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4 April 2026

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Arlo ParksAmbiguous Desire

"Her most vividly realised and affecting body of work to date" (9/10 - DOY). "Arlo Parks approaches euphoria and vulnerability with a soothing ambivalence" (8/10 - The Skinny)

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Sunn O)))Sunn O)))

"An immersive, strangely euphoric listening experience recorded in the wilds of Washington" (8/10 - The Guardian). "The album is a magnificently heavy double of downtuned, epic riffing" (9/10 - Uncut)

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ThundercatDistracted

"Thundercat invites listeners into a space where confusion, beauty, and pain coexist, reminding us that even in a fractured world, there is still room to feel, create, and live fully" (8.5/10 - Northern Transmissions)

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UnderscoresU

"A tour-de-force of production chops that cements April Harper Grey as a key auteur in the future of the genre" (10/10 - NME). "Hits all the beats of a classic pop record" (8.3/10 - Paste)

James BlakeTrying Times

"A record that couldn’t be more consistently him" (9/10 - DIY). "Amid the stylistic shifts of Blake’s seventh record come samples of Dusty Springfield and Dizzee Rascal" (8/10 - The Guardian)

Trembling Bells and Bonnie Prince BillyThe Marble Downs

"Strengthened by communal tendencies, meeting bombs in Iran and executions in Minneapolis not with clenched fists of protest, but with hugs" (8/10 - PopMaters).

GorillazThe Mountain

"The album’s posthumous contributors remind us that music can keep ghosts alive" (10/10 - The Independent). "Powerful reflections on mortality from Damon Albarn and Co" (8/10 - Hot Press)

MobyFuture Quiet

"Moby has created a 14-track state of therapy for his own mind but kindly offered it to the world. It is the offering of one of the genius producers of our time" (8/10 - CLash)

Charli XCXWuthering Heights

"This brilliantly moody soundtrack confirms Charli XCX as a star who makes better art when she’s not trying to deliver a hit" (10/10 - The Irish Times). "At times gorgeous" (8/10 - Clash)

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8.0

Scuba

Triangulation

Second album blending dubstep, techno, garage and electronica from producer and DJ Paul Rose

Added: 02/04/2010
8.0

Sault

Untitled (Black Is)

Third full-length album from the British R&B collective working with producer Inflo (Little Simz, Michael Kiwanuka)

Added: 17/11/2020
8.0

Parquet Courts

Light Up Gold

Second album from the NY garage rock / post-punk band led by Austin Brown and Andrew Savage (from Fergus and Geronimo)

Added: 14/01/2013
8.0

Kojey Radical

Reason To Smile

Debut album from the London rapper and MOBO Award nominee Kwadwo Adu Genfi Amponsah

Added: 11/03/2022
8.0

Joan As Police Woman

Lemons, Limes and Orchids

Fifth full-length release from the Connecticut indie singer-songwriter Joan Wasser was recorded live

Added: 27/09/2024
8.0

Jack White

Blunderbuss

The former White Stripe, Racontuer and Dead Weather-man releases his first solo collection of fuzzed up blues

Added: 17/04/2012
8.0

Isaiah Rashad

The House Is Burning

Third studio album by the Tennessee hip hop artist who featuring contributions from The House Jay Rock and SZA, Lil Uzi Vert, Duke Deuce, Smino, Amindi and 6lack

Added: 04/08/2021
8.0

Gorillaz

Plastic Beach

Plenty of acclaim for Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's third studio release, a multi-genre effort with a stellar guest list

Added: 25/02/2010
8.0

Earl Sweatshirt

Doris

First full-length album from LA-based rapper and member of hip hop collective Odd Future

Added: 20/08/2013
8.0

Dry Cleaning

Secret Love

Third album from the South Lodon post-punk quartet produced by Cate Le Bon recorded at Black Box Studios in the Loire Valley, France

Added: 08/01/2026
8.0

DJ Koze

Knock Knock

Latest release from the Hamburg techno producer Stefan Kozalla includes guest appearances from Wagner, Róisín Murphy and Speech (Arrested Development)

Added: 03/05/2018
8.0

Converge

Love Is Not Enough

Eleventh studio album from the Massachusetts-based metalcore four-piece

Added: 13/02/2026
8.0

Christine and the Queens

La vita nuova

Five song EP from Nantes-born artist Héloïse Letissier which is also accompanied by a short film

Added: 11/03/2020
8.0

Blood Orange

Negro Swan

Fourth album as Blood Orange from Dev Hynes the multi-faceted singer-songwriter and producer behind Lightspeed Champion and Test Icicles

Added: 23/08/2018
8.0

Billie Martin

Dog Eared

Fifth album from the English singer-songwriter Billie Marten recorded in Brooklyn with producer Phil Weinrobe

Added: 28/07/2025
8.0

Wild Flag

Wild Flag

Debut long-player from the all-female US indie rock supergroup comprising members of Sleater-Kinney, Helium and The Minders

Added: 13/09/2011
8.0

Vhol

Deeper Than Sky

Second album from the metal super group consisting of members from YOB, Hammers of Misfortune and Agalloch

Added: 23/10/2015
8.0

Tyler, The Creator

Chromakopia

Eighth album from the Los Angeles-based Odd Future rapper featuring guest appearances from Daniel Caesar, Doechii, GloRilla, LaToiya Williams, Lil Wayne, Lola Young, Santigold, Schoolboy Q, Sexyy Red and Teezo Touchdown

Added: 30/10/2024
8.0

Stella Donnelly

Beware of the Dogs

Debut album of indie folk from Australian singer-songwriter

Added: 07/03/2019
8.0

Self Esteem

A Complicated Woman

Third album of experimental pop from former Slow Club member Rebecca Lucy Taylor

Added: 24/04/2025
8.0

Sarathy Korwar

Kalak

Third full-length album from the US-born, Indian-raised, London-based jazz percussionist, composer and bandleader

Added: 15/11/2022
8.0

Rapsody

Eve

Third album from the North Carolina rapper featuring guest appearances from J. Cole, D'Angelo, GZA, JID, Leikeli47, Mereba] and Queen Latifah among others

Added: 30/08/2019
8.0

Nas

Magic

Fifteenth album from the New York City rapper features guest appearances from ASAP Rocky and DJ Premier

Added: 12/01/2022
8.0

Milton Nascimento & Esperanza Spalding

Milton + Esperanza

Debut full-length collaboration between Brazilian singer Milton Nascimento and jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding

Added: 14/08/2024
8.0

Martin Simpson

Vagrant Stanzas

The latest solo release from the long-serving folk singer-songwriter and guitarist features Richard Hawley among its co-producers

Added: 30/07/2013
8.0

Lucinda Williams

The Ghosts of Highway 20

Twelfth studio album from the Americana legend, with guitar work from Greg Leisz and Bill Frisell

Added: 25/01/2016
8.0

Lightning Bolt

Fantasy Empire

Sixth album from the Rhode Island noise rock duo

Added: 18/03/2015
8.0

Kathryn Joseph

WE WERE MADE PREY.

Fourth album from the Inverness-born singer-songwriter co-produced with Lomond Campbell

Added: 04/06/2025
8.0

Julia Kent

Asperities

Fifth solo album from the NYC-based Canadian cellist and composer

Added: 20/11/2015
8.0

Japandroids

Celebration Rock

Second album from the Vancouver garage rock / noise pop duo, guitarist Brian King and drummer David Prowse

Added: 29/05/2012

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Arlo Parks Ambiguous Desire

One of those albums that evokes a tangible mood; in this case, somewhere adjacent to the sun coming up after a rollercoaster of a night out. As such, it's frequently wonderful. Print edition only Uncut

Arlo Parks Ambiguous Desire

"We're blossoming," she sings of a new romance, but she could easily be talking about herself and her artistic trajectory, having pulled off a daring makeover with such style. Print edition only Record Collector

Arlo Parks Ambiguous Desire

Any fear, dissociation or sorrow Parks describes is repeatedly shaken off in the communion of the dancefloor The Independent

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