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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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7.6

Lorde

Virgin

Fourth album of electronic pop from New Zealand-born Ella Yelich-O'Connor co-produced with Jim-E Stack

Added: 28/06/2025
7.6

Alan Sparhawk

With Trampled by Turtles

Second full-length solo album from Low's founder is a collaboration with Trampled By Turtles and produced by Nat Harvie

Added: 02/06/2025
7.6

Mark Pritchard and Thom Yorke

Tall Tales

Debut collaboration between the electronic musician Pritchard and the Radiohead frontman

Added: 09/05/2025
7.6

Blondshell

If You Asked for a Picture

Second full-length release from the Los Angeles-based indie rock musician Sabrina Teitelbaum

Added: 06/05/2025
7.6

Tunde Adebimpe

Thee Black Boltz

Debut full-length solo album from the singer, songwriter, actor and vocalist with TV On The Radio

Added: 17/04/2025
7.6

Great Grandpa

Patience, Moonbeam

Third full-length album from the Seattle-based indie rock quintet

Added: 01/04/2025
7.6

Horsegirl

Phonetics On And On

Second full-length studio release from Chicago trio produced by Cate Le Bon

Added: 19/02/2025
7.6

Richard Dawson

End of the Middle

Eighth album of narrative folk rock from the Newcastle singer-songwriter

Added: 18/02/2025
7.6

Squid

Cowards

Third full-length album from the Brighton post-punk band produced by Marta Salogni and Grace Banks

Added: 12/02/2025
7.6

Haley Heynderickx

Seed of a Seed

Second album and first in six years from the Portland, OR singer-singwriter

Added: 07/11/2024
7.6

Tyler, The Creator

Chromakopia

Eighth album from the Los Angeles-based Odd Future rapper featuring guest appearances from Daniel Caesar, Doechii, GloRilla, LaToiya Williams, Lil Wayne, Lola Young, Santigold, Schoolboy Q, Sexyy Red and Teezo Touchdown

Added: 01/11/2024
7.6

Kelly Lee Owens

Dreamstate

Fourth album from the Welsh-born, London-based electronic artist featuring contributions from The 1975's George Daniel and Tom Rowlands from The Chemical Brothers

Added: 24/10/2024
7.6

The Hard Quartet

The Hard Quartet

Debut from from Emmett Kelly, Stephen Malkmus, Matt Sweeney and Jim White recorded in Malibu and New York City

Added: 08/10/2024
7.6

Jack White

No Name

Sixth solo album from the former The White Stripes man is a surprise 14-track vinyl-only album was given to people who bought items at Third Man Records stores in Detroit, London and Nashville

Added: 07/08/2024
7.6

Ice Spice

Y2K!

Debut full-length album from rapper the New York-born rapper Isis Naija Gaston featuring guest appearances from Central Cee, Gunna and Travis Scott

Added: 29/07/2024
7.6

Cola

The Gloss

Second album from the post-punk Canadian trio

Added: 21/06/2024
7.6

Vince Staples

Dark Times

Sixth full-length album from the Long Beach, California rapper

Added: 30/05/2024
7.6

Hana Vu

Romanticism

Second full-length album from the Los Angeles DIY singer-songwriter produced with Jackson Phillips

Added: 13/05/2024
7.6

Amen Dunes

Death Jokes

Sixth full-length of lo-fi rock from from New York-based Damon McMahon

Added: 13/05/2024
7.6

Dehd

Poetry

Fifth full-length album from the Chicago indie rock trio produced by the band's guitarist Jason Balla

Added: 10/05/2024
7.6

Claire Rousay

Sentiment

Latest release from the Canadian-American experimental musician and composer based in Los Angeles

Added: 24/04/2024
7.6

Mary Timony

Untame the Tiger

Fourth solo album and first since 2005 from the indie rock singer-songwriter and Ex Hex member

Added: 04/03/2024
7.6

Chelsea Wolfe

She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She

Seventh studio album from the Sacramento experimental, noise-folk singer-songwriter produced by TV on the Radio guitarist Dave Sitek

Added: 09/02/2024
7.6

The Mountain Goats

Jenny From Thebes

Album number twenty-two from the lo-fi indie folk band led by John Darnielle was produced by Trina Shoemaker (Sheryl Crow, Emmylou Harris, Nanci Griffith)

Added: 01/11/2023
7.6

Jorja Smith

Falling Or Flying

Second full-length album from the English R&B artist featuring guest appearances from J Hus and Lila Iké.

Added: 02/10/2023
7.6

Sparklehorse

Bird Machine

Posthumous release of the fifth ablun from the indie rock band was originally recorded in 2010 before the death of Mark Linkous

Added: 14/09/2023
7.6

Grian Chatten

Chaos For The Fly

Debut solo album from Fontaines D.C. frontman produced by Dan Carey (Squid, Wet Leg, Geese)

Added: 29/06/2023
7.6

Janelle Monáe

The Age of Pleasure

Fourth album of funk, R&B and pop soul from the Atlanta artist and actress includes contributions from Amaarae, Ckay, Doechii, Grace Jones, Nia Long, and Sister Nancy

Added: 09/06/2023
7.6

Protomartyr

Formal Growth In The Desert

Sisth album from the Detroit post-punk quartet produced by Greg Ahee and Jake Aron

Added: 06/06/2023
7.6

Beach Fossils

Bunny

Fourth album of lo-fi, summery, reverb-soaked indie pop from the Brooklyn band led by Dustin Payseur

Added: 02/06/2023

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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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