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6 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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6.8

Lightning Dust

Infinite Light

Melodic indie rock on the latest from the side project of Black Mountain's Amber Webber and Joshua Wells

Added: 05/08/2009
6.8

Johnny Cash

Bootleg, Volume 2: From Memphis To Hollywood

Double cd featuring demos, radio appearances, outtakes and rarities from the early career of the country legend

Added: 08/03/2011
6.8

Golden Grrrls

Golden Grrrls

Debut release from Glasgow / London DIY lo-fi indie pop trio

Added: 25/02/2013
6.8

Fol Chen

The False Alarms

Third album from the LA-based experimental electronic collective

Added: 22/03/2013
6.8

Errors

New Relics

Glasgow post electronica group Errors follow up their critically acclaimed Have Some Faith In Magic LP with this mini-album and accompanying VHS

Added: 03/10/2012
6.8

Delta Spirit

Delta Spirit

The third full-length release from this San Diego group, who use unusual instruments like trash cans to create their take on indie rock

Added: 15/03/2012
6.8

Chaz Bundick Meets The Mattson 2

Star Stuff

A collaboration between Toro Y Moi’s Chaz Bundick and twin-brother jazz duo the Mattson 2

Added: 31/03/2017
6.8

Bowerbirds

Upper Air

Second album from the North Carolina alt.folk band

Added: 08/07/2009
6.8

Bosnian Rainbows

Bosnian Rainbows

First offering from the collaborative alt.rock / goth project led by Mars Volta leader Omar Rodríguez-Lopez featuring MV drummer Deantoni Parks, Teri Gender Bender (Le Butcherettes), and Nicci Kasper

Added: 25/06/2013
6.8

Best Coast

California Nights

Third full-length album from the LA indie pop duo Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno

Added: 29/04/2015
6.8

Belle And Sebastian

How To Solve Our Human Problems (Part 1)

The first of a trio of EPs from the renowned Glaswegian indie pop group led by Stuart Murdoch

Added: 08/12/2017
6.8

Beat Connection

The Palace Garden

First full album from the Seattle quartet, blending house, indie pop and electro-pop

Added: 03/08/2012
6.8

Battles

La Di Da Di

Third album from the Rhode Island experimental math rock trio

Added: 14/09/2015
6.8

Banks

Goddess

Debut album from Los Angeles neo-R&B singer-songwriter

Added: 04/09/2014
6.8

Allah-Las

Worship the Sun

Sophomore LP from the 60s influenced LA rockers

Added: 14/09/2014
6.8

Alexander

Alexander

Debut solo acoustic venture from Alexander Ebert, aka Edward Sharpe of the Magnetic Zeros

Added: 10/04/2011
6.8

Why?

Mumps, Etc.

Fourth album from Jonathan ""Yoni"" Wolf's Californian hip hop and indie rock collective

Added: 04/10/2012
6.8

Tortoise

The Catastrophist

The seventh record form the Chicago post rock group started life in 2010 with a commission by the City of Chicago to compose a suite of music tied to the city's jazz and improvised music communities

Added: 15/01/2016
6.8

The Wedding Present

Valentina

The first album in four years from the indie veterans from Leeds

Added: 15/03/2012
6.8

The Soft Pack

Strapped

Second album of indie rock from the fun-loving Californian slackers

Added: 26/09/2012
6.8

The Roots

And Then You Shoot Your Cousin

Eleventh studio album from the veteran Philadelphia hip hop band and Jimmy Fallon house band

Added: 20/05/2014
6.8

The Feelies

Here Before

The reformed New Jersey post-punk outfit with their first album of new material in 21 years

Added: 12/04/2011
6.8

The Cribs

Ignore The Ignorant

The Jarman brothers, now joined by ex Smiths man Johnny Marr, with their fourth album of indie rock

Added: 31/08/2009
6.8

The Arcs

Yours, Dreamily

Debut album of garage rock with shades of soul and r&b from the quintet, featuring Black Keys' Dan Auerbach

Added: 03/09/2015
6.8

Steven Wilson

To The Bone

Fifth studio album of progressive pop from the Porcupine Tree founder

Added: 17/08/2017
6.8

Spoek Mathambo

Father Creeper

The latest album of "darkwave township house" by this South African producer

Added: 11/03/2012
6.8

Simple Minds

Big Music

Sixteenth studio album from the Scottish new wave group formed in 1977

Added: 03/11/2014
6.8

S. Carey

Range of Light

Second solo album of ambient indie folk from the Bon Iver drummer

Added: 01/04/2014
6.8

Nathan Fake

Providence

Fourth album from the Norfolk-based electronica producer and co-founder of Cambria Instruments

Added: 10/03/2017
6.8

Lil Wayne

I Am Not a Human Being

Eighth studio album from the New Orleans-born rapper released while in jail in Rikers Island

Added: 05/10/2010

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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

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