Latest articles by Vicky Greer
"In a word, Viagr Aboys is chaos." Swedish post-punks Viagra Boys get weirder, looser and messier than ever on their fourth album
Stockholm post-punks deliver a fever dream fourth record
Her Grammy-slaying supergroup boygenius may be on hiatus, but the much-anticipated Forever Is A Feeling finds Lucy Dacus looking to the future with optimism instead of dwelling on the past
Lucy Dacus shares first solo album since boygenius announced their indefinite hiatus
Blindness cements The Murder Capital's standing as one of Ireland’s great modern guitar bands
The Murder Capital's third album, Blindness offers a soundtrack to a world of uncertainty and confusion
Brighton duo Lambrini Girls deliver 2025's first essential album with their debut Who Let The Dogs Out
Brighton duo Lambrini Girls deliver 2025's first essential album with their debut Who Let The Dogs Out
Soccer Mommy's fourth album Evergreen is raw, relatable, and real – but lacks the musical innovation it needs to make it a true classic
Soccer Mommy – AKA Nashville songwriter Sophie Allison – has released her masterfully emotional fourth album Evergreen. But does its vulnerability strip away its ambition?
Evil, Hate Filled Female is Delilah Bon's most powerful statement yet
Deliah Bon's second album is one worth celebrating
"Bludfest? More like Queuefest" Yungblud triumphs despite Bludfest teething troubles
Yungblud's bold bespoke festival draws one of rock's most hardcore, passionate fanbases to Milton Keynes
Beabadoobee bares her soul on This is How Tomorrow Moves
Beatrice Laus grows up on Rick Rubin-assisted third album, This Is How Tomorrow Moves
Your essential guide to Sleater-Kinney
The collected works of Olympia, Washington's finest band re-reviewed and ranked
Goat Girl's Below the Waste review
Goat Girl's third album Below the Waste imagines "a world where oppressive structures are broken and stripped away"
Softcult show us Heaven with thrilling new EP
Canadian siblings Mercedes and Phoenix Arn-Horn expand their riotgaze sound on new EP, Heaven
Every St. Vincent album in her own words
St. Vincent has one of the most bold, original and acclaimed catalogues in modern rock. Annie Clark talks us through every album
“Conceptually elaborate and packed with easter eggs that will delight their hardcore fans.” Twenty One Pilots close out their multi-album saga with Clancy
Twenty One Pilots return with their first studio album in three years: some may wonder what all the fuss is about
"Romance, optimism and delightfully nerdy Star Wars references": Every Ash album ranked from worst to best
From teenage punks to power-pop veterans, Ash remain a force to be reckoned with. All their albums ranked
Gen Z superstar Girl In Red has lived and learned between albums, and I’m Doing It Again Baby! gleams with new perspectives
Marie Ulven aka Girl in Red is back with her second album, and she might not need Taylor Swift's backing to play stadiums next time out
Every Slowdive album ranked from worst to best
The collected works of English shoegaze legends Slowdive rated and ranked
Every Skunk Anansie album ranked from worst to best
Skunk Anansie have always presented an alternate voice in hard-edged British music. Here is their catalogue ranked
Real Power exhibits the kind of genre-defying artistry which made Blondie and Talking Heads iconic, as Gossip seek to cement their name among the greats
Beth Ditto's Gossip make a welcome return after an extended hiatus
"Kim Gordon has no interest in making music for the faint-hearted": with The Collective, Sonic Youth's iconic former vocalist/bassist throws expectations out the window in thrilling fashion
Kim Gordon's second solo album is challenging, claustrophobic and an absolute triumph
"Much of TANGK lacks the outspoken, no-holds-barred spark of their earlier outings": on album five, Idles argue that love is all we need. You may crave something more
As they continue to evolve, IDLES resist the temptation to revisit former glories on TANGK
"A unique and limitless artistic vision, totally redefining what a guitar band can do": The Last Dinner Party's dazzling debut Prelude To Ecstasy shows exactly why they're the most exciting new band in Britain
The Last Dinner Party's Prelude To Ecstasy is one of the most anticipated debut albums in recent memory. It does not disappoint
"Little Rope is a defiant message of perseverance from a band who never followed the rules": riot-grrrl legends Sleater-Kinney work through their grief on 11th album
Born out of darkness and grief, Little Rope is an album firmly focussed on the light at the end of the tunnel
"Could we have found the best album of 2024 in the first few days of January?" Sprints' Letter To Self is a faultless debut that embraces the darkness like no other
Dublin's Sprints release long-awaited debut album Letter To Self, and it's a masterpiece
