The 1975, Top Ten Songs
I’ve rarely felt so conflicted about a band. On the one hand, and needless to say, I find everyone under […]
2020s
The 1975, Deep Dive
Ian Curtis, Morrissey, Ian Brown, Shaun Ryder, Liam Gallagher… Matthew “Matty” Healy? Really? Are we obliged to place this “slack-jawed
Foreign Tongues by the Rolling Stones (2026)
Christ, they’re still at it, can you believe it? There’s a new Paul McCartney album out as well, meaning that,
Easter Lily by U2 (2026)
…in which yer 70-year-old dad and his equally decrepit mates from the bridge club assemble one last time in the
Days of Ash by U2 (2026)
This EP is so distressingly insufferable that I’m actually no longer sure if I’m still allowed to like U2’s earlier
Britpop by Robbie Williams (2026)
In the autumn of 2025, for reasons known only to god, I subjected myself to a deep dive into Robbie
The Life of a Showgirl by Taylor Swift (2025)
As every New Statesman-reading Sociology postgrad is all too aware and ready to remind you in a lengthy lecture, popular
Get Sunk by Matt Berninger (2025)
I started out as a pock-marked hormone-wracked incel with Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson, transitioned to bolshy Britpop in
I Quit by Haim (2025)
I’ve long had a soft spot for Haim, but against my better judgement, because there’s something of the stroppy, obscenely
Constellations for the Lonely by the Doves (2025)
Rock music is a strange, unsettling cultural artefact in 2025. The majority of new rock albums are by bands whose