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8 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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6.9

Migos

Culture III

Fourth album from the Lawrenceville, Georgia rap trio features guest appearances from Drake, Cardi B, Polo G, Future and Justin Bieber

Added: 16/06/2021
6.9

La Femme

Paradigmes

Third album from the French psych-punk rock band

Added: 06/04/2021
6.9

Ben Howard

Collections From The Whiteout

Fourth album from the Devon-based folk / pop singer-songwriter produced by The National's Aaron Dessner (Taylor Swift, Frightened Rabbit, Sharon Van Etten)

Added: 26/03/2021
6.9

Mogwai

As The Love Continues

Tenth studio album from the Glaswegian post-rock band produced by Dave Fridmann (Spoon, The Flaming Lips, MGMT)

Added: 22/02/2021
6.9

SG Lewis

Times

Debut full-length release form the Reading-born musician and electronic record producer featuring guest appearances from Nile Rodgers, Robyn, Channel Tres, Frances and Lastlings

Added: 19/02/2021
6.9

The Staves

Good Woman

Third album from the Watford folk rock trio produced by John Congleton

Added: 06/02/2021
6.9

A Winged Victory For The Sullen

INVISIBLE CITIES

Sixth album from the ambient duo Dustin O'Halloran and Adam Wiltzie was originally created for a multimedia stage production based on Italo Calvino's novel Invisible Cities

Added: 02/02/2021
6.9

Ashnikko

DEMIDEVIL

Debut mixtape from the London-based, North Carolina-born rapper features guest appearances from Grimes, Kelis and Princess Nokia

Added: 20/01/2021
6.9

Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou

May Our Chambers Be Full

Collaboration between the Louisville, Kentucky-based post rock singer-songwriter and sludge metal band

Added: 06/11/2020
6.9

Dua Lipa & The Blessed Madonna

Club Future Nostalgia

Remix of her 2020 album Future Nostalgia from the British-Albanian pop singer-songwriter working with DJ The Blessed Madonna featuring guest appearances from Madonna, Missy Elliott, and Gwen Stefani

Added: 02/09/2020
6.9

The Lemon Twigs

Songs For The General Public

Third studio album of psychedelic pop from the Long Island, New York brothers Brian and Michael D’Addario

Added: 20/08/2020
6.9

Rufus Wainwright

Unfollow The Rules

Tenth album and first in eight years from the Canadian baroque pop singer-songwriter produced by Mitchell Froom (Suzanne Vega, Los Lobos)

Added: 10/07/2020
6.9

Carly Rae Jepsen

Dedicated Side B

Fifth album from the Canadian dance pop artist and former Canadian Idol contestant features outtakes from Dedicated (2019)

Added: 29/05/2020
6.9

Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes

What Kinda Music

Debut collaboration between drummer and producer Yussef Dayes and fellow south-east London-based producer and singer-songwriter Tom Misch

Added: 28/04/2020
6.9

The Orb

Abolition of the Royal Familia

Sixteenth studio album from English house duo Alex Paterson and Thomas Fehlmann includes contributions from Youth, Roger Eno, Gaudi, David Harrow

Added: 31/03/2020
6.9

Four Tet

Sixteen Oceans

Tenth album from London producer Kieran Hebden includes an appearance from Ellie Goulding

Added: 18/03/2020
6.9

Tennis

Swimmer

Fifth album of fuzzed surf pop from husband and wife duo Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley

Added: 20/02/2020
6.9

Leonard Cohen

Thanks For The Dance

Posthumous album from the singer-songwriter's final session produced by his son Adam Cohen and features contributions from Beck, Jennifer Warnes, Damien Rice, Bryce Dessner and Leslie Feist

Added: 21/11/2019
6.9

Jimmy Eat World

Surviving

Tenth studio album from the Arizona rockers, produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen (Paramore, M83, Nine Inch Nails)

Added: 26/10/2019
6.9

Chance The Rapper

The Big Day

First self-released full-length album from the Chicago rapper

Added: 30/07/2019
6.9

Clinic

Wheeltappers and Shunters

Album number eight from the Liverpudlian post-punk revivalists

Added: 16/05/2019
6.9

Anderson .Paak

Ventura

Fourth full-length studio release from the Southern Californian R&B artist featuring guest appearances from André 3000, Brandy, Nate Dogg, Sonyae Elise, Lalah Hathaway, Smokey Robinson, and Jazmine Sullivan

Added: 12/04/2019
6.9

Townes Van Zandt

Sky Blue

A previously unreleased collection of songs recorded in 1973 by the folk country singer-songwriter who died on January 1, 1997

Added: 11/03/2019
6.9

The Joy Formidable

AAARTH

Fourth self-released studio album by Welsh indie rock trio

Added: 07/10/2018
6.9

Mogwai

Kin

The latest soundtrack from the Scottish post-rock band and first for a major Hollywood production

Added: 05/09/2018
6.9

Animal Collective

Tangerine Reef

The latest release from the experimental pop collective is an audiovisual collaboration with art-science duo Coral Morphologic, and first release to not feature Panda Bear

Added: 16/08/2018
6.9

Popcaan

Forever

Second album from the Jamaican dancehall artist Andrae Hugh Sutherland

Added: 21/07/2018
6.9

Bjørn Torske

Byen

Fifth album from the Bergen-based Norwegian house music producer and first in seven years

Added: 06/07/2018
6.9

Drake

Scorpion

Fifth studio album from the Toronto rapper, a double album with guest appearances from Jay-Z, Ty Dolla Sign, Nicki Minaj, and more

Added: 02/07/2018
6.9

Okkervil River

In The Rainbow Rain

Ninth studio album from the Austin-based indie rock outfit led by singer-songwriter Will Sheff

Added: 16/05/2018

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