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6 August 2026

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The Durutti ColumnRenascent

"Now a keen point of reference for lone bedroom listeners and stadium-fillers alike, Vini Reilly begins a new, starlit chapter" (9/10 - musicOMH)

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Ariana Grandepetal

"petal may have stemmed from a place of unfiltered rage, but the end result is a gorgeous bloom" (9/10 - Sputnik). "Rage is all over the pop superstar’s eighth LP, Petal — and it suits her " (8/10 - Rolling Stone)

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ShearwaterThe New World

"Fans and newcomers alike will be entranced by the beauty of Jonathan Meiburg and co's stately creation – assisted by an astonishing supporting cast" (9/10 - musicOMH)

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Yard ActYou're Gonna Need A Little Music

"A deliberate retreat from their role as commentators; here, their medium has become the music" (10/10 - NME)

mary in the junkyardRole Model Hermit

"A magnificent feat in angry, sad and fantastical folk-rock" (10/10 - The Skinny). The complex instrumental layerings and weaving storylines will entrance you (8/10 - Clash)

Vince StaplesCry Baby

"An urgent manifesto against American injustice and complacency" (9.1/10 - Consequence of Sound). "The Long Beach lyricist delivers his most passionately political release to date" (8/20 - NME)

Boards of CanadaInferno

"The elusive Scottish electronic duo return after over a decade away with an immersive, multi-dimensional album that is both evocative and ambitious" (10/10 - musicOMH)

Ed O’BrienBlue Morpho

"The guitarist’s album might be the most Radiohead side project yet to emerge from the mother ship" (8/10 - The Irish Times). "Works that move and grow like the building blocks of life itself" (8/10 - Clash)

Kevin MorbyLittle Wide Open

"A masterpiece of simple and, at times, epic proportions that will linger deep within one’s soul" (9/10 - PopMatters). "The eight-minute-long title track is arguably Morby’s greatest song to date" (8/10 - Mojo)

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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

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

The Rolling Stones

Foreign Tongues

The twenty-fifth studio album from the rock veterans produced by Andrew Watt and featuring guest appearanced from Paul McCartney, Steve Winwood, Robert Smith and Chad Smith

Added: 01/07/2026
7.1

Harry Styles

Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.

Fourth solo album from the LA-based former One Direction singer executive produced by Kid Harpoon

Added: 06/03/2026
7.1

Tortoise

TOUCH

Eighth full-length release and first for nine years from Chicago post rock group

Added: 24/10/2025
7.1

The Charlatans

We Are Love

Fourteenth studio album and first for eight years from the English indie rock band working with producers Dev Hynes Fred Macpherson and Stephen Street

Added: 31/10/2025
7.1

Royel Otis

hickey

Second album from the Sydney indie pop duo Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic

Added: 28/08/2025
7.1

of Montreal

Aethermead

Album number twenty from the Athens, Georgia experimental indie rock artist Kevin Barnes

Added: 06/06/2026
7.1

Nova Twins

Parasites & Butterflies

Third album from the London rock duo Amy Love and Georgia South

Added: 27/08/2025
7.1

Marissa Nadler

New Radiations

Album number ten from the Nashville-based indie folk singer-songwriter

Added: 15/08/2025
7.1

Lykke Li

The Afterparty

Sixth and final album of synth pop from Swedish singer, songwriter, model and actress

Added: 08/05/2026
7.1

Kula Shaker

Wormslayer

Eighth studio album from the English psych rock band led by Crispian Mills and first formed in 1995

Added: 30/01/2026
7.1

Congratulations

Join Hands

Debut full-length album from the Brighton quartet produced by Luke Phillips

Added: 25/02/2026
7.0

Arca

XXXXX

Ninth studio album form the Barcelona-based, Venezuelan electronic producer

Added: 04/08/2026
7.0

Adrian Sherwood

The Collapse Of Everything

First full-length release in 13 years features from the London-born dub producer featuring contributions from Brian Eno, Keith Le Blanc, Cyrus Richards, Alex White and Doug Wimbish

Added: 26/08/2025
7.0

Lola Young

I'm Only F**king Myself

Third studio album from the London-born indie pop artist

Added: 18/09/2025
7.0

Nine Inch Nails & Boys Noize

Nine Inch Noize

Collaboration between Nine Inch Nails and Boys Noize features reimagined Nine Inch Nails tracks first performed at Coachella in 2026

Added: 19/04/2026
6.9

Babymetal

Metal Forth

Fifth album from the Japanese kawaii metal band featuring guest appearancesfrom Bloodywood, Electric Callboy, Tom Morello, Polyphia, Poppy, Slaughter To Prevail and Spiritbox

Added: 08/08/2025
6.9

Whitney

Small Talk

Fifth album from the Chicago indie rock band featuring contributions from Malcolm Brown, Colin Croom, Whitney Johnson, J.J. Kirkpatrick, Vivian McConnell, Will Miller, Brian Seyler and Macie Stewart

Added: 13/11/2025
6.9

Tyla

A*Pop

Second full-length album from the South African artist featuring guest appearances from Babalwa M, Zara Larsson, Liquideep and MaWhoo

Added: 27/07/2026
6.9

Metric

Romanticize The Dive

Tenth studio album from the indie rock quartet from Toronto recorded at New York's Electric Lady Studios.

Added: 24/04/2026
6.9

Melody’s Echo Chamber

Unclouded

Fourth studio album from French indie dream pop singer-songwriter Melody Prochet

Added: 05/12/2025
6.9

Hannah Jadagu

Describe

Second album from the Texas-born, NYC-based bedroom pop musician

Added: 24/10/2025
6.9

Nine Inch Nails

Tron: Ares Soundtrack

Soundtrack for third film in the TRON franchise from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s cult industrial rock band

Added: 20/09/2025
6.9

La Sécurité

Bingo!

Second full-length release from the danc-punk Montreal band co-produced with Emmanuel Éthier

Added: 12/06/2026
6.9

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith

Gush

Latest full-length release from the Orcas Island-born, Los Angeles-based electronic producer

Added: 02/09/2025
6.9

Geologist

Can I Get a Pack of Camel Lights?

Debut full-length solo album from Animal Collective's Brian Weitz, featuring contributions from Emma Garau, Aliana Kalaba, Adam Lion, Shane McCord, Ryan Oslance, Dave Portner, Mikey Powers and Merrick Weitz

Added: 02/02/2026
6.9

deary

Birding

The debut full-length album from the London-based dream pop trio produced with Iggy B

Added: 03/04/2026
6.9

Tricky

Different When It’s Silent

Fifteenth studio album from the English trip hop artist featurung guest appearances by Marta, Radana, Run Red and Mitch Sandersfrom

Added: 17/07/2026
6.9

Earl Sweatshirt / MIKE / Surf Gang

POMPEII // UTILITY

Collaboration beetween Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE with production by SURF GANG featuring guest appearances from Jadasea, Lerado Khalil, Anysia Kym, Niontay and Na-Kel Smith

Added: 10/04/2026

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You're Gonna Need A Little Music by Yard Act

"How do you follow up the album that made you a star – and a caricature? In classic Charli style: with a pivot to guitar and a meta masterpiece about the instability of identity" (10/10 - The Guardian

The StrokesReality Awaits
"Allying the crackpot strangeness of Julian Casablancas’ side projects with his band’s gift for pop minimalism, the New Yorkers are on playful, joyous form" (8/10 - The Guardian)

Robyn HitchcockThe Confuser
"Hitchcock is still at the peak of his powers, nearly sixty years on from The Soft Boys. ‘The Confuser’ is a testament to that, with each song bemusing and mystifying in their own unique way" (8/10 - Clash)

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"Another powerful work from an artist who continually pushes jungle into new territory" (8/10 - All Music). "An album that breaks through the ceiling of her potential" (9/10 - DIY)

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"A record that’s challenging yet not impenetrable, one fans will want to devote time to, that’s also vast in its ambition, and executed to stunning effect" (10/10 - Kerrang)

The Rolling StonesForeign Tongues
The new Rolling Stones album is freewheeling, frisky and fabulous. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood make growing old sound like the best fun ever" (8/10 - The Irish Times)

MadonnaConfessions II
"After years spent chasing trends like trap and Latin pop, Madonna settles back? nicely into? old-school dance music to tell vivid vignettes of life in 80s New York" (8/10 - The Guardian)

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"Sometimes preposterous times call for preposterous music" (10/10 - The Arts Desk). "Not only sees them break that purgatorial cycle, but suggests that more greatness is on the way" (8/10 - Clash)

All-time top 10

Since we've been around, that is. So, the highest-rated albums from the past twelve years or so. Rankings are calculated to two decimal places.

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