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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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7.8

Lightning Bolt

Sonic Citadel

Seventh album from the Rhode Island noise rock duo

Added: 12/10/2019
7.8

Wilco

Ode To Joy

Eleventh studio album from pioneering Chicago folk rock band featuring songs written and produced by Jeff Tweedy and recorded by Wilco at the bands' own Chicago studio dubbed The Loft

Added: 08/10/2019
7.8

Charli XCX

Charli

Third studio album from the English electro popstar produced by A.G. Cook

Added: 13/09/2019
7.8

Whitney

Forever Turned Around

Second album from former Smith Westerns members guitarist Max Kakacek and singer/drummer Julien Ehrlich

Added: 04/09/2019
7.8

Sheer Mag

A Distant Call

Second album from the Philadelphia rock five-piece

Added: 24/08/2019
7.8

Shura

forevher

Second album from Manchester-born '80s-inspired synthpop musician Alexandra Denton

Added: 15/08/2019
7.8

Strange Ranger

Remembering The Rockets

Third full-length album from the Philadelphia-based indie-rock band formerly known as Sioux Falls

Added: 01/08/2019
7.8

Crumb

Jinx

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

Added: 24/06/2019
7.8

Bruce Springsteen

Western Stars

Nineteenth solo album and first in fourteen years from the veteran singer-songwriter, produced by Ron Aniello

Added: 14/06/2019
7.8

Sacred Paws

Run Around The Sun

Second release from the Glasgow-based indie pop duo Rachel Aggs and Eilidh Rodgers who's debut Strike A Match won the 2017 Scottish Album of the Year Award

Added: 03/06/2019
7.8

Earth

Full Upon Her Burning Lips

Ninth studio album from the Seattle-based experimental doom drone duo Dylan Carlson and Adrienne Davies

Added: 30/05/2019
7.8

Faye Webster

Atlanta Millionaires Club

Second full-length album from the Atlanta-based indie folk singer-songwriter co-produced with Drew Vandenberg

Added: 29/05/2019
7.8

Flying Lotus

Flamagra

Sixth album of experimental hip hop / electronica from LA-based producer and musician featuring Anderson Paak, George Clinton, Little Dragon, Shabazz Palaces, Thundercat, Toro y Moi and Solange

Added: 24/05/2019
7.8

Alex Lahey

The Best Of Luck Club

Second album of alt indie rock from the singer-songwriter from Melbourne recorded in Nashville produced by Catherine Marks (Manchester Orchestra, Wolf Alice, The Wombats)

Added: 17/05/2019
7.8

Tim Hecker

Anoyo

Tenth album from Montreal based electronic musician and sound artist recorded at the same time as 2018's Konoyo

Added: 10/05/2019
7.8

Marvin Gaye

You're The Man

"Lost" album by the legendary soul singer that was shelved before its 1972 release, includes fresh mixes by Amy Winehouse and Nas producer Salaam Remi

Added: 03/04/2019
7.8

Ex Hex

It's Real

Second album from Mary Timony, Betsy Wright, and Laura Harris, the Washington, DC-based garage punk trio

Added: 29/03/2019
7.8

These New Puritans

Inside The Rose

Fourth studio album from the arty post-rock outfit led by twins Jack & George Barnett

Added: 22/03/2019
7.8

Royal Trux

White Stuff

Tenth album and first in 19 years from the Washington DC alt.rock band who reformed in 2015

Added: 04/03/2019
7.8

Girlpool

What Chaos Is Imaginary

Third studio album of indie folk punk from LA-based duo Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad

Added: 01/02/2019
7.8

William Tyler

Goes West

Fourth album of instrumental guitar compositions from the Nashville-based former member of Lambchop and Silver Jews

Added: 30/01/2019
7.8

Mike Krol

Power Chords

Fourth album of garage rock/pop from the LA-based multi-instrumentalist

Added: 28/01/2019
7.8

21 Savage

I Am > I Was

Second full-length album from the Atlanta rapper includes guest appearances from Childish Gambino, Gunna, Lil Baby, Offset and ScHoolboy Q

Added: 02/01/2019
7.8

Ryley Walker

The Lillywhite Sessions

Sixth full-length release by Chicago singer-songwriter, drummer Ryan Jewell and bassist Andrew Scott Young covering Dave Matthews’ infamously abandoned 2001 art-rock masterpiece of the same name

Added: 26/11/2018
7.8

Marie Davidson

Working Class Woman

Fourth full-length album from the Canadian electronic producer

Added: 10/10/2018
7.8

Dilly Dally

Heaven

Second full-length album from the Toronto-based alt-rock four-piece produced Rob Schnapf (Joyce Manor, Ducktails, Tokyo Police Club)

Added: 14/09/2018
7.8

Anna Calvi

Hunter

Third album from the London indie rock singer and guitarist co-produced by Nick Launay (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds)

Added: 04/09/2018
7.8

Travis Scott

Astroworld

Third solo album from the Houston rapper featuring guest appearances from James Blake, Drake, Frank Ocean, Pharrell, Tame Imapala, Sevn Thomas, Thundercat, and The Weeknd

Added: 07/08/2018
7.8

Helena Hauff

Qualm

Second full-length electro album from the Hamburg-based DJ and producer

Added: 03/08/2018
7.8

Ovlov

TRU

Second album from the re-formed Connecticut indie rock band led by Steve Hartlett and Morgan Luzzi

Added: 23/07/2018

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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

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"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

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