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  1. 8.4

    Cass McCombs

    Wit's End

    Fifth LP from singer-songwriter McCombs, once called 'unobtrusively brilliant' by John Peel

    Added: 22/04/2011

     
  2. 8.4

    Kurt Vile

    Smoke Ring for My Halo

    Fourth album from Philadelia-born singer-songwriter

    Added: 07/03/2011

     
  3. 8.4

    Toro Y Moi

    Underneath the Pine

    Second album of chillwave from South Carolina-born one-man band Chaz Bundick

    Added: 25/02/2011

     
  4. 8.4

    Nicolas Jaar

    Space Is Only Noise

    The 20 year old New Yorker delivers an album of left field electronica

    Added: 17/02/2011

     
  5. 8.4

    Smith Westerns

    Dye It Blonde

    Second album from the youthful Chicago indie rock quartet, influenced by classic pop rock of the 70s

    Added: 18/01/2011

     
  6. 8.4

    OFF!

    First Four EPs

    Collection of releases from the hardcore punk supergroup comprising members of Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Redd Kross and Rocket from the Crypt

    Added: 09/12/2010

     
  7. 8.4

    Forest Swords

    Dagger Paths

    Debut album of experimental dub / ambient / drone / dream pop from Liverpool-based producer Matt Barnes

    Added: 02/12/2010

     
  8. 8.4

    Sufjan Stevens

    The Age of Adz

    Perennial indie-folkster Sufjan Stevens goes electronic with his first full album in five years.

    Added: 12/10/2010

     
  9. 8.4

    Twin Shadow

    Forget

    Debut album of indie electronica from the Brooklyn outfit

    Added: 04/10/2010

     
  10. 8.4

    Matthew Dear

    Black City

    Fifth studio album from Texan-born electronic maverick producer

    Added: 13/08/2010

     
  11. 8.4

    Best Coast

    Crazy For You

    Debut album of indie rock from LA-based duo Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno

    Added: 27/07/2010

     
  12. 8.4

    Wavves

    King of the Beach

    Nathan Williams' San Diego surf rock/punk one-man act with his 3rd album, boasting a more produced, less lo-fi sound

    Added: 01/07/2010

     
  13. 8.4

    Drake

    Thank Me Later

    First full-length studio album from the Canadian rapper renowned for a string of acclaimed mixtapes

    Added: 15/06/2010

     
  14. 8.4

    Alcest

    Écailles de Lune

    Second album of emotional, melodic black metal and shoe-gaze from Frenchman Neige

    Added: 29/04/2010

     
  15. 8.4

    Delorean

    Subiza

    Indie dance pop with Balearic house, trance and techno overtones from the Barcelona four-piece

    Added: 22/04/2010

     
  16. 8.4

    Caribou

    Swim

    Latest album of dance pop from Canadian electronic musician Daniel Snaith who has also recorded under the name Manitoba

    Added: 20/04/2010

     
  17. 8.4

    Gonjasufi

    A Sufi And A Killer

    Debut album from LA-based post-hip hop rapper, singer and yoga teacher Sumach Ecks, working with producer Gaslamp Killer

    Added: 04/03/2010

     
  18. 8.4

    Local Natives

    Gorilla Manor

    Debut release from the LA quintet who've drawn (favourable) comparisons with Fleet Foxes

    Added: 15/02/2010

     
  19. 8.4

    Hot Chip

    One Life Stand

    Fourth album from Grammy-nominated, London-based electropop five-piece

    Added: 08/02/2010

     
  20. 8.4

    Charlotte Gainsbourg

    IRM

    The actress and singer's second album, in collaboration with Beck, blending psych pop and offbeat electro pop

    Added: 28/01/2010

     
  21. 8.4

    Ben Frost

    By the Throat

    Latest slice of unnerving electronic experimental noise from the Australian-born, Iceland-based composer

    Added: 08/01/2010

     
  22. 8.4

    Bear In Heaven

    Beast Rest Forth Mouth

    Second album of psychedelic, electronic influenced rock from Brooklyn-based band

    Added: 09/11/2009

     
  23. 8.4

    The Mountain Goats

    The Life Of The World To Come

    Indie folk-rock with a Biblical theme from the North Carolina act led by singer-songwriter John Darnielle

    Added: 14/10/2009

     
  24. 8.4

    Wild Beasts

    Two Dancers

    Second album from the English indie rock four-piece

    Added: 31/08/2009

     
  25. 8.4

    Oneida

    Rated O

    Triple CD set from the Brooklyn specialists in hypnotic repetitive bluesy space rock noise

    Added: 16/07/2009

     
  26. 8.4

    The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

    The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

    Noise pop and indie rock on the debut from the New York band

    Added: 06/02/2009

     
  27. 8.4

    Q-Tip

    The Renaissance

    Second solo release from the hip hop pioneer and former Tribe Called Quest leader, featuring Raphael Saadiq, Norah Jones and more

    Added: 11/11/2008

     
  28. 8.3

    Water From Your Eyes

    It’s A Beautiful Place

    Latest release from the Chicago indie pop duo Rachel Brown and Nate Amos

    Added: 26/08/2025

     
  29. 8.3

    Hayden Pedigo

    I'll Be Waving As You Drive Away

    Latest album from the Texas-born avant-garde musician produced and mixed by former Hiss Golden Messenger member Scott Hirsch

    Added: 11/06/2025

     
  30. 8.3

    MIKE

    Showbiz!

    Eighth full-length release from Brooklyn rapper Michael Jordan Bonema featuring guest appearances from 454, duendita and Venna

    Added: 04/02/2025

     

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