Album of the month: Surfbort come back swinging with new album Reality Star
It took the irreverent Brooklyn band Surfbort almost five years to release a follow-up to their last record, but Reality…
Album of the month: Yakkie ‘Kill the Cop Inside Your Head’
First things first. If you're not yet familiar with Yakkie they are a two-years-young supergroup of sorts with members from…
Album of the month: Blackwater Holylight release doomgaze album Not Here Not Gone
The first LOUD WOMEN album of the month for 2026 is from LA-based trio Blackwater Holylight and their latest album,…
Mongrel by Second Idol: a fierce, clever, gut-punch of a debut from one of Australia’s most vital bands – our LOUD WOMEN #albumofthemonth
Every so often an album lands in your inbox that makes you sit bolt upright and go: oh, this is…
Austra dances through heartbreak on Chin Up Buttercup – our LOUD WOMEN Album of the Month
Austra, the pop project of Canadian vocalist and composer Katie Stelmanis, returns with radiant album Chin Up Buttercup – our…
Worm Girlz’ debut album wriggles in your ears – our LOUD WOMEN Album of the Month
Get ready to become Wormiez! Meanjin alt-rock quintet Worm Girlz deliver their searingly witty and sharply authentic self-titled debut —…
From Vegas to Blackpool and beyond: The Dollheads graduate from prodigies to powerhouses on Adol-Essence – our LOUD WOMEN #albumofthemonth
Perhaps surprisingly to anyone only aware of the scene's snarky origins, punk has respect and punk gives credit where credit…
Wet Leg: Moisturizer #albumofthemonth
So. We have arrived at a point. Wet Leg have a new album out, their second. It’s called moisturizer, for…
Unpocketable joy: Panic Shack drop our LOUD WOMEN #albumofthemonth
It’s happened: the debut album from Cardiff’s Panic Shack has finally landed and it’s an all-killer, no-filler, feminist punk-pop masterpiece…
Death Pill commits to self love and survival with new album ‘SOLOGAMY’ – our #albumofthemonth
To simply describe Death Pill as a Ukrainian ‘Riot Grrrl’ band would be underselling them. This powerhouse trio fully destroys…