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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

Kavinsky

Outrun

Video game soundtrack inspired electro on the debut full length from French house producer Vincent Belorgey, the man behind Drive soundtrack hit Nightcall

Added: 27/02/2013
6.3

Johnny Marr

The Messenger

First solo album proper from the guitar legend following assorted collaborations and contributions, 26 years after the demise of The Smiths

Added: 20/02/2013
6.3

Camper Van Beethoven

La Costa Perdida

The Californian alt.rock band with their first album in eight years

Added: 17/01/2013
6.3

The Smashing Pumpkins

Oceania

Eighth studio album from the Chicago alt.rock band and part of their Teargarden by Kaleidyscope online project

Added: 19/06/2012
6.3

The Young

Dub Egg

The second album from this lo-fi psychedelic garage rock troupe from Austin, TX

Added: 08/06/2012
6.3

Regina Spektor

What We Saw From The Cheap Seats

Sixth album of piano pop and alt.folk from the NY-based, Russian-born singer-songwriter

Added: 30/05/2012
6.3

Public Image Ltd

This Is PiL

First studio release in 10 years from John Lydon's experimental post-punk outfit

Added: 30/05/2012
6.3

Squarepusher

Ufabulum

Tom Jenkinson's latest album in his Squarepusher guise is one of glitch heavy electronica, with no live instrumentation

Added: 18/05/2012
6.3

Here We Go Magic

A Different Ship

Third album from the Brooklyn-based lo-fi indie psych rock / folk band led by Luke Temple

Added: 10/05/2012
6.3

The Brian Jonestown Massacre

Aufheben

Neo psychedelia and Krautrock flavoured alt.rock on the 12th album from bandleader Anton Newcombe, recorded in East Berlin with a cast of session musicians

Added: 02/05/2012
6.3

Santigold

Master Of My Make-Believe

Santi White releases her second album of reggae tinged pop, a collaboration with a variety of producers, from Diplo to Nick Zinner

Added: 02/05/2012
6.3

M. Ward

A Wasteland Companion

Album number seven from the Californian indie/folk singer-songwriter and guitarist

Added: 10/04/2012
6.3

Tennis

Young & Old

Second album of fuzzed surf pop from husband and wife duo Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore, produced by Patrick Carney of The Black Keys

Added: 13/02/2012
6.3

Amy Winehouse

Lioness: Hidden Treasures

Posthumous release comprising outtakes, covers, demos and a handful of new tracks from the soul / R&B singer

Added: 09/12/2011
6.3

Future Of The Left

Polymers are Forever

The Welsh alt.rock outfit with a six-track EP, their first new material in more than two years

Added: 11/11/2011
6.3

Das Racist

Relax

First "official" album from the satirical alternative hip hop outfit, featuring beats from producers Diplo and El-P

Added: 16/09/2011
6.3

Samiyam

Sam Baker’s Album

Album No2 from the LA-based instrumental hip-hop producer and Flying Lotus collaborator

Added: 20/07/2011
6.3

Emmy The Great

Virtue

Second album from London based, Hong Kong-born indie/folk singer-songwriter Emma-Lee Moss

Added: 11/07/2011
6.3

Howe Gelb & A Band Of Gypsies

Alegrias

The veteran US lo-fi alt-country songwriter and pianist with a flamenco-flavoured album in collaboration with Spanish guitarist Raimundo Amador

Added: 24/05/2011
6.3

Ensemble

Excerpts

Third album of orchestral folk-pop from French-born, Montreal-based musician and composer Olivier Alary

Added: 19/05/2011
6.3

Ensemble

Excerpts

Third album of orchestral folk-pop from French-born, Montreal-based musician and composer Olivier Alary

Added: 19/05/2011
6.3

Ensemble

Excerpts

Third album of orchestral folk-pop from French-born, Montreal-based musician and composer Olivier Alary

Added: 19/05/2011
6.3

Mick Harvey

Sketches From The Book Of The Dead

Fifth solo studio album from the former Bad Seeds and Birthday Party multi-instrumentalist

Added: 10/05/2011
6.3

The Donkeys

Born With Stripes

Surf pop, folk-rock and Americana on the latest album from the San Diego indie rock outfit

Added: 27/04/2011
6.3

Micachu & The Shapes

Chopped & Screwed

Second album of experimental leftfield pop from Mica Levi recorded live with The London Sinfonietta

Added: 01/04/2011
6.3

Asobi Seksu

Fluorescence

Fifth album of dream pop from the New York based indie shoegazers

Added: 16/02/2011
6.3

Fujiya & Miyagi

Ventriloquizzing

Fourth album from Brighton-based Krautrock four-piece

Added: 28/01/2011
6.3

Versus

On the Ones and Threes

The 90s indie rock act's comeback album after a 10-year absence

Added: 04/08/2010
6.3

Karen Elson

The Ghost Who Walks

Debut album from supermodel turned singer-songwriter produced by husband Jack White

Added: 27/05/2010
6.3

Sage Francis

Li(f)e

Fourth album from Rhode Island poet/rapper Paul Francis

Added: 11/05/2010

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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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