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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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8.3

Liturgy

Aesthethica

Second album from the Brooklyn-based black metal four-piece

Added: 13/05/2011
8.3

Lykke Li

Wounded Rhymes

Second album of indie pop from Swedish singer produced by Bjorn Yttling of Peter Bjorn and John

Added: 03/03/2011
8.3

Demdike Stare

Tryptych

Three CD collection of 2010's vinyl-only releases from Manchester experimental duo Sean Canty and Miles Whittaker, encompassing ambient, dub and techno

Added: 01/03/2011
8.3

Gold Panda

Lucky Shiner

Debut album from London-based electronic musician and remixer

Added: 13/10/2010
8.3

Max Richter

Infra

Fifth album from classically trained German pianist originally composed as a ballet score

Added: 21/07/2010
8.3

Laurie Anderson

Homeland

The long-serving experimental performance artist returns, with contributions from Lou Reed and Keiron Hebden

Added: 21/06/2010
8.3

Emeralds

Does it Look Like I'm Here?

New-age / ambient synthesizer experiments on the latest from the Cleveland-based drone / noise trio

Added: 09/06/2010
8.3

Broken Social Scene

Forgiveness Rock Record

Fourth full-length studio album from the Canadian dream pop / art rock collective

Added: 03/05/2010
8.3

The Radio Dept.

Clinging to a Scheme

Much-delayed third album from the Swedish indie pop trio

Added: 26/04/2010
8.3

Mulatu Astatke

Mulatu Steps Ahead

First solo album in 20 years from the legendary father of Ethio-jazz

Added: 29/03/2010
8.3

Fang Island

Fang Island

Debut album of upbeat indie rock & classic rock from the Brooklyn-based band

Added: 15/03/2010
8.3

Pantha Du Prince

Black Noise

Third album from German electronic artist Hendrick Weber with guest appearance from Animal Collective's Noah Lennox

Added: 19/02/2010
8.3

Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate

Ali And Toumani

Final posthumous release of the acclaimed guitarist teamed with his fellow Malian kora player

Added: 08/02/2010
8.3

Los Campesinos!

Romance Is Boring

Third album from Cardiff-based indie pop seven piece (though none of the members are Welsh)

Added: 01/02/2010
8.3

Memory Tapes

Seek Magic

Philadelphia one-man act Dayve Hawk (Memory Cassette, Weird Tapes) with an album of danceable indie pop

Added: 30/09/2009
8.3

Volcano Choir

Unmap

Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) teamed up with Wisconsin friends for a debut of minimal folk under this guise

Added: 24/09/2009
8.3

Jim O’Rourke

The Visitor

Chicago's experimental indie veteran returning with an all-instrumental acoustic album

Added: 18/09/2009
8.3

A Sunny Day In Glasgow

Ashes Grammar

Second album of indie pop adventures from the Philadelphia six piece

Added: 15/09/2009
8.3

Pissed Jeans

King Of Jeans

The Pennsylvania noise-rock / grunge quartet with their third album

Added: 11/08/2009
8.3

Bibio

Ambivalence Avenue

Intelligent dance music from Wolverhampton-based producer Stephen Wilkinson

Added: 26/06/2009
8.3

Sunset Rubdown

Dragonslayer

Canadian Spencer Krug and his band with a third release of lo-fi experimental indie pop/rock

Added: 24/06/2009
8.3

Camera Obscura

My Maudlin Career

Scottish indie popsters with their fourth album

Added: 21/04/2009
8.3

Super Furry Animals

Dark Days/Light Years

Welsh psychedelic rock act's ninth studio album, with a guest slot for Franz Ferdinand guitarist Nick McCarthy

Added: 21/04/2009
8.3

Cymbals Eat Guitars

Why There Are Mountains

First release by the leftfield indie rock New Yorkers

Added: 16/03/2009
8.2

John Glacier

Like A Ribbon

Debut album from the East London rapper and producer

Added: 20/02/2025
8.2

Róisín Murphy

Hit Parade

Sixth solo album from the Irish electropop artist and former Moloko singer working with producer DJ Koze

Added: 13/09/2023
8.2

Feeble Little Horse

Girl With Fish

Second album from the Pittsburgh indie rock band

Added: 15/06/2023
8.2

boygenius

The Record

Debut full-length album of indie folk / rock from Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus

Added: 31/03/2023
8.2

100 Gecs

10,000 gecs

Second album from the St. Louis experimental pop duo Dylan Brady and Laura Les

Added: 16/03/2023
8.2

Kali Uchis

Red Moon In Venus

Third studio album from Colombian-American singer Kali Uchis includes contributions from Omar Apollo, Don Toliver and Summer Walker

Added: 03/03/2023

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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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