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  1. 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

     
  2. 8.5

    Priests

    Nothing Feels Natural

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

    Added: 01/02/2017

     
  3. 8.5

    Leonard Cohen

    You Want It Darker

    The legendary Canadian singer-songwriter releases his fourteenth studio album

    Added: 24/10/2016

     
  4. 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

     
  5. 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

     
  6. 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

     
  7. 8.5

    Mitski

    Puberty 2

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

    Added: 22/06/2016

     
  8. 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

     
  9. 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

     
  10. 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

     
  11. 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

     
  12. 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

     
  13. 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

     
  14. 8.5

    Grimes

    Art Angels

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

    Added: 10/11/2015

     
  15. 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

     
  16. 8.5

    Prurient

    Frozen Niagara Falls

    Latest release from the prolific experimental musician Ian Dominick Fernow

    Added: 14/05/2015

     
  17. 8.5

    Jlin

    Dark Energy

    Debut album from the Indiana-based footwork producer

    Added: 02/04/2015

     
  18. 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

     
  19. 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

     
  20. 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

     
  21. 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

     
  22. 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

     
  23. 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

     
  24. 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

     
  25. 8.5

    Mac DeMarco

    Salad Days

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

    Added: 01/04/2014

     
  26. 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

     
  27. 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

     
  28. 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

     
  29. 8.5

    Forest Swords

    Engravings

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

    Added: 27/08/2013

     
  30. 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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