This album was instrumental in so many teen soundtracks, as well as becoming the record that took The 1975 from an underground indie band to a household name… but why? We’re uncovering what makes ‘I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It’ our April album spotlight.

In honour of the return of 5 Seconds Of Summer to London next month, we’re shining a beam on lead singer Luke Hemmings’ 2024 solo EP ‘boy’ for our March album spotlight.

‘Burning Castles’ is a record about empires crumbling, both the worlds we find ourselves in and the walls we invent in our minds. Lucia & The Best Boys’ debut is TOPNOTE’s first album spotlight of 2026.

Who names their album Gary? ‘Gary’ is Blossom’s fifth studio album, released in 2024. It’s also their fourth number 1, and the work of a band who understand their sound. Find out who Gary is, and what makes this album so great.

It’s album spotlight time, where we dust an album from the last decade off the vinyl shelf and take a closer look at its brilliance. We’re kicking things off with British glam-rock band The Struts, and their stomping third album, Strange Days.