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19 April 2024

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Maggie RogersDon't Forget Me

"The sound of an artist beginning to sink cosily into her own skin, and enjoying herself enormously in the process" (8/10 - DIY). "Perfect for blasting out on a sunny day driving along a highway" (8/10 - musicOMH)

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Nia ArchivesSilence Is Loud

"This is truly an album of someone who’s grown up completely native to the information glut age" (10/10 - The Arts Desk). "Her trailblazer status has never been more assured" (9/10 - DIY)

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Vampire WeekendOnly God Was Above Us

"Neat summation of where they've been, while still looking forward" (10/10 - The Skinny). "Their most accomplished album yet" (9/10 - DIY). "Sprawling ode to a long-gone, old New York City" (8/10 - NME)

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ElbowAudio Vertigo

"This is phenomenal stuff" (10/10 - The Arts Desk). "An album that further cements their legacy" (9-10 - Clash). "It’s nice to see Elbow stepping outside their comfort zone" (8/10 - Under The Radar)

Kacey MusgravesDeeper Well

"Revels in Laurel Canyon folk and psychedelic pop on her fantastic sixth album" (10/10 - The Independent). "Ring it up as another jewel in the crown" (8/10 - The Irish Times)

Kim GordonThe Collective

"An astonishing work that’s at least as good (if not better) than some of the albums with which she made her fame and fortune" (10/10 musicOMH)

Yard ActWheres My Utopia?

"Wry, riveting, chaotic, and infectious throughout, Where's My Utopia? easily upstages what was an impressive debut" (All Music). "A resounding, charismatic and dance-heavy sophomore LP" (Paste)

Liam Gallagher & John SquireLiam Gallagher John Squire

"This is too much fun to be a one-off" (Mojo). "The half-inched tunes come and go rather forgettably but they’re charged with an electric vigour" (The Independent). OR "An excruciating exercise in bluster and swagger" (The Irish Times)

IdlesTangk

"The sound of a band who’ve finally arrived" (Northern Transmissions). "A raucous expression of love, TANGK is raw, vulnerable and inimitably IDLES" (The Skinny). "Their best yet" (The Irish Times)

Brittany HowardWhat Now

"Dancefloor bangers, vintage soul, joyous funk… the winningly candid Alabama Shakes frontwoman mixes it up to perfection on her second solo album" (The Observer). "A gem" (DIY)

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8.8
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English Teacher

This Could Be Texas

Debut album from the Leeds indie.rock quartet produced by Marta Salogni (Björk, Depeche Mode, Romy)

Added: 12/04/2024
8.7

Corinne Bailey Rae

Black Rainbows

Fourth album and first in seven years from the Leeds-born pop-soul singer-songwriter

Added: 15/09/2023
8.6

Sufjan Stevens

Javelin

Tenth studio album from the Detroit-born indie folk singer-songwriter features contributions from Adrienne Maree Brown, Pauline Delassus, Bryce Dessner and Nedelle Torrisi.

Added: 03/10/2023
8.6

Sampha

Lahai

Second album of electronic soul from the London-born producer who’s worked with Beyoncé, Drake and Kanye West

Added: 20/10/2023
8.6

Mitski

The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We

Seventh album from the New York-based Japanese/American synth-pop singer songwriter produced by Patrick Hyland

Added: 13/09/2023
8.5

The Smile

Wall Of Eyes

Second collaboration between Radiohead members Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner recorder in Oxford and in Abbey Road Studios with the producer Sam Petts-Davies

Added: 22/01/2024
8.5

Waxahatchee

Tigers Blood

Sixth full-length release from the New York City-via-Alabama indie singer-songwriter Katie Crutchfield produced by Brad Cook and featuring MJ Lenderman on guitar

Added: 20/03/2024
8.5

Bill Ryder-Jones

Iechyd Da

Fifth solo studio album by Merseyside indie singer-songwriter recorded and self-produced in his studio

Added: 10/01/2024
8.4

Vampire Weekend

Only God Was Above Us

Fifth album and first in five years from the New York indie pop / rock trio working with their longtime producer Ariel Rechtshaid

Added: 05/04/2024
8.4

Olivia Rodrigo

Guts

Second album from the American singer and actress produced by Dan Nigro (Carly Rae Jepsen, Sky Ferreira, Empress Of, Lewis Capaldi)

Added: 08/09/2023
8.4

Hurray For The Riff Raff

The Past Is Still Alive

Ninth album from the Americana group led by Brooklyn born, New Orleans-based banjo player Alynda Lee Segarra featuring contributions from Brad Cook, Phil Cook, Meg Duffy, S.G. Goodman, Mike Mogis and Conor Oberst

Added: 21/02/2024
8.4

Adrianne Lenker

Bright Future

Sixth solo album from the American singer-songwriter and Big Thief lead vocalist produced by frequent collaborator Philip Weinrobe

Added: 20/03/2024
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

billy woods / Kenny Segal

Maps

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

Added: 05/05/2023
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

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
8.3

Sprints

Letter To Self

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

Added: 04/01/2024
8.3

Julie Byrne

The Greater Wings

Third album and first for six years from the New York-based singer-songwriter

Added: 07/07/2023
8.3

The Last Dinner Party

Prelude to Ecstasy

Debut album from the London indie rock band produced by James Ford (Arctic Monkeys, Blur, Depeche Mode)

Added: 31/01/2024
8.3

Róisín Murphy

Hit Parade

Sixth solo album from the Irish electropop artist and former Moloko singer working with producer DJ Koze

Added: 05/09/2023
8.3

Susanne Sundfør

blómi

Sixth album from the Norwegian singer-songwriter produced by Jørgen Træen

Added: 01/05/2023
8.3

CMAT

Crazymad, For Me

Second full-length album from the Irish pop singer-songwriter Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson produced by Matias Tellez

Added: 12/10/2023
8.3

Nadine Shah

Filthy Underneath

Fifth album from the South Tyneside singer-songwriter produced by Ben Hillier (Depeche Mode, Graham Coxon, Gang of Four)

Added: 21/02/2024
8.2

Foo Fighters

But Here We Are

Eleventh studio album from Dave Grohl's post-grunge rock stalwarts and first without Taylor Hawkins (who died in March 2022) produced by Greg Kurstin

Added: 01/06/2023
8.2

Paul Simon

Seven Psalms

Fifteenth studio album from the veteran singer-songwriter is a completely acoutic affair

Added: 19/05/2023
8.2

Local Natives

Time Will Wait for No One

Fifth album from the Silver Lake indie rock group fronted by Taylor Rice

Added: 11/07/2023
8.2

Anohni

My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross

Second solo album of soulful electronica and first in seven years from the former singer of Antony and the Johnsons

Added: 05/07/2023
8.2

PJ Harvey

I Inside the Old Year Dying

Tenth album and first in seven years from the alt.rock singer-songwriter produced by Flood and John Parish

Added: 06/07/2023
8.2

Noname

Sundial

Second full-length album from the LA-Based, Chicago-born rapper / poet Fatimah Warner features guest appearances from Eryn Allen Kane, Jay Electronica, Common and Billy Woods,

Added: 12/08/2023
8.1

Bob Vylan

Humble As The Sun

Third album from the London-based rap-rock duo

Added: 04/04/2024

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