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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

Dirty Three

Toward The Low Sun

Latest album of instrumental post-rock from the Australian trio that includes Bad Seed Warren Ellis

Added: 28/02/2012
6.8

Young Magic

Melt

Debut release from the New York trio, encompassing psychedelia, hip hop, ambient and garage

Added: 10/02/2012
6.8

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Stage Whisper

The actress and singer's third album of psych pop and offbeat electro pop is a combination of live performances and new studio recordings with collaborator Beck

Added: 07/12/2011
6.8

The Decemberists

Long Live the King

An EP of outtakes from the King Is Dead sessions by this Portland indie folk group

Added: 31/10/2011
6.8

Walls

Coracle

Second album from Alessio Natalizia (Banjo or Freakout) and Sam Willis (Allez-Allez), encompassing electronica, ambient, chillwave and more

Added: 10/10/2011
6.8

DRC Music

Kinshasa One Two

Damon Albarn put together this experimental producer collective to stage a five day open studio in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and these are the results

Added: 04/10/2011
6.8

Wilco

The Whole Love

Studio album number eight from the Chicago-based alt.rock six-piece and first on their own dBpm label

Added: 26/09/2011
6.8

Fruit Bats

Tripper

Fifth album from Eric D. Johnson's band, not moving too far from their folk pop sound

Added: 23/08/2011
6.8

Serengeti

Family & Friends

Latest collection of literate rap from the Chicago artist

Added: 21/07/2011
6.8

Brilliant Colors

Again & Again

Second album from the San Francisco indie pop trio

Added: 12/07/2011
6.8

Gardens And Villa

Gardens & Villa

Debut album of lo-fi electropop from this Santa Barbara quintet

Added: 06/07/2011
6.8

White Denim

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Psychedelia, prog, garage, country, funk and who knows what else amalgamated into the Texan quartet's 4th album

Added: 29/06/2011
6.8

White Hills

H-p1

A concept protest album and more fuzz-infused psych-rock from the New York outfit

Added: 23/06/2011
6.8

The High Llamas

Talahomi Way

Latest collection of 60s-inspired multi-instrumental orchestral pop and electronica from Sean O'Hagan's long-standing London band

Added: 04/05/2011
6.8

Daedelus

Bespoke

Latest slice of experimental electronic music from the Los Angeles-based producer and remixer

Added: 18/04/2011
6.8

Obits

Moody, Standard And Poor

Sophomore album of garage punk from these Brooklynites

Added: 31/03/2011
6.8

The Joy Formidable

The Big Roar

Debut album from the Welsh indie rock band, formed in 2007

Added: 11/03/2011
6.8

R.E.M.

Collapse Into Now

Fifteenth studio album from the veteran Athens, Georgia alt.rock trio

Added: 09/03/2011
6.8

The Dirtbombs

Party Store

Fifth album for Detroit garage rock band formed by The Gories front man Mick Collins

Added: 02/02/2011
6.8

Gang Of Four

Content

Eighth studio album from the Leeds post-punk veterans and first with original material since they reformed in 2005

Added: 26/01/2011
6.8

Robert Pollard

Space City Kicks

Former Guided By Voices front man with his latest solo album of indie rock

Added: 21/01/2011
6.8

Lyrics Born

As U Were

Second solo album of rap from the Japanese-American MC, formerly of Latyrx

Added: 30/11/2010
6.8

Dylan LeBlanc

Paupers Field

Debut album of Americana from the 20-year-old Louisiana singer-songwriter, likened to Neil Young and Ryan Adams

Added: 29/10/2010
6.8

Kelley Stoltz

To Dreamers

On his fourth album for Sub Pop, Stoltz channels some of his favourite sixties psychedelic and pop influences

Added: 12/10/2010
6.8

Crocodiles

Sleep Forever

Second album from Sand Diego-based indie rock / noise pop duo

Added: 17/09/2010
6.8

Dungen

Skit I Allt

Sixth album of psychedelic rock from the Swedish group.

Added: 16/09/2010
6.8

Sky Larkin

Kaleide

Second album of indie rock from Leeds three-piece

Added: 17/08/2010
6.8

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

Let It Sway

Fourth album of melodic power pop from the Missouri quartet

Added: 12/08/2010
6.8

Stornoway

Beachcomber's Windowsill

Debut album of indie folk from Oxford-based quartet

Added: 09/08/2010
6.8

Mystery Jets

Serotonin

Third album of indie rock from West London five-piece

Added: 20/07/2010

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