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28 March 2026

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The Twilight SadIt's The Long Goodbye

"An astonishing body of work that firmly emphasizes what an important band The Twilight Sad are" (9/10 - Under The Radar). "A powerful and truly wonderful return from The Twilight Sad" (9/10 - Clash)

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RobynSexistential

"Questioning everything about love, life and sex, Robyn takes us on a joyride that’s both serious and silly" (10/10 - Robyn). "A lesson in exactly what Robyn can do that nobody else quite can" (10/10 - Dork)

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Courtney BarnettCreature of Habit

"The Australian’s best album since her debut is a soundtrack to starting again" (8/10 - musicOMH). "Courtney Barnett is here to rock. No frills, no fuss; just rock." (9/10 - PopMatters)

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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)

Joyce ManorI Used to Go to This Bar

"The Californian trio’s exhilarating, bittersweet seventh album marks a vital evolution" (8/10 - musicOMH). "They keep up their uninterrupted streak of never releasing a bad album" (8/10 - Under The Radar)

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7.3

Sd Laika

That's Harakiri

Debut LP of dark grime from Milwaukee's Peter Runge, following 2011's Unknown Vectors EP

Added: 28/04/2014
7.3

Scout Niblett

The Calcination of Scout Niblett

Sixth album of raw minimal indie rock arrangements from English singer-songwriter Emma Louise Niblett

Added: 22/01/2010
7.3

Sarah Davachi

Cantus, Descant

Latest release from the Canadian electronic sound artist features recordings of church organs from around the world

Added: 18/09/2020
7.3

Ross From Friends

Family Portrait

Debut full-length album from the British electronic producer Felix Clary Weatherall

Added: 25/07/2018
7.3

Robyn

Body Talk Pt. 2

Second of the three Body Talk albums to be released in 2010 from the Swedish electro-pop singer-songwriter

Added: 02/09/2010
7.3

Robert Glasper

Black Radio III

Latest album from the Houston-born pianist, record producer, songwriter

Added: 02/03/2022
7.3

Punch Brothers

All Ashore

Fifth album from the Brooklyn-based progressive bluegrass five-piece

Added: 20/07/2018
7.3

Portico Quartet

Portico Quartet

Third album from the London group, melding electronica, experimental jazz, dance and rock

Added: 25/01/2012
7.3

Pond

Man It Feels Like Space Again

Sixth album from the Australian psych-rock band produced Tame Impala's Kevin Parker

Added: 26/01/2015
7.3

Peaches

Rub

Sixth studio album from the Toronto-born electroclash, dance-punk artist, featuring guest vocals by Kim Gordon and Feist

Added: 23/09/2015
7.3

Old 97's

Most Messed Up

Rhett Miller's alt. country stalwarts' latest release celebrates their 20 year anniversary

Added: 01/05/2014
7.3

Obongjayar

Some Nights I Dream of Doors

Debut album from the London-based Nigerian spoken word artist Steven Umoh

Added: 13/05/2022
7.3

Niki And The Dove

Instinct

Debut album from the much-tipped Swedish electro-pop duo, who featured in the BBC Sound of 2012 list

Added: 10/05/2012
7.3

Mount Kimbie

Cold Spring Fault Less Youth

Second album of post-dubstep from London-based duo Dominic Maker and Kai Campos

Added: 20/05/2013
7.3

Mega Bog

Life, and another

Sixth full-length album from singer-songwriter Erin Birgy features contributions from Krivchenia, Duffy and Andrew Dorset of Lake

Added: 02/08/2021
7.3

Marlon Williams

Marlon Williams

Debut from the New Zealand-born alt.country singer-songwriter

Added: 17/02/2016
7.3

Magnolia Electric Co.

Josephine

Ohio singer-songwriter Jason Molina's 5th offering of lo-fi alt rock as Magnolia Electric Co

Added: 18/07/2009
7.3

Lydia Ainsworth

Darling Of The Afterglow

Second album of experimental indie from the Toronto-based singer-songwriter / composer

Added: 04/04/2017
7.3

Little Simz

A Curious Tale Of Trials + Persons

Debut album from the London-born singing/rapping/acting 21 year old

Added: 30/09/2015
7.3

Lamb Of God

Lamb Of God

Album number nine from the Richmond, Virginia groove metal outfit

Added: 19/06/2020
7.3

Kvelertak

Nattesferd

Third album of hard rock/heavy metal from the six-piece based in Rogaland, Norway

Added: 16/05/2016
7.3

Juanita Stein

The Weightless Hour

Fourth solo album from the Melbourne-born Howling Bells frontwoman produced by Ben Hillier (Nadine Shah, Depeche Mode, Graham Coxon)

Added: 01/12/2024
7.3

Jonathan Wilson

Rare Birds

Third album from LA-based singer-songwriter who has also produced albums for Father John Misty and Conor Oberst

Added: 02/03/2018
7.3

JD McPherson

Undivided Heart & Soul

Third record from the Oklahoma R&B influenced singer-songwriter

Added: 06/10/2017
7.3

Humanist

Humanist

Debut album from Exit Calm guitarist Rob Marshall includes appearances from Dave Gahan, Mark Lanegan and Ron Sexsmith

Added: 21/02/2020
7.3

Hayden Thorpe

Moondust For My Diamond

Second solo album from the former Wild Beasts frontman and multi-instrumentalist produced by Richard Formby and Nathan Jenkins

Added: 15/10/2021
7.3

Hana Vu

Public Storage

Debut full-length album from the Los Angeles DIY singer-songwriter

Added: 09/11/2021
7.3

Gabe Gurnsey

Physical

Debut full-length solo album from one of the founders of Factory Floor

Added: 03/08/2018
7.3

Earl Sweatshirt

Feet Of Clay

Second EP from LA-based rapper working with producers Thebe Kgositsile, Alchemist and ovrkast

Added: 05/11/2019
7.3

Durand Jones & The Indications

Private Space

Third full-length album from the Indiana retro-soul and R&B group

Added: 30/07/2021

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