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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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6.3

Ceremony

In The Spirit World Now

Sixth album from the Californian punk rockers and first for Relapse Records

Added: 31/08/2019
6.3

Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra

The Capitol Studios Sessions

Debut full-length release by actor/jazz pianist with his band, The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, recorded live in studio with an audience and produced by Larry Klein (Joni Mitchell, Herbie Hancock, Madeleine Peyroux)

Added: 17/12/2018
6.3

Yoko Ono

Warzone

Sixteenth solo album from the singer-songwriter featuring new arrangements of songs from her back catalogue

Added: 23/10/2018
6.3

Empress Of

Us

Second studio album by Latin American electro-pop singer-songwriter Lorely Rodriguez largely self-produced and recorded in collaboration with Blood Orange's Dev Hynes, EDM duo DJDS, and Spanish producer Pional

Added: 22/10/2018
6.3

Wild Nothing

Indigo

Fourth studio album of indie rock / dream pop from the Virginia-born musician Jack Tatum

Added: 30/08/2018
6.3

Lily Allen

No Shame

Fourth studio album of electropop from the English singer-songwriter

Added: 13/06/2018
6.3

Chvrches

Love Is Dead

Third album from the Glasgow synthpop trio produced by Greg Kurstin (Sia, Beck, Kelly Clarkson, Tegan and Sara, Foo Fighters)

Added: 30/05/2018
6.3

J. Cole

K.O.D.

Fifth full-length album from the North Carolina hip hop artist and Jay-Z protegé

Added: 24/04/2018
6.3

Bonny Doon

Longwave

Second album from the Detroit-based indie rock quartet

Added: 23/03/2018
6.3

Rhye

Blood

Second album of alternative r&b from the LA-based Michael Milosh, the first release since the departure of Robin Hannibal

Added: 05/02/2018
6.3

The Go! Team

Semicircle

Fifth album of alternative indie dance from the Brighton six-piece led by Ian Parton

Added: 19/01/2018
6.3

Kllo

Backwater

Debut album of dark electronica from Australian cousins Chloe Kaul and Simon Lam

Added: 09/11/2017
6.3

Beck

Colors

Album number thirteen from the art pop singer-songwriter co-produced by Greg Kurstin (Adele, Ellie Goulding, Pink, the Shins)

Added: 17/10/2017
6.3

The Killers

Wonderful Wonderful

Fifth studio album from the Las Vegas pop-rock quartet, the first album in five years

Added: 22/09/2017
6.3

Cut Copy

Haiku From Zero

The Melbourne-based synth-pop outfit release album number five

Added: 20/09/2017
6.3

Ride

Weather Diaries

Fifth studio album by Oxford alt.rock / shoegaze quartet and first release since 1996's Tarantula, produced by Erol Alkan

Added: 19/06/2017
6.3

Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit

The Nashville Sound

Sixth full-length solo album and third credited with the 400 Unit from the former Drive-By Trucker man and produced by Dave Cobb

Added: 17/06/2017
6.3

Chuck Berry

Chuck

18th studio album and first since 1979 from the rock n roll legend, recorded just before his death

Added: 13/06/2017
6.3

Mark Lanegan Band

Gargoyle

Latest release from the former Screaming Trees frontman working with collaborators Rob Marshall and Alain Johannes

Added: 01/05/2017
6.3

Charli XCX

Number 1 Angel

Third mixtape from the Cambridge-born pop star

Added: 27/03/2017
6.3

Big Sean

I Decided.

Fourth studio album from the Detroit, Michigan hip hop artist featuring appearances from Jeremih, Migos, The-Dream, Jhené Aiko

Added: 09/02/2017
6.3

Nine Inch Nails

Not the Actual Events

Five-track EP from Trent Reznor's cult industrial rock band

Added: 28/12/2016
6.3

Local Natives

Sunlit Youth

Third album from the Silver Lake indie rock group fronted by Taylor Rice

Added: 23/09/2016
6.3

of Montreal

Innocence Reaches

Album number fourteen from the Athens, Georgia experimental indie rock group led by Kevin Barnes

Added: 11/08/2016
6.3

Nick Jonas

Last Year Was Complicated

Third solo album from the American Pop/R&B singer, with feature spots from Tove Lo and Ty Dolla $ign

Added: 16/06/2016
6.3

Lucius

Good Grief

Third album from the Brooklyn indie-pop five piece co-fronted by Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig

Added: 22/03/2016
6.3

Fat White Family

Songs for Our Mothers

Second album of lo-fi rock from the South London band

Added: 19/01/2016
6.3

Jeff Lynne’s ELO

Alone In The Universe

Album number thirteen and the first new music under the ELO name for fourteen years from the veteran progressive pop artist

Added: 13/11/2015
6.3

Craig Finn

Faith In The Future

Second solo album of indie rock/country from The Hold Steady frontman

Added: 08/09/2015
6.3

SOAK

Before We Forgot How To Dream

Debut album from Derry singer-songwriter Bridie Monds-Watson

Added: 01/06/2015

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"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

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