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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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6.8

Richard Dawson

The Ruby Cord

Seventh album of narrative folk rock from the Newcastle singer-songwriter

Added: 18/11/2022
6.8

Djo

Decide

Second full-length album from the American actor and musician Joe Kerr (Stranger Things, Free Guy)

Added: 23/09/2022
6.8

Mura Masa

demon time

Third album from Guernsey-born producer and DJ Alex Crossan features guest appearances from BAYLI, Erika de Casier, Leyla, Lil Yachty, Midas The Jagaban, Pa Salieu, PinkPantheress, Slowthai and more

Added: 20/09/2022
6.8

Sampa The Great

As Above, So Below

Second full-length album from the Zambia-born, Melbourne-based rapper Sampa Tembo was produced by Mag44

Added: 12/09/2022
6.8

Lupe Fiasco

Drill Music in Zion

Eighth album from the Chicago rapper featuring collaborations with Ayesha Jaco and Nayirah

Added: 07/07/2022
6.8

Martin Courtney

Magic Sign

Second solo album from the Real Estate frontman working with producer Rob Schnapf (Elliott Smith, Tokyo Police Club, Kurt Vile)

Added: 24/06/2022
6.8

Shearwater

The Great Awakening

First album for six years from Jonathan Meiburg's Austin indie/psych rock band produced by Dan Duszynski

Added: 10/06/2022
6.8

Tate McRae

I Used To Think I Could Fly

Debut album from the Canadian pop singer-songwriter featuring contributions from Finneas, Greg Kurstin and Charlie Puth

Added: 02/06/2022
6.8

Orville Peck

Bronco

Second album from the masked outlaw cowboy singer-songwriter produced by Jay Joyce (Eric Church, Carrie Underwood, Patty Griffin)

Added: 08/04/2022
6.8

Gang of Youths

Angel In Realtime

Third full-length album from the London-based Australian alternative rock band

Added: 26/02/2022
6.8

Grace Cummings

Storm Queen

Second album from the Melbourne singer-songwriter was self-produced

Added: 19/01/2022
6.8

Nas

Magic

Fifteenth album from the New York City rapper features guest appearances from ASAP Rocky and DJ Premier

Added: 12/01/2022
6.8

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Barn

The 41st studio album from the veteran singer-songwriter and 14th with Crazy Horse

Added: 28/12/2021
6.8

Summer Walker

Still Over It

Second album from the Atlanta R&B artist featuring guest appearances from Cardi B, Ciara, JT, Ari Lennox and Pharrell Williams

Added: 10/11/2021
6.8

The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die

Illusory Walls

Fourth studio album from the Connecticut-based post-rock band and first since the death of founding member Tom Diaz

Added: 13/10/2021
6.8

Meek Mill

Expensive Pain

Fifth album of hip hop from the Philidelphia rapper featuring guest appearances from A$AP Ferg, Brent Faiyaz, Giggs, Kehlani, Lil Baby, Lil Durk and Young Thug

Added: 06/10/2021
6.8

Lorde

Solar Power

Third album of electronic pop from New Zealand-born Ella Yelich-O'Connor produced by Jack Antonoff

Added: 20/08/2021
6.8

Darkside

Spiral

Second full-length album from ambient producer Nicolas Jaar and jazz guitarist Dave Harrington

Added: 23/07/2021
6.8

H.E.R.

Back of My Mind

Debut full-length release from the Californian R&B singer-songwriter Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson

Added: 23/06/2021
6.8

Sleater-Kinney

Path Of Wellness

Tenth album from the Olympia, Washington all-girl punk trio is the first they've self-produced

Added: 15/06/2021
6.8

The Black Keys

Delta Kream

Tenth studio album from the Akron Ohio garage rock duo Dan Auerback and Patrick Carney is a cover album of hill country blues songs recorded over two afternoons

Added: 14/05/2021
6.8

Girl In Red

If I Can Make It Go Quiet

Debut full-length album from the Norwegian indie pop artist Marie Ulven working with producer Matias Tellez

Added: 05/05/2021
6.8

Lil Yachty

Michigan Boy Boat

Mixtape from the Atlanta rapper Miles Parks McColluma featuring Sada Baby and Rio da Yung OG

Added: 28/04/2021
6.8

Hayley Williams

FLOWERS for VASES / descansos

Second solo album from the Mississippi-born Paramore singer produced by Daniel James (Selena Gomez, The Veronicas)

Added: 11/02/2021
6.8

Palberta

Palberta5000

Fifth full-length album from the New York-based indie rock trio Ani Ivry-Block, Lily Konigsberg and Nina Ryser

Added: 26/01/2021
6.8

Sigur Rós

Odin’s Raven Magic

Eighth studio album from the Icelandic band and first in seven years is based on live performances from 2002

Added: 07/12/2020
6.8

Cabaret Voltaire

Shadow Of Fear

Album number fifteen and first for twenty six years from Richard H. Kirk now operating as a solo act

Added: 30/11/2020
6.8

Cults

Host

Fifth studio album from New York indie pop duo Brian Oblivion and Madeline Follin

Added: 22/09/2020
6.8

Everything Everything

Re-Animator

Fifth album from the Manchester-based indie pop/art rock band produced by John Congleton (St Vincent, Angel Olsen, Future Islands)

Added: 11/09/2020
6.8

Brandy

B7

Seventh album, and first in eight years. from the R&B singer featuring guest appearances from Daniel Caesar, Chance The Rapper and daughter Sy'rai

Added: 05/08/2020

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