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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

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Experimental album from Bristol trio led by Portishead's Geoff Barrow

Added: 30/10/2009
6.9

The Raveonettes

In And Out Of Control

Danish duo with their fourth album of garage rock, post-punk and harmonies

Added: 06/10/2009
6.9

J Tillman

Year in the Kingdom

Latest batch of contemporary folk songs from the Fleet Foxes' drummer

Added: 23/09/2009
6.9

Malcolm Middleton

Waxing Gibbous

Fifth solo album from the former Arab Strap singer and guitarist

Added: 10/07/2009
6.9

The Minus 5

Killingsworth

More from Seattle-based Scott McCaughey's rock collective, again with REM's Peter Buck and other pals helping out

Added: 09/07/2009
6.9

Frightened Rabbit

Quietly Now!

Live recording showcasing most of the emotional melodic alt.rock tracks from the Glasgow's four-piece's first studio album

Added: 22/10/2008
6.8

Geologist

Can I Get a Pack of Camel Lights?

Debut full-length solo album from Animal Collective's Brian Weitz, featuring contributions from Emma Garau, Aliana Kalaba, Adam Lion, Shane McCord, Ryan Oslance, Dave Portner, Mikey Powers and Merrick Weitz

Added: 29/01/2026
6.8

A$AP Rocky

Don't Be Dumb

Fourth studio album from the New York rapper featurubg guest appearances from Jon Batiste, BossMan Dlow, Gorillaz, Jessica Pratt, Thundercat, Tyler, The Creator and will.i.am

Added: 20/01/2026
6.8

Melody’s Echo Chamber

Unclouded

Fourth studio album from French indie dream pop singer-songwriter Melody Prochet

Added: 05/12/2025
6.8

Florence + The Machine

Everybody Scream

Sixth studio album from Florence Welch's indie rock band working with producers Mark Bowen, Aaron Dessner, James Ford and Danny L Harle

Added: 04/11/2025
6.8

Doja Cat

Vie

Fifth full-length album from the Los Angeles rapper featuring a guest appearance from SZA

Added: 01/10/2025
6.8

Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts

Talkin To The Trees

The 48th full-length studio album from Neil Young is the first with his new backing band

Added: 13/06/2025
6.8

Tennis

Face Down In The Garden

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

Added: 02/05/2025
6.8

SASAMI

Blood On the Silver Screen

Third album from LA-based singer-songwriter Sasami Ashworth featuring a guest appearance from Clairo and was co-produced with Jenn Decilveo and Rostam

Added: 17/03/2025
6.8

Primal Scream

Come Ahead

Album number twelve and first in eight years from Bobby Gillespie's psychedelic alt.rock band

Added: 13/11/2024
6.8

Amyl And The Sniffers

Cartoon Darkness

Third album from the Melbourne-based pub rock quartet produced by Nick Launay (IDLES, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Yeah Yeah Yeahs)

Added: 30/10/2024
6.8

Sophie

Sophie

Posthumous release of the second solo album from the Scottish-born experimental art pop musician was finalised by her brother Benny Long

Added: 27/09/2024
6.8

Kehlani

Crash

Fourth album from Oakland R&B singer Kehlani Ashley Parrish includes guest appearances from Jill Scott, Young Miko, and Omah Lay

Added: 01/07/2024
6.8

Billie Eilish

Hit Me Hard And Soft

Third album from the Los Angeles-born pop singer-songwriter was writtena and produced with her brother Finneas O'Connell

Added: 21/05/2024
6.8

Mount Kimbie

The Sunset Violent

Fourth album from London-based electronic quartet featuring two tracks by King Krule is their first indie rock release

Added: 08/04/2024
6.8

Kacey Musgraves

Deeper Well

Sixth studio album from the Texas country singer produced with Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk

Added: 14/03/2024
6.8

Holly Humberstone

Paint My Bedroom Black

Debut full-length album from the English indie-pop singer-songwriter featureing a guest appearance by d4vd

Added: 17/10/2023
6.8

The National

Laugh Track

Album number ten from the Ohio indie quintet was writen and recorded alongside First Two Pages of Frankenstein (2023) features guest vocal appearances from Justin Vernon, Phoebe Bridgers and Rosanne Cash

Added: 18/09/2023
6.8

Rhiannon Giddens

You're the One

Fourth album from the folk / Americana musician and Carolina Chocolate Drops front woman featuring a guest appearance by Jason Isbell

Added: 18/08/2023
6.8

Geese

3D Country

Second full-length album from the Brooklyn indie rock quintet was produced by Simian Mobile Disco’s James Ford

Added: 23/06/2023
6.8

Queens Of The Stone Age

In Times New Roman

Eighth album from the Californian hard rock five-piece led by vocalist and guitarist Josh Homme

Added: 16/06/2023
6.8

Christine and the Queens

Paranoia, Angels, True Love

Fourth full-length album of electropop from Nantes-born artist Héloïse Letissier ncludes collaborations with Madonna, 070 Shake and Mike Dean

Added: 15/06/2023
6.8

Alison Goldfrapp

The Love Invention

Debut solo album from the London-born singer and producer and one half of electronic duo Goldfrapp

Added: 15/05/2023
6.8

The New Pornographers

Continue as a Guest

Album number nine from Canadian-American musical collective produced by band leader A.C. Newman

Added: 05/04/2023
6.8

Caroline Rose

The Art of Forgetting

Fifth album from the New York-based singer-songwriter is self-produced

Added: 28/03/2023

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