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6 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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7.4

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith

Gush

Latest full-length release from the Orcas Island-born, Los Angeles-based electronic producer

Added: 26/08/2025
7.4

Little Simz

Lotus

Sixth album of soulful hip-hop from London-rapper Simbiatu Ajikawo featuring guest appearances from Michael Kiwanuka, Miraa May, Yukimi Nagano, Obongjayar, Sampha, Moonchild Sanelly, Moses Sumney and Wretch 32

Added: 13/06/2025
7.4

Beirut

A Study Of Losses

Seventh studio album from the indie folk group led by Zach Condon was created for the Swedish circus Kompani Giraff

Added: 18/04/2025
7.4

Momma

Welcome To My Blue Sky

Fourth album from the Brooklyn indie rock quartet produced by bassist Aron Kobayashi Ritch

Added: 16/04/2025
7.4

Youth Lagoon

Rarely Do I Dream

Second album as Youth Lagoon in two years from the Boise, Idaho musician Trevor Powers

Added: 24/02/2025
7.4

Mogwai

The Bad Fire

Eleventh studio album from the Glaswegian post-rock band produced by John Congleton (Explosions in the Sky, St Vincent, The Killers)

Added: 23/01/2025
7.4

Mac Miller

Balloonerism

Second posthumous release from the Pittsburgh rapper featuring guest appearances from Delusional Thomas and SZA

Added: 22/01/2025
7.4

Beabadoobee

This Is How Tomorrow Moves

Third full-length release from the Filipino-born Londoner Beatrice Laus was produced by Rick Rubin

Added: 12/08/2024
7.4

Omar Apollo

God Said No

Second full-length studio album from the American R&B artist Omar Apolonio Velasco

Added: 10/07/2024
7.4

Normani

Dopamine

Debut full-length solo release from former Fifth Harmony singer featuring guest appearances from Cardi B, James Blake, Gunna and Starrah

Added: 18/06/2024
7.4

English Teacher

This Could Be Texas

Debut album from the Leeds indie.rock quartet produced by Marta Salogni (Björk, Depeche Mode, Romy)

Added: 24/04/2024
7.4

Katy Kirby

Blue Raspberry

Second full-length album from the Texas-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter

Added: 05/02/2024
7.4

Peter Gabriel

i/o

Tenth studio album and first in ovver 21 years from the former Genesis forntman working with producers Richard Russell and Brian Eno

Added: 01/12/2023
7.4

Drop Nineteens

Hard Light

First album in thirty years from the reformed Boston shoegaze band

Added: 06/11/2023
7.4

Squirrel Flower

Tomorrow’s Fire

Third album from the Boston-based songwriter Ella O’Connor Williams produced with Alex Farrar

Added: 18/10/2023
7.4

CHAI

Chai

Fourth album of experimental pop from the quartet based in Nagoya, Japan

Added: 28/09/2023
7.4

Vagabon

Sorry I Haven't Called

Third album of indie rock from the Cameroon-born, New York-raised, multi-instrumentalist Laetitia Tamko working with producer Rostam Batmanglij (Vampire Weekend, Georgia, Haim)

Added: 22/09/2023
7.4

Carly Rae Jepsen

The Loveliest Time

Seventh album from the Canadian dance pop artist and a companion piece to the 2022 album The Loneliest Time

Added: 02/08/2023
7.4

Militarie Gun

Life Under The Gun

Debut album from Los Angeles alt.rock five-piece led by singer Ian Shelton

Added: 27/06/2023
7.4

Godflesh

Purge

Eighth studio album from the English industrial metal band formed in 1988 by Justin Broadrick and G.C. Green

Added: 27/06/2023
7.4

Margo Price

Strays

Fourth studio album from the Nashville-based singer-songwriter produced by Jonathan Wilson (Dawes, Angel Olsen, Father John Misty)

Added: 13/01/2023
7.4

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Cool It Down

Fifth studio album from New York's dance-rock three-piece and first in nine years produced by Dave Sitek (Liars, Foals, Little Dragon)

Added: 29/09/2022
7.4

Death Cab For Cutie

Asphalt Meadows

Tenth album from Ben Gibbard's indie rock group produced by John Congleton

Added: 21/09/2022
7.4

Santigold

Spirituals

Fourth album and first in six years from Philadelphia electropop artist Santi White

Added: 13/09/2022
7.4

Julia Jacklin

Pre Pleasure

Third full-length album of indie art pop from the Sydney-born singer-songwriter co-produced with Marcus Paquin

Added: 26/08/2022
7.4

Lykke Li

Eyeye

Fifth album of synth pop from Swedish singer, songwriter and model produced her longtime collaborator Björn Yttling of Peter Bjorn and John

Added: 23/05/2022
7.4

Kurt Vile

Watch My Moves

Ninth solo studio release by American slacker-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist

Added: 15/04/2022
7.4

Sea Power

Everything Was Forever

Latest album from the Brighton-based indie rock sextet formerly known as British Sea Power

Added: 23/02/2022
7.4

Author & Punisher

Kruller

Ninth album from the San Diego industrial metal artist Tristan Shone

Added: 16/02/2022
7.4

Spoon

Lucifer On The Sofa

Tenth studio album from the Austin, Texas indie rock band formed in 1993 working with producers Mark Rankin, Justin Raisen and Dave Fridmann

Added: 12/02/2022

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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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