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26 May 2026

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Aldous HardingTrain On The Island

"A spellbinding listen, the high water mark of Harding's singular career" (9/10 - Exclaim. "It’s an oblique character study of herself, and the best album of her career so far" (9/10 - Pitchfork)

KneecapFENIAN

"After their Glastonbury fracas and legal troubles, political friction provides the backbone to this dense, musically adventurous third album" (9/10 - musicOMH).

FrikoSomething Worth Waiting For

"A record that leaves the kind of impression more associated with acts with far lengthier histories" (9/10 - DIY). "A euphoric, breakneck adventure towards a promised land" (8/10 - The Skinny)

Lime GardenMaybe Not Tonight

"A breakup album that wears its messiness on its sleeve, Lime Garden’s second is figuring life out, track by track" (9/10 - NME). "A new indie disco essential" (9/10 - DIY)

Angine de PoitrineVol.II

"There's a ferocity and alienness to the complexity" (10/10 - Exclaim). "It breathes on its own and speaks without words. Angine de Poitrine let the music do the talking" (8.4/10 - Northern Transmissions)

The Twilight SadIt's The Long Goodbye

"An astonishing body of work that firmly emphasizes what an important band The Twilight Sad are" (9/10 - Under The Radar). "A powerful and truly wonderful return from The Twilight Sad" (9/10 - Clash)

Siskiyou

Keep Away The Dead

Second album of lo-fi alt.country by band led by former Great Lake Swimmers frontman, Colin Huebert

Label: Constellation
UK Release date: 10/10/2011
US Release date: 04/10/2011

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8.0 34032
8.0 | The Skinny

A satisfying, gothic little journey
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8.0 | Uncut

An impressive affair - simultaneously bombastic and understated. Print edition only
7.0 34033
7.0 | AU Review

A startling slice of gothic Canadiana
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6.0 | Drowned In Sound

An intriguing, occasionally inspired record that ultimately doesn’t reach the heady goals it sets for itself
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