Album Reviews

Fat White Family – ‘Forgiveness Is Yours’ review: inventive, ambitious and weirdly respectable

With more past members than current ones, the scrubbed-up oiks have made their most accomplished album. If it’s a swansong, it’s a fitting one

Pet Shop Boys – ‘Nonetheless’ review: still setting pop’s benchmark

The duo work with James Ford on this lush, impressive collection that continues upholds their status as pop greats

St. Vincent – ‘All Born Screaming’ review: life, death and Dave Grohl on drums

With album seven, Annie Clark has peeled away the layers of artifice to reveal her most unique identity yet: herself

Porij – ‘Teething’ review: an entrancing siren call to the dancefloor

The quartet's debut album sees them striving not to retread old material – and adds more emotion and texture to their uptempo sound

Justice – ‘Hyperdrama’ review: a blockbuster return from dominant dance duo

The French duo’s first record in eight years – which stars Tame Impala and Thundercat – features their best songs since their 2007 debut

Taylor Swift – ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ review: a rare misstep

Arriving at the peak of her imperial phase, Swift’s 11th studio album is surprisingly flat and, at times, cringeworthy.

Lucy Rose – ‘This Ain’t The Way You Go Out’ review: a roaring comeback

There’s a deliberate defiance in the title for Lucy Rose’s fifth album, ‘This Ain't The Way You Go Out’. Speaking to NME earlier this...

Pearl Jam – ‘Dark Matter’ review: some of their strongest work in recent memory

On their 12th studio album, the grunge veterans both return to their heavier roots and experiment with new sonic avenues

Girl In Red – ‘I’m Doing It Again Baby!’ review: fun, free but too few risks

The Norwegian is an undeniably influential name in modern indie-pop, though her second full-length is surprisingly predictable

Nia Archives – ‘Silence Is Loud’ review: reflective jungle from an essential new star

The journey to the Bradford-born star's debut has included an NME Award, a support slot with Beyoncé and more
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