Best of 2026

Recently Rated

The Last Dinner Party - From the Pyre
The Last Dinner Party
From the Pyre
2025 • LP
83
Oct 19, 2025
Taylor Swift - The Life of a Showgirl
Taylor Swift
The Life of a Showgirl
2025 • LP
35
Oct 3, 2025
Wolf Alice - My Love is Cool
Wolf Alice
My Love is Cool
2015 • LP
85
Aug 23, 2025
Wolf Alice - Visions of a Life
Wolf Alice
Visions of a Life
2017 • LP
80
Aug 23, 2025
Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend
Wolf Alice
Blue Weekend
2021 • LP
93
Aug 23, 2025
Wolf Alice - The Clearing
Wolf Alice
The Clearing
2025 • LP
78
Aug 23, 2025
Pile - Sunshine and Balance Beams
Pile
Sunshine and Balance Beams
2025 • LP
98
Aug 19, 2025
Boys Night Out - Make Yourself Sick
Boys Night Out
Make Yourself Sick
2003 • LP
75
Jun 10, 2025

Recent Reviews

My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (Deluxe Edition)
90

It makes a pretty compelling case for being better than the original thanks to how much more dynamic it is. Each individual instrument stands out more, avoiding the loudness war compression from the early 2000s. There are specific guitar parts and vocals that were essentially inaudible in the original that come through clear as day now. The best part is that it’s still not even remotely overproduced. The original for sure has a chaotic charm to it, but this new mix almost feels like ... read more

DIIV - Frog in Boiling Water
90

My favorite shoegaze album in over 20 years.

glass beach - plastic death
98

My 2024 album of the year and it’s really not even close.

Cursive - Devourer
83

Cursive delivers some of their weirdest material to date in Devourer. To me, this is their strongest album since 2009’s Mama, I’m Swollen, furthering their ambitious social commentary from the previous two albums. Aside from a couple of tracks, I really enjoy the album from beginning to end. The musicianship is top notch and while the lyrics can be jarring at times, they’re still passionate and relatable.

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