Going against the masses here, this one's not landing with me. I don't love the disjointed nature of it, the glitchiness, etc. Some great tracks - Yamaha a favourite.

Enjoyable indie soul LP. Very re-listenable.

A resurfacing of the chorus from The Bloodhound Gang's 'The Bad Touch' was not something I had on my bingo card for 2025.

Williams is clearly one of the gifted songwriters of her generation. Some of the more pop-facing elements here in places remind of certain Paramore eras, but just as hear that it pivots and goes a new way. Speaking of ERAS, I can't be the only one that wouldn't be surprised if Love Me Different was a Taylor Swift song, and I mean that as positively ... read more

I can't decide whether I like or dislike the variety here. The second song reminds me of an American Fionn Regan with that fast Travis-picking style set beneath beautiful storytelling, yet the third song has a drum machine that moves into a more folk-pop instrumentation, track four goes to an Americana harmonica old timey type tune. Each a fine song in its own right but makes the whole harder to engage with. Yeah, I think I'd prefer LPs or EPs in the same style.

Good grief, this is fantastic. I'm not the first to mention Wunderhorse, but it's hard to ignore. I've no issue with this. There's a raw beauty here. Gutted to see their gig in my city is already sold out - I'll be keeping tabs on this lot for a while.

Pleasant but unmemorable.

In the entirety of this album's existence there has never been a time where it hasn't felt prescient. The passing of time serves only to enrich the ambient terror that rises and falls from song to song. Nothing sounds out of place, and I'd bet, in time, nothing will.

There's an evident bittersweetness stepping back into Drake's works. His influence is incredible - three LPs of extraordinary beauty, all released before 26. 'Untimely' doesn't quite do it justice. This album is my favourite of the three - gorgeous arrangements. A perfect pairing of acoustic guiar plucking to orchestral instrumentation to serve as a bed to the texture of Drake's voice.

The strings along of the first track hook me in to a wistful bliss - a string part that's always existed, yet somehow was only published in 2005.

A solid dream pop LP.

This album has an affection for me, it takes me to a specific place and time. As such, I struggle to review it objectively (if that's even possible). I think it was written with an immediate nostalgic folk rock thing anyway.

Marten is on a clear, steady upward trajectory, continuing to build upon each new work. Dog Eared serves this momentum by further expanding instrumentation into a full, yet gentle warm backing to the artist's eloquent songwriting. This is a high water mark for both the artist and indeed the year. Gorgeous album.

A brand new band to me. I saw this as Stereogum's album of the week and gave it a go. It harks back to a 90s grunge but with a 00s shoegaziness, with flavours of that heartland rock thing I can't shake atm.

Effortless-sounding soulful grooves that evoke a bygone era.

MOR bedroom pop. Nothing offensive, just quite dull.

Very listenable indie rock record.

I want to like this more than I do.

A brilliant addition to a brilliant collection of LPs from the Californian sisters.

There's a deep beauty to this work... a truly original vocal set to beautiful melodies, reflective story-telling, delicate guitar lines, lush yet perfectly complementary instrumentation. Incredible album that unfolds more on each listen.

Okay, if this is a Jungle album, it's comfortably the best Jungle album. If it's not, and it's wildly unfair to say it is, it's a superbly coherent retro soul offering that immerses the listener into a lush, summery aesthetic. Intimate grooves, delicately soaring vocals. I'm struggling to put this one down. Will bump up to 95 if I still love it on the other side of the summer.