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  1. 8.6

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    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

     
  2. 8.2

    MCII

    Mikal Cronin

    MCII

    Second album, and first on Merge, from the Californian garage punk / power pop singer-songwriter and Ty Segall collaborator

    Added: 07/05/2013

     
  3. 8.2

    Trouble Will Find Me

    The National

    Trouble Will Find Me

    The Brooklyn indie rock band with album No.6, following up the widely-acclaimed High Violet

    Added: 09/05/2013

     
  4. 8.2

    Modern Vampires Of The City

    Vampire Weekend

    Modern Vampires Of The City

    Third album of indie pop / rock from the New York four-piece produced by Ariel Rechtshaid (Charli XCX, Usher, Major Lazer)

    Added: 07/05/2013

     
  5. 8.1

    Acid Rap

    Chance The Rapper

    Acid Rap

    Second self-released mixtape from Chicago hip hop artist Chancelor Bennett

    Added: 08/05/2013

     
  6. 8.0

    Impossible Truth

    William Tyler

    Impossible Truth

    Second collection of instrumental guitar compositions from the Nashville-based occasional member of Lambchop

    Added: 30/04/2013

     
  7. 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

     
  8. 8.0

    Silence Yourself

    Savages

    Silence Yourself

    Debut album from the UK post-punk band labelled by some as the new Siouxsie & The Banshees

    Added: 02/05/2013

     
  9. 7.9

    Random Access Memories

    Daft Punk

    Random Access Memories

    Fourth studio album from the French electronic duo featuring collaborations from Panda Bear, Julian Casablancas Giorgio Moroder and Nile Rodgers

    Added: 09/05/2013

     
  10. 7.7

    Monomania

    Deerhunter

    Monomania

    Bradford Cox and Co up the garage rock quotient on the 6th full-length release from the Atlanta indie rock / ambient punk band

    Added: 30/04/2013

     
  11. 7.7

    Thee Oh Sees

    Floating Coffin

    Latest collection of psyched-out garage rock from the San Francisco five-piece fronted by John Dwyer

    Added: 17/04/2013

     
  12. 7.6

    Tera Melos

    X'ed Out

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

    Added: 13/05/2013

     
  13. 7.6

    Ghostpoet

    Some Say I So I Say Light

    Second release from London singer and producer Obaro Ejimiwe, dealing in downtempo R&B, experimental hip hop and glitchy electronica and co-produed with Richard Formby

    Added: 02/05/2013

     
  14. 7.6

    Colin Stetson

    New History Warfare Vol 3: To See More Light

    The innovative Canadian sax player with the final installment of his trilogy, featuring vocals from Bon Iver

    Added: 26/04/2013

     
  15. 7.5

    CocoRosie

    Tales of a Grass Widow

    More experimental freak folk and electronic alt.pop on the 5th album from sisters Bianca "Coco" and Sierra "Rosie" Casady

    Added: 24/05/2013

     
  16. 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

     
  17. 7.5

    Young Galaxy

    Ultramarine

    Fourth album of dream pop from Vancouver indie five-piece

    Added: 24/04/2013

     
  18. 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

     
  19. 7.4

    Evening Hymns

    Spectral Dusk

    Second release from the indie folk collective led by Canadian Jonas Bonetta, themed on the death of his father

    Added: 30/04/2013

     
  20. 7.4

    Public Service Broadcasting

    Inform - Educate - Entertain

    Debut from London duo J Willgoose Esq and Wrigglesworth, blending old propoganda movie dialogue with electronica, krautrock and synthpop

    Added: 06/05/2013

     
  21. 7.3

    Mount Kimbie

    Cold Spring Fault Less Youth

    Second album of post-dubstep from London-based duo Dominic Maker and Kai Campos

    Added: 20/05/2013

     
  22. 7.3

    Majical Cloudz

    Impersonator

    Debut long-player from Montreal-based experimental electronic pop duo Matthew Otto and Devon Welsh

    Added: 22/05/2013

     
  23. 7.3

    The Child Of Lov

    Child Of Lov

    Debut album from enigmatic Dutch musician Cole Williams featuring contributions from DOOM, Thundercat and Damon Albarn who also produces

    Added: 03/05/2013

     
  24. 7.2

    Primal Scream

    More Light

    Bobby Gillespie & Co in psychedelic mode on album No.10, produced by David Holmes and featuring the likes of Robert Plant and Mark Stewart

    Added: 03/05/2013

     
  25. 7.2

    Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats

    Mind Control

    A 3rd installment of 70s metal-inspired psych rock from the English four-piece

    Added: 15/05/2013

     
  26. 7.2

    Jessica Pratt

    Jessica Pratt

    Debut LP from the folk artist who is often compared to Joni Mitchell and said to be part of a new generation of singer-songwriters inspired by the 00s freak-folk movement

    Added: 16/04/2013

     
  27. 7.2

    Still Corners

    Strange Pleasures

    London indie pop / dream pop duo Greg Hughes and Tessa Murray expand into synthpop and disco territory on their 2nd album

    Added: 03/05/2013

     
  28. 7.2

    Phoenix

    Bankrupt!

    First album in four years for the French synth pop band, following up the hugely successful Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

    Added: 15/04/2013

     
  29. 7.2

    No Joy

    Wait to Pleasure

    Second release from the Canadian noise pop / shoegaze trio

    Added: 22/04/2013

     
  30. 7.2

    Ghostface Killah

    Twelve Reasons To Die

    Onetime Wu Tang man Dennis Coles with an album of hip hop, trip hop and cinematic instrumentals based on a comic book and produced by film composer Adrian Younge

    Added: 18/04/2013

     

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