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6 April 2026

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Arlo ParksAmbiguous Desire

"Her most vividly realised and affecting body of work to date" (9/10 - DOY). "Arlo Parks approaches euphoria and vulnerability with a soothing ambivalence" (8/10 - The Skinny)

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Sunn O)))Sunn O)))

"An immersive, strangely euphoric listening experience recorded in the wilds of Washington" (8/10 - The Guardian). "The album is a magnificently heavy double of downtuned, epic riffing" (9/10 - Uncut)

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ThundercatDistracted

"Thundercat invites listeners into a space where confusion, beauty, and pain coexist, reminding us that even in a fractured world, there is still room to feel, create, and live fully" (8.5/10 - Northern Transmissions)

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UnderscoresU

"A tour-de-force of production chops that cements April Harper Grey as a key auteur in the future of the genre" (10/10 - NME). "Hits all the beats of a classic pop record" (8.3/10 - Paste)

James BlakeTrying Times

"A record that couldn’t be more consistently him" (9/10 - DIY). "Amid the stylistic shifts of Blake’s seventh record come samples of Dusty Springfield and Dizzee Rascal" (8/10 - The Guardian)

Trembling Bells and Bonnie Prince BillyThe Marble Downs

"Strengthened by communal tendencies, meeting bombs in Iran and executions in Minneapolis not with clenched fists of protest, but with hugs" (8/10 - PopMaters).

GorillazThe Mountain

"The album’s posthumous contributors remind us that music can keep ghosts alive" (10/10 - The Independent). "Powerful reflections on mortality from Damon Albarn and Co" (8/10 - Hot Press)

MobyFuture Quiet

"Moby has created a 14-track state of therapy for his own mind but kindly offered it to the world. It is the offering of one of the genius producers of our time" (8/10 - CLash)

Charli XCXWuthering Heights

"This brilliantly moody soundtrack confirms Charli XCX as a star who makes better art when she’s not trying to deliver a hit" (10/10 - The Irish Times). "At times gorgeous" (8/10 - Clash)

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7.3

Goat

Requiem

Fourth studio album from the Swedish experimental psychedelic rock outfit

Added: 10/10/2016
7.3

LVL UP

Return To Love

Third album from the Brooklyn lo-fi indie rock quartet

Added: 28/09/2016
7.3

Machinedrum

Human Energy

Latest album of 'IDM' from Travis Stewart, the New Zealand-born electronic producer

Added: 27/09/2016
7.3

Beach Slang

A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings

Second album from the Philadelphia indie rock trio led by James Alex, a member of Weston in the 90s

Added: 26/09/2016
7.3

Descendents

Hypercaffium Spazzinate

Seventh album and first for twelve years from the Californian punk rock quartet formed in 1977

Added: 04/08/2016
7.3

Floating Points

Kuiper

Second release from the London-based electronica producer, musician, and DJ Sam Shepherd

Added: 22/07/2016
7.3

Martha

Blisters In The Pit Of My Heart

Second album from the County Durham DIY indie pop quartet produced by Hookworm's MJ

Added: 13/07/2016
7.3

Mick Harvey

Delirium Tremens

Eight solo album from he Australian musician and Nick Cave collaborator, his third of Serge Gainsbourg covers, sung in English

Added: 05/07/2016
7.3

Let's Eat Grandma

I, Gemini

Debut album from 17 year old Norwich-based experimental pop duo Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth

Added: 30/06/2016
7.3

A$AP Ferg

Always Strive and Prosper

Second solo hip hop release from Harlem, NYC-born A$AP Rocky collaborator Darold Ferguson, Jr

Added: 26/04/2016
7.3

Open Mike Eagle & Paul White

Hella Personal Film Festival

A collaboration between the Chicago born, LA-based alt hip hop artist and London-based producer

Added: 21/03/2016
7.3

Fatima Al Qadiri

Brute

Second album of experimental electronica from the Kuwait-born producer

Added: 10/03/2016
7.3

Future

EVOL

Latest release from the prolific Atlanta, Georgia hip hop artist Nayvadius Cash

Added: 11/02/2016
7.3

Elliott Smith

Heaven Adores You

Soundtrack to the documentary of the same name by Nickolas Rossi about the late singer-songwriter

Added: 10/02/2016
7.3

Ty Segall

Emotional Mugger

Eighth solo album from the prolific lo-fi San Francisco garage rocker

Added: 20/01/2016
7.3

JennyLee

Right On!

Debut solo album from the Nevada-born musician Jenny Lee Lindberg - bass player with indie rock quartet Warpaint

Added: 08/12/2015
7.3

GoldLink

And After That, We Didn’t Talk

Debut album of electronic hip-hop from Washington DC's D’Anthony Carlos

Added: 01/12/2015
7.3

Adele

25

Third album from the London-born pop / soul singer-songwriter working with a number of producers including Greg Kurstin and Danger Mouse

Added: 23/11/2015
7.3

Rustie

Evenifudontbelieve

Third album from the Glaswegian electronic producer Russel Whyte

Added: 11/11/2015
7.3

Mac Miller

Go:od Am

Third studio LP from the Pittsburgh rapper features guest appearances by Ab-Soul, Lil B and Little Dragon

Added: 08/10/2015
7.3

Eagles Of Death Metal

Zipper Down

Fourth studio album from the Californian garage rock formed in 1998 by Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme

Added: 06/10/2015
7.3

The Dead Weather

Dodge and Burn

Third album from the bluesy psych rock group featuring Alison Mosshart and Jack White

Added: 29/09/2015
7.3

Teen Daze

Morning World

First full band studio album from the chillwave project of the British Columbian known simply as Jamison

Added: 12/08/2015
7.3

Mac DeMarco

Another One

Mini album from Canadian singer-songwriter, recorded in his home in Queens, New York

Added: 04/08/2015
7.3

Albert Hammond Jr

Momentary Masters

Third solo album from the Strokes guitarist

Added: 29/07/2015
7.3

Goatsnake

Black Age Blues

Third album and first in fifteen years from the Los Angeles doom metal band who formed in 1996

Added: 05/06/2015
7.3

Hot Chip

Why Makes Sense?

Sixth album from the indie dance synthpop outfit and their second for Domino

Added: 20/05/2015
7.3

George FitzGerald

Fading Love

Debut full-length album from the Berlin-based British DJ and producer

Added: 04/05/2015
7.3

Squarepusher

Damogen Furies

Fourteenth studio album from the pioneering electronica producer Tom Jenkinson

Added: 20/04/2015
7.3

Alasdair Roberts

Alasdair Roberts

Eighth solo album of original compositions from the Scottish indie folk singer-songwriter

Added: 26/01/2015

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Arlo Parks Ambiguous Desire

One of those albums that evokes a tangible mood; in this case, somewhere adjacent to the sun coming up after a rollercoaster of a night out. As such, it's frequently wonderful. Print edition only Uncut

Arlo Parks Ambiguous Desire

"We're blossoming," she sings of a new romance, but she could easily be talking about herself and her artistic trajectory, having pulled off a daring makeover with such style. Print edition only Record Collector

Arlo Parks Ambiguous Desire

Any fear, dissociation or sorrow Parks describes is repeatedly shaken off in the communion of the dancefloor The Independent

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