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21 September 2026

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BeckRide Lonesome

"On his first album in seven years, Beck keeps the quality control extremely high as he surveys mid-50s malaise in the wake of divorce" (10/10 - The Guardian). "A masterpiece of melancholia" (10/10 - Mojo)

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Carly Rae JepsenDay & Night

"Carly Rae Jepsen’s sprawling new double album celebrates full-time love and commitment with sweet, sunny tracks for Day and sleeker, dancier songs for Night" (7.5/10 - Pitchfork)

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BeabadoobeePylon

"This is where she came from, this is what shaped her, and she’s the one at the helm" (8/10 - DIY). "The Dirty Hit signee embraces uncertainty on a rawer, more forceful fourth album" (8/10 - NME)

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Arab StrapHalf-Told Tales

"Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton offer a meditation on age, modern life and the past, offering hope and resilience – and evidence that things can get better" (9/10 - musicOMH)

Billy StringsSo Much For Goodbyes

"The crossover star’s introspective sixth album is full of memories of his mother, who died in 2025, bringing his dextrous guitar to songs rooted in tradition and yearning" (10/10 - The Guardian)

Westside CowboyIt Goes On

"What an undeniable rock inferno this band has unleashed, where even the quiet parts will swallow or split you" (10/10 - Paste). "A debut that proves to be more than worth the hype" (10/10 - Rolling Stone UK)

Getdown ServicesMassive Champion

"A ridiculous triumph" (9/10 - DIY). "The buzzy Minehead-via-Bristol party-starters shake off the 'joke band' label and face up to doubt on nuanced album number two" (8/10 - NME)

Laura VeirsTemple Songs

"Recorded produced and performed entirely on her own, this gorgeously crafted album serves as a soothing balm in turbulent times" (8/10 - musicOMH).

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7.3

Doja Cat

Vie

Fifth full-length album from the Los Angeles rapper featuring a guest appearance from SZA

Added: 01/10/2025
7.2

waterbaby

Memory Be a Blade

Debut full-lenght release from the Swedish alt-pop artist Kendra Egerbladh produced by Marcus White

Added: 10/03/2026
7.2

Tigers Jaw

Lost On You

Seventh full-length album from the Pennsylvania indie rock band produced by Will Yip (Panic! at the Disco, The Wonder Years, Keane)

Added: 13/04/2026
7.2

horsegiirL

Nature Is Healing

Debut full-length album from the Berlin-based electronic producer featuring production by A.G. Cook, Casey MQ, Elof Loelv, FREE Jimi, Luvhuhter, Margo XS, Nomak and Suena

Added: 16/06/2026
7.2

Creeper

SANGUIVORE II: MISTRESS OF DEATH

Fourth album from the Southampton goth rock six-piece is a sequel to the 2023 album Sanguivore produced by Tom Dalgety (Pixies, Ghost,Royal Blood)

Added: 31/10/2025
7.2

Chelsea Wolfe

The Dark

Eighth studio album from the Sacramento experimental, noise-folk singer-songwriter working with longtime collaborator Ben Chisholm and songwriter Jennifer Decilveo

Added: 24/08/2026
7.2

Bill Orcutt & Mabe Fratti

Almost Waking

Collaboration between experimental cellist Fratti and guitarist and composer Orcutt

Added: 03/06/2026
7.2

Zayn

Konnakol

Fifth solo album from former One Direction singer Zayn Malik working with various producers including Nick Hahn, Malay, Malik, Connor McDonough

Added: 22/04/2026
7.2

Squarepusher

Kammerkonzert

Seventheenth studio album from the pioneering electronica producer Tom Jenkinson

Added: 22/04/2026
7.2

Fruit Bats

The Landfill

Latest release from Eric D. Johnson's indie folk band recorded at Washington's Bear Creek Studios with the full band

Added: 26/06/2026
7.2

Danny L Harle

Cerulean

Second full-length release from THE pop producer featurING guest appearances from Clairo, Kacha, Dua Lipa, Pinkpantheress and Caroline Polachek

Added: 13/02/2026
7.2

Snail Mail

Ricochet

Third album of lo-fi indie rock from the Maryland-based trio led by Lindsey Jordan

Added: 27/03/2026
7.2

Flea

Honora

Debut full-length solo release from Red Hot Chili Peppers' bassist features six original songs and guest appearances from Nick Cave and Thom Yorke

Added: 27/03/2026
7.2

Skullcrusher

And Your Song is Like a Circle

Second full-length album from the New York indie folk singer-songwriter Helen Ballentine

Added: 19/10/2025
7.2

Jim James

Wowed Out

Fifth solo album of psychedelic indie rock from the My Morning Jacket frontman features new songs created from music originally recorded for film projects with Brian Reitzell in the 2010s

Added: 03/09/2026
7.2

Alex Cameron

Late to Set

Fifth album from the Sydney soft rock artist working with Mark Perkins with Maxim Ludwig

Added: 01/08/2026
7.2

AFI

Silver Bleeds the Black Sun...

Twelfth studio album from the Californian pop-punk quartet produced by the band's guitarist Jade Puget

Added: 07/10/2025
7.2

The Lemonheads

Love Chant

First album of original songs since 2006 from Evan Dando featuring contributions from Bryce Goggin, The Moldy Peaches' Adam Green, Juliana Hatfield and J Mascis

Added: 23/10/2025
7.2

YHWH Nailgun

Magazine

Second album from the New York electronic post-punk quartet

Added: 16/06/2026
7.2

Overmono

Pure Devotion

Second full-length release from Welsh electronic brothers Tom and Ed Russell

Added: 07/08/2026
7.2

Courtney Marie Andrews

Valentine

The ninth full-length release from the Nashville-based indie-folk singer-songwriter co-produced with Jerry Bernhardt

Added: 19/01/2026
7.2

Demi Lovato

It’s Not That Deep

Ninth album from the Albuquerque-born actor and pop singer-songwriter executive produced by Zhone

Added: 24/10/2025
7.2

The New Pornographers

The Former Site Of

Album number ten from Canadian-American A.C. Newman-led musical collective

Added: 27/03/2026
7.2

Ringo Starr

Long Long Road

Twenty-second album from the former Beatles drummer and his second country record produced by T Bone Burnett and featuring guest appearances from Billy Strings, Sheryl Crow, St. Vincent, Molly Tuttle and Sarah Jarosz

Added: 24/04/2026
7.2

MUNA

Dancing On The Wall

Fourth album from the Los Angeles-based electronic pop trio produded by band member Naomi McPherson

Added: 08/05/2026
7.2

Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy

We Are Together Again

Latest release from the lo-fi alt.folk singer-songwriter Will Oldham produced with Jim Marlowe

Added: 10/03/2026
7.1

Robbie Williams

Britpop

Album number thirteen from the Stoke-born pop icon featuring guest appearances from Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi and Jesse & Joy

Added: 16/01/2026
7.1

Jungle

Sunshine

Fifth album of modern soul from the London-based collective led by electronic producers Josh Lloyd-Watson and Tom McFarland

Added: 14/08/2026
7.1

Bar Italia

Some Like It Hot

Fifth full-length album from the London-based trio Nina Cristante, Jezmi Tarik Fehmi and Sam Fenton

Added: 17/10/2025
7.1

Mike D 5D

Thank You

Debut solo release from Beastie Boys' Mike D featuring his sons Skyler and Davis

Added: 27/08/2026

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