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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

The Vaccines

English Graffiti

Third album from the West London indie rock quartet produced by Dave Fridmann (MGMT, Mercury Rev, The Flaming Lips)

Added: 29/05/2015
6.3

Death

N.E.W.

The surviving Detroit proto-punk brothers return with their first album since reforming in 2009

Added: 23/04/2015
6.3

Action Bronson

Mr. Wonderful

Second album from the rapper from Queens, New York, his first for a major label

Added: 25/03/2015
6.3

Laura Welsh

Soft Control

Debut album from the British electro-pop artist, five years in the making and featuring input from Dev Hynes, John Legend, Babydaddy and others

Added: 17/03/2015
6.3

Heems

Eat Pray Thug

Debut solo album from the NYC-based indie hip hop artist and Das Racist member Himanshu Suri

Added: 11/03/2015
6.3

Steve Earle & The Dukes

Terraplane

The venerable country singer songwriter's 15th studio album was recorded with his longtime band at the House of Blues in Nashville, TN

Added: 25/02/2015
6.3

Jib Kidder

Teaspoon To The Ocean

The self-produced debut album from the performing moniker of musician and artist Sean Schuster-Craig

Added: 04/02/2015
6.3

Gaz Coombes

Matador

Second self-produced solo album from the former Supergrass frontman

Added: 29/01/2015
6.3

Thom Yorke

Tomorrow's Modern Boxes

Second solo album from the Radiohead frontman produced by longtime collaborator Nigel Godrich and released via BitTorrent

Added: 01/10/2014
6.3

Robyn Hitchcock

The Man Upstairs

Album number twenty from the psych folk singer-songwriter and former Soft Boys frontman is a mix of originals and covers

Added: 26/08/2014
6.3

The Raveonettes

Pe'ahi

Album number seven from the Danish noise pop duo recorded in southern California

Added: 30/07/2014
6.3

Anna Calvi

Strange Weather

An EP of covers including Suicide and Bowie from the London-based singer-songwriter featuring a duet with David Byrne

Added: 22/07/2014
6.3

PS I Love You

For Those Who Stay

Third album from the Kingston, Ontario indie rock duo Paul Saulnier and Benjamin Nelson

Added: 22/07/2014
6.3

Woman's Hour

Conversations

Debut LP from the London swoon-pop four-piece, with visuals created in conjunction with fine artists Oliver Chanarin and Adam Broomberg

Added: 15/07/2014
6.3

Mastodon

Once More 'Round The Sun

Sixth album from the Atlanta, Georgia based heavy metal band, recorded in Franklin, Tennessee, with producer Nick Raskulinecz

Added: 25/06/2014
6.3

Atmosphere

Southsiders

Latest collection from Minneapolis independent hip hop duo, rapper Slug and DJ/producer Ant

Added: 09/05/2014
6.3

Neil Young

A Letter Home

A collection of classic covers by the legendary rocker, recorded for Jack White's Third Man Records in a refurbished 1947 Voice-o-Graph vinyl recording booth

Added: 02/05/2014
6.3

Kelis

Food

Sixth album from New York R&B singer-songwriter Kelis Rogers produced by Dave Sitek of TV On The Radio

Added: 30/04/2014
6.3

Tweens

Tweens

Debut release from the Ohio-based, lo-fi indie rock trio

Added: 10/04/2014
6.3

Black Lips

Underneath The Rainbow

Seventh studio album from the Atlanta, Georgia garage rock quartet

Added: 20/03/2014
6.3

Sébastien Tellier

Confection

Latest album of downtempo electronica from French producer, multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter

Added: 07/11/2013
6.3

Kwes

ILP

Debut album from London-born producer Kwesi Sey who has produced for The xx and Dels and played live with Bobby Womack

Added: 24/10/2013
6.3

Holy Ghost!

Dynamics

Sophomore record from Brooklyn synthpop duo, comprising Nick Millhiser and Alex Frankel, on James Murphy's DFA Records

Added: 18/09/2013
6.3

Crystal Stilts

Nature Noir

The Brooklyn band's 3rd full-length release of noise pop / psych rock in their 10 years of existence

Added: 17/09/2013
6.3

Future Bible Heroes

Partygoing

Magnetic Fields frontman Stephin Merritt reconvenes his indie pop side project alongside Christopher Ewen and singer Claudia Gonson

Added: 26/07/2013
6.3

David Lynch

The Big Dream

Second studio album by American filmmaker and musician, featuring eleven original blues songs and a Bob Dylan cover.

Added: 15/07/2013
6.3

Daughn Gibson

Me Moan

Second album from the Pennsylvanian former truck driver, blending country, Americana and electronica

Added: 10/07/2013
6.3

Brazos

Saltwater

Second helping of melodic indie rock / indie pop from Martin Crane, now working in Brooklyn with bassist Spencer Zahn and drummer Ian Chang

Added: 10/06/2013
6.3

Rogue Wave

Nightingale Floors

Fifth album from Oakland, California indie rock five-piece led by Zach Schwartz

Added: 03/06/2013
6.3

Rachel Zeffira

The Deserters

Canadian classically-trained soprano and multi-instrumentalist, who was one half of Cat’s Eyes with Horrors frontman Faris Badwan, with a debut album of baroque pop

Added: 13/03/2013

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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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