The Haim sisters return with a front-loaded sophomore album.
Mr. Carter kills his ego and spills the beans on his most intimate album yet.
Thanks to some clearer production, more up-front performances, and a zany new wave influence, GT ULTRA is the most I’ve ever enjoyed a Guerilla Toss album.
Algiers blow the sophomore slump out of the water with The Underside of Power, a more intense and versatile album than the band’s self-titled debut.
Fleet Foxes triumphantly emerge from hiatus with their most progressive effort yet.
Vince Staples’ Big Fish Theory is the Long Beach rapper’s most eclectic project yet, but still exposes major songwriting deficiencies.
Murder of the Universe might be King Gizzard’s most musically and conceptually ambitious project to date, but the execution leaves a lot to be desired.
MA stoner rock/doom metal outfit Elder impressively reinvents itself with a more progressive sound on Reflections of a Floating World.
On her sophomore album Melodrama, Lorde makes a few Top 40 concessions, but shows a ton of promise with the stylistic and formal risks she does take.
