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5 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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6.4

S. Carey

Hundred Acres

Third solo album from the Wisconsin-based Bon Iver member

Added: 27/02/2018
6.4

Migos

Culture II

Third album from the Lawrenceville, Georgia rap trio comprising Quavo, Offset and Takeoff

Added: 30/01/2018
6.4

Porches

The House

Third album from the New York-based synth-pop singer-songwriter Aaron Maine

Added: 22/01/2018
6.4

First Aid Kit

Ruins

Fourth album from the Swedish indie folk duo produced by Tucker Martin (Laura Veirs, My Morning Jacket)

Added: 19/01/2018
6.4

Quicksand

Interiors

Third studio album from the post-hardcore four-piece, and first album since 1995

Added: 15/11/2017
6.4

Sleigh Bells

Kid Kruschev

Mini-album from Brooklyn noise pop duo Alexis Krauss and Derek E. Miller

Added: 09/11/2017
6.4

Van Morrison

Roll With The Punches

A collection of bluesy tracks from the legendary Irish singer, featuring covers of the likes of Bo Diddley, Lightnin’ Hopkins and Mose Allison

Added: 27/09/2017
6.4

Hype Williams

Rainbow Edition

Fourth album of lo-fi experimental psych pop from Berlin-based Anglo-Estonian duo

Added: 30/08/2017
6.4

Danzig

Black Laden Crown

Eleventh studio album from the New Jersey heavy metal band produced by frontman Glen Danzig

Added: 30/05/2017
6.4

Penguin Cafe

The Imperfect Sea

Third album from Arthur Jeffes' chamber jazz project, originally conceived as a continuation of his father's Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Added: 11/05/2017
6.4

Joey Bada$$

All-Amerikkkan Badass

Second studio album from the Brooklyn rapper and co-founder of the hip-hop collective Pro Era

Added: 10/04/2017
6.4

Spiral Stairs

Doris And The Daggers

Second solo album from Pavement co-founder Scott Kannberg

Added: 20/03/2017
6.4

Tennis

Yours Conditionally

Fourth album of fuzzed surf pop from Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore

Added: 13/03/2017
6.4

Xiu Xiu

Forget

Latest from Jamie Stewart's experimental rock project, with production from John Congleton, Deerhoof's Greg Saunier, and Angela Seo

Added: 01/03/2017
6.4

Flo Morrissey and Matthew E. White

Gentlewoman, Ruby Man

A collection of covers from the London singer-songwriter and Virgia-based producer and founder of Spacebomb Records

Added: 12/01/2017
6.4

Marching Church

Telling It Like It Is

Copenhagen-based outfit led by Iceage frontman Elias Bender Rønnenfelt release their second album of indie pop

Added: 18/11/2016
6.4

De La Soul

And The Anonymous Nobody

Ninth album from the influential New York hip hop trio funded by Kickstarter with contributions from David Byrne, Little Dragon, Damon Albarn, Snoop Dogg and Usher

Added: 03/09/2016
6.4

Puro Instinct

Autodrama

Second album of psychedelic pop from former Pearl Harbor members Piper and Skylar Kaplan

Added: 01/07/2016
6.4

Diarrhea Planet

Turn To Gold

Third album from the Nashville garage punk outfit

Added: 15/06/2016
6.4

Flume

Skin

Second album from Australian electronic musician Harley Edward Streten, featuring guests including Vince Staples and Beck

Added: 02/06/2016
6.4

Bob Dylan

Fallen Angels

Album thirty-seven from the 74 year old is a follow up to 2015's 'Shadows in the Night', which also featured covers of classic American songs once recorded by Frank Sinatra

Added: 23/05/2016
6.4

Susanna

Triangle

Eleventh solo album from the Norwegian singer-songwriter

Added: 27/04/2016
6.4

Sexwitch

Sexwitch

A new psych folk collaboration between Toy and Natasha Khan (Bat for Lashes) produced by Dan Carey

Added: 15/10/2015
6.4

Strange Wilds

Subjective Concepts

Debut full-length album from the Olympia, Washington trio

Added: 22/07/2015
6.4

Active Child

Mercy

Second album of electronic indie pop from LA-based musician Pat Grossi

Added: 06/07/2015
6.4

Best Coast

California Nights

Third full-length album from the LA indie pop duo Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno

Added: 06/05/2015
6.4

Liturgy

The Ark Work

After a brief run as a duo, the full four-piece are back for the American black metal outfit's third studio album

Added: 26/03/2015
6.4

Modest Mouse

Strangers to Ourselves

Sixth album from Isaac Brock's alt rockers, their first in eight years

Added: 17/03/2015
6.4

Ne-Yo

Non-Fiction

The sixth studio album by American R&B and pop star

Added: 10/02/2015
6.4

King Tuff

Black Moon Spell

Third release of garage rock from sometime Witch and Happy Birthday member Kyle Thomas

Added: 22/09/2014

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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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