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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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7.3

Chris Stapleton

From A Room: Volume 2

Third solo album from the Nashville bluegrass singer-songwriter, produced by Dave Cobb (Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell)

Added: 11/12/2017
7.3

Big K.R.I.T.

4eva Is a Mighty Long Time

Album no. 3 from the Mississippi rapper, with guests including TI, CeeLo Green and Robert Glasper

Added: 30/10/2017
7.3

Melkbelly

Nothing Valley

Debut LP from the noisey Chicago indie rock four piece

Added: 13/10/2017
7.3

Iglooghost

Neo Wax Bloom

Debut album of experimental electronica from Seamus Malliagh, which follows the events surrounding two giant eyeballs crashing into the mysterious world of Mamu

Added: 04/10/2017
7.3

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Luciferian Towers

Sixth studio album from the Canadian post-rock stalwarts

Added: 21/09/2017
7.3

Death From Above

Outrage! Is Now

Third album from the legendary Toronto dance punk duo reverting to their original name, minus the "1979" sufix

Added: 11/09/2017
7.3

Alvvays

Antisocialites

Second album of jangly indie-pop from the Toronto band produced by Alec O’Hanley and John Congleton

Added: 07/09/2017
7.3

Turnover

Good Nature

Third album from the Virginia Beach indie rock trio produced by Will Yip (Lauryn Hill, Panic! At The Disco)

Added: 25/08/2017
7.3

Blondes

Warmth

First record in 4 years from NYC electronic duo Sam Haar and Zach Steinman

Added: 19/08/2017
7.3

Grizzly Bear

Painted Ruins

Fifth LP from the Brooklyn indie four-piece, produced by bassist Chris Taylor

Added: 18/08/2017
7.3

Aminé

Good For You

Debut album from the Portland, Oregon rapper featuring guest appearances from Ty Dolla Sign, Nelly, Offset, Charlie Wilson and Kehlani

Added: 01/08/2017
7.3

This Is The Kit

Moonshine Freeze

Fourth album from the British folk-rock band fronted by Kate Stables produced by PJ Harvey’s long-time co-producer John Parish

Added: 26/07/2017
7.3

Nine Inch Nails

Add Violence

Second in a trilogy of EPs from Trent Reznor's cult industrial rock band

Added: 26/07/2017
7.3

Boris

Dear

Latest release from the prolific Japanese experimental noise rock trio marks the 25th anniversary of their formation

Added: 13/07/2017
7.3

Floating Points

Reflections: Mojave Desert

The first in a series of site-specific musical works and films from electronic musician and neuroscientist Sam Shepherd, recorded in the Californian desert

Added: 28/06/2017
7.3

Palehound

A Place I'll Always Go

Second album from the Boston-based alt-rock trio led by Ellen Kempner

Added: 23/06/2017
7.3

Beach Fossils

Somersault

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

Added: 07/06/2017
7.3

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Shake The Shudder

Seventh studio album from the New York dance-punk outfit mixed by dance producers like Joakim and Phil Moffa

Added: 24/05/2017
7.3

Ray Davies

Americana

First solo album for nine years from The Kinks frontman with a second volume due later in 2017

Added: 18/04/2017
7.3

British Sea Power

Let The Dancers Inherit The Party

Latest album from the Brighton-based indie rock sextet

Added: 03/04/2017
7.3

Wolf Eyes

Undertow

Latest release from the Detroit noise rock trio and first on its own label

Added: 31/03/2017
7.3

Sneaks

It's a Myth

Second album of minimalist post-punk from Washington DC-based Eva Moolchan

Added: 27/03/2017
7.3

Children Of Alice

Children Of Alice

Ambient project from James Cargill (Broadcast) and long-time collaborators Roj Stevens and Julian House

Added: 13/03/2017
7.3

Future

Future

Fifth studio album from the prolific Atlanta, Georgia hip hop artist Nayvadius Cash

Added: 23/02/2017
7.3

Jesca Hoop

Memories Are Now

Latest studio album from the California-based jazz-folk singer-songwriter

Added: 13/02/2017
7.3

Sinkane

Life & Livin' It

Fourth album from London-born, New York-based Ahmad Gallub merges Afro-funk, soul and krautrock

Added: 08/02/2017
7.3

Delicate Steve

This Is Steve

Third studio album of mainly instrumental guitar pop from the New Jersey-based Steve Marion

Added: 28/01/2017
7.3

Fufanu

Sports

Second LP from the Icelandic alt. rock/post-punk trio

Added: 28/01/2017
7.3

Bonobo

Migration

Sixth album of down-tempo dance and trip-hop from the Brighton-born multi-instrumentalist and DJ Simon Green

Added: 15/01/2017
7.3

Jimmy Eat World

Integrity Blues

Ninth studio album from the Arizona rockers, produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen (Paramore, M83, Nine Inch Nails)

Added: 22/10/2016

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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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