Four

rollingstone

Recorded after the British art rockers reportedly fired and rehired lead singer Kele Okereke, their guitar-heavy fourth record stews with palpable aggression. There's tetchy falsetto, brittle distortion and a tempestuous anti-one- percent rant ("We're Not Good People") that approaches thrash metal. It makes for their best record since their 2005 debut. Listen to "Octopus":

pitchfork

The London band's new record appears to be an exercise in propaganda for their combined health: Alluding to the bond between the band's members and having reached the fourth LP in their catalog, Four feels like revisionist history in action.