Picture Parlour – ‘The Parlour’
RECORD LABEL; EMI RELEASE DATE; 14 November, 2025 The Parlour is an audacious and confident debut, rooted in gritty rock’n’roll but laced with a surprising theatricality. The London-based five-piece — led by Katherine Parlour (vocals/guitar) and…
Sword II – ‘Electric Hour’
RECORD LABEL; Section 1 REVIEWED; 19 November , 2025 Electric Hour, the new album by Atlanta trio Sword II, feels like a lightning strike contained inside a basement. Recorded in a leaky, paranoia-soaked house and released November 14, 2025, the…
Again – The Belair Lip Bombs
GENRE; Rock LABEL; Third Man REVIEWED; 18 November, 2025 RATING; 6.4 Again, the sophomore album from Melbourne’s indie-rock quartet The Belair Lip Bombs, marks a confident evolution in their sound. Released on 31 October 2025 via Third Man…
EUSEXUA Afterglow / EUSEXUA
GENRE; Pop/ R&B REVIEWED; 18 November, 2025 RATING; 7.3 FKA Twigs’ EUSEXUA Afterglow arrives as a reflective and daring companion to her earlier 2025 release, EUSEXUA. Though initially conceived as a deluxe edition, it’s since evolved into its…
COSPLAY – Sorry
GENRE; Rock LABEL; Domino REVIEWED; 16 November, 2025 RATING; 7.5 London outfit Sorry make a daring leap on their third album, COSPLAY, trading irony for earnestness in a hall-of-mirrors exploration of identity and nostalgia. Across 11 tracks,…
Lil Herb – G Herbo
GENRE; Rap LABEL; Republic REVIEWED; 16 November, 2025 RATING; 7.3 G Herbo’s latest album, Lil Herb, is a powerful full-circle moment: he literally resurrects the moniker of his younger self to reflect on how far he’s come. Over its 15 tracks,…
Queen – Maureen
GENRE; Pop/R&B LABEL; Because Music REVIEWED; 16 November, 2025 RATING; 7.0 Maureen’s debut LP Queen arrives as a tight, high-energy manifesto: 14 tracks, roughly 32 minutes of lean production that stakes her claim as a leading voice of contemporary…