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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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6.6

Future Islands

People Who Aren’t There Anymore

Seventh album from the Baltimore synthpop group produced by the band and previous collaborator Steve Wright

Added: 03/02/2024
6.6

Hiss Golden Messenger

Jump for Joy

Latest release from MC Taylor's North Carolina-based indie folk ensemble

Added: 24/08/2023
6.6

Albert Hammond Jr

Melodies on Hiatus

Fifth full-length solo album from the Strokes guitarist featuring guest appearances from GoldLink, Matt Helders, Rainsford and Steve Stevens

Added: 26/06/2023
6.6

The National

First Two Pages Of Frankenstein

Album number nine from the Ohio indie quintet produced by band at their Long Pond studio in upstate New York and features guest appearances from Sufjan Stevens, Phoebe Bridgers and Taylor Swift

Added: 27/04/2023
6.6

M83

Fantasy

Ninth album of electronic shoegaze from LA-based band led by Frenchman Anthony Gonzalez

Added: 20/03/2023
6.6

Raye

My 21st Century Blues

Debut full-length album from the London singer-songwriter Rachel Agatha Keen

Added: 09/02/2023
6.6

White Lung

Premonition

Fifth album from the Vancouver punk group fronted by Mish Barber-Way produced by Jesse Gander

Added: 19/12/2022
6.6

Regina Spektor

Home, before and after

Eighth studio album from the Russian-born, New York-based singer-songwriter produced with John Congleton

Added: 24/06/2022
6.6

Drake

Honestly, Nevermind

Seventh studio album from the Toronto rapper featuring a guest appearance from 21 Savage

Added: 22/06/2022
6.6

Post Malone

Twelve Carat Toothache

Fourth studio album from the American rapper with guest appearances from Roddy Ricch, Doja Cat, Gunna, Fleet Foxes, the Kid Laroi and the Weeknd

Added: 08/06/2022
6.6

Röyksopp

Profound Mysteries

Sixth album from the Norwegian electronic duo Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland

Added: 03/05/2022
6.6

Portico Quartet

Monument

Seventh album from the London group, melding electronica, experimental jazz, dance and rock

Added: 23/11/2021
6.6

Geese

Projector

Debut full-length album from the Brooklyn indie rock quintet was mixed by Dan Carey (Squid, Fontains D.C., Black Midi)

Added: 04/11/2021
6.6

Sam Fender

Seventeen Going Under

Second full-length album from the North Shields indie singer-songwriter recorded in Ireland

Added: 13/10/2021
6.6

James Blake

Friends That Break Your Heart

Fifth album from the London-born singer-songwriter and electronic producer includes guest appearances from SwaVay, JID and Monica Martin

Added: 08/10/2021
6.6

José González

Local Valley

Fourth album from the Swedish indie folk singer-songwriter was self-produced

Added: 01/10/2021
6.6

Drake

Certified Lover Boy

Sixth studio album from the Toronto rapper featuring guest appearances from 21 Savage, Future, JAY-Z, Kid Cudi, Lil Baby, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Travis Scott, Ty Dolla $ign, Young Thug and more

Added: 07/09/2021
6.6

The Killers

Pressure Machine

Seventh album from the Las Vegas rock band features the return of guitarist Dave Keuning produced by Jonathan Rado and Shawn Everett

Added: 13/08/2021
6.6

Willow

lately I feel EVERYTHING

Fourth album of pop punk from the LA singer Willow Smith features guest appearances from Travis Barker, Avril Lavigne, Tierra Whack, Cherry Glazerr and Ayla Tesler-Mabe

Added: 21/07/2021
6.6

Marina

Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land

Fifth album of indie pop from the Welsh artist previously known as Marina and the Diamonds

Added: 17/06/2021
6.6

Dodie

Build A Problem

Debut album from the English indie pop singer-songwriter Dorothy Miranda Clark

Added: 07/05/2021
6.6

Paul McCartney

McCartney III Imagined

An album of reinterpretations, remixes, and covers of songs from McCartney III (2020) includes Beck, St Vincent, Damon Albarn and Josh Homme

Added: 17/04/2021
6.6

nothing,nowhere

Trauma Factory

Fourth full-length album from the Massachusetts-based, Vermont-based emo-rap artist featuring appearances from Judge, Kennyhoopla and Misogi

Added: 23/02/2021
6.6

Babeheaven

Home For Now

Debut full-length album from the West London duo Nancy Andersen and Jamie Travis

Added: 20/11/2020
6.6

21 Savage & Metro Boomin

Savage Mode 2

Second collaboration between the Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage and producer Leland Tyler Wayne

Added: 07/10/2020
6.6

Max Richter

Voices

The latest release from the classically trained German-born British composer features readings from the Universal Declaration Of Human Rights

Added: 05/08/2020
6.6

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

Sideways to New Italy

Second full-length from the indie rock quintet from Melbourne, Australia

Added: 08/06/2020
6.6

Squirrel Flower

I Was Born Swimming

Debut album from the Boston-based songwriter Ella O’Connor Williams

Added: 03/02/2020
6.6

Pinegrove

Marigold

Fourth album from the New Jersey indie rock band produced by frontman, singer-songwriter Evan Stephens Hall and guitarist Sam Skinner

Added: 22/01/2020
6.6

Black Marble

Bigger Than Life

Third full-length album from electronic musician Chris Stewart

Added: 24/10/2019

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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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