All I Want for Christmas Is You” Becomes the Longest-Running No. 1 in Hot 100 History
Mariah Carey’s iconic holiday classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has officially made music history, becoming the longest-running No. 1 song of all time on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Originally released in 1994, the song has now accumulated the…
The Pilot – MAVI
GENRE; Rap LABEL; Loma Vista RATING; 3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Mavi’s The Pilot arrives as a compact, focused mixtape that trades the languid introspection of his earlier work for sharper, more immediate storytelling. Clocking in at roughly 24 minutes across ten…
USB002 – Fred again..
GENRE; Rap/Electronic/ Pop/R&B LABEL; Atlantic RATING; 3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fred again..’s USB002 arrives like a late-night mixtape made for peak-hour euphoria. The album (and live project) doubles as part-documentary, part-club sermon: it stitches…
Beethoven: Sonatas 2 & 10 Viktoria Mullova / Alasdair Beatson
GENRE; Classical RELEASE DATE; 12 September, 2025 RATING; 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Viktoria Mullova and Alasdair Beatson’s Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 2 & 10 is an inviting, thoughtfully coloured exploration of two less-often heard masterpieces —…
Zaytoun – Haitham Haidar
GENRE; Classical RELEASE DATE; 22 August, 2025 RATING; 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Haitham Haidar’s debut solo album Zaytoun is a beguiling, genre-blurring statement: part intimate Baroque recital, part Arabic song-cycle, and entirely its own world. Across 14…
Gluck Arias Ann Hallenberg / Ian Page / The Mozartists
GENRE; Classical RELEASE DATE; 26 September, 2025 RATING; 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ann Hallenberg’s Gluck Arias, recorded with Ian Page’s period-instrument orchestra The Mozartists, is a small revelation: an album that rescues Gluck from the margins and…
Dentro De Mim – DJ Narciso
GENRE; Electronic LABEL; SVBKVLT RATING: 3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ DJ Narciso’s DENTRO DE MIM feels like a midnight excavation of memories — dusty, half-lit, and oddly hypnotic. Released on SVBKVLT in early December 2025, the EP collects seven original…
Marchin’ On! – The Heath Brothers
LABEL; Strata-East RELEASE DATE; 12 December, 2025 RATING; 3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Heath Brothers’ Marchin’ On! is a warm, hard-bop statement that marries soulful songwriting with subtle adventurousness. Recorded for the artist-run Strata-East label, the…
Imaginary Reflections – Dreamcoaster
GENRE; Pop/Rock RELEASE DATE; 3 October, 2025 RATING; 3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Dreamcoaster’s Imaginary Reflections arrives as a concise, eight-song testament to jangly, reverb-kissed indie pop that balances nostalgia with a clearer, more confident production.…
Flutter & Beautify – Crimson Whisper
GENRE; Pop/Rock RELEASE DATE; 12 December, 2025 RATING; 3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Crimson Whisper’s Flutter & Beautify feels like a warm, reverb-soaked letter from late-night San Francisco — intimate, luminous, and sketched in soft-focus hues. The…
