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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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8.4

Wednesday

Bleeds

Sixth album from the North Carolina indie rock band produced by Alex Farrar

Added: 17/09/2025
8.4

The Twilight Sad

It's The Long Goodbye

Sixth studio album from the Scottish indie rock outfit featuring contributions from Arab Strap's David Jeans and The Cure's Robert Smith

Added: 25/03/2026
8.4

Radiohead

A Moon Shaped Pool

Ninth studio album from the alt rock stalwarts, again produced by Nigel Godrich and released suddenly

Added: 10/05/2016
8.4

Paramore

This Is Why

Sixth album and first in six years from the Tennessee pop punk / emo band produced by Carlos de la Garza (The Linda Lindas, Best Coast,Bad Religion)

Added: 10/02/2023
8.4

Moses Sumney

græ

Second album of soulful R&B from the Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter

Added: 14/05/2020
8.4

Mabe Fratti

Sentir Que No Sabes

Latest full-length album from Mexico City-based experimental cellist produced by Héctor Tosta

Added: 28/06/2024
8.4

Janelle Monáe

Dirty Computer

Third album of funk, R&B and pop soul from the Atlanta artist and actress includes contributions from Brian Wilson, Grimes, Pharrell Williams and Prince shortly before his death

Added: 27/04/2018
8.4

Jamila Woods

Legacy! Legacy!

Second album from the Chicago R&B / soul singer, songwriter and poet

Added: 10/05/2019
8.4

FKA Twigs

Eusexua

Third album of trip hop / alternative R&B from the London-based singer and dancer Tahliah Barnett working with producers Eartheater, Koreless, Ojivolta, Stargate, Marius de Vries and North West

Added: 24/01/2025
8.4

Converge and Chelsea Wolfe

Bloodmoon: I

Collaboration between the Salem metalcore band and the Californian doom-goth singer-songwriter Chelsea Wolfe and her regular collaborator Ben Chisholm, started in 2019 and completed remotely due to lockdown

Added: 19/11/2021
8.4

The Murder Capital

Gigi's Recovery

Second full-length album from the Dublin post-punk five-piece

Added: 19/01/2023
8.4

Mannequin Pussy

I Got Heaven

Fourth album and from the Philadelphia punk band produced by John Congleton (Franz Ferdinand, The War on Drugs, St. Vincent)

Added: 28/02/2024
8.4

Charli XCX

Brat and it’s completely different but still brat

Remix album of Brat (2024) from the English electro popstar featuring guest appearances from Robyn, Ariana Grande, the 1975, Jon Hopkins, Troye Sivan, Lorde, Tinashe, Julian Casablancas, Bon Iver and Billie Eilish

Added: 14/10/2024
8.4

caroline

Caroline 2

Second full-length album from the London-based eight-member post-rock group

Added: 29/05/2025
8.4

billy woods / Kenny Segal

Maps

Collaboration between the New York -based rapper and LA-based producer and DJ

Added: 05/05/2023
8.4

Beyoncé

Cowboy Carter

Eighth solo release from the R'n'B / pop superstar is a is a country-inspired album featuring guest appearances from Rumi Carter, Miley Cyrus, Willie Jones, Tiera Kennedy, Linda Martell, Willie Nelson and Post Malone

Added: 29/03/2024
8.4

Perfume Genius

Too Bright

Third album from Seattle-based indie pop solo artist Mike Hadreas produced by Portishead’s Adrian Utley

Added: 16/09/2014
8.4

Nourished By Time

The Passionate Ones

Second full-length release from Baltimore alt.R&B artist Marcus Elliot featuring a guest appearance by Tony Bontana

Added: 20/08/2025
8.4

Jockstrap

I Love You Jennifer B

Debut full-length album from the London-based duo Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye

Added: 07/09/2022
8.4

Jessie Ware

That! Feels Good!

Fifth album from the English R&B pop star produced by Stuart Price (Dua Lipa, Kylie Minogue, The Killers)

Added: 26/04/2023
8.4

Dry Cleaning

Stumpwork

Second album from the South Lodon post-punk quartet recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales with producer by John Parish (PJ Harvey, This Is The Kit, The Goon Sax)

Added: 19/10/2022
8.4

David Bowie

Blackstar

Twenty fifth studio album from the legendary art-rock musician released on his 69th birthday and produced by long-standing collaborator Tony Visconti

Added: 02/01/2016
8.4

Billie Eilish

Hit Me Hard And Soft

Third album from the Los Angeles-born pop singer-songwriter was writtena and produced with her brother Finneas O'Connell

Added: 17/05/2024
8.4

Big Thief

U.F.O.F.

Third album from the indie rock quartet fronted by singer-songwriter Adrianne Lenker and produced by Andrew Sarlo

Added: 02/05/2019
8.3

Sprints

Letter To Self

Debut album from the Dublin alt-rock, noise-punk quartet

Added: 04/01/2024
8.3

Kamasi Washington

Heaven & Earth

Latest release from the Los Angeles jazz saxophonist with contributions from Tony Austin, Ronald Bruner, Jr., Brandon Coleman, Cameron Graves, Terrace Martin and Thundercat

Added: 19/06/2018
8.3

Amyl And The Sniffers

Comfort To Me

Second album from the Melbourne-based pub rock quartet

Added: 08/09/2021
8.3

Knocked Loose

You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To

Third studio album from the Kentuky hardcore punk band produced by Drew Fulk (Kevin Gates, Papa Roach, Lil Peep)

Added: 10/05/2024
8.3

Every Time I Die

Radical

Album number nine from the Buffalo, New York metalcore five-piece

Added: 21/10/2021
8.3

Binker And Moses

Feeding The Machine

Latest full-length album from the London free jazz duo Binker & Moses was produced by Hugh Padgham (Sting, Phil Collins, XTC)

Added: 01/03/2022

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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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