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  1. 8.9

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    Sunbather

    Deafheaven

    Sunbather

    Second album from the San Francisco post-metal band who combine elements of black metal, shoegaze and post-rock

    Added: 12/06/2013

     
  2. 8.5

    American Kid

    Patty Griffin

    American Kid

    7th album from the country / folk singer-songwriter, following her Grammy-winning gospel LP and singing with partner Robert Plant's Band of Joy

    Added: 02/06/2013

     
  3. 8.3

    Once I Was An Eagle

    Laura Marling

    Once I Was An Eagle

    The 23-year-old indie folk singer-songwriter and guitarist's fourth album, again produced by Ethan Johns (Kings Of Leon, Ryan Adams)

    Added: 17/05/2013

     
  4. 8.3

    Southeastern

    Jason Isbell

    Southeastern

    The one-time Drive-By Trucker and leader of The 400 Unit with a 2nd solo album of introspective country rock songs

    Added: 19/06/2013

     
  5. 8.3

    Yeezus

    Kanye West

    Yeezus

    The biggest name in rap with album No.6, executive produced by Rick Rubin and featuring among its guests Bon Iver, Daft Punk, RZA and Chief Keef

    Added: 17/06/2013

     
  6. 8.1

    Tomorrow's Harvest

    Boards of Canada

    Tomorrow's Harvest

    Influential electronica duo, Scots brothers Michael Sandison and Marcus Eoin, return with their much-anticipated first album in six years

    Added: 05/06/2013

     
  7. 8.0

    Desperation

    Oblivians

    Desperation

    The Memphis garage punk trio with their first album in 16 years

    Added: 13/06/2013

     
  8. 8.0

    The Graceless Age

    John Murry

    The Graceless Age

    Debut solo release from the Mississippi-born, California-based Americana singer-songwriter and guitarist (and relative of William Faulkner)

    Added: 14/05/2013

     
  9. 8.0

    Immunity

    Jon Hopkins

    Immunity

    Fourth solo album from the London-based electronica producer and recent King Creosote collaborator

    Added: 31/05/2013

     
  10. 8.0

    Melt Yourself Down

    Melt Yourself Down

    Melt Yourself Down

    Jazz, funk, Afrobeat, world music and tribal pop on the debut from the collective featuring Pete Wareham (Acoustic Ladyland), Shabaka Hutchings and others

    Added: 18/06/2013

     
  11. 8.0

    Jenny Hval

    Innocence Is Kinky

    Fourth studio album from Norwegian singer-songwriter and novelist also know as Rockettothesky

    Added: 31/05/2013

     
  12. 7.9

    Queens Of The Stone Age

    Like Clockwork

    Sixth album from the Californian hard rock five-piece includes contributions from Trent Reznor, Alex Turner, Mark Lanegan and Elton John

    Added: 29/05/2013

     
  13. 7.8

    These New Puritans

    Field Of Reeds

    The English art rock band's 3rd album, following-up their widely-acclaimed 2010 release Hidden

    Added: 04/06/2013

     
  14. 7.7

    Jagwar Ma

    Howlin

    Debut album from the Sydney-based psychedelic electronic pop duo

    Added: 07/06/2013

     
  15. 7.6

    James Holden

    The Inheritors

    Long-awaited second full-length release from the Devon-born electronica / techno producer, DJ, label boss and remixer, following his acclaimed 2006 debut

    Added: 18/06/2013

     
  16. 7.6

    Tera Melos

    X'ed Out

    Fourth album from the Sacramento trio, combining math rock and offbeat pop-punk

    Added: 13/05/2013

     
  17. 7.6

    Thundercat

    Apocalypse

    LA-based bass player and Flying Lotus collaborator Stephen Bruner with a 2nd solo release as Thundercat, covering future funk, jazz, soul and psychedelic electronica

    Added: 17/06/2013

     
  18. 7.6

    Fair Ohs

    Jungle Cats

    Second album from the London three-piece mixes indie-pop and Afro-pop

    Added: 24/05/2013

     
  19. 7.6

    Eleanor Friedberger

    Personal Record

    Second solo album of introspective indie pop from one half of the Fiery Furnaces, this time co-written with alt.folk singer and novelist John Wesley Harding

    Added: 05/06/2013

     
  20. 7.6

    Sigur Rós

    Kveikur

    The Icelandic band, now a trio following the departure of keyboard player Kjartan Sveinsson, swap ambient post-rock for a more industrial sound on their 7th album

    Added: 11/06/2013

     
  21. 7.5

    Young Fathers

    Tape Two

    Second record from the Edinburgh rap trio, following on from February's official re-release of their debut, Tape One

    Added: 10/06/2013

     
  22. 7.5

    Big Deal

    June Gloom

    Second LP from the indie pop duo comprised of Californian Kacey Underwood and Londoner Alice Costelloe

    Added: 01/06/2013

     
  23. 7.5

    Mark Mulcahy

    Dear Mark J Mulcahy, I Love You

    First album since 2005 from the Massachusetts alt.pop singer-songwriter who was the subject of a 2009 tribute album featuring Thom Yorke, Michael Stipe and The National

    Added: 19/06/2013

     
  24. 7.5

    Sam Amidon

    Bright Sunny South

    The Vermont singer-songwriter adds jazz touches to his established template of reworking traditional folk songs

    Added: 13/05/2013

     
  25. 7.5

    Eluvium

    Nightmare Ending

    Album number seven from Oregon-based ambient musician and producer Matthew Cooper

    Added: 28/05/2013

     
  26. 7.5

    Pistol Annies

    Annie Up

    Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley follow up their 2011 hit country music debut Hell on Heels

    Added: 17/05/2013

     
  27. 7.4

    Zomby

    With Love

    Double-CD, 33-track release from the anonymous UK producer, covering dubstep, rave, drum'n'bass, hardcore techno, hip hop and every electronic genre inbetween

    Added: 18/06/2013

     
  28. 7.4

    Pharmakon

    Abandon

    Four-track EP of experimental industrial electronic noise from NY artist Margaret Chardiet

    Added: 11/06/2013

     
  29. 7.4

    Baths

    Obsidian

    Third release of introspective experimental electronic pop from LA producer and songwriter Will Wiesenfeld

    Added: 24/05/2013

     
  30. 7.4

    Disclosure

    Settle

    Surrey brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence with their debut collection of old-school garage and house inspired dance music

    Added: 30/05/2013

     

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