Discover This Week’s Top 5 Albums: Blood Orange, Jehnny Beth, Myd, and More!

Jehnny Beth You Heartbreaker, You (Fiction/Virgin Records France/Universal)

Five years following To Love Is to Die, her debut solo album, the former lead singer of the acclaimed rock band Savages returns with the fiery You Heartbreaker, You. This album, where darkness reveals rather than obscures, vividly mirrors the anxious sleep and prevailing chaos of 2025. Jehnny Beth once again crafts a gothic masterpiece in her unique style: lavish, elegant, and sharply incisive.

By Juliette Poulain

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Blood Orange Essex Honey (RCA/Sony Music)

The personal yet grand-scale album from Blood Orange features collaborations with notable artists such as Vini Reilly (The Durutti Column), Lorde, Mustafa, Caroline Polachek, Tirzah, and Charlotte Dos Santos. Essex Honey stands as a significant work from a child of the century.

By François Moreau

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The Hives The Hives Forever Forever The Hives (PIAS)

Apart from the somewhat cumbersome title track The Hives Forever Forever The Hives, relegated to the album’s end, this seventh release continues the band’s over thirty-year tradition of delivering adrenaline-fueled explosions, delightfully snotty choruses, often irresistible melodies, and unbeatable humor. Recorded in the Swedish pop royalty Benny Andersson’s studio, these electrifying tracks were produced by longtime collaborator Pelle Gunnerfeldt and feature sage advice from Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age and, surprisingly, Mike D of the Beastie Boys.

By Noémie Lecoq

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Brad Mehldau Ride into the Storm (Nonesuch/WEA)

In Ride into the Sun, Brad Mehldau explores the legacy of the late indie rock genius Elliott Smith, whom Brad accompanied after moving to Los Angeles in 1996. Moved by the “interplay of shadow and light” and Smith’s unique approach to blending major and minor modes, Mehldau tackles ten of the Nebraska songwriter’s tracks, enhancing his melodic genius and bold compositions.

By Vincent Brunner

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Myd Mydnight (Ed Banger Records/Because)

Mydnight truly lives up to its name, offering a nocturnal odyssey across thirteen tracks, featuring stellar collaborations with Channel Tres, king of house revival, Trueno, Argentine trap mega-star, Calcutta with his tangy Italian variety, and Carlita, whose tracks are crafted for Ibiza dancefloors.

By Patrick Thévenin

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