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6 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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6.7

The History Of Apple Pie

Out Of View

Early 90s shoegaze-inspired indie rock / power pop on the debut from the London quintet, engineered by The Horrors' Josh Hayward

Added: 05/02/2013
6.7

Adam Green & Binki Shapiro

Adam Green & Binki Shapiro

Debut collaboration from the man behind Moldy Peaches and the Little Joy singer

Added: 31/01/2013
6.7

Night Moves

Colored Emotions

Debut album of psychedelic pop from the Minneapolis three piece described by their label, Domino, as cosmic groovers

Added: 11/10/2012
6.7

Dexys

One Day I'm Going To Soar

First studio release in 27 years from the reformed white soul band led by Kevin Rowland

Added: 13/06/2012
6.7

Melvins Lite

Freak Puke

A pared-down version of the long-serving stoner rock pioneers featuring jazz bassist Trevor Dunn

Added: 12/06/2012
6.7

Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury

Drokk: Music Inspired By Mega-City One

An album of vintage synth soundscapes from the Portishead mainman in collaboration with film score composer Salisbury

Added: 11/05/2012
6.7

Damon Albarn

Dr Dee

The musical polymath's latest excursion is an 18-track studio soundtrack to his second opera, described by Albarn as "strange pastoral folk”

Added: 07/05/2012
6.7

Suckers

Candy Salad

Art rock / indie rock on the second full length from the Brooklyn trio

Added: 23/04/2012
6.7

Rusko

Songs

Second full-length album from Yorkshire dubstep producer Christopher Mercer

Added: 06/04/2012
6.7

Nicki Minaj

Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded

Second album of rap and pop from the Trinidad-born MC from Queens, New York, following up the hype from her early mixtapes

Added: 06/04/2012
6.7

Graham Coxon

A+E

The ex-Blur guitarist dabbles in a range of rock styles on his 8th solo effort and plays all the instruments

Added: 05/04/2012
6.7

Young Jeezy

TM: 103 Hustlerz Ambition

Fourth solo album from the Atlanta rapper and member of United Streets Dopeboyz of America

Added: 03/01/2012
6.7

Loney, Dear

Hall Music

Third album of experimental melancholic pop from the Swede

Added: 13/10/2011
6.7

Crooked Fingers

Breaks in the Armor

Album No.6 from the band led by indie rock singer-songwriter Eric Bachmann, formerly of Archers of Loaf

Added: 12/10/2011
6.7

Total Slacker

Thrashin

Debut album from the Brooklyn trio specialising in lo-fi garage

Added: 27/09/2011
6.7

S.C.U.M.

Again Into Eyes

Debut album from London post punk / art rock band

Added: 21/09/2011
6.7

Little Dragon

Ritual Union

Third album of electronica from the Swedish school friends

Added: 26/07/2011
6.7

Planningtorock

W

Second album of experimental electronica and indie from the Berlin-based Boltonian, Janine Rostron

Added: 03/06/2011
6.7

Let's Wrestle

Nursing Home

Second album from the London based indie rock three piece produced by Steve Albini

Added: 20/05/2011
6.7

Timber Timbre

Creep On Creepin' On

Fourth studio release from the Canadian alt.folk / blues trio led by singer-songwriter Taylor Kirk, and produced - in a church - by Mark Lawson (Arcade Fire)

Added: 13/05/2011
6.7

Paul Simon

So Beautiful Or So What

12th studio album and first for five years from the veteran singer-songwriter

Added: 15/04/2011
6.7

The Rural Alberta Advantage

Departing

Second album of indie rock from the Canadian trio

Added: 02/03/2011
6.7

Johnny Cash

Bootleg, Volume 2: From Memphis To Hollywood

Double cd featuring demos, radio appearances, outtakes and rarities from the early career of the country legend

Added: 23/02/2011
6.7

Deerhoof

Vs. Evil

Eleventh studio album from San Francisco art rock quartet

Added: 27/01/2011
6.7

Dark Dark Dark

Wild Go

Second album from the Minneapolis chamber folk band getting a belated UK release

Added: 07/12/2010
6.7

Kid Cudi

Man On The Moon II - The Legend Of Mr Rager

Second album from the Brooklyn rapper Scott Mescudi

Added: 18/11/2010
6.7

Violens

Amoral

Art rock, psych pop and post-rock combined on the debut from the New York band led by Jorge Elbrecht

Added: 02/11/2010
6.7

Grass Widow

Past Time

Debut album of lo-fi garage pop from the San Francisco outfit

Added: 07/10/2010
6.7

Lil Wayne

I Am Not a Human Being

Eighth studio album from the New Orleans-born rapper released while in jail in Rikers Island

Added: 05/10/2010
6.7

Clinic

Bubblegum

The sixth album of indie rock form the Liverpudlian group.

Added: 01/10/2010

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Arlo Parks Ambiguous Desire

One of those albums that evokes a tangible mood; in this case, somewhere adjacent to the sun coming up after a rollercoaster of a night out. As such, it's frequently wonderful. Print edition only Uncut

Arlo Parks Ambiguous Desire

"We're blossoming," she sings of a new romance, but she could easily be talking about herself and her artistic trajectory, having pulled off a daring makeover with such style. Print edition only Record Collector

Arlo Parks Ambiguous Desire

Any fear, dissociation or sorrow Parks describes is repeatedly shaken off in the communion of the dancefloor The Independent

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All-time top 10

Since we've been around, that is. So, the highest-rated albums from the past twelve years or so. Rankings are calculated to two decimal places.