Dave Grohl and friends celebrate creativity and friendship on a mostly successful set.
Bragg conveys truths about his home country like few other songwriters can.
Welsh post-hardcore five-piece delivers its best album in years.
Californian duo’s first LP for five years is a downbeat delight.
It stands, monolithic, as a testament to the power and tenacity of human spirit.
Full of rousing, riotous, rebellious, roughshod anthems…
A curious, curate’s egg of an album from the Interpol member.
A confident debut record that places Rose where she should be.
“The best band in America”? Perhaps not – but Wussy have an unmistakable identity.
Subversion of the most intelligent, insidious, inventive kind.
An album that shape-shifts and surprises with a graceful, effortless ease.
A timeless, anachronistic debut record from the double-Grammy-winners.
The Californian’s 12th LP suggests he’s ready to be as celebrated as Richman and Reed.
A triumphant and alive debut album born from the bleakest of experiences.
Album nine from the Nottingham avant-pop outfit is as unconventional as ever.
A rare example of an artist following his instincts and his heart.
A great second album powered by an edgy, nervous hunger.
Encapsulates all the joys and sorrows of this emotional rollercoaster known as life.
A touching, tragic album from Gaslight Anthem frontman and his “inspiration”.
Dury’s third LP, after a six-year gap, perfectly balances the dark with the light.
A wonderful testament to Holly’s songwriting prowess, longevity and legacy.
A delightfully ramshackle, shambolic half-hour of lo-fi thrills.
An album for long summer nights, by a band relishing all that they have right now.
Another splendid set of graceful and gripping instrumentals from the Texan quartet.
LA five-piece’s new LP confirms the presence of a vital force in post-hardcore.
An immense, intense album from the Leeds five-piece.
Album three bristles with a sense of hope and possibility.
First album in 13 years from the Pinback-spawning Californian four-piece.
A great tribute to a flawed, but nevertheless fantastic, career.
Songs that pierce the centre of the hearts that they’ve sprung from.
Jubilant, sunny feelings coupled with a sense of jaded, measured hindsight.
Their ability to write an uplifting, life-affirming tune should not be undermined.
Brooklyn duo’s debut is certainly worthy of some of the hype that’s preceded it.
A dark, dangerous but delightful record that’s as good – if not better – than new.
Wolf Parade’s twisted, crazy, surreal world becomes yours, and it feels absolutely right.
The best and most confident album of their two-part career.
A truly remarkable album that’s sad and wistful way beyond the band’s years.
The prog-metal quartet’s fifth album is full of fascinating, stirring moments.
Now with four new tracks, this 2004 EP finds Conor Oberst at a stylistic crossroads.
Lives up both to its rebellious, riotous ambition and its rich musical heritage.
