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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)

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The Archer Trilogy Pt. 3

The final part of the trilogy from the Swedish electro pop duo

Label: The Control Group
UK Release date: 12/02/2013
US Release date: 05/02/2013

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8.0 51668
8.0 | The Line Of Best Fit

There is a mad melange of sounds, organic though heavily processed
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7.5 51669
7.5 | The 405

With a side of them which is slightly more accessible (and not just accessible, but really good), I genuinely cannot wait to see what the next step is for the band
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7.0 51667
7.0 | Consequence Of Sound

The Archer Trilogy Pt. 3 serves as an adrenalized finish to an ambitious project from two connoisseurs of chaos
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5.0 52104
5.0 | Blurt

More style than substance. Here, at the end of part three, it still doesn't seem to matter what The Archer Trilogy is actually about
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