention.
Album Reviews8/10
Amyl and the Sniffers Stretch Past the Mosh Pit on Cartoon Darkness
Amyl and the Sniffers push past pure punk on Cartoon Darkness, mixing pop hooks and vulnerability with their raw snarl.
Album Reviews8.2/10
Vampire Weekend Exhale: ‘Father of the Bride’ Sprawls, and Mostly Earns It
Vampire Weekend's sprawling fourth album trades tight hooks for warmth and looseness. An 18-track review of Father of the Bride.
Album Reviews9.2/10
Turnstile Stretch Hardcore Into Pop, Funk and Shoegaze on ‘GLOW ON’
Turnstile's GLOW ON stretches hardcore into shoegaze, R&B and pop without losing its punch. A 34-minute triumph, reviewed.
Album Reviews8.7/10
Hackney Diamonds Review: The Stones Prove the Doubters Wrong
The Rolling Stones return with Hackney Diamonds, a rock record that proves the band hasn't lost its edge.
Album Reviews7.9/10
Tame Impala’s ‘The Slow Rush’ Trades Psychedelic Haze for Dancefloor Confidence — 7.9/10
Tame Impala's The Slow Rush trades psychedelic haze for disco funk, an 8/10 record of ambitious grooves and emotional depth.
Album Reviews9/10
Paradise Lost Fold Doom Weight and Post-Punk Chill Into Obsidian, and It Earns a 9/10
Paradise Lost's 16th album Obsidian fuses doom, gothic metal and post-punk into a confident, cohesive career highlight.