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5 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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7.9

Bon Iver

Blood Bank

Four-song follow-up to the acclaimed For Emma Forever Ago from the American indie/folk singer-songwriter Justin Vernon

Added: 22/01/2009
7.8

Bill Callahan

My Days of 58

Ninth album of mellow indie rock and Americana from the Maryland-born singer-songwriter recorded with his touring band

Added: 02/03/2026
7.8

Stella Donnelly

LOVE AND FORTUNE

Third album of indie rock from the Welsh-Australian singer-songwriter

Added: 16/01/2026
7.8

Mac DeMarco

Guitar

Sixth full-length release from the Los Angeles-based Canadian multi-instrumentalist

Added: 25/08/2025
7.8

The Armed

The Future Is Here and Everything Needs to Be Destroyed

Sixth full-length album from the Detroit hardcore punk collective

Added: 04/08/2025
7.8

Jim Legxacy

Black British Music (2025)

Fourth mixtape from the London singer, rapper, and producer James Olaloye

Added: 21/07/2025
7.8

Wet Leg

moisturizer

Second album from the Isle of White indie rock band led by by Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers and produced by Dan Carey (Fontaines D.C., Black Midi, Kae Tempest)

Added: 14/07/2025
7.8

Turnstile

Never Enough

Fourth full-length album from the Baltimore hardcore band and first to not feature founding guitarist Brady Ebert following his 2022 departure

Added: 06/06/2025
7.8

Stereolab

Instant Holograms On Metal Film

Eleventh album and first in fifteen years from the indie rock veterans

Added: 22/05/2025
7.8

Emma-Jean Thackray

Weirdo

Second full-length release from the Yorkshire-born London-based jazz composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer

Added: 01/05/2025
7.8

Darkside

Nothing

Third full-length album from ambient producer Nicolas Jaar and jazz guitarist Dave Harrington

Added: 28/02/2025
7.8

Saya Gray

Saya

Debut full-length release from the Canadian alt.pop singer-songwriter

Added: 21/02/2025
7.8

Sharon Van Etten

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory

Seventh album from the Brooklyn-based indie rock singer-songwriter written and recorded with her band and produced by Marta Salogni

Added: 07/02/2025
7.8

The Weeknd

Hurry Up Tomorrow

Sixth full-length album from the Canadian alternative R&B singer-songwriter featuring guest appearances from Justice, Anitta, Travis Scott, Florence and the Machine, Future, Playboi Carti, Giorgio Moroder and Lana Del Rey

Added: 04/02/2025
7.8

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

No?Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead

Eighth studio album from the Canadian post-rock stalwarts

Added: 08/10/2024
7.8

Caribou

Honey

Eleventh studio album and sixth as Caribou from the Canadian musician Dan Snaith

Added: 07/10/2024
7.8

Spirit Of The Beehive

You'll Have To Lose Something

Fifth album from the Philadelphia-based psych rock trio

Added: 28/08/2024
7.8

Architects

The Classic Symptoms Of A Broken Spirit

Album number ten from the Brighton metal core band produced with Dan Searle

Added: 27/08/2024
7.8

Charly Bliss

Forever

Thurd full-length album from the Brooklyn power pop four-piece produced by Hippo Campus' Jake Luppen

Added: 21/08/2024
7.8

Ravyn Lenae

Bird’s Eye

Second full-length release from Chicago R&B singer-songwriter featuring guest appearances by Childish Gambino and Ty Dolla $ign

Added: 09/08/2024
7.8

Redd Kross

Redd Kross

Eighth album album from the Californian power pop quartet led by brothers Jeff and Steve McDonald

Added: 06/07/2024
7.8

Arab Strap

I'm totally fine with it don't give a fuck anymore

Second album since they reformed from the Scottish indie rock duo Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton

Added: 14/05/2024
7.8

A.G. Cook

Britpop

Third full-length album from the London electronic producer featuring 24 tracks split into three sections: Past, Present and Future

Added: 09/05/2024
7.8

St. Vincent

All Born Screaming

Seventh album of experimental indie pop from Annie Clark featuring contributions from Dave Grohl, Cate Le Bon, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Josh Freese and Stella Mozgawa

Added: 25/04/2024
7.8

Maggie Rogers

Don't Forget Me

Third full-length major label release from the Maryland-born singer-songwriter produced with Ian Fitchuk (Kacey Musgraves, Leon Bridges)

Added: 12/04/2024
7.8

Four Tet

Three

Twelfth album from London producer Kieran Hebden

Added: 15/03/2024
7.8

Moor Mother

The Great Bailout

Latest release from the Philadelphia poet, musician and activist Camae Ayewa

Added: 14/03/2024
7.8

Ty Segall

Three Bells

Album number fifteen from the Laguna Beach, California multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter

Added: 29/01/2024
7.8

Hannah Diamond

Perfect Picture

Second full-length album from the Norwich-born singer and visual artist prodcued by David Gamson (Kesha, Kelly Clarkson, Charli XCX)

Added: 09/10/2023
7.8

James Blake

Playing Robots Into Heaven

Sixth album from the London-born singer-songwriter and electronic producer is his first with no guest artists

Added: 08/09/2023

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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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