Reviews

Violet Grohl's debut album Be Sweet To Me is a love letter to the '90s

By Emma Johnston published 29 May 26

Dave Grohl's 20-year-old daughter Violet steps into the spotlight

Saint Agnes's winning formula clicks into place on Your God Fearing Days Are About To Begin

By Mark Beaumont published 28 May 26

Saint Agnes's third album Your God Fearing Days Are About To Begin is a finely tuned beast

Smashing Pumpkins' Gish mixes Zep rock grooves, acid folk, shoegaze and trippy psychedelic angst

By Mark Beaumont published 28 May 26

Gish is celebrating its 35th birthday in shades of variously coloured vinyl

Paul McCartney's The Boys Of Dungeon Lane is not the late-period masterpiece you were hoping for

By Pat Carty published 28 May 26

A mixed bag from arguably the world's greatest songwriter

All Them Witches are predictably unpredictable on the delectable House Of Mirrors

By Fraser Lewry published 28 May 26

The seventh album from enigmatic Nashville rockers All Them Witches comes after a period of upheaval and regrouping

If you're looking for a killer soundtrack to summer 2026, Ecca Vandal has you covered

By Paul Brannigan published 27 May 26

The Limp Bizkit-endorsed Ecca Vandal smashes it on her second album

A reunited Sugar roll back the years with a deafening, joyous return to London

By Simon Young published 25 May 26

Sugar make their first UK appearances in more than 30 years – and suddenly it feels like 1994 again

Album Of The Week Club review: Deep Purple climb an early pinnacle on Machine Head

By Classic Rock Magazine published 25 May 26

Machine Head was the album that set the template for Deep Purple’s entire future direction

Review: new Marmozets album CO.WAR.DICE is worth the wait and then some

By Jen Thomas published 20 May 26

It's far from their heaviest output, but Marmozets have shown once again why they're one of their generation's very best: killer songs

Tool's Sonic Temple headline set was peak Tool, and we wouldn't have it any other way

By Rich Hobson published 19 May 26

Tool's first show of 2026 wasn't a classic crowd-pleaser, but those who lasted the distance were treated to something special