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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)

The Witch And The Robot

On Safari

Debut release of psychedelic folk-rock from the young Cumbrian band

Label: Atic
UK Release date: 29/09/2009

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6.0 | Clash

Could easily be the best and worst album you will listen to this month
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4.0 | State

...have something interesting to say... maybe if they find a producer strong enough to curb their worst excesses and unrestrained eccentricities, they can actually get it across properly
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