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13 May 2025

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Arcade FirePink Elephant

"It leaves a shallow void where their spark once was" (5/10 - musicOMH). "It balances huge arena heft, synth throb and an ear-pleasingly smeary murk" (6/10 - The Arts Desk

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Mark Pritchard and Thom YorkeTall Tales

"The Radiohead frontman and the esteemed electronic producer release a collaboration album. What it lacks in razzle-dazzle it makes up for with risky maneuvers" (7.6/10 - Pitchfork)

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McluskyThe World Is Still Here and So Are We

"Scratchy guitar riffs and thunderous bass, all driven by pounding drums, suggest that the last 20 Mclusky-free years have just disappeared in a puff of smoke" (9/10 - musicOMH)

Highest Recent Ratings

Albums to watch

Self EsteemA Complicated Woman

"Her most concentrated and burning record" (10/10 - DIY). "takes the best parts of Prioritise Pleasure and her debut Compliments Please, and turns it all up to 10" (10/10 - musicOMH)

Julien Baker & TorresSend A Prayer My Way

"On their first album as a duo, the singers reclaim the honky-tonk music they grew up on" (9/10 - Slant). "A heart-bursting record that underlines the power of unity in a fractured world. A must-listen" (8/10 - Dork)

Bon IverSABLE, fABLE

"Soulful, almost spiritual in its delivery" (10/10 - DIY). "Marks a return to his fragile folk roots" (9/10 - musicOMH). "Revels in its sense of joy and collaboration" (8/10 - The Skinny)

Craig FinnAlways Been

"The Hold Steady bandleader has never sounded so alive" (8.5/10 - Paste Magazine). "Another rousing success from Finn" (8.4/10 - Northern Transmissions). "Probably his finest solo album to date" (8/10 - musicOMH)

DeafheavenLonely People With Power

"Deafheaven’s best album yet, and one that serves as a snapshot of a band at the peak of their powers" (9/10 - The Line Of Best Fit). "As singular and engrossing as heavy albums get" (8/10 - DIY)

Japanese BreakfastFor Melancholy Brunettes (and Sad Women)

"Deliciously nuanced songwriting shines" (10/10 - NME). "The album’s production is imbued with a rich sense of depth and warmth" (9/10 - Slant)

last 12 months

The ADM rating is a weighted average from our survey of more than 50 sources , taking into account the number of reviews

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7.0

Central Cee

Can't Rush Greatness

Debut studio album from the London-born rapper Oakley Neil H T Caesar-Su featuring guest appearances from Young Miko, 21 Savage, Dave, Lil Durk, Skepta and Lil Baby

Added: 24/01/2025
6.9

Fucked Up

Another Day

Eighth studio album by genre-bending Canadian hardcore punk outfit where each band member had only twenty-four hours to record their parts

Added: 09/08/2024
6.9

Beirut

A Study Of Losses

Seventh studio album from the indie folk group led by Zach Condon was created for the Swedish circus Kompani Giraff

Added: 18/04/2025
6.9

Tinashe

Quantum Baby

Seventh album from the Lexington, Kentucky R&B artist is the second installment of a planned album trilogy

Added: 19/08/2024
6.9

Paul Weller

66

Seventeenth full-length solo album from the veteran English rock artist features contributions from Noel Gallagher, Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream, Suggs of Madness and Richard Hawley

Added: 24/05/2024
6.9

Crowded House

Gravity Stairs

Eighth full-length studio release from the New Zealand rock band led by Neil Finn and produced with Steven Schram

Added: 30/05/2024
6.9

Snapped Ankles

HARD TIMES FURIOUS DANCING

Latest full-length album for the London post-punk, electronica band

Added: 02/04/2025
6.9

Sleep Token

Even In Arcadia

Fourthfull-length album from London-based masked black metal collective

Added: 09/05/2025
6.9

Larkin Poe

Bloom

Seventh album from the Georgia roots rock band led by Rebecca and Megan Lovell

Added: 30/01/2025
6.9

Biig Piig

11:11

Debut full-length album from the London-based Irish dance-pop artist Jessica Smyth who switches between English and Spanish

Added: 07/02/2025
6.9

Hiatus Kaiyote

Love Heart Cheat Code

Fourth album from the Australian neo-soul outfit led by Nai Palm produced by Mario Caldato Jr

Added: 27/06/2024
6.9

Childish Gambino

Bando Stone & the New World

Fifth studio album and final under his stage name Childish Gambino from Donald Glover featuring guest appearances from Amaarae, Chlöe, Flo Milli, Fousheé, Khruangbin and Legend

Added: 24/07/2024
6.8

FLO

Access All Areas

Debut full-length album from the London-based R&B trio featuring guest appearances from Cynthia Erivo and Glorilla

Added: 15/11/2024
6.8

Playboi Carti

Music

Third album from the Atlanta rapper Jordan Terrell Carter, with guests including Travis Scott, the Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar and Ty Dolla Sign

Added: 17/03/2025
6.8

PinkPantheress

Fancy That

Second mixtape from the London singer, songwriter and record producer inspired by Basement Jaxx's 1999 album Remedy

Added: 09/05/2025
6.8

Lady Gaga

Harlequin

The latest album from the New York pop singer is a companion album to the film "Joker: Folie et Deux" that she stars in

Added: 27/09/2024
6.8

Kehlani

Crash

Fourth album from Oakland R&B singer Kehlani Ashley Parrish includes guest appearances from Jill Scott, Young Miko, and Omah Lay

Added: 24/06/2024
6.8

Kate Nash

Made of Bricks

Fifth studio album from the English singer-songwriter

Added: 21/06/2024
6.8

Pixies

The Night the Zombies Came

Ninth album from the the Boston alt.rock legends and fifth since they reformed and first with Band of Skulls' Emma Richardson as bassist

Added: 24/10/2024
6.8

The Waterboys

Life, Death, & Dennis Hopper

Album number sixteen from the Edinburgh-born Mike Scott covers the life of the cult actor includes contributions from Bruce Springsteen, Fiona Apple and Steve Earle

Added: 04/04/2025
6.7

Franz Ferdinand

The Human Fear

Sixth album from the Scottishindie rock band and first since with drummer Audrey Tait, who replaced original member Paul Thomson in 2021

Added: 06/01/2025
6.7

Travis

L.A. Times

Tenth studio album from the Scottish indie rock four-piece produced by Tony Hoffer (Beck, Belle & Sebastian, Air)

Added: 12/07/2024
6.7

Tennis

Face Down In The Garden

Seventh album of surf pop from husband and wife duo Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley

Added: 01/05/2025
6.7

SPELLLING

Portrait Of My Heart

Fifth full-length album of experimental art-pop from the Bay Area artist Chrystia Cabral

Added: 02/04/2025
6.7

Chrystabell & David Lynch

Cellophane Memories

Thir collaboration between the Texan singer Chrysta Bell Zucht and the Twin Peaks creator

Added: 02/08/2024
6.7

Tate McRae

So Close To What

Third album from the Canadian pop singer featuring guest appearances from Flo Milli and The Kid LAROI

Added: 24/02/2025
6.7

Ok Go

And The Adjacent Possible

Fifth studio album, and first in eleven years, from the Chicago indie rock band produced with Dave Fridmann (MGMT, Mogwai, The Flaming Lips)

Added: 14/04/2025
6.6

The Weeknd

Hurry Up Tomorrow

Sixth full-length album from the Canadian alternative R&B singer-songwriter featuring guest appearances from Justice, Anitta, Travis Scott, Florence and the Machine, Future, Playboi Carti, Giorgio Moroder and Lana Del Rey

Added: 01/02/2025
6.6

Personal Trainer

Still Willing

Second album from the Dutch indie rock collective led by Willem Smit

Added: 05/08/2024
6.6

Suki Waterhouse

Memoir Of A Sparklemuffin

Second full-length release from the London-born singer-songwriter, actress and model

Added: 13/09/2024

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