The Edit

Album reviews and features from our editorial team. Honest criticism, deep dives, and the records that matter.

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The Moon & Antarctica
8.2
Must Listen

The Moon & Antarctica

Modest Mouse
Isaac Brock stared into the void and the void wrote him a sprawling, brilliant, uneven masterpiece.
Lost in the Dream
7.6

Lost in the Dream

The War on Drugs
Adam Granduciel channels Springsteen through a haze of reverb and anxiety on a beautiful but overlong third album.
High Violet
7.8

High Violet

The National
A gorgeous, brooding record that occasionally struggles under the weight of its own elegance.
Funeral
8.9
Must Listen

Funeral

Arcade Fire
A communal howl against death and suburban emptiness that turned indie rock into a stadium affair.
The Queen Is Dead
9.6
Must Listen

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths
The record where Morrissey and Marr achieved a perfect, furious symbiosis that has never been equalled.
AM
8.4
Must Listen

AM

Arctic Monkeys
Sheffield lads ditch the anoraks for leather jackets and make their most seductive record.