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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

Jamie Lidell

Compass

Fourth album of modern soul from Manhattan-based Englishman produced by Beck

Added: 21/05/2010
6.6

Black Francis

Nonstoperotik

Mr Frank Black, reverting to his Pixies name, with a solo album of assorted rock stylings

Added: 05/04/2010
6.6

Goldfrapp

Head First

The electro-pop pioneer back with a fifth album of 80s-inspired songs in tandem with musical partner Will Gregory

Added: 25/03/2010
6.6

Strange Boys

Be Brave

60s-influenced garage rock and lo-fi indie pop on the second release from the Texas band

Added: 18/03/2010
6.6

Frightened Rabbit

The Winter Of Mixed Drinks

Third album and expansive follow up to acclaimed The Midnight Organ Fight from Scottish indie rock five-piece

Added: 08/03/2010
6.6

A Grave With No Name

Mountain Debris

Debut release of avant-garde lo-fi pop & freak folk from the London act fronted by Alex Shields

Added: 15/02/2010
6.6

Badly Drawn Boy

Is There Nothing We Could Do?

Damon Gough with his second soundtrack album for Caroline Aherne's TV film

Added: 14/01/2010
6.6

Wale

Attention Deficit

First studio album from the Washington-based rapper who built his name on a series of three well-received mixtapes

Added: 10/11/2009
6.6

A.A. Bondy

When The Devil's Loose

Second album from American alt.folk artist Scott Bondy

Added: 05/11/2009
6.6

2562

Unbalance

Third album of futuristic dubstep from Dutch producer Dave Hulsmans aka A Made Up Sound

Added: 03/11/2009
6.6

A Place to Bury Strangers

Exploding Head

Experimental noise pop and psychedelic space rock from the New York trio

Added: 05/10/2009
6.6

The Black Heart Procession

Six

More gloom and doom indie rock from the Californian band on - yep - their sixth album

Added: 05/10/2009
6.6

Drive-By Truckers

The Fine Print (A Collection Of Oddities and Rarities 2003-2008)

12 originals and covers, mostly from around 2004, from the southern rockers

Added: 31/08/2009
6.6

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Black Square

Experimental art rock from the Canadian band

Added: 13/05/2009
6.6

Lily Allen

It's Not Me, It's You

Mockney singer-songwriter's follow-up to the hugely successful 2007 debut, Alright

Added: 13/02/2009
6.5

The Belair Lip Bombs

Again

Second album from Australian indie rock quartet produced with Nao Anzai and Joe White

Added: 17/11/2025
6.5

Dave

The Boy Who Played the Harp

Third studio album from the London-born rapper includes guest appearances from James Blake, Jim Legxacy, Kano and Tems

Added: 05/11/2025
6.5

Car Seat Headrest

The Scholars

Fifth album and first in five years from the Will Toledo-led low-fi indie pop band

Added: 08/05/2025
6.5

Bartees Strange

Horror

Third album from the Washington DC-based musician Bartees Leon Cox Jr co-produced with Jack Antonoff

Added: 24/02/2025
6.5

Sam Fender

People Watching

Third full-length album from the North Shields indie singer-songwriter co-produced with Adam Granduciel of The War on Drugs

Added: 22/02/2025
6.5

Jon Hopkins

Ritual

Seventh studio album of ambient techno from the English composer is one continuous piece divided into eight chapters

Added: 04/09/2024
6.5

Johnny Cash

Songwriter

Eleven previously unreleased demos recorded at Nashville's LSI Studios in 1993 featuring newly recorded instrumentation produced by his son John Carter Cash and David R. Ferguson

Added: 29/06/2024
6.5

The Jesus and Mary Chain

Glasgow Eyes

Eighth studio album from the Scottish alt rock legends and their first in seven years

Added: 22/03/2024
6.5

The Last Dinner Party

Prelude to Ecstasy

Debut album from the London indie rock band produced by James Ford (Arctic Monkeys, Blur, Depeche Mode)

Added: 08/02/2024
6.5

Nicki Minaj

Pink Friday 2

Fifth album of rap and pop from the Trinidad-born MC from Queens, New York with guest appearances from J. Cole, Lil Wayne, Tate Kobang, Drake, Lourdiz, Lil Uzi Vert, Skillibeng, Skeng and Future

Added: 11/12/2023
6.5

Danny Brown

Quaranta

Fifth full-length album from the Detroit experimental hip hop artist featuring guest appearances from Bruiser Wolf, Kassa Overall and MIKE

Added: 17/11/2023
6.5

Drake

For All The Dogs

Eighth full-length album from Candian rapper featuring guest appearances by 21 Savage, Bad Bunny, Chief Keef, J Cole and Lil Yachty

Added: 09/10/2023
6.5

Killer Mike

Michael

Sixth studio album from the Atlantan rapper and first in eleven years

Added: 23/06/2023
6.5

Gorillaz

Cracker Island

Eighth studio album from Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's virtual band featuring guest appearances from Bad Bunny, Beck, Stevie Nicks, Tame Impala, and Thundercat

Added: 23/02/2023
6.5

Samia

Honey

Second album from the Nashville-based singer-songwriter Samia Finnerty produced by Caleb Wright

Added: 30/01/2023

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