Sick Joy bring an accessible and nostalgic grunge-flavoured energy to their debut album.

Brent Faiyaz weaves an engaging tale of the price of fame with this masterful record.

Cave World is a near-perfect representation of the strengths and quirks that Viagra Boys carry with them.

Jazz Codes is an incredibly raw record, without a commercial bone in its body.

Perfume Genius pushes the experimental boat out to the limit with their sixth studio album.

The most refreshing Foals has sounded in years, which may deter some long-time fans.

While a satisfactory reintroduction to Chase & Status, this new album left a few itches unscratched.

Given the sheer quality of abstract rap albums in recent memory, I Told Bessie doesn't quite live up to the same splendour.

While this albums narrative gives Fantastic Negrito more room to push his empowering sound, its delivery feels a little too typical.

While not a complete earache, Twelve Carat Toothache lacks the sense of engagement needed to excel it further than just a solid record.

Mellow Moon packs all of Alfie Templeman's uniqueness onto an accessible album framework.

While a little more underwhelming than his previous two projects, Liam still shows a stylistic step in the right direction with his third solo outing.

Scarlxrd's newest album simply doesn't meet the immense and intense quality of his 2021 records.

Obongjayar's debut album begs for the breakthrough the artist deserves.

Kendrick Lamar reaches a spiritual climax on his fifth masterpiece.

Happiness Not Included proves that Soft Cell have stood against the test of time, and the very modernity they paint a picture of.

A more introspective and creative Jack Harlow Album remains to be heard.

While a short-lived one, IDK and KAYTRANADA's project reflects their awesome collaboration well.

Bloc Party don't really change much at all on Alpha Games; whether that's good or bad is up for debate.

From iconic anthems to underwhelming fillers, Zeit contains a very mixed bag of tracks.