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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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5.6

Hayley Kiyoko

Panorama

Second full-length solo album from the Los Angeles singer working with producers Danja, Jono Dorr, Kill Dave and Pat Morrissey

Added: 01/08/2022
5.6

Palace

Shoals

Third album from the London alt.rock / blues rock quartet

Added: 28/01/2022
5.6

Finneas

Optimist

Debut full-length album from the songwriter and producer best known for his work with his sister Billie Eilish

Added: 18/10/2021
5.6

Zayn

Nobody Is Listening

Third solo album from former One Direction singer Zayn Malik featuring guest appearances from Syd (of The Internet) and Deviln

Added: 20/01/2021
5.6

Kylie Minogue

DISCO

Album number fifteen from Australian-born pop singer-songwriter influenced by 1970s and 1980s disco along with modern-day club music

Added: 16/11/2020
5.6

Mikal Cronin

Seeker

Fourth album from the Californian garage punk / power pop singer-songwriter and Ty Segall collaborator recorded live with his band

Added: 31/10/2019
5.6

Interpol

A Fine Mess

Five-track EP from the New York indie rock band produced by Dave Fridmann (MGMT, OK Go, The Flaming Lips)

Added: 22/05/2019
5.6

Laura Jane Grace And The Devouring Mothers

Bought To Rot

Side project from the Against Me! singer/guitarist featuring Atom Willard and Marc Hudson

Added: 13/11/2018
5.6

Dawes

Passwords

Sixth album from the LA folk rock group, produced by Jonathan Wilson

Added: 29/06/2018
5.6

Post Malone

beerbongs & bentleys

Second studio album from the controversial American rapper, with guest appearances from 21 Savage, Ty Dolla Sign, Nicki Minaj, and more

Added: 03/05/2018
5.6

Thurston Moore and Charles Hayward

Improvisations

Collaboration between the Sonic Youth guitarist and This Heat drummer

Added: 12/12/2017
5.6

Arcade Fire

Everything Now

Fifth album from the Canadian indie rock band co-produced by Thomas Bangalter (Daft Punk), Steve Mackey (Pulp), Geoff Barrow (Portishead), and Markus Dravs, who co-produced their past three albums

Added: 28/07/2017
5.6

Little Dragon

Season High

Fifth album of dreamy trip hop/pop from the Gothenburg outfit co-produced by Simian Mobile Disco's James Ford

Added: 14/04/2017
5.6

Hockey Dad

Boronia

Debut album from Australian surf-rock duo Zach Stephenson and Billy Fleming

Added: 18/08/2016
5.6

The Gotobeds

Blood // Sugar // Secs // Traffic

Second LP and first on Sub Pop from the Pittsburgh punk/indie rockers

Added: 23/06/2016
5.6

John Carpenter

Lost Themes II

Second solo album from the legendary film director and composer behind Halloween, Escape From New York, They Live, Assault on Precinct 13, and many more

Added: 23/04/2016
5.6

The Last Shadow Puppets

Everything You've Come To Expect

Second album from the indie rock side-project from Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys) and Miles Kane (The Rascals)

Added: 05/04/2016
5.6

Jack Garratt

Phase

Debut album from the English indie pop / electronica singer and multi-instrumentalist who topped the BBC Sound of 2016 list

Added: 18/02/2016
5.6

Brandon Flowers

The Desired Effect

Second solo album from The Killers frontman which he produced along with Ariel Rechtshaid (Haim, Vampire Weekend)

Added: 20/05/2015
5.6

Crocodiles

Boys

Fifth album from the San Diego-based psychedelic noise pop four-piece

Added: 15/05/2015
5.6

Django Django

Born Under Saturn

Follow-up to their will received self-titled debut album from the London-based psychedelic art pop quartet

Added: 05/05/2015
5.6

Brian Wilson

No Pier Pressure

The legendary Beach Boy's 11th solo album has guest spots from his former bandmates Al Jardine, David Marks and Blondie Chaplin also from Kacey Musgraves, M.Ward and more.

Added: 09/04/2015
5.6

Marching Church

This World Is Not Enough

First solo release from Elias Bender Rønnenfelt of Danish punk band Iceage includes members of Lower and Choir Of Young Believers

Added: 06/04/2015
5.6

The Districts

A Flourish And A Spoil

Second album from the Pennsylvania indie-rock four-piece produced by John Congleton (St. Vincent, Swans, Strand of Oaks)

Added: 06/02/2015
5.6

The Decemberists

What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World

Seventh LP from Colin Meloy's Portland indie folk quintet

Added: 19/01/2015
5.6

Foo Fighters

Sonic Highways

Album No.8 from Dave Grohl's alt.rock veterans, with each track recorded in a different U.S. city

Added: 10/11/2014
5.6

NehruvianDOOM

NehruvianDOOM

Debut collaboration between English hip hop artist MF Doom and NY rapper Bishop Nehru

Added: 07/10/2014
5.6

Royal Blood

Royal Blood

Debut album from the Brighton garage rock duo Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher

Added: 16/09/2014
5.6

Wiz Khalifa

Blacc Hollywood

Fifth album from the American rapper, with numerous guest appearances including Snoop Dogg, Schoolboy Q, Nas, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Taylor Gang members

Added: 29/08/2014
5.6

The Felice Brothers

Favorite Waitress

Latest album from the Americana, folk rock outfit and first for new label Dualtone. Also, the band's first release recorded in a proper studio

Added: 17/06/2014

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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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