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4 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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8.4

Jean Grae & Quelle Chris

Everything's Fine

Debut collaboration between US rappers Jean Grae and Quelle Chris with guest appearances from Your Old Droog, Denmark Vessey, Hannibal Buress, Nick Offerman, Michael Che and John Hodgman

Added: 27/04/2018
8.4

Soccer Mommy

Clean

Second album of indie pop from Nashville singer-songwriter Sophie Allison produced by Gabe Wax

Added: 05/03/2018
8.4

Charli XCX

Pop 2

Fourth mixtape from the English electro popstar, her second mixtape release of 2017

Added: 20/12/2017
8.4

Björk

Utopia

Ninth studio album from the Icelandic singer and musician produced with Arca who also worked on Vulnicura

Added: 27/11/2017
8.4

Neil Young

Hitchhiker

The legendary singer-songwriter's 38th studio album, originally recorded on August 11, 1976 at Indigo Ranch Recording Studio in Malibu

Added: 12/09/2017
8.4

Mount Kimbie

Love What Survives

Third album of post-dubstep from London-based electronic duo Dominic Maker and Kai Campos

Added: 11/09/2017
8.4

Broken Social Scene

Hug Of Thunder

Fifth full-length studio album from the Canadian dream pop / art rock collective

Added: 10/07/2017
8.4

Jay-Z

4:44

Album number thirteen from the New York hip hop giant produced by No I.D. and featuring guest appearances from Frank Ocean, Damian Marley and Beyoncé

Added: 05/07/2017
8.4

SZA

Ctrl

Debut album of r&b pop from the Solána Imani Rowe, with guest appearances from Kendrick Lamar, James Fauntleroy, and Isaiah Rashad

Added: 13/06/2017
8.4

(Sandy) Alex G

Rocket

Eighth album from the Philadelphia lo-fi indie rock musician Alex Giannascoli

Added: 19/05/2017
8.4

Power Trip

Nightmare Logic

Second album from the heavy metal quintet produced by Arthur Rizk

Added: 01/03/2017
8.4

The xx

I See You

Third album of indie rock / dream pop from the London trio recorded in LA and Iceland and produced by Jamie xx and Rodaidh McDonald

Added: 12/01/2017
8.4

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith and Suzanne Ciani

Sunergy

Two long-form ambient tracks from electronic musician Suzanne Ciani and composer Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, part of RVNG's FRKWYS series

Added: 15/09/2016
8.4

Maxwell

blackSUMMERS'night

Fifth studio album and first in seven years from the Brooklyn neo-soul singer-songwriter, producer and actor

Added: 12/07/2016
8.4

White Lung

Paradise

Fourth album from the Vancouver punk group fronted by Mish Barber-Way and produced by Lars Stalfors (HEALTH, Alice Glass)

Added: 06/05/2016
8.4

Parquet Courts

Human Performance

Fifth full-length album from the Brooklyn garage rock / post-punk band led by Austin Brown and Andrew Savage

Added: 08/04/2016
8.4

Anna Meredith

Varmints

Debut full length release from the London-based composer and electronic musician who is a former composer-in-residence with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Added: 06/03/2016
8.4

Moodymann

DJ-Kicks

A contribution to !K7 Records' long-running DJ set series by Detroit's Kenny Dixon Jr

Added: 17/02/2016
8.4

Arca

Mutant

Second album from London-based Venezuelan electronic producer Alejandra Ghersi who's worked with FKA Twigs, Bjork and Kanye West

Added: 18/11/2015
8.4

Floating Points

Elaenia

Debut full-length album of electronica from the London-based producer, musician, and DJ Sam Shepherd

Added: 03/11/2015
8.4

Deerhunter

Fading Frontier

The indie rock/ambient rock quartet from Atlanta release their seventh studio album, and first since the near-death of frontman Bradford Cox

Added: 12/10/2015
8.4

Kurt Vile

b'lieve i'm goin down

Sixth studio release from the Philadelphia lo-fi indie rocker, follow up to 2013's It's a Big World Out There (And I Am Scared)

Added: 22/09/2015
8.4

Julia Holter

Have You In My Wilderness

Fourth album from the Californian singer-songwriter and experimental sound artist

Added: 22/09/2015
8.4

Beach House

Depression Cherry

Dream pop duo release their fifth album, recorded with Chris Coady (TV on the Radio, Grizzly Bear, Yeah Yeah Yeahs)

Added: 18/08/2015
8.4

Future

Ds2

Third album from Atlanta, Georgia hip hop artist Nayvadius Cash

Added: 22/07/2015
8.4

Young Thug

Barter 6

Third digital-only release from the Atlanta rapper, featuring Birdman, T.I., Boosie Badazz, Young Dolph, Yak Gotti, Duke and Jacquees

Added: 24/04/2015
8.4

Andy Stott

Faith in Strangers

The Mancunian electronic producer's 4th album, again featuring the voice of his teenage piano teacher Alison Skidmore

Added: 22/11/2014
8.4

Arca

Xen

Having worked with FKA Twigs and on Yeezus, London-based Venezuelan producer Alejandro Ghersi releases his debut long player

Added: 03/11/2014
8.4

Pharmakon

Bestial Burden

Second release of experimental industrial electronic noise from New York-based artist Margaret Chardiet

Added: 15/10/2014
8.4

Ex Hex

Rips

Debut album from Washington DC trio fronted by former Helium, Autoclave and Wild Flag guitarist Mary Timony

Added: 10/10/2014

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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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