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14 October 2026

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Cameron WinterLive at Carnegie Hall

"Affirms him as a performer already wise beyond his years" (10/10 - Paste). "No flash, no illusion: just voice, piano and one camera in front of a phantasmic crowd" (10/10 - Still Listening)

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Troye SivanShe's The Best

"Adored by the A-list and filling arenas, but without huge smash hits, the Australian singer treads his own distinctive path through pop via shoegaze, Balearic and the Smiths" (8/10 - The Guardian)

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Teenage FanclubDo Not Dare To Dream

"While this, their 14th album, may not have the blood-rush of 1995's power-pop masterclass Grand Prix, it matches it every step of the way when it comes to hook-laden, harmonic thrills." (9/10 - Uncut)

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Johnny MarrThe Age of Everything

"Once again, Johnny has delivered a strong and assured body of work, with his solo material continuing to go from strength to strength" (9/10 - God Is In The TV)

The TubsHard Life

"An album that consolidates and amplifies both 2023’s debut Dead Meat and last year’s Cotton Crown, transcending notions of what indie rock is supposed to be in the 21st century" (10/10 - Mojo)

Arab StrapHalf-Told Tales

"Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton offer a meditation on age, modern life and the past, offering hope and resilience – and evidence that things can get better" (9/10 - musicOMH)

Billy StringsSo Much For Goodbyes

"The crossover star’s introspective sixth album is full of memories of his mother, who died in 2025, bringing his dextrous guitar to songs rooted in tradition and yearning" (10/10 - The Guardian)

Westside CowboyIt Goes On

"What an undeniable rock inferno this band has unleashed, where even the quiet parts will swallow or split you" (10/10 - Paste). "A debut that proves to be more than worth the hype" (10/10 - Rolling Stone UK)

Getdown ServicesMassive Champion

"A ridiculous triumph" (9/10 - DIY). "The buzzy Minehead-via-Bristol party-starters shake off the 'joke band' label and face up to doubt on nuanced album number two" (8/10 - NME)

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8.1

Water From Your Eyes

It’s A Beautiful Place

Latest release from the Chicago indie pop duo Rachel Brown and Nate Amos

Added: 21/08/2025
8.1

The Murder Capital

When I Have Fears

Debut full-length album from the Irish post-punk band produced by Flood (U2, White Lies, Warpaint)

Added: 14/08/2019
8.1

Sparks

A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip

Latest release from the Los Angeles pop / rock duo Ron and Russell Mael

Added: 13/05/2020
8.1

Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings

Soul Of A Woman

Posthumous release of retro soul and funk from Sharon Jones (who passed away in 2016) completed by her band and collaborators

Added: 15/11/2017
8.1

Sam Fender

Seventeen Going Under

Second full-length album from the North Shields indie singer-songwriter recorded in Ireland

Added: 07/10/2021
8.1

Robyn

Body Talk

Robyn completes her trilogy of disco and pop with this compilation of the best bits from the first two volumes, plus some new tracks

Added: 23/11/2010
8.1

Robert Plant

Carry Fire

Album number eleven from the 69 year old singer-songwriter, his second studio album with Sensational Space Shifters as his backing band

Added: 13/10/2017
8.1

PUP

Morbid Stuff

Third album from the Toronto pop-punk quartet formerly know as Topanga

Added: 05/04/2019
8.1

Perfume Genius

No Shape

Fourth album from Seattle-based indie pop solo artist Mike Hadreas produced by Blake Mills (Laura Marling, Jesca Hoop, Fiona Apple)

Added: 01/05/2017
8.1

Nilüfer Yanya

My Method Actor

Fourth album of indie pop from the British-Turkish singer-songwriter produced by Wilma Archer

Added: 13/09/2024
8.1

Neil Young

Hitchhiker

The legendary singer-songwriter's 38th studio album, originally recorded on August 11, 1976 at Indigo Ranch Recording Studio in Malibu

Added: 05/09/2017
8.1

Marika Hackman

Any Human Friend

Third album from the London-based multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter produced by Hackman and David Wrench (Bear in Heaven, Alessi's Ark)

Added: 08/08/2019
8.1

Mandy, Indiana

URGH

Second full-length album from the Manchester-based industrial post-punk quartet

Added: 04/02/2026
8.1

Killer Mike

R.A.P. Music

Atlantan rapper Michael Render relocated to Brooklyn to record this album of straight up rap

Added: 17/05/2012
8.1

Kamasi Washington

Fearless Movement

Fifth full length release from the Los Angeles jazz saxophonist with contributions from André 3000, Thundercat, George Clinton, BJ the Chicago Kid, D Smoke and Terrace Martin

Added: 02/05/2024
8.1

John Grant

Grey Tickles, Black Pressure

Third solo album from the Reykjavik-based former Czars frontman featuring guest voclaists Tracey Thorn and Amanda Palmer

Added: 01/10/2015
8.1

Jenny Hval

The Practice Of Love

Seventh studio album from Norwegian singer-songwriter and novelist featuring guest appearances from Félicia Atkinson, Laura Jean and Vivian Wang

Added: 13/09/2019
8.1

Iceage

For Love of Grace & the Hereafter

Sixth album from the Danish post-punk quartet led by Elias Bender Rønnenfelt

Added: 29/05/2026
8.1

Hurray For The Riff Raff

Life On Earth

Seventh album from the Americana group led by Brooklyn born, New Orleans-based banjo player Alynda Lee Segarra

Added: 16/02/2022
8.1

Grinderman

Grinderman 2

Second outing for Nick Cave's hard rocking alter ego.

Added: 30/08/2010
8.1

Four Tet

There Is Love In You

Intelligent dance producer and prolific DJ Kieran Hebden with his first full length album in five years

Added: 07/01/2010
8.1

Depeche Mode

Memento Mori

Fifteenth studio album from the synth-pop stalwarts and first without Andy Fletcher who died in May 2022

Added: 23/03/2023
8.1

Deerhunter

Halcyon Digest

Fourth album from the Atlanta, Georgia indie rock quartet fronted by Bradford Cox

Added: 20/09/2010
8.1

David Bowie

The Next Day

The most revered name in pop music puts out his first album of new material in a decade

Added: 26/02/2013
8.1

Blood Orange

Essex Honey

Fifth album from Dev Hynes the multi-faceted singer-songwriter and producer behind Lightspeed Champion and Test Icicles

Added: 28/08/2025
8.1

Bill Callahan

Gold Record

Seventh album of mellow indie rock and Americana under his own name from the singer-songwriter was originally recorded for 1999’s Knock Knock, Let’s Move To The Country

Added: 02/09/2020
8.1

Alvvays

Blue Rev

Third album of jangly indie-pop from the Toronto band produced by Shawn Everett (The War on Drugs, The Killers, Julian Casablancas)

Added: 06/10/2022
8.1

Aldous Harding

Train On The Island

Fifth album from the New Zealand-born gothic folk singer-songwriter recorded in Wales with co-producer John Parish

Added: 08/05/2026
8.1

A Winged Victory For The Sullen

Atomos

Second LP from ambient duo Dustin O'Halloran and Adam Wiltzie is the score for Atomos, a dance piece by contemporary choreographer Wayne McGregor

Added: 03/10/2014
8.1

Young Fathers

White Men Are Black Men Too

Second full-length album from the Edinburgh-based Mercury Prize-winning alternative hip hop trio

Added: 01/04/2015

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