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16 September 2025

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JadeThat's Showbiz Baby!

"She’s now finally concocted a recipe for success on her own terms - and it’s anything but vanilla" (10/10 - DIY). "Chaotic, intense, with a bit of everything thrown in" (8/10 - NME)

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Baxter DuryAllbarone

"It’s not often you’ll hear of an artist making the best work of their career by their eighth album" (10/10 - The Skinny). "This is a record that wants you to dance" (8/10 - Far Out)

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MarujaPain To Power

"The thrill of this band is the extremes. From moshpits one minute and silence the next, they are in command with their music, unifying the crowd" (10/10 - God is in the TV)

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CMATEURO-COUNTRY

"Who else could combine soul, yodelling, Jamie Oliver and Calpol into such charming songs about the messy modern psyche? Only Europe’s best new breakout star" (10/10 - The Guardian)

Wolf AliceThe Clearing

"Their boldest, most striking record yet" (10/10 - DIY). "Frankly, soft-rock has not sounded this grand in a long time, and only Wolf Alice could have crafted it" (8.7/10 - Northern Transmissions)

The New EvesThe New Eve Is Rising

"Velvets-style drone rock, trad folk, anarcho-punk and hippy whimsy are all discernible in the Brighton quartet’s debut album – all played with white-knuckle intensity" (8/10 - The Guardian)

Wet Legmoisturizer

"Spikier, sleazier and sexier, the Isle of Wight duo defy second album syndrome" (9/10 - musicOMH). "The band’s propensity for catchy, danceable garage-punk remains intact" (8/10 - Slant)

LordeVirgin

"The pop star turns inward and redefines who she wants to be on her most introspective record yet" (9/10 - Rolling Stone). "Returns to pop’s fray to revel in the mess of late-20s angst" (8/10 - The Guardian)

Loyle Carnerhopefully!

"Full of love, fatherhood and feeling, the Croydon lyricist’s fourth is less a reinvention than a maturation" (7/10 - musicOMH). "As moving as it is musically satisfying" (8/10 - DIY)

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7.3

Colleen Green

Cool

Fourth album from the Los Angeles indie pop musician

Added: 27/09/2021
7.3

Chastity

Death Lust

The debut full-length album from the Canadian alt.rock/punk band led by Brandon Williams

Added: 13/07/2018
7.3

Carly Rae Jepsen

E·MO·TION

Third studio album from the Canadian dance pop artist and former Canadian Idol contestant

Added: 18/08/2015
7.3

Camera Obscura

Desire Lines

Album number five from the Glasgow indie pop band recorded in Portland, Oregon

Added: 31/05/2013
7.3

Bruce Hornsby

Non-Secure Connection

Latest album from the the singer-songwriter and pianist with guest appearances from Jamila Woods, James Mercer and Vernon Reid

Added: 17/08/2020
7.3

Brandy

B7

Seventh album, and first in eight years. from the R&B singer featuring guest appearances from Daniel Caesar, Chance The Rapper and daughter Sy'rai

Added: 02/08/2020
7.3

Big Business

Command Your Weather

Album number five from the Seattle-based stoner metal band founded by Jared Warren (Karp) and Coady Willis (The Murder City Devils)

Added: 08/07/2016
7.3

Beth Orton

Kidsticks

Album number six from the Norwich, England based electronic folk singer-songwriter, produced by Fuck Button's Andrew Hung

Added: 24/05/2016
7.3

Bernice

Puff: In The Air Without A Shape

Second LP from the Toronto experimental R&B/pop collective fronted by Robin Dann, a follow up to last year's Puff EP

Added: 26/05/2018
7.3

Azealia Banks

Broke With Expensive Taste

Belated digital release for the NY rapper's debut full length release, originally scheduled for 2012

Added: 12/11/2014
7.3

Aurora

A Different Kind Of Human - Step 2

Second album from the Norwegian electronic pop singer Aurora Aksnes and follow-up to 2018's Step 1: Infections of a Different Kind

Added: 10/06/2019
7.3

Arc Iris

Arc Iris

Debut album from the latest project of The Low Anthem's Jocie Adams

Added: 03/04/2014
7.3

And So I Watch You From Afar

The Endless Shimmering

Fifth LP from the Belfast instrumental rockers

Added: 27/10/2017
7.3

Amaarae

Black Star

Third full-length release from the New York, based Ghanaian R&B / Afro-fusion singer Ama Serwah Genfi

Added: 08/08/2025
7.3

Altin Gün

Ask

Fifth full-length album from the Amsterdam-based sextet features psychedelic pop versions of traditional Turkish folk songs

Added: 31/03/2023
7.3

Alkaline Trio

Is This Thing Cursed?

Ninth studio album from the Illinois pop punk trio, produced by Cameron Webb

Added: 05/09/2018
7.3

Wild Nothing

Nocturne

Virginia's Jack Tatum with his 2nd collection of 80s-indebted dream pop / power pop songs

Added: 23/08/2012
7.3

Tindersticks

No Treasure But Hope

Album number twelve from the Nottingham-based indie rock / chamber pop outfit

Added: 15/11/2019
7.3

Thurston Moore

Demolished Thoughts

Third solo album from the Sonic Youth frontman, produced and arranged by Beck

Added: 18/05/2011
7.3

The Twilight Sad

No One Can Ever Know

The Scottish indie noise merchants return with their third long-player

Added: 31/01/2012
7.3

The Highwomen

The Highwomen

Debut album from the country supergroup featuring Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, Maren Morris, and Amanda Shires and produced by Dave Cobb (Jason Isbell, Kris Kristofferson, Dolly Parton)

Added: 06/09/2019
7.3

The Felice Brothers

Celebration Florida

Seventh album from the New York folk rock band

Added: 10/05/2011
7.3

The Big Moon

Walking Like We Do

Second album from the London indie rock quartet led by Juliette Jackson and produced by Ben H. Allen III (Animal Collective, Gnarls Barkley, Kaiser Chiefs)

Added: 10/01/2020
7.3

Steve Reich

Pulse/Quartet

Latest release from the contemporary composer consists of two contrasting works

Added: 02/02/2018
7.3

Speedy Ortiz

Major Arcana

Debut full-length of indie rock from Western Massachusetts’ four-piece, recorded at Justin Pizzoferrato’s (Dinosaur Jr., Chelsea Light Moving) studio

Added: 09/07/2013
7.3

Snapped Ankles

Stunning Luxury

Second full-length album for the London post-punk, electronica band was mixed by Danalogue

Added: 01/03/2019
7.3

Sløtface

Try Not To Freak Out

Debut album from the pop-punk quartet based in Stavanger, Norway

Added: 13/09/2017
7.3

Shabazz Palaces

Quazarz Vs The Jealous Machines

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: 10/07/2017
7.3

Schoolboy Q

Oxymoron

Third album but first on a major label from the West Coast rapper includes collaborations from Kendrick Lamar, ASAP Rocky and Tyler, The Creator

Added: 25/02/2014
7.3

Ryan Adams

Prisoner

Album number sixteen from the rock / alt.country singer-songwriter and first of original material since 2014

Added: 14/02/2017

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Fresh stuff

Double Infinity by Big Thief

"Classic melodies, spring water acoustics and pared-back poeticism about living in the moment fill Adrianne Lenker and co’s latest with life" (10/10 - The Guardian). "A gloriously satisfying record" (9/10 - DIY)

SuedeAntidepressants
"Eleven songs of resilience and rebellion that refuse to accept the status quo" (10/10 - musicOMH). "Confrontational, unfiltered and arguably one of their most electrifying releases to date" (8/10 - Clash)

David ByrneWho Is The Sky
"Much like the vast majority of his work these songs are so fun, so triumphant, so full of life that it's easy to feel reassured by them" (8/10 - All Music). "Weirdness and wonder abound at every turn" (8/10 - Mojo)

The HivesThe Hives Forever Forever The Hives
"It’d take a cold, cold heart not to be energised by this" (8/10 - DIY). "Humour, imagination, and an impeccable musicianship that few can rival" (8/10 - musicOMH)

Blood OrangeEssex Honey
"It takes in all the avant-garde and otherwise out-there influences Hynes has encountered along his meandering way" (10/10 - The Arts Desk). "A remarkable album" (9/10 - All Music)

Water From Your EyesIt’s A Beautiful Place
"One of indie’s most unique duos embrace sci-fi sounds, frightening existentialism and a newfound heaviness on their new album" (8/10 - NME).

LaufeyA Matter Of Time
"Laufey conjures a fairytale world woven from jazz, pop and a ticking clock" (10/10 - Laufey). "It makes for the boldest chapter in her artistic story yet" (9/10 - The Line Of Best Fit)

Cass McCombsInterior Live Oak
"US indie’s steadfast storyteller makes a wonderfully unhurried double album his best yet" (10/10 - The Guardian). "At its best when it leans into the reverie with a riff that calls upon a relaxed stroll" (8/10 - Far Out)

Alison GoldfrappFlux
"Think of Flux as an elegant evolution. She’s still dancing, but this time with her heart closer to the surface" (8/10 - The Line Of Best Fit). "Floats in an elegant yet directionless orbit" (6/10 - The Skinny)

Marissa NadlerNew Radiations
"It confirms her strength as a vulnerable storyteller in an era of frequent isolation" (8.5/10 - Northern Transmissions). "Nadler still shines as a spell-weaver and mistress of moods" (6/10 - Mojo)

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.

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