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6 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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Quasi

Mole City

Latest release from indie rock duo Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss 20 years after forming in Portland, Oregon

Added: 04/10/2013
6.0

Sebadoh

Defend Yourself

First album in 14 years from lo-fi indie rock pioneers Lou Barlow and Jason Loewenstein

Added: 20/09/2013
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Golden Suits

Golden Suits

Solo offering from Fred Nicolaus, one half of Department Of Eagles alongside Grizzly Bear’s Daniel Rossen, dealing in America-tinged indie rock and based on the work of John Cheever

Added: 30/08/2013
6.0

Soft Metals

Lenses

Los Angeles-based synthpop duo's second album with a more beat-driven sound, inspired by the sounds of Chicago and Berlin

Added: 02/08/2013
6.0

J. Cole

Born Sinner

Second full-length release from the North Carolina rapper and Jay-Z protegé, featuring contributions from Kendrick Lamar and Miguel

Added: 21/06/2013
6.0

Wampire

Curiosity

Synth pop and lo-fi indie pop on the debut from the Portland duo, produced by Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Jacob Portrait

Added: 14/06/2013
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Portugal. The Man.

Evil Friends

Danger Mouse produces the 8th album from the Alaskan psychedelic pop group

Added: 11/06/2013
6.0

MS MR

Secondhand Rapture

Debut album from New York-based dream pop duo Lizzy Plapinger and producer Max Hershenow

Added: 22/05/2013
6.0

Little Boots

Nocturnes

Follow up to her widely-admired debut Hands from the UK electro pop artist Victoria Hesketh, with DFA man Tim Goldsworthy on production duties

Added: 08/05/2013
6.0

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Thr!!!er

The California dance punk band add disco pop grooves to their sound on their 5th album, produced by Spoon’s Jim Eno

Added: 30/04/2013
6.0

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Mosquito

Fourth studio album from New York's dance-rock three-piece, produced by Nick Launay (It's Blitz), Dave Sitek (TV on the Radio) and James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem)

Added: 15/04/2013
6.0

Bonobo

The North Borders

Fifth album of down-tempo dance and trip-hop from the Brighton-born multi-instrumentalist and DJ Simon Green featuring singer Erykah Badu

Added: 12/04/2013
6.0

Deptford Goth

Life After Defo

Debut album of soulful synth pop / R&B from South London singer-songwriter Daniel Woolhouse, produced by Rodaidh McDonald, responsible for the xx debut

Added: 21/03/2013
6.0

Psychic Ills

One Track Mind

Album No.4 from the NY psychedelic rock band, with Neil Hagerty (Royal Trux) producing

Added: 19/02/2013
6.0

El Perro del Mar

Pale Fire

Fourth album of indie pop from Swedish singer-songwriter Sarah Assbring

Added: 19/11/2012
6.0

Benjamin Gibbard

Former Lives

The Death Cab for Cutie frontman with a first album under his own name and his first work released since his split with Zooey Deschanel

Added: 15/10/2012
6.0

John Cale

Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood

This album of alternative rock with electronic elements from the ex-Velvet Underground member, now in his 70s, features guest production from Danger Mouse

Added: 08/10/2012
6.0

Levek

Look A Little Closer

Debut album from Florida’s David Levesque, dealing in psych-pop, indie folk and chamber-pop

Added: 01/10/2012
6.0

Husky

Forever So

Debut album from the Melbourne-based indie folk quartet and the first Australian band to sign for Sub Pop

Added: 07/08/2012
6.0

Konx-Om-Pax

Regional Surrealism

Leftfield electronica on the debut album from Glasgow producer Tom Scholefield, who's also a graphic designer who's worked with Hudson Mohawke and Rustie

Added: 27/07/2012
6.0

Kelly Hogan

I Like To Keep Myself In Pain

The fifth solo album from the former Rock*A*Teen singer-songwriter, and her first in over a decade

Added: 19/06/2012
6.0

2:54

2:54

Shoegaze inflected debut from the London-based duo Hannah and Colette Thurlow produced by Rob Ellis (PJ Harvey, Anna Calvi)

Added: 15/06/2012
6.0

Cadence Weapon

Hope In Dirt City

Third hip hop album from the Edmonton, Canada-born rapper Rollie Pemberton, son of dj Teddy Pemberton

Added: 07/06/2012
6.0

Teen Daze

All Of Us, Together

Official long-playing debut from Canadian chillwave producer Jamison

Added: 05/06/2012
6.0

Future Of The Left

The Plot Against Common Sense

Third album of acerbic hardcore alt.rock from the Cardiff band led by Andy Falkous

Added: 31/05/2012
6.0

Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros

Here

Second album of indie folk and laid-back country from the LA band led by Alexander Ebert

Added: 30/05/2012
6.0

Simian Mobile Disco

Unpatterns

Londoners James Ford and Jas Shaw release their third studio album proper of house, techno and nu disco

Added: 22/05/2012
6.0

Lissy Trullie

Lissy Trullie

Debut album from the indie pop / indie rock band led by former model turned singer-songwriter Elizabeth "Lizzy" McChesney

Added: 18/04/2012
6.0

Fanfarlo

Rooms Filled With Light

The London five-piece with a second album of indie pop / folk-pop embellished with strings and brass

Added: 22/03/2012
6.0

Howler

America Give Up

Debut from the indie rock / garage rock Minnesotan five-piece nominated by NME as one of the best new bands of 2011

Added: 26/01/2012

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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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