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Go ahead. Look For Your Mind! The Lemon Twigs beg you do do so on their latest album. The D’Addario brothers (Brian and Michael) have been looking to the past rather than looking within for years now, drawing from the popular music of the 1960s and 1970s to make some of the finest throwback tunes going in today’s world. But as they look within on Look For Your Mind!, they expand their presence; this is their first album where Brian isn’t playing all the instruments, instead ... read more

At this point, we know Stephen Bruner can craft a funkier bassline than just about anyone else. But thankfully, he knows that a funky bassline alone doesn’t fill an entire song. Distracted, his guest-heavy fifth studio album as Thundercat, stays fresh by putting those delicious basslines through the ringer of genres: I’m a big fan of the spacey alt rock with A$AP Rocky on “Funny Friends” or how the harmonies on “Pozole” emulate the best of The Beach Boys. ... read more

Relentlessly creative as the best young minds are, underscores’ debut record will undoubtedly go down as one of 2026’s most exciting releases. U never stops exploring its exciting electronic landscape, trying to find the chunkiest, catchiest beats possible and frequently succeeding. Bangers like “Do It” and “Music” will have you leaping out of your seat, while “Hollywood Forever” and “Innuendo (I Get U)” find excellent beat switches to ... read more

Nine Inch Nails and Boys Noize have been collaborating for some time now, and their first collaborative album finds the perfect middle point for Trent Reznor’s crushing industrial rock and Alex Ridha’s scintillating electronic sounds. These reworkings of Nine Inch Nails classics pulse with a completely different life than the originals while retaining the haunting, pained feeling that only Reznor’s voice can bring. The pop perfection of “Closer” is retooled into ... read more