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4 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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5.9

Djo

The Crux

Third full-length album from the American actor and musician Joe Kerr (Stranger Things, Free Guy)

Added: 08/04/2025
5.9

Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco

I Said I Love You First

Collaboration between the US popstar and record producer featuring guest appearances from Gracie Abrams, J Balvin and Tainy

Added: 25/03/2025
5.9

Japandroids

Fate & Alcohol

Fourth and final album from Canadian duo Brian King and David Prowse co-produced with Jesse Gander

Added: 23/10/2024
5.9

Tate McRae

Think Later

Second album from the Canadian pop singer-songwriter was co-executive produced by Ryan Tedder (Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus, Ed Sheeran)

Added: 15/12/2023
5.9

Doja Cat

Scarlet

Fourth full-length album from the Los Angeles rapper working with a series of producers including Jean Baptiste, Rogét Chahayed, Earl on the Beat, Fallen, London on da Track, Kurtis McKenzie, Jay Versace and Y2K

Added: 25/09/2023
5.9

Bethany Cosentino

Natural Disaster

First album under her own name from the Los Angeles indie pop songwriter who has put the Best Coast project on indefinite hiatus

Added: 03/08/2023
5.9

Los Bitchos

Let The Festivities Begin!

Debut full-length album for the London-based instrumental quartet Los Bitchos produced by Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos

Added: 07/02/2022
5.9

Weezer

Van Weezer

Fiftenth studio album from the LA pop-rock band produced by Suzy Shinn (Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco) and dedicated to Eddie Van Halen

Added: 13/05/2021
5.9

Ellis

Born Again

Debut full-length from Canadian indie-rock/dream-pop singer-songwriter Linnea Siggelkow

Added: 16/04/2020
5.9

Kesha

High Road

Fourth album from the Nashville, Tennessee pop singer produced by Jeff Bhasker (Dua Lipa, Harry Styles), and Ryan Lewis (Macklemore)

Added: 01/02/2020
5.9

Bombay Bicycle Club

Everything Else Has Gone Wrong

Fifth album and first in three years from the London indie rock quartet produced by frontman Jack Steadman and John Congleton (St Vincent, Future Islands, Franz Ferdinand)

Added: 23/01/2020
5.9

of Montreal

UR FUN

Album number sixteen from the Athens, Georgia experimental indie rock artist Kevin Barnes

Added: 18/01/2020
5.9

Twin Peaks

Lookout Low

Fourth album from the Chicago garage rock five-piece produced Ethan Johns (White Denim, Laura Marling, Paul McCartney)

Added: 13/09/2019
5.9

Morrissey

California Son

Twelfth solo studio album from the former Smiths frontman is a cover album produced by Joe Chiccarelli (The Strokes, The Killers, U2)

Added: 25/05/2019
5.9

The Drums

Brutalism

Fifth album from the Brooklyn indie pop outfit led by Jonny Pierce

Added: 12/04/2019
5.9

Chaka Khan

Hello Happiness

Twelfth studio album from the funk and soul legend, her first since 2007

Added: 20/02/2019
5.9

Maggie Rogers

Heard It In A Past Life

First full-length major label release from the Maryland-born singer-songwriter

Added: 22/01/2019
5.9

Kimbra

Primal Heart

Third album from the New Zealand singer, encompassing electropop, soul and R&B working with Natasha Bedingfield, Skrillex and John Congleton

Added: 25/04/2018
5.9

Titus Andronicus

A Productive Cough

The fifth album from Patrick Stickles' New Jersey punk band

Added: 06/03/2018
5.9

Shamir

Revelations

Third album from the 22 year old electronic pop singer-songwriter, coming only a few months after his self-released second album

Added: 03/11/2017
5.9

Marilyn Manson

Heaven Upside Down

Tenth album from the American industrial act, inspired by the death of lead singer Marilyn Manson/Brian Warner's father

Added: 11/10/2017
5.9

Declan McKenna

What Do You Think About The Car?

Debut album from English singer, songwriter who won the Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition in 2015 produced by James Ford (Arctic Monkeys, Klaxons)

Added: 01/08/2017
5.9

Alison Krauss

Windy City

Fifth solo album and first release of new material in almost eighteen years from the Grammy Award-winning bluegrass country singer-songwriter

Added: 04/03/2017
5.9

A Winged Victory For The Sullen

Iris

Dustin O'Halloran and Adam Wiltzie's third record is a soundtrack for the French thriller of the same name

Added: 12/01/2017
5.9

Deadmau5

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Eighth studio album by Canadian electronica producer Joel Thomas Zimmerman

Added: 16/12/2016
5.9

Sleigh Bells

Jessica Rabbit

Fourth album from the Brooklyn noise pop duo Alexis Krauss and guitarist Derek Miller released on their own label

Added: 08/11/2016
5.9

M.I.A.

AIM

Fifth and perhaps last album from Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam, with production from Diplo, Skrillex, and more, and guest spots from Blaqstarr and Zayn

Added: 13/09/2016
5.9

Cassius

Ibifornia

Seventh album from French production duo Philippe Zdar and Boom Bass, with guests including Cat Power and Pharrell Williams

Added: 26/08/2016
5.9

Moonface and Siinai

My Best Human Face

Fourth full-length from the Canadian singer-songwriter and former Wolf Parade man Spencer Krug in collaboration with the Finnish rock band

Added: 06/06/2016
5.9

Guided By Voices

Please Be Honest

Latest release from the prolific Dayton, Ohio indie rock band featuring Robert Pollard on all instruments

Added: 21/04/2016

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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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