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• NEW Album Review: Kreator - Krushers Of The World - | mxdwn Music | Feb. 3, 2026, 3:46 a.m.
With Krushers of the World, Kreator reaffirm their place as one of thrash metal’s most enduring and disciplined forces. Rather than chasing reinvention, the band tightens its grip on what it has spent decades perfecting: blistering riff work, militant rhythms, and anthemic fury sharpened by modern production. At just

• NEW Album Review: Ella Red - IT’S NOT REAL - | mxdwn Music | Feb. 3, 2026, 3:05 a.m.
High-drama pop confessionals. Ella Red enters the pop genre with a distinct artistic vision and clear ambition. Her debut album, IT’S NOT REAL, released on January 23, 2026, is structured around the cyclical nature of beginnings and endings, weaving songs written as early as adolescence into a broader existential

• Poppy Shares Cinematic New Video For “Time Will Tell” - | mxdwn Music | Jan. 24, 2026, 12:08 a.m.
Singer-songwriter Poppy's highly anticipated seventh studio album Empty Hands released today. With the release, a music video was released for the song "Time Will Tell." The song's new video can be found on Poppy's YouTube channel. The "uncanny" video, directed by frequent Poppy collaborator Orie McGinness stars the

• Album Review: Katie Tupper - Greyhound - | mxdwn Music | Jan. 23, 2026, 8 p.m.
Chasing the unreachable. Katie Tupper’s debut album, Greyhound, has a lineup of 11 folksy-soul numbers ready to run around the track. Tupper shared that the album is “Dedicated to the theme of cycle and chase,” describing how she both is chasing something unreachable and being the unreachable that cannot be caught.

• Album Review: Sleaford Mods - The Demise Of Planet X - | mxdwn Music | Jan. 18, 2026, 9 p.m.
Satirical, furious, unflinching. The Demise Of Planet X by Sleaford Mods was released on January 16, 2026 on Rough Trade Records (Sleaford Mods).  Sleaford Mods, the English duo of Jason Williamson (vocals) and Andrew Fearn (production), return with their highly anticipated new studio album The Demise Of Planet X,

• Album Review: The Cribs - Selling a Vibe - | mxdwn Music | Jan. 10, 2026, 8 p.m.
Confident, Rooted and Unapologetically Themselves. With Selling a Vibe, The Cribs prove once again why they’ve remained a cornerstone of British indie rock for nearly twenty years. The Jarman brothers resist the temptation to chase fleeting trends or wallow in nostalgia. Instead, they offer an album that feels