8/10
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Liturgy’s latest is a metaphysical big bang, turning Ravenna Hunt-Hendrix’s theological philosophy into a multifaceted experimental metal opera.
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Undeath’s full-length debut is a solid death metal album whose greatest sin is sometimes succumbing to the genre’s basic tropes.
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Chris Stapleton returns with a clean slate of sorts and the year’s best country album.
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With POST HUMAN, BMTH dives deeper into their rejuvenation of turn-of-the-millennium metal.
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The Big Thief frontwoman comes through with a set of simply great songs.
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Gorillaz compiles a bunch of damn good singles to make a damn good album.
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My Agenda is a daring concept album whose greatest sin is leaving the listener desperate for more.
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Ultra Mono is Idles’ most sonically and thematically focused album so far, occasionally to a slight fault.
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Shabrang is often a case of less being more and quiet being loud.
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The Flaming Lips bounce back from a hit-and-miss decade with a lush and ironically sobering concept album.
