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4 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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8.5

Thundercat

Drunk

Third solo album from the LA-based bass player and Flying Lotus collaborator Stephen Bruner featuring guests appearances from Kendrick Lamar, Kenny Loggins, Wiz Khalifa, and Pharrell

Added: 27/02/2017
8.5

Priests

Nothing Feels Natural

Debut LP from the DC punk band fronted by Katie Alice Greer

Added: 01/02/2017
8.5

Leonard Cohen

You Want It Darker

The legendary Canadian singer-songwriter releases his fourteenth studio album

Added: 24/10/2016
8.5

Danny Brown

Atrocity Exhibition

Fourth full-length release from the Detroit experimental hip hop artist featuring guest appearances from Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul and Earl Sweatshirt

Added: 03/10/2016
8.5

Young Thug

Jeffery

The latest mixtape from Atlanta rapper Jeffery Lamar Williams features guest appearances from Gucci Mane, Young Scooter, Travis Scott, Wyclef Jean, and Quavo

Added: 01/09/2016
8.5

The Avalanches

Wildflower

Second album from the Melbourne plunderphonics trio coming sixteen years after their critically acclaimed debut Since I Left You

Added: 08/07/2016
8.5

Mitski

Puberty 2

Fourth record from the New York-based Japanese/American singer songwriter

Added: 22/06/2016
8.5

Car Seat Headrest

Teens of Denial

Second label-backed release from Will Toledo's lo-fi indie rock project

Added: 20/05/2016
8.5

Beyoncé

Lemonade

Sixth solo album from the R'n'B / pop superstar released initially online through Tidal, includes guest vocals from James Blake, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd and Jack White

Added: 26/04/2016
8.5

Frankie Cosmos

Next Thing

Second studio album of low-key indie pop from the New York City-born singer-songwriter Greta Kline

Added: 01/04/2016
8.5

Kevin Gates

Islah

After a series of mixtapes the Baton Rouge rapper releases his first major label studio album

Added: 05/02/2016
8.5

David Bowie

Blackstar

Twenty fifth studio album from the legendary art-rock musician released on his 69th birthday and produced by long-standing collaborator Tony Visconti

Added: 07/01/2016
8.5

Baroness

Purple

Fourth album of sludge / progressive metal from the Georgia quartet and first since they survived a bus crash while on tour in the UK in 2012

Added: 10/12/2015
8.5

Grimes

Art Angels

Fourth album of alternative electro-pop from the Montreal-based musician Claire Boucher

Added: 10/11/2015
8.5

Joanna Newsom

Divers

Fourth album of new folk from the Californian multi-instrumentalist features members of the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

Added: 19/10/2015
8.5

Prurient

Frozen Niagara Falls

Latest release from the prolific experimental musician Ian Dominick Fernow

Added: 14/05/2015
8.5

Jlin

Dark Energy

Debut album from the Indiana-based footwork producer

Added: 02/04/2015
8.5

Tobias Jesso Jr.

Goon

Debut album from the Canadian singer-songwriter with Patrick Carney and Ariel Rechstaid as guest producers

Added: 16/03/2015
8.5

Viet Cong

Viet Cong

Debut album form the Canadian indie rock quartet featuring ex-Women members Matt Flegel and Mike Wallace

Added: 22/01/2015
8.5

Iceage

Plowing Into the Field of Love

Third album from the Danish post-punk quartet who have now added horns and strings to their sound

Added: 09/10/2014
8.5

Perfume Genius

Too Bright

Third album from Seattle-based indie pop solo artist Mike Hadreas produced by Portishead’s Adrian Utley

Added: 23/09/2014
8.5

Eno & Hyde

High Life

Second collaboration within weeks between the legendary English musician and composer Brian Eno and Underworld's Karl Hyde

Added: 02/07/2014
8.5

A Sunny Day in Glasgow

Sea When Absent

Fourth album of shoegaze dream pop from the Philadelphia-based six-piece, led by Ben Daniels

Added: 24/06/2014
8.5

Ben Frost

A U R O R A

Tenth album from the Australian minimalist electronic composer based in Reykjavík

Added: 30/05/2014
8.5

Mac DeMarco

Salad Days

Second full-length studio album from the Canadian multi-instrumentalist and multi-media artist

Added: 01/04/2014
8.5

Blood Orange

Cupid Deluxe

Second album as Blood Orange from Dev Hynes, the multi-faceted singer-songwriter and producer behind Lightspeed Champion, Test Icicles and others, this time centred on 80s-inspired pop and funk

Added: 13/11/2013
8.5

Chvrches

The Bones Of What You Believe

Much-anticipated debut full-length release from the Glasgow-based synthpop trio

Added: 25/09/2013
8.5

Bill Callahan

Dream River

Fifth album of mellow indie rock and Americana under his own name from the singer-songwriter formerly known as Smog

Added: 17/09/2013
8.5

Forest Swords

Engravings

Second album of experimental dub / ambient / drone / dream pop from Liverpool-based producer Matthew Barnes

Added: 27/08/2013
8.5

Julianna Barwick

Nepenthe

Second album from the Louisiana-born, Brooklyn-based singer features layered vocals and synths recorded in Iceland with Alex Somers (Jónsi & Alex)

Added: 23/08/2013

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