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THIS WEEK'S ALBUMS

Here's what the team are reviewing this week.

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SAULT

From Wikipedia:

Sault (frequently stylised as SAULT) are a British music group that make a mixture of R&B, urban contemporary gospel, house and disco. The project is helmed by producer Inflo and lead vocalist/songwriter Cleo Sol. Kid Sister, Chronixx and Jack Peñate have also collaborated with the project. The group frequently puts Black-centric issues at the foreground.

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LILY ALLEN

West End Girl

From Wikipedia:

Lily Rose Beatrice Allen (born 2 May 1985) is an English singer, songwriter, and actress. Her accolades include a Brit Award, alongside nominations for a Grammy Award and a Laurence Olivier Award.

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OKLOU

From Wikipedia:

Marylou Vanina Mayniel (born 23 April 1993), better known by her stage name Oklou (pronounced "Okay Lou" is a French musician from Poitiers. Her debut mixtape Galore was released in 2020, which was followed up by her debut album Choke Enough in 2025.

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PINKPANTHERESS

Fancy That

From Wikipedia:

Victoria Beverley Walker (born 19 April 2001), known professionally as PinkPantheress, is a British singer-songwriter and record producer. She is known for her diaristic lyrics and eclectic mix of genres including alternative pop, drum and bass and UK garage, often sampling music from the 1990s and 2000s.

Choke Enough

CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK

Eliminator - ZZ Top

From Wikipedia:

Eliminator is the eighth studio album by American rock band ZZ Top. It was released on March 23, 1983, by Warner Bros. Records, and rose high on the charts in many countries. Four hit singles were released—"Gimme All Your Lovin'" which reached the American Top 40, "Sharp Dressed Man", "TV Dinners" and their most successful single, "Legs". Eliminator is ZZ Top's most commercially successful release, with sales of 11 million and diamond certification in the US.

PREVIOUS WEEKS' ALBUM REVIEWS

Note that the reviews below are the honest opinions of each member of the group. We welcome this diversity of opinion. The copyright in the album cover images and Wikipedia / Spotify copy on the acts we review is not owned by us. We feature it simply to contextualise our reviews.

W/e 05/12/25 - Andy Bell, CMAT, Nodega, Turnstile, Eminem

Our penultimate week of the year sees 2 new classmates join - welcome once again to Phil C, and long term listener/first time scorer, Carlo 🎉. CMAT is our winner this week landing just inside our top 30 of the year, and takes the TOTW. NOGEDA’s offering is sandwiched in the middle of the 2 BODEGA’s we’ve reviewed. Paul has just his 2nd 😄 for the highest set of scores this week. Phil C starts his adventure with the ☹️ (as Phil J will recall , this is not uncommon in the e

Guy McConnell

5 days ago8 min read

W/e 28/11/25 - De La Soul, The Hellp, Pot Pot, Lona Zajac, Soul II Soul

A good week overall, one of our highest scoring of the year. Congrats to De La Soul who sneak into the top 10 for the year, edging out Public Enemy. Decent showing by The Hellp as well - they are in the top 20 and have our TOTW. We had a 2 way tie for the 😊 between Adam and Simon, but (new approach alert) thought I’d use the classic as the tiebreaker, so Adam takes it and has his first ever 😊 👏. And unusually there was a three way tie for the ☹️ between Jim Guy and An

Guy McConnell

Nov 307 min read

W/e 21/11/25 - Bicep, The Man From Delmonte, Of Mice and Men, Picture Parlour, Black Kids

A mixed week. Not often an act gets 4 scores of 8.5+ and Bicep split the class somewhat. Still they are our winnners this week, land inside the top 30 this year, plus have our TOTW. Decent showing from debutants Picture Palour - we gave them a tightly packed set of scores. Of Mice and Men end up in the bottom 3 for the year, alongside fellow growlers Architects Justin takes the 😄 at a canter, just his 3rd this year. Not one to go overboard on the scoring - Bicep are in an ex

Guy McConnell

Nov 297 min read

W/e 14/11/25 - Portugal, The Man, Danny Brown, White Lies, Rosalia, The White Stripes

Congrats to Portugal. The Man. Our winner this week and inside the 2025 top 20. This album is 100+ places better off than the 2023 offering (which only Mark and Simon preferred). White Lies underwhelmed a tad but have the TOTW. But it’s some gap to their debut which is impressively at #13 on the classics no less, and there’s few so ‘recent’ that fly so high. Daft Punk RAM the only thing close. Danny Brown languishes in the bottom 10 for the year alongside Hot Milk and Gums

Guy McConnell

Nov 228 min read

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