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  1. 7.9

    Jade

    That's Showbiz Baby!

    Debut full-length solo album from the Little Mix member Jade Thirlwall includes contributions from Cirkut, Lostboy, MNEK, RAYE, Sabath and Tove Lo

    Added: 12/09/2025

     
  2. 7.9

    Cola

    Cost Of Living Adjustment

    Third album from the post-punk Canadian trio

    Added: 08/05/2026

     
  3. 7.9

    Lorde

    Virgin

    Fourth album of electronic pop from New Zealand-born Ella Yelich-O'Connor co-produced with Jim-E Stack

    Added: 27/06/2025

     
  4. 7.9

    Westside Cowboy

    So Much Country ‘Till We Get There

    Second extended play from the Manchester indie rock quartet who won Glastonbury's Emerging Talent Competition in 2025

    Added: 16/01/2026

     
  5. 7.9

    Snocaps

    Snocaps

    Debut from the indie rock band featuring Katie and Allison Crutchfield and featuring Brad Cook, who also produced the album, and MJ Lenderman

    Added: 01/11/2025

     
  6. 7.9

    Kae Tempest

    Self Titled

    Fifth album of spoken word hip-hop/poetry from the London-born artist featuring contributions from Neil Tennant, Tawiah, Connie Constance and Young Fathers

    Added: 04/07/2025

     
  7. 7.9

    Folk Bitch Trio

    Now Would Be A Good Time

    Debut full-length album from the Melbourne indie folk band recorded in New Zealand by producer Tom Healy (Tiny Ruins, the Chills)

    Added: 25/07/2025

     
  8. 7.9

    Boards of Canada

    Inferno

    Fifth studio album and first in thirteen years from the influential electronica Scottish duo Michael Sandison and Marcus Eoin

    Added: 27/05/2026

     
  9. 7.9

    Kneecap

    FENIAN

    Third studio album from Belfast hip-hop trio produced by Dan Carey (Black Country, New Road, Black Midi, Squid)

    Added: 27/04/2026

     
  10. 7.9

    Picture Parlour

    The Parlour

    Debut full-length album from the indie rock band led by Katherine Parlour and Ella Risi

    Added: 17/11/2025

     
  11. 7.9

    Kelsey Lu

    So Help me God

    Second album from the North Carolina-born cellist and singer-songwriter featuring contributions from Jack Antonoff, Kim Gordon, Oli Jacobs, Yves Rothman, Sampha and Kamasi Washington

    Added: 15/06/2026

     
  12. 7.9

    Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds

    Mutiny After Midnight

    The latest release from Americana singer Sturgill Simpson under this extended moniker

    Added: 13/03/2026

     
  13. 7.8

    Shame

    Cutthroat

    Fourth album of guitar-based indie rock from the Brixton-based quintet

    Added: 05/09/2025

     
  14. 7.8

    Gorillaz

    The Mountain

    Ninth studio album from Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's virtual band featuring posthumous appearances from Dennis Hopper, Bobby Womack, David Jolicoeur from De La Soul, Tony Allen and Mark E. Smith

    Added: 24/02/2026

     
  15. 7.8

    Paul McCartney

    The Boys of Dungeon Lane

    Twentieth solo album from the music legend co-produced with Andrew Watt

    Added: 27/05/2026

     
  16. 7.8

    Kurt Vile

    Philadelphia's been good to me

    Tenth solo studio release from the American slacker-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist a love letter to his hometown of Philadelphia

    Added: 28/05/2026

     
  17. 7.8

    Lily Allen

    West End Girl

    Fifth studio album of the London-born singer-songwriter recorded in Los Angeles

    Added: 24/10/2025

     
  18. 7.8

    Idlewild

    Idlewild

    Tenth studio album from Scottish indie rock veterans is the first in six years produced by the band’s guitarist Rod Jones

    Added: 04/10/2025

     
  19. 7.8

    Hand Habits

    Blue Reminder

    Latest full-length album from the American indie rock musician Meg Duffy includes contributions from Anna Butterss, Josh Johnson, Blake Mills and Gregory Uhlmann

    Added: 23/08/2025

     
  20. 7.8

    Brandi Carlile

    Returning To Myself

    Seventh studio album from the singer-songwriter produced with Aaron Dessner, Justin Vernon and Andrew Watt

    Added: 27/10/2025

     
  21. 7.8

    Tara Clerkin Trio

    Somewhere Good

    Second full-length album from Bristol experimental band produced by Dominic Mitchison

    Added: 10/06/2026

     
  22. 7.8

    Gruff Rhys

    Dim Probs

    Ninth solo album from the Super Furry Animals frontman featuring backing vocals from Cate Le Bon and H. Hawkline

    Added: 15/09/2025

     
  23. 7.8

    Flyte

    Between You and Me

    Fourth album from the London folk-rock duo Jon Supran and Sam Berridge produced by Ethan Johns (Rufus Wainwright, The Vaccines, Laura Marling)

    Added: 02/09/2025

     
  24. 7.8

    Die Spitz

    Something To Consume

    Debut album from the Austin-based punk quartet signed to Jack White’s label

    Added: 13/09/2025

     
  25. 7.8

    Cass McCombs

    Interior Live Oak

    Eleventh studio album from the California-born singer-songwriter

    Added: 15/08/2025

     
  26. 7.8

    Shabaka

    Of The Earth

    Third solo release from the London-born jazz musician Shabaka Hutchings

    Added: 10/03/2026

     
  27. 7.8

    Militarie Gun

    God Save the Gun

    Second album from Los Angeles alt.rock five-piece led by singer Ian Shelton

    Added: 17/10/2025

     
  28. 7.8

    Margo Price

    Hard Headed Woman

    Fifth studio album from the Nashville-based country singer-songwriter featuring guest appearances from Tyler Childers and Jesse Welles

    Added: 29/08/2025

     
  29. 7.8

    Lime Garden

    Maybe Not Tonight

    Second full-length album from the Brighton indie rock band

    Added: 16/04/2026

     
  30. 7.8

    Hemlocke Springs

    The Apple Tree Under the Sea

    Debut full-length release from the North Carolina bedroom pop singer-songwriter and producer Isimeme "Naomi" Udu

    Added: 12/02/2026

     

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