Browse No Ripcord lists, including end of year albums, artist lists, best-of features and curated selections from independent music writers.
Of all the modern rock discographies to rank, Weezer’s is probably the trickiest. When a band divides opinion this sharply—even within their own fanbase—you know consensus is out of the question. And yet here we are, ranking Weezer’s fifteen studio albums regardless.
Enough of the positivity. It's time to get critical. What were 2025's worst reviewed records? And what do they say about the state of music criticism?
We are excited to reveal our Best 50 Albums of 2025, continuing an annual No Ripcord tradition that dates back to 2002. Dig in, enjoy the picks, get unnecessarily worked up about the omissions, and share widely!
These twenty albums may have narrowly missed our Top 50, but they're simply too good to go unrecognised. Our Bubbling Under feature gives them the spotlight they deserve.
Swervedriver’s beguiling fusion of rock and shoegaze set them apart from Creation labelmates Ride, Slowdive, and My Bloody Valentine. These are the band’s twenty best songs.
With the release of their self-titled 10th album, Juan reflects on the cult Scottish rockers' career.
This is it! It’s time to reveal our top albums of 2024. A longstanding tradition since 2002, our full list consists of 50 albums selected by the entire No Ripcord staff.
This 2023 end of year list features our favourite 50 albums of the year, as selected by the entire No Ripcord team.
We have reclaimed our Best Albums of 2022 feature from the archive so you can enjoy it here. Dive in and reacquaint yourself with some recent classics.
We have reclaimed our Best Albums of 2021 feature from the archive so you can enjoy it here. Check it out and rediscover some old favourites.
2020 was a tumultuous and traumatic year for many of us. Our best fifty albums list celebrates the best releases of the pandemic year, including heavyweight hits from Fiona Apple, Phoebe Bridgers, Run The Jewels, and more.
The 2010s signed off in style with a strong year of releases. Its best fifty albums are highlighted here, in our traditional end of year list.
Our best fifty albums of 2018 list celebrates the finest releases of the year, including modern classics from U.S. Girls, Iceage, SOPHIE, and Mitski.
Our best fifty albums of 2017 list celebrates the finest releases of the year, including modern classics from Lorde, Kendrick Lamar, St Vincent, and Protomartyr.
In anticipation of our upcoming End of Year coverage, we take a look back at what we were raving about twenty years ago. Let the nostalgia commence!
Our 2004 albums list captures a golden year for indie rock. Revisit the records that defined No Ripcord’s listening back then—and see which ones still hold up more than twenty years later.
Our 2003 albums list captures a year when indie rock was flourishing, pop was sharpening its edges, and tastes were starting to broaden. Revisit the records that defined No Ripcord’s listening back then—and see which ones still hold their ground two decades later.
Our very first end of year feature came in 2002, when we rounded up our top 50 albums of the year—a tradition we’ve maintained ever since.
