Sometimes all you need is an unserious sipping-margaritas-at-the-poolside type of playful album, and Toy With Me does exactly what it says on the package.

It is certain to receive a flood of negative user reviews by people who aim to flex their pseudo-disdain for ‘artificiality’, before going back to consuming their favorite major-label pop artists in peace. Now they’ve said it!

Highlights: Get In Girl, Still Don’t Care, Potential, Chef’s Kiss, Shimmer

Even more devoted to evoking an authentic disco sound than her previous two albums, Jessie Ware’s lush and luxurious ‘Superbloom’ doesn’t just salute the ‘70s but feels like it has always existed there. We could get used to this!

Highlights: I Could Get Used to This, Superbloom, Automatic, Sauna, Love You For, Ride

An ethereal dream-pop debut, Birding is alluring, sweeping, fascinating.

A glorious, dreamy reinvention for Arlo Parks. The feeling of a contemplative late-night drive or a dancefloor at 4 AM captured in an album.

Highlights: Get Go, Senses (feat. Sampha), Heaven, Beams, Nightswimming

Only Robyn could make a record so grounded and self-aware sound so euphoric.

Highlights: Really Real, Sucker for Love, Sexistential, Into the Sun

After his rather adventurous previous album (the aptly titled ‘Spaceman’), Nick Jonas seems to tread back into comfortably lukewarm territory with ‘Sunday Best’. Quite possibly his most middle-of-the-road work to date, it centers around themes of love, parenthood, and marriage, yielding only mildly interesting songs that rarely shake up the record’s meandering pace. Nick’s vocal performance deserves a shout-out, but the album itself probably best serves as ... read more

An impressive love letter to the ‘90s made up of nostalgic glam-rock and stadium pop anthems, BRITPOP may not be the creative peak of Robbie Williams, but it’s a thoroughly enjoyable experience to listen to an artist who’s still so clearly passionate about his music 13 solo albums deep.

Highlights: Rocket, Spies, Pretty Face, All My Life, Morrissey

The most unique listening experience of 2026 so far, ‘Secret Love’ throws the playbook out the window, with the vocals working as mere text that receives its colors from the soundscapes explored by the backing band. If that wasn’t enough distraction, the lingering emotional undertones of the music are often channeled into mundane scenes of everyday life in the lyrics, as if they were turning a blind eye to reality. Ridiculous but intriguing, nonchalant but fun.

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Parts of ‘Ur an Angel I'm Just Particles’ reinforce that BENEE is one of the most promising young artists in pop music today, however, the album as a whole seems to be unsure whether to chase a TikTok-friendly commercial hit, or to submerge into BENEE’s psyche and experiment as she pleases. The result is a solid but less exciting work than her stellar debut, ‘Hey u x’, with considerably more compromises.

Highlights: Cinnamon, Vegas, Doomsday, Underwater, ... read more

Björk remains in a league of her own with Cornucopia, an epic and elaborate journey through love, heartbreak, loss, and starting anew. Unsurprisingly, this state-of-the-art visual experience translates wonderfully onto an audio recording. Her most ambitious show to date.

West End Girl isn't a simple comeback, it's a triumphant rebirth. It's an album so arrestingly open it is almost intimidating, like overhearing a quarreling neighbor or reading into a diary. The fact that it still manages to come across as poetic is proof why Lily Allen is one of the best and most underrated songwriters of our time.

The burlesque theme seems to be only skin-deep as The Life of a Showgirl delivers none of the exciting razzle-dazzle or long-awaited reinvention that the imagery would have suggested. It seems that in Taylor’s interpretation, the life of a showgirl is merely about performing the same tricks night after night.

Highlights: The Fate of Ophelia, Opalite, Wi$h Li$t

It's a lush and playful album that just flows really smoothly, it feels like an exquisite dessert with a glass of prosecco. At this point in her career, Mariah could have easily opted for safe and comfortable middle-of-the-road AC ballads, instead she proves with Here For It All that she is still devoted to her craft and still inspired enough to have fun, and put together a body of work that holds up even in a company as illustrious as her own discography.

Highlights: Mi, Type Dangerous, ... read more

Kylie provides a real treat to fans by compiling the best bits of several shows of her universally acclaimed Tension Tour into one live album, making sure that every song performed at some point (excluding impromptu requests) gets its time to shine. The finished product is a smooth listening experience that will surely transform every living room into the biggest disco in town.

Lola Young steps on the gas on her third album, ‘I’m Only F**king Myself’, delivering a loud, raw, unfiltered, emotional and cathartic record, dealing with self-destructive behaviour in all of its forms with arresting honesty. She makes the listening experience feel like a glimpse into a diary, full of scribbles and stream of consciousness songwriting, while she leans into more of an indie-rock direction musically which suits the subject matter perfectly.

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Perimenopop underestimates its own potential and seems to settle for a charming kitchen disco vibe instead of going full swing and making a statement with such a clever title. Still, it’s a more than solid album with some true moments of greatness (Relentless Love, Stay on Me, Time, Freedom of the Night or Don't Know What You've Got 'Til Its Gone), and Sophie’s lush vocals are as pleasant to listen to as ever. The overall impression of the album may feel a little ... read more

‘Man’s Best Friend’ is not a bad album, but it commits the #1 sin in pop music which is that it’s, simply put, boring. It does not cover new grounds neither lyrically nor musically, it does not reveal anything new about who exactly Sabrina Carpenter is.

These are not unforgivable at all in pop music if other aspects are able to sell the songs. Unfortunately, in this case Sabrina’s efforts are let down by a samey and uninspired production, which her kooky ... read more

An eclectic mix of lush jazz and traditional pop that is bound to transport you into a fairytale land, A Matter of Time is Laufey’s best and most confident album to date.

An unfortunately ill-fated release which surprisingly packs a good deal of pop precision. It’s by no means a career-defining work, but is easily one of the most infectious pop albums of this year, cramming a ridiculous amount of hooks into 35 minutes, and for that reason it was already worth clicking play.

Highlights: Don’t Click Play, Lovin Myself, Take My Call, Know Somebody

Those expecting left-field electronic bangers (or had any pre-set expectations at all) are forgetting that this isn’t a Goldfrapp album, this is an Alison Goldfrapp album. In fact, ‘Flux’ is a perfect companion to Alison’s solo debut, ‘The Love Invention’, this time leaning even more into the pop side of electro-pop. It’s sleek, it’s sexy, it’s catchy, it’s a polished adrenaline rush from an artist who’s in full command of what ... read more