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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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6.2

Public Enemy

Man Plans God Laughs

Thirteenth studio album from the New York hip-hop outfit, formed in 1982

Added: 27/07/2015
6.2

Flo Morrissey

Tomorrow Will Be Beautiful

Debut record from the London singer-songwriter produced by Noah Georgeson (Joanna Newsom) and Philippe Zdar (Phoenix)

Added: 22/06/2015
6.2

Ryley Walker

Primrose Green

The Chicago fingerstyle acoustic singer-songwriter's latest album, recorded with a new band of Chicago musicians, is named after a whisky-based cocktail

Added: 30/03/2015
6.2

Chilly Gonzales

Chambers

The pop-classical songwriter and pianist's latest album features string contributions from Hamburg's Kaiser Quartett

Added: 26/03/2015
6.2

Eternal Tapestry

Wild Strawberries

A double album from the Portland psych-rockers, with track names taken from the flora surrounding their recording space

Added: 24/02/2015
6.2

Badbadnotgood & Ghostface Killah

Sour Soul

Collaboration between Canadian jazz instrumental hip hop trio BadBadNotGood and the Wu-Tang Clan member

Added: 16/02/2015
6.2

Bob Dylan

Shadows in the Night

Album number thirty six from the legendary singer-songwriter is a handpicked selection of covers of standards made famous by Frank Sinatra

Added: 03/02/2015
6.2

Dan Bodan

Soft

Debut LP of soft, digital R&B by the Canadian-born Berlin-based artist

Added: 19/11/2014
6.2

Dream Police

Hypnotized

A record of electronic-rich psychedelia from The Men's Nick Chiericozzi and Mark Perro

Added: 10/11/2014
6.2

Ballet School

The Dew Lasts An Hour

Debut album from the Berlin-based dream-pop trio

Added: 11/09/2014
6.2

Spider Bags

Frozen Letter

Fourth album of garage rock from the Chapel Hill, North Carolina band

Added: 05/08/2014
6.2

Jungle

Jungle

Debut album from the London-based modern soul / funk collective led by founding members Josh Lloyd-Watson and Tom McFarland

Added: 14/07/2014
6.2

The Orwells

Disgraceland

Second album from Illinois indie rock five-piece produced by Jim Abbiss (Arctic Monkeys, Adele)

Added: 02/06/2014
6.2

Sylvan Esso

Sylvan Esso

Debut album of electronic dream pop from Amelia Meath (Mountain Man) and Nick Sanborn (Megafaun)

Added: 28/05/2014
6.2

Guided By Voices

Cool Planet

Second album in three months for the prolific indie rock outfit from Dayton, Ohio, this one recorded during the sub-freezing Polar Vortex of 2014

Added: 13/05/2014
6.2

Eno & Hyde

Someday World

A collaboration between the legendary English musician and composer Brian Eno and Underworld's Karl Hyde

Added: 05/05/2014
6.2

OFF!

Wasted Years

Third album from the hardcore punk supergroup fronted by Black Flag/Circle Jerks singer Keith Morris

Added: 08/04/2014
6.2

Sisyphus

Sisyphus

Debut LP from the alternative hip hop collaboration comprising Serengeti, Son Lux and Sufjan Stevens

Added: 03/04/2014
6.2

Elbow

The Take Off And Landing Of Everything

Album number six from the Manchester alt.rock five-piece recorded partly in Peter Gabriel's studio and completed in their own Salford space

Added: 13/03/2014
6.2

Pharrell Williams

G I R L

Second album from the R&B singer, rapper and record producer who sang on 2013's biggest singles – Get Lucky (Daft Punk) and Blurred Lines (Robin Thicke)

Added: 07/03/2014
6.2

Gardens And Villa

Dunes

The Californian band's 2nd album of synth-driven indie rock, produced by former DFA man Tim Goldsworthy

Added: 06/02/2014
6.2

Lanterns On The Lake

Until The Colours Run

Second release from the Newcastle-based quintet, offering atmospheric indie rock with alt.folk undertones

Added: 13/01/2014
6.2

MGMT

MGMT

Third album from Brooklyn-based psyechedlic pop duo Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden, produced by Dave Fridmann (Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev)

Added: 16/09/2013
6.2

The Weeknd

Kiss Land

Major label debut, following his highly-lauded trio of mixtape releases, from Toronto R&B singer-songwriter and producer Abel Tesfaye, with just one guest appearance, from Drake

Added: 09/09/2013
6.2

Jonathan Rado

Law and Order

Debut psychedelic rock solo release from the Foxygen guitarist and keyboardist, amid stories of divisions within the band

Added: 06/09/2013
6.2

Dent May

Warm Blanket

Third release from the Mississippi purveyor of quirky pop influenced by the Beach Boys

Added: 03/09/2013
6.2

No Age

An Object

Album number four from LA lo-fi indie rock duo Randy Randall and Dean Allen Spunt

Added: 20/08/2013
6.2

Raffertie

Sleep Of Reason

R&B, soul and electronica blended on the debut from London-based producer and songwriter Benjamin Stefanski

Added: 02/08/2013
6.2

John Vanderslice

Dagger Beach

Ninth studio album from the indie rock singer-songwriter funded via Kickstarter

Added: 19/06/2013
6.2

Oblivians

Desperation

The Memphis garage punk trio with their first album in 16 years

Added: 13/06/2013

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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

Any fear, dissociation or sorrow Parks describes is repeatedly shaken off in the communion of the dancefloor The Independent

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