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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

Margo Price

All American Made

Second studio album from the Nashville based singer-songwriter, released on Jack White's Third Man label

Added: 30/10/2017
7.6

St. Vincent

MASSEDUCTION

Annie Clark's fifth album of experimental indie pop, produced by Jack Antonoff

Added: 16/10/2017
7.6

Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile

Lotta Sea Lice

First collaboration album between the slacker rock singer-songwriters

Added: 12/10/2017
7.6

Alex Lahey

I Love You Like A Brother

Debut album of alt indie rock from the singer-songwriter from Melbourne

Added: 09/10/2017
7.6

Metz

Strange Peace

Third album from the Toronto post-hardcore trio

Added: 23/09/2017
7.6

Mogwai

Every Country's Sun

Ninth studio album from the Glaswegian post-rock band produced by Dave Fridmann (Spoon, The Flaming Lips MGMT)

Added: 05/09/2017
7.6

Nadine Shah

Holiday Destination

Third album from the South Tyneside singer-songwriter of Pakistani-Norwegian heritage

Added: 01/09/2017
7.6

Rainer Maria

S/T

New album and first since 2006 from the reformed Madison, Wisconsin emo band

Added: 23/08/2017
7.6

Avey Tare

Eucalyptus

Second solo album of experimental rock from Animal Collective member David Portner recorded by bandmate Joshua Dibb

Added: 25/07/2017
7.6

Daphni

FABRICLIVE 93

A 75-minute mix of new music from Caribou's Dan Snaith, his second LP under the Daphni name

Added: 24/07/2017
7.6

Shabazz Palaces

Quazarz: Born On A Gangster Star

One of two simultaneous release from the Seattle experimental hip-hop collective led by Ishmael Butler aka 'Palaceer Lazaro' and multi-instrumentalist Tendai 'Baba' Maraire

Added: 14/07/2017
7.6

Peaking Lights

Fifth State of Consciousness

Fifth album from husband and wife psych-pop duo Aaron Coyes and Indra Dunis

Added: 20/06/2017
7.6

Saint Etienne

Home Counties

Ninth studio album from the London alternative dance trio formed in 1990

Added: 10/06/2017
7.6

Joan Shelley

Joan Shelley

Fourth album from the Kentucky folk singer produced by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy

Added: 08/05/2017
7.6

The Afghan Whigs

In Spades

Eighth studio album from the Ohio alt.rock band and second since they reformed in 2011

Added: 05/05/2017
7.6

Willie Nelson

God's Problem Child

The latest album from the Texas country legend features Alison Krauss and one of the last ever recordings of Leon Russell

Added: 29/04/2017
7.6

Future Islands

The Far Field

Fifth album from the Baltimore synthpop group fronted by Samuel T. Herring

Added: 10/04/2017
7.6

Father John Misty

Pure Comedy

Third album from J Tillman under the Father John Misty pseudonym, co-produced by Jonathan Wilson

Added: 07/04/2017
7.6

Julia Holter

In The Same Room

The LA-based art pop/experimental singer songwriter's fifth features reworkings of her tracks, recorded over two days in RAK studios in London

Added: 03/04/2017
7.6

Mastodon

Emperor of Sand

Seventh album from the Atlanta heavy metal group, produced by Brendan O'Brien (Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Bruce Springsteen)

Added: 03/04/2017
7.6

Jacques Greene

Feel Infinite

Debut album from Philippe Aubin-Dionne, the Canadian DJ and electronic producer

Added: 27/03/2017
7.6

The Shins

Heartworms

Fifth album from the Albuquerque, New Mexico indie rock band produced by frontman James Mercer

Added: 13/03/2017
7.6

Los Campesinos!

Sick Scenes

Sixth album from the Welsh indie pop band produced by John Goodmanson (Bikini Kill, Death Cab for Cutie, Sleater-Kinney)

Added: 01/03/2017
7.6

Stormzy

Gang Signs & Prayer

Debut studio album from the London-born grime MC who won Best Grime Act at the 2014 and 2015 MOBO Awards

Added: 28/02/2017
7.6

Rhiannon Giddens

Freedom Highway

Second solo album from the Greensboro, North Carolina folk / Americana musician and Carolina Chocolate Drops front woman

Added: 23/02/2017
7.6

Mozart’s Sister

Field of Love

Second synth pop album from Montréal native Caila Thompson-Hannant

Added: 21/02/2017
7.6

Steve Hauschildt

Strands

Fourth solo LP from the ex-Emeralds electronic musician

Added: 01/11/2016
7.6

The Radio Dept.

Running Out Of Love

Fourth album from the Swedish dream pop band delayed by a legal battle with their record label

Added: 28/10/2016
7.6

Gonjasufi

Callus

Fourth studio album from Sumach Ecks, the San Diego-based experimental, lo-fi hip hop artist

Added: 18/08/2016
7.6

Rae Sremmurd

SremmLife 2

Second album from the Tupleo, Mississippi hip-hop duo produced by Mike WiLL Made-It

Added: 12/08/2016

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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

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All-time top 10

Since we've been around, that is. So, the highest-rated albums from the past twelve years or so. Rankings are calculated to two decimal places.