NTTR - No Time to Review

13 has all the usual White Denim qualities: great musicianship, funky grooves, psychedelic guitars and a constant desire to jump from one style to another. There are plenty of nice moments, but very few songs really stick. The problem is that all this versatility starts to feel more like showing what they can do than building a really memorable album. It’s playful and technically impressive, but also messy, overlong and surprisingly easy to forget once it’s finished. Pros Excellent musicianship Some really good grooves Plenty of creative ideas Cons Very few memorable songs Too unfocused Starts to drag Genre : Psychedelic Rock Country : US Final Verdict: 61% (Good Album) Yearly Ranking : 444th / 608 Highlight : Hired Hand #2 Made me think of: King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Pond Tame Impala #newalbum #newalbum2026 #albumrelease #newmusic #albumoftheday #nowspinning #NowPlaying #musicdiscovery #PsychedelicRock #WhiteDenim #US #LP #Album #release  

388 is pleasant, warm and beautifully produced, but also a bit too comfortable. The Coral’s move toward reggae, rocksteady and old-school soul works surprisingly well, and there are some really nice melodies here, but after a few tracks the formula becomes quite predictable. Nothing is really bad, and the analogue production gives the album plenty of charm, but I kept waiting for something more memorable to happen. It feels more like a nice collection of songs than an album I’ll really want to return to. Pros Warm, charming production Some very good melodies Reggae/rocksteady influences work well Cons Too safe and predictable Becomes repetitive Very few standout moments Genre : Psychedelic Pop Country : UK Final Verdict: 61% (Good Album) Yearly Ranking: 444th / 607 Highlight : Spirit Catcher Made me think of: The Specials The Aggrolites Super Furry Animals #newalbum #newalbum2026 #albumrelease #newmusic #albumoftheday #nowspinning #NowPlaying #musicdiscovery #PsychedelicPop #TheCora...

Florida Water Blues has a decent idea at its core, mixing scruffy garage rock with country, blues and punk, but the result is much less exciting than the ingredients suggest. The lo-fi production gives Twisted Teens some personality at first, and the pedal steel brings a nice melancholic contrast to the fuzz. Unfortunately, the novelty wears off quite quickly. Too many songs feel underwritten, the performances are deliberately sloppy without always having enough energy to compensate, and the vocals can become irritating over a full album. There are a few genuinely good moments, and I like the strange Southern atmosphere they create, but Florida Water Blues mostly feels like a collection of promising ideas that needed stronger songs behind them. Pros Nice garage rock/country combination Some good use of pedal steel Distinctive atmosphere Cons Too many forgettable songs Lo-fi production often just sounds messy Vocals become tiring Genre : Garage Rock Country : UK Final Verdict: 58% (Fo...

HOYO-MiX are still ridiculously good at creating huge, polished game music, and The Shimmering Voyage Vol. 6 has plenty of beautiful orchestral themes, delicate piano pieces and impressive cinematic moments. But as an album, this is simply too much. With more than 90 tracks, a large part of it feels like functional background music, short variations or transitional cues rather than compositions I really want to return to. The quality is consistently high, but the memorable moments are buried under an enormous amount of material. Perfectly effective inside Genshin Impact , much less convincing as a standalone listening experience. Pros Excellent orchestration and production Some genuinely beautiful themes Impressive musical variety Cons Far too long and bloated Many tracks feel interchangeable Much stronger in-game than as an album Genre : Soundtrack Country : China Final Verdict: 65% (Good Album) Yearly Ranking : 256th / 605 Highlight : Symphony of Boreal Wind (Variation) Made me thi...

Alienígenas e Outras Coisas Do Espaço has plenty of ideas, but not enough really good songs to support them. The mix of shoegaze, psychedelia, emo and noisy indie rock gives the album a nice homemade personality, and there are moments where the fuzzy guitars and messy production work really well. But too often it feels more interesting in theory than in practice. Songs drag, melodies rarely stick, and the rough production sometimes sounds simply underdeveloped rather than charmingly lo-fi. There is definitely potential here, and I like that We Don't Have a Drummer are willing to experiment, but I probably won't return to much of it. Pros Nice fuzzy, psychedelic atmosphere Plenty of experimentation A few genuinely strong moments Cons Not enough memorable songs Several tracks overstay their welcome Lo-fi production can feel unfinished Genre : Psychedelic Rock Country : Brazil Final Verdict: 61% (Good Album) Yearly Ranking : 463th / 604 Highlight : Davy Jones Spaceship Made me t...

Ever The Optimist is pleasant, polished and full of the melodic craftsmanship you expect from Trashcan Sinatras. The guitars are warm, the harmonies elegant and there are a few genuinely beautiful moments. Unfortunately, it is also far too comfortable. Most songs drift by without leaving much of an impression, the tempos rarely change and there is very little here that feels necessary after such a long absence. Nothing is really bad, but very little makes me want to come back either. A perfectly competent indie-pop album that ultimately feels more reassuring than exciting. Pros Elegant melodies and harmonies Warm, polished production Consistently pleasant songwriting Cons Far too safe Very few memorable songs Lacks energy and surprise Genre : Jangle Pop Country : UK Final Verdict: 59% (Forgettable Album) Yearly Ranking : 521th / 603 Highlight : Birds I Couldn't Identify Made me think of: The Sundays The Go-Betweens Belle and Sebastian #newalbum #newalbum2026 #albumrelease #newmus...