New Reviews for April 4, 2025

Forever Howlong
Ninja Tune
The London band reinvents itself yet again on this delightfully eccentric third studio outing.
- Timothy Monger
Rathlin from a Distance/The Liquid HourEditor's choice
Mute
Half-solo piano and half-electronic post-rock, and inspired by a 2023 sailboat tour, an epic drawing on self-reflection and societal upheaval.
- Marcy Donelson
Adagio
Sub Pop
Guided by the idea of slowing down, Stella Chronopoulou's slinky fifth LP includes a collaboration with !!!’s Rafael Cohen (aka los Palabras).
- Marcy Donelson
Welcome to My Blue Sky
Polyvinyl
The Polyvinyl signees reinvigorate their sound while playing with texture on a warts-and-all set inspired by experiences related to touring.
- Marcy Donelson
Stochastic DriftEditor's choice
Smalltown Supersound
The Berghain resident adds elements of chamber jazz and dub to his innovative style of cascading ambient techno.
- Paul Simpson
Come In Out of the Rain
Domino
Emotionally direct, remarkably accomplished full-length debut from a U.K. producer with a melancholy yet euphoric blend of house and garage.
- Paul Simpson
Jellywish
Double Double Whammy
Emily Sprague and band open the door to the supernatural while quietly navigating existential dread, depression, gratitude, and grief.
- Marcy Donelson
Take Me Out to a Bar/What Am I, Gatsby?Editor's choice
Kill Rock Stars
The Australia-based performer presents her raw-nerve perspectives and depressive narratives with crushingly stark, often barely-there piano accompaniment.
- Fred Thomas
Reverence
AllMusic Staff Pick - April 4, 2025
May 4, 2018
A powerful statement of intent and a hugely cinematic amalgam of heavy metal subgenres, the stalwart Aussie unit's sixth studio long-player draws from old-school melodic headbangers like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, while maintaining some of the seismic post-hardcore crunch of mid-period offerings like Deep Blue and Atlas.
- James Monger