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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

Oh Sees

Face Stabber

Twenty-second album of psyched-out garage rock from the San Francisco band and third under the abbreviated moniker

Added: 28/08/2019
6.6

L7

Scatter The Rats

First album in 20 years from the Los Angeles grunge/punk band produced by Norm Block and Nick Launay (Anna Calvi, Nick Cave)

Added: 03/05/2019
6.6

Dido

Still On My Mind

Fifth album from the singer-songwriter produced by her brother Rollo Armstrong, Simon Hulbert and Ryan Laubscher

Added: 13/03/2019
6.6

Beirut

Gallipoli

Fifth studio album from the indie folk group led by Zach Condon, named after the Italian town where the title track was written

Added: 04/02/2019
6.6

Charles Bradley

Black Velvet

Posthumous release from the R&B/soul singer featuring songs recorded during sessions from his previous three albums

Added: 17/11/2018
6.6

Ella Mai

Ella Mai

Debut full-length album from the London-born, New York-based R&B singer-songwriter

Added: 15/10/2018
6.6

Metric

Art of Doubt

Seventh studio album from the indie rock quartet from Toronto

Added: 27/09/2018
6.6

BROCKHAMPTON

iridescence

Fourth album from the Texan alternative hip hop group recorded in Abbey Road Studios as well as Hawaii

Added: 26/09/2018
6.6

Andrew W.K.

You're Not Alone

Fifth album from the NYC hard rocker, with cover art by Julie Bell and Boris Vallejo

Added: 08/03/2018
6.6

The Men

The Drift

Seventh studio album from the Brooklyn post-hardcore punk five-piece

Added: 05/03/2018
6.6

Wild Beasts

Last Night All My Dreams Came True

Final album from the English indie rock quartet following their amicable split, recorded over two days in RAK studios in London

Added: 21/02/2018
6.6

Nadine

Oh My

Debut album as a trio from Phantom Posse singer-songwriter Nadia Hulett and Ava Luna members Julian Fader and Carlos Hernandez

Added: 01/02/2018
6.6

The Shins

The Worm's Heart

The James Mercer led indie rock sextet release a "flipped" version of their 2017 album Heartworms, with loud songs played quietly and vice versa

Added: 23/01/2018
6.6

Panda Bear

A Day with the Homies

Third solo EP of experimental bedroom pop from the Animal Collective member, released only on vinyl

Added: 12/01/2018
6.6

Cults

Offering

Brian Oblivion and Madeline Follin's third studio album of indie pop/rock

Added: 14/10/2017
6.6

Shania Twain

Now

Fifth album and first studio release for 15 years from the Canadian singer-songwriter

Added: 30/09/2017
6.6

Deer Tick

Deer Tick, Vol. 1

One of two releases from the Rhode Island alt.country band led by singer-songwriter John McCauley, features 10 acoustic folk tracks

Added: 14/09/2017
6.6

Portugal. The Man.

Woodstock

Eighth LP from the Alaskan group, produced by John Hill and the Beastie Boys' Mike D

Added: 07/07/2017
6.6

Jeff Tweedy

Together At Last

First in a series of solo acoustic albums from the Wilco frontan featuring songs from his back catalogue

Added: 27/06/2017
6.6

Todd Rundgren

White Knight

Album number twenty five from the veteran musician and producer working with a variety of artists such as Robyn, Trent Reznor and Daryl Hall

Added: 10/05/2017
6.6

Black Lips

Satan's Graffiti Or God's Art?

Eighth studio record from the Atlanta garage rockers fronted by Cole Alexander

Added: 08/05/2017
6.6

Lydia Ainsworth

Darling Of The Afterglow

Second album of experimental indie from the Toronto-based singer-songwriter / composer

Added: 15/04/2017
6.6

Conor Oberst

Salutations

Eighth solo album from the indie folk singer-songwriter, a companion piece to 2016’s Ruminations

Added: 14/03/2017
6.6

Oozing Wound

Whatever Forever

Third studio album from Chicago-based thrash metal trio

Added: 24/10/2016
6.6

Regina Spektor

Remember Us To Life

Seventh studio album from the Russian-born, New York-based singer-songwriter

Added: 18/10/2016
6.6

Devendra Banhart

Ape in Pink Marble

Ninth studio album of alt indie folk from the Texas-born singer-songwriter/guitarist

Added: 27/09/2016
6.6

AlunaGeorge

I Remember

Second album from the electronic / R&B duo Aluna Francis and producer George Reid

Added: 26/09/2016
6.6

Usher

Hard II Love

Album number eight from the Dallas-born R&B singer, previously released as a Tidal exclusive

Added: 21/09/2016
6.6

DJ Shadow

The Mountain Will Fall

Fifth studio album from the hip hop producer, featuring guest appearances from the likes of Run the Jewels, Nils Frahm, and Ernie Fresh

Added: 27/06/2016
6.6

Eagulls

Ullages

Follow-up to the well received self-title debut from the Leeds post-punk five-piece

Added: 23/05/2016

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