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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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8.2

Baths

Cerulean

Debut album of twisted glo-fi / chillwave from LA-based Will Weisenfeld

Added: 09/07/2010
8.2

Oneohtrix Point Never

Returnal

Fifth album of drone music from Daniel Lopatin played primarily on vintage synthesizers

Added: 11/06/2010
8.2

Wild Nothing

Gemini

Debut album of 80s-inspired guitar pop from Virginia one-man act Jack Tatum

Added: 03/06/2010
8.2

Phosphorescent

Here's to Taking It Easy

Fifth album of indie/folk and alt.country from Brookly-based Matthew Houck, now recording with his live backing band

Added: 12/05/2010
8.2

Scuba

Triangulation

Second album blending dubstep, techno, garage and electronica from producer and DJ Paul Rose

Added: 02/04/2010
8.2

Girls

Album

Debut release of bluesy psych-rock and 60s pop from the Californian duo

Added: 31/03/2010
8.2

The Morning Benders

Big Echo

Second album of upbeat, mainly acoustic, indie pop from the Californian quartet, produced by Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear

Added: 17/03/2010
8.2

Clogs

The Creatures in the Garden of Lady Walton

Fifth album from the maverick modern classical ensemble led by The National's Bryce Dessner and Padma Newsome, incorporating jazz, post-rock, and an array of guest singers

Added: 03/03/2010
8.2

Jack Rose

Luck in the Valley

Posthumous release of acoustic American guitarist known for his primitive playing style

Added: 24/02/2010
8.2

These New Puritans

Hidden

Hugely ambitious second release from the English art rock band

Added: 22/02/2010
8.2

Surfer Blood

Astro Coast

Florida five-piece with a debut album of hazy lo-fi indie rock

Added: 21/01/2010
8.2

Eddy Current Suppression Ring

Primary Colours

UK & US release for the Melbourne garage punk / art rock band's first two albums

Added: 14/01/2010
8.2

Dam-Funk

Toeachizown

Modern funk and electro-tinged R&B on the fourth installment of Stones Throw's DJ friendly Rhythm Trax series

Added: 02/12/2009
8.2

Atlas Sound

Logos

Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox with the second experimental rock / pop outing in his solo project guise

Added: 22/10/2009
8.2

The Big Pink

A Brief History Of Love

Hotly anticipated debut album of noise pop from London duo Robbie Furze and Milo Cordell

Added: 17/09/2009
8.2

Cass McCombs

Catacombs

Californian singer-songwriter with his fourth collection of acoustic tracks

Added: 10/07/2009
8.1

Cate Le Bon

Michelangelo Dying

Seventh album from the Welsh folk/rock singer-songwriter co-produced with Samur Khouja

Added: 01/10/2025
8.1

Blood Orange

Essex Honey

Fifth album from Dev Hynes the multi-faceted singer-songwriter and producer behind Lightspeed Champion and Test Icicles

Added: 10/09/2025
8.1

Cass McCombs

Interior Live Oak

Eleventh studio album from the California-born singer-songwriter

Added: 16/08/2025
8.1

S.G. Goodman

Planting By The Signs

Third album from the Kentucky-born singer-songwriter featuring guest appearances from Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Clyde Charles, Mary Overbey, Matthew Rowan and Myrtle Turner

Added: 24/06/2025
8.1

Bon Iver

SABLE, fABLE

Fifth album and first in six years from the American indie/folk band fronted by singer-songwriter Justin Vernon featuring contributions from Dijon, Flock of Dimes and Danielle Haim

Added: 10/04/2025
8.1

Florist

Jellywish

Fifth album from the Brooklyn indie-folk band led by Emily Sprague

Added: 08/04/2025
8.1

The Weather Station

Humanhood

Seventh studio album of indie folk from the Canadian outfit led by actress and musician Tamara Lindeman

Added: 05/02/2025
8.1

Shellac

To All Trains

Sixth studio album from the Chicago post-hardcore trio is the final album with Steve Albini, who passed away in May 2024

Added: 22/05/2024
8.1

Crumb

Amama

Third full-length album from the Brooklyn-based psych-rock quartet

Added: 20/05/2024
8.1

Laurel Halo

Atlas

Fourth full-length album from the Ann Arbor-born, Berlin-based electronic ambient pop artist

Added: 26/09/2023
8.1

Mitski

The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We

Seventh album from the New York-based Japanese/American synth-pop singer songwriter produced by Patrick Hyland

Added: 15/09/2023
8.1

J Hus

Beautiful And Brutal Yard

Third album from the London rapper featuring guest appearances from Drake, Naira Marley, Jorja Smith, Burna Boy, Popcaan, CB, Villz and Boss Belly

Added: 17/07/2023
8.1

Lambchop

The Bible

Album number sixteen from the Nashville alt country outfit led by Kurt Wagner produced by Gayngs founder Ryan Olson

Added: 03/10/2022
8.1

Cass McCombs

Heartmind

Tenth studio album from the California-born singer-songwriter

Added: 22/08/2022

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