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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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6.5

Beck

Hyperspace

Album number fourteen from the art pop singer-songwriter co-produced by Pharrell Williams and featuring contributions from Sky Ferreira, Terrell Hines, Greg Kurstin and Chris Martin

Added: 03/12/2019
6.5

Nils Frahm

All Encores

Three recent EPs from the ambient electronic composer from Hamburg, Germany brought together in this release

Added: 22/10/2019
6.5

Hiss Golden Messenger

Terms Of Surrender

Eighth album from MC Taylor's North Carolina-based indie folk ensemble recorded at the New York studio of The National's Aaron Dessner

Added: 02/10/2019
6.5

Kindness

Something Like A War

Third album of disco-inspired pop from Adam Bainbridge

Added: 13/09/2019
6.5

BROCKHAMPTON

Ginger

Self-produced fifth album from the Texan alternative hip hop group

Added: 27/08/2019
6.5

Ride

This Is Not A Safe Place

Sixth studio album by Oxford alt.rock / shoegaze quartet produced by Erol Alkan (Daniel Avery, Mystery Jets)

Added: 15/08/2019
6.5

Banks

III

Third album from Californian alt R&B artist Jillian Rose Banks working with producers BJ Burton, Hudson Mohawke, Kito and Francis and the Lights

Added: 17/07/2019
6.5

Hatchie

Keepsake

Debut full-length release from the Brisbane, Australia dream pop artist Harriette Pilbeam

Added: 28/06/2019
6.5

Lizzo

Cuz I Love You

Third album and major label debut from the Minneapolis alternative hip-hop artist Melissa Jefferson

Added: 22/04/2019
6.5

FIDLAR

Almost Free

Third album of indie punk from the LA-based four-piece

Added: 31/01/2019
6.5

Unknown Mortal Orchestra

IC-01 Hanoi

Fifth full-length release by Oregon-based New Zealand psychedelic group recorded in the Vietnamese city of Hanoi with local musicians as an exploration into the outer edges of the band’s influences in jazz, fusion and the avant-garde

Added: 28/10/2018
6.5

White Denim

Performance

Eighth studio album from the Austin, Texas group, recorded at their new Radio Milk studio

Added: 30/08/2018
6.5

YG

Stay Dangerous

Third full-length album from Compton-based rapper with appearances from 2 Chainz, A$AP Rocky, Big Sean, Nicki Minaj, Ty Dolla $ign

Added: 07/08/2018
6.5

Ross From Friends

Family Portrait

Debut full-length album from the British electronic producer Felix Clary Weatherall

Added: 28/07/2018
6.5

Years & Years

Palo Santo

Second album from the London-based electronica trio Olly Alexander, Mikey Goldsworthy and Emre Türkmen

Added: 07/07/2018
6.5

King Tuff

The Other

Self-produced fifth album of garage rock from Kyle Thomas with guest appearances from Jenny Lewis, Kevin Morby, Greta Morgan, and Ty Segall

Added: 16/04/2018
6.5

Tom Misch

Geography

Debut full-length release from the South London multi-instrumentalist features guest appearances from De La Soul, Loyle Carner, and GoldLink

Added: 11/04/2018
6.5

The Weeknd

My Dear Melancholy

EP from the Canadian alternative R&B singer-songwriter Abel Tesfaye featuring guest spots from Frank Dukes, Mike WiLL Made-It, Cirkut and Daft Punk's Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo

Added: 03/04/2018
6.5

OCS

Memory of a Cut Off Head

The garage rock group fronted by John Dwyer and formerly known as Thee Oh Sees and Oh Sees revert back to their original name, OCS for their 20th album

Added: 27/11/2017
6.5

Taylor Swift

reputation

Sixth studio album from the popstar, self-produced alongside Jack Antonoff, Max Martin, Shellback, and Ali Payami

Added: 13/11/2017
6.5

Lindstrøm

It's Alright Between Us As It Is

Fourth studio album from Hands-Peter Lindstrøm, the electronic nu-disco producer from Norway

Added: 25/10/2017
6.5

Citizen

As You Please

Third album from the Ohio and Michigan emo/post-hardcore group

Added: 19/10/2017
6.5

Kele Okereke

Fatherland

Third studio album from the Bloc Party frontman, eschewing the electronics of his previous albums for a more acoustic palette

Added: 09/10/2017
6.5

Lee Ranaldo

Electric Trim

Latest solo release from the noise rock pioneer and Sonic Youth co-founder and third since the band split in 2011

Added: 20/09/2017
6.5

Foo Fighters

Concrete and Gold

Ninth studio album from the post-grunge rock stalwarts, with guest appearances from Justin Timberlake, Boyz II Men member Shawn Stockman, and Paul McCartney

Added: 18/09/2017
6.5

Filthy Friends

Invitation

Debut album from the alt.rock supergroup including REM's Peter Buck and Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney

Added: 26/08/2017
6.5

21 Savage

Issa Album

Debut studio album from the Atlanta rapper featuring production from collaborator Metro Boomin

Added: 14/07/2017
6.5

Pixx

The Age of Anxiety

Debut full-length release of synth pop from Londoner Hannah Rodgers

Added: 12/06/2017
6.5

Halsey

hopeless fountain kingdom

Second studio album from the New jersey pop artist Ashley Nicolette Frangipane

Added: 07/06/2017
6.5

Omar Souleyman

To Syria, With Love

The Syria dabke musician's latest is his first with Hasan Alo handling synths and programming

Added: 06/06/2017

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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

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