2026 Mini Album Reviews #29 (10 Albums): Gracie Abrams, Steve Lacy, Kelela, and more!

I got ten more albums to talk about today ... including one of the biggest pleasant surprises of the year! Jack White - Frozen Charlotte (7/10) Favourite Tracks: “There’s Nobody There”, “You’ll Never Fix Me”, “Nobody Knows”, “She’s In A Frenzy” Least Favourite Track: “Dollar Bill” Snag - All The Cages Holding Us Will One Day Turn To Dust (7/10) Favourite Tracks: “Pray for Peace”, “Whisper”, “Foam Cup, Pt 3” Least Favourite Track: “Paris, WI” Xiu Xiu - Eraserhead Xiu Xiu (8/10) Favourite Tracks: “Viento”, “Sleep Synth”, “Tetra”, “Ether”, “In Heaven” Least Favourite Track: “Steampipe” bülow - I understand you sometimes (8/10) Favourite Tracks: “Wind Down”, “Wish Upon A Sun”, “Goldmine”, “Destroy”, “I understand you sometimes”, “Counting Candles” Least Favourite Track: “Hide & Seek” Softcult - When A Flower Doesn't Grow (8/10) Favourite Tracks: “Pill To Swallow”, “Hurt Me”, “I Held You Like Glass”, “Queen Of Nothing”, “Not Sorry” Least Favourite Track: “When A Flower Doesn’t Grow” Gracie Abrams - Daughter from Hell (5/10) Favourite Tracks: “Death Wish”, “The Knife”, “Mews”, “Minibar” Least Favourite Tracks: “Daughter from Hell”, “Humming” Earth Tongue - Dungeon Vision (6/10) Favourite Tracks: “Demon Cam”, “Orbit of a Witch”, “Living Hell” Least Favourite Track: “1000 Curses” Kelela - new avatar (7/10) Favourite Tracks: “idea 1”, “against me”, “crystalize”, “retaliation lullaby”, “linknb” Least Favourite Track: “don’t piss me off” Steve Lacy - Oh yeah? (4/10) Favourite Tracks: “oh yeah?”, “doom” Least Favourite Tracks: “show you me”, “lovesexdrugbomb”, “nice shoes / in your world” Shark School - Selachimorpha (6/10) Favourite Tracks: “I’m A Sin”, “Don’t Trust A Man”, “When I See Her” Least Favourite Track: Insomnolence”