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5 November 2026

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Queens Of The Stone AgePerfecth

"Whether it’s a detour or an evolution of sound remains to be seen, but with that voice and these songs, the future of the Queens is still in safe hands" (9/10 - Louder Than War)

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DIIVZIRP!

"DIIV are clearly aiming for arena-sized shows, and ZIRP! is an anthem-packed album that can certainly take the band there" (8.5/10 - Under The Radar)

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Michael KiwanukaFudge

"It’s perfect listening as the seasons turn and the world seems harsh, real soft music for hard times" (10/10 - The Arts Desk). "Sombre and reflective songwriting from a modern soul great" (8/10- Clash)

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The AvalanchesNo Bad Memories

"Mad, joyous and utterly absorbing, ‘No Bad Memories’ proves that more than two decades on, The Avalanches can still surprise, and still make a concept this heady feel like pure play" (9/10 - Clash)

Troye SivanShe's The Best

"Adored by the A-list and filling arenas, but without huge smash hits, the Australian singer treads his own distinctive path through pop via shoegaze, Balearic and the Smiths" (8/10 - The Guardian)

Greg FreemanAll Set The Bone

"Full of brazen idiosyncrasies, kinetic explosions, and fortitudinous lyricism that captures one of America’s most talented songwriters on his glorious ascent to the top" (9/10 - Far Out)

Johnny MarrThe Age of Everything

"Once again, Johnny has delivered a strong and assured body of work, with his solo material continuing to go from strength to strength" (9/10 - God Is In The TV)

The TubsHard Life

"An album that consolidates and amplifies both 2023’s debut Dead Meat and last year’s Cotton Crown, transcending notions of what indie rock is supposed to be in the 21st century" (10/10 - Mojo)

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)

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The ADM rating is a weighted average from our survey of more than 50 sources , taking into account the number of reviews

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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

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

La Sécurité

Bingo!

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

Added: 12/06/2026
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

DIIV

ZIRP!

Fifth album of guitar-driven dream pop and shoegaze from the Brooklyn quartet produced by A.G. Cook

Added: 30/10/2026
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

Brandon Flowers

Thrasher

Third solo release and first since 2015 from The Killers frontman recorded in Nashville by Shawn Everett and Jonathan Rado

Added: 20/08/2026
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
6.9

Dead Dads Club

Dead Dads Club

Debut full-length release from Chilli Jesson's music project produced by Fontaines D.C.'s Carlos O’Connell

Added: 25/01/2026
6.9

Rostam

American Stories

Third solo album from the former Vampire Weekend member Rostam Batmanglij

Added: 15/05/2026
6.9

Violet Grohl

Be Sweet To Me

Debut full-length release from Violet Grohl (daughter Dave Grohl) working with producers Joe Kennedy, Brad Lauchert, Anthony Paul Lopez and Justin Raisen

Added: 01/06/2026
6.9

Vegas Water Taxi

long time caller, first time listener

Second album from the East London alt-country band led by Ben Hambro

Added: 13/02/2026
6.9

Ulrika Spacek

EXPO

Third album from the Reading indie rock five-piece was was self-recorded, produced and mixed

Added: 10/02/2026
6.9

Searows

Death in the Business of Whaling

Second album of indie folk from the Portland, Oregon singer-songwriter Alec Duckart

Added: 28/01/2026
6.9

Howling Bells

Strange Life

Fifth album and first since 2014 from the gloomy, country-tinged indie act from Sydney led by Juanita Stein

Added: 16/02/2026
6.9

Deep Purple

SPLAT!

Album number twentyfour from the British hard rock band was produced by Bob Ezrin (Lou Reed, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel)

Added: 03/07/2026
6.8

A$AP Rocky

Don't Be Dumb

Fourth studio album from the New York rapper featurubg guest appearances from Jon Batiste, BossMan Dlow, Gorillaz, Jessica Pratt, Thundercat, Tyler, The Creator and will.i.am

Added: 19/01/2026
6.8

Foo Fighters

Your Favorite Toy

Album number twelve from Dave Grohl's post-grunge rock stalwarts and first with drummer Ilan Rubin

Added: 23/04/2026
6.8

Modest Mouse

An Eraser And A Maze

Eighth album from Isaac Brock's alt rockers and first since the death of founding drummer Jeremiah Green in 2022

Added: 05/06/2026
6.8

Shaboozey

The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales

Fourth Studio album from the Country / hip-hop artist featuring contributions from Leon Bridges, Sam Elliott, Jamie Foxx, Gunna, Kehlani, Orville Peck and Teyana Taylor

Added: 05/08/2026
6.8

The Black Keys

Peaches!

Fourteenth studio album from the Akron Ohio garage rock duo Dan Auerback and Patrick Carney is a covers album including songs by R.L. Burnside, Dr. Feelgood, Earl Hooker and Junior Kimbrough

Added: 01/05/2026
6.8

Slow Pulp

Melodie

Third full-length album from Chicago-based indie rock band

Added: 18/09/2026
6.7

Wu Lyf

A Wave That Will Never Break

Second album of from the enigmatic Manchester indie rock band

Added: 13/04/2026
6.7

Mumford & Sons

Prizefighter

Sixth full-length studio release from the London alt-folk quartet produced with the National’s Aaron Dessner

Added: 20/02/2026
6.7

Madison Beer

Locket

Third full-length release from the Jericho, New York pop singer-songwriter

Added: 20/01/2026
6.7

Brigitte Calls Me Baby

Irreversible

Second full-length Album from the Chicago alt.rock band produced by Lawrence Rothman and Yves

Added: 16/03/2026
6.7

Tomora

Come Closer

Collaboration between The Chemical Brothers’s Tom Rowlands and Norwgian singer AURORA

Added: 17/04/2026
6.7

Leon Bridges

Happiness Anytime

Fifth studio album of gospel/soulful R&B from the American singer-songwriter co-produced by J Lloyd and Lydia Kitto of the British band Jungle

Added: 25/09/2026

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PISS You Made Me / Skin on Linen

This Vancouver quartet have untied that Gordian knot and created something startling, combining monodrama scripts, non-linear broken glass bottle musical atmospherics and historical sample that dance into the sons like some sort of living theatre. Print edition only Mojo

PISS You Made Me / Skin on Linen

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