Resistance to this album is futile
The Manic Street Preachers return with more indie rock politics.
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Man on Blonde: a masterpiece revisited
Music Writer Ben Man takes a look back at Frank Ocean’s thoughtful, experimental, beautiful Blonde, nearly two years on from its release.
Kids See Ghosts is a return to form for Kanye West
Only a week after the release of Ye, Kanye is back, this time teaming up with Kid Cudi as Kids See Ghosts. While the previous album felt rushed, this newest output is a refined and thoughtful masterpiece.
God save the Childqueen
LA psychedelic-soul artist Kadhja Bonet returns with Childqueen, the follow-up to her breakthrough LP The Visitor, displaying her instrumental skills and syrupy vocals.
The age of Oneohtrix Point Never has finally touched down
Age Of is a brilliant development for Oneohtrix Point Never, which sees producer Daniel Lopatin taking on more collaborators, and deconstructing popular music’s toolkit.
Natalie Prass returns bigger, bolder, and hella funkier
The Spacebomb queen returns with a new record label and a new sound.
Naked, honest, and mildly disappointing
Ye is back, with an album that's dividing critics.
King Push reigns supreme on DAYTONA
…plus a brief obituary for Aubrey Graham.
Beware the man who has everything
Father John Misty’s back. God’s Favourite Customer, his fourth full-length, is a tortured and tantalisingly vulnerable exploration of the human psyche. Serving wit and darkness in equal measure, Josh Tillman only reaffirms his lyrical majesty.
The revision soundtrack you wish you had this year
The Felix Music Editor-delinquents planned out this piece, like, three weeks ago, but they didn’t publish it until now by fault of a stunning lack of functionality. Oh, and exams and all that. We are mortal men after all.
A$AP Rocky is TESTING out some new material
Terrible puns aside, the new A$AP Rocky has some issues with consistency, but is an all-round solid work.
Courtney Barnett trades barbs for guitars
The slacker-rock queen returns, with an album that moves away from witty lyrics, and towards introspection.