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  1. 9.1

    ADM Rating
    Tsunami Sea

    Spiritbox

    Tsunami Sea

    Second studio album from the Canadian heavy metal band workign with producers Dan Braunstein and Mike Stringer

    Added: 07/03/2025

     
  2. 8.4

    Glutton For Punishment

    Heartworms

    Glutton For Punishment

    Debut full-length album from the London-based Jojo Orme was produced by Dan Carey (Black Midi, Fontaines DC, Kae Tempest)

    Added: 06/02/2025

     
  3. 8.2

    Cowards

    Squid

    Cowards

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

    Added: 05/02/2025

     
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  5. 8.2

    Like A Ribbon

    John Glacier

    Like A Ribbon

    Debut album from the East London rapper and producer

    Added: 20/02/2025

     
  6. 8.1

    People Watching

    Sam Fender

    People Watching

    Third full-length album from the North Shields indie singer-songwriter co-produced with Adam Granduciel of The War on Drugs

    Added: 20/02/2025

     
  7. 8.0

    End of the Middle

    Richard Dawson

    End of the Middle

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

    Added: 14/02/2025

     
  8. 7.9

    Luminescent Creatures

    Ichiko Aoba

    Luminescent Creatures

    Latest full-length album from the Japanese folk artist working with producer Taro Umebayashi

    Added: 27/02/2025

     
  9. 7.9

    Lower

    Benjamin Booker

    Lower

    Third album from the New Orleans-based singer-songwriter working with producer Kenny Segal

    Added: 27/01/2025

     
  10. 7.9

    Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory

    Sharon Van Etten

    Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory

    Seventh album from the Brooklyn-based indie rock singer-songwriter written and recorded with her band and produced by Marta Salogni

    Added: 04/02/2025

     
  11. 7.9

    Mdou Moctar

    Tears Of Injustice

    Latest release from the Nigerien desert blues Tuareg guitarist Mahamadou Souleymane is a rearranged and re-recorded acoustic version of 2024's Funeral for Justice

    Added: 28/02/2025

     
  12. 7.8

    Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy

    The Purple Bird

    Latest release from the lo-fi alt.folk singer-songwriter Will Oldham produced by David "Ferg" Ferguson and includes guest appearances from John Anderson and Tim O'Brien

    Added: 30/01/2025

     
  13. 7.8

    Bartees Strange

    Horror

    Third album from the Washington DC-based musician Bartees Leon Cox Jr co-produced with Jack Antonoff

    Added: 13/02/2025

     
  14. 7.8

    Divorce

    Drive To Goldenhammer

    Debut full-length album from the Nottingham quartet was produced by Catherine Marks

    Added: 06/03/2025

     
  15. 7.8

    Bob Mould

    Here We Go Crazy

    Fiftheent full-length solo studio release from the man behind alt.rock bands Hüsker Dü and Sugar

    Added: 06/03/2025

     
  16. 7.7

    Matt Berry

    Heard Noises

    Eleventh album from the award-winning comedian/actor and musician Matt Berry featuring guest appearances from Kitty Liv and Natasha Lyonne

    Added: 29/01/2025

     
  17. 7.7

    Horsegirl

    Phonetics On And On

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

    Added: 12/02/2025

     
  18. 7.7

    Youth Lagoon

    Rarely Do I Dream

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

    Added: 21/02/2025

     
  19. 7.7

    Patterson Hood

    Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams

    Latest solo album from the Drive-By Truckers frontman featureing guest appearances from Lydia Loveless and Waxahatchee, produced by The Decemberists' Chris Funk

    Added: 24/02/2025

     
  20. 7.6

    Doves

    Constellations For The Lonely

    Sixth album and first in eleven years from the Manchester rock trio produced with Dan Austin

    Added: 27/02/2025

     
  21. 7.6

    Bdrmm

    Microtonic

    Third album from the Hull-based dream pop / shoegaze five-piece led by Ryan Smith

    Added: 28/02/2025

     
  22. 7.6

    HotWax

    Hot Shock

    Debut album from the Hastings alt.rock trio

    Added: 07/03/2025

     
  23. 7.6

    Lady Gaga

    Mayhem

    The latest album from the New York pop singer features guest appearances by Gesaffelstein and Bruno Mars and was recorded in Rick Rubin's studio

    Added: 07/03/2025

     
  24. 7.5

    Jason Isbell

    Foxes in the Snow

    The first full-length solo release in ten years fromthe Alabama-born ex Drive-By Truckers member featuring only his acoustic guitar and vocals

    Added: 05/03/2025

     
  25. 7.5

    Tunng

    Love You All Over Again

    Eighth full-length album from the London folktronica pioneers produced and mixed by co-founder Mike Lindsay

    Added: 30/01/2025

     
  26. 7.5

    C Duncan

    It's Only A Love Song

    Fifth album from the classically trained Glasgow-born indie pop composer and musician

    Added: 27/01/2025

     
  27. 7.5

    Manic Street Preachers

    Critical Thinking

    Album number fifteen from the Welsh indie rock band produced by Dave Eringa and Loz Williams

    Added: 31/01/2025

     
  28. 7.5

    Deep Sea Diver

    Billboard Heart

    Fourth album from the Seattle indie rock band led by Jessica Dobson and produced Andy D. Park

    Added: 03/03/2025

     
  29. 7.5

    The Murder Capital

    Blindness

    Third full-length album from the Dublin post-punk five-piece

    Added: 21/02/2025

     
  30. 7.4

    Inhaler

    Open Wide

    Third full-length album from the Dublin indie rock band led by Elijah Hewson (the eldest son of U2's Bono)

    Added: 07/02/2025

     

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