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22 May 2026

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Genesis OwusuRedstar Wu & the Worldwide Scourge

"Seething with righteous anger and moshpit-ready tracks, the Australian artist’s genre-hopping but cohesive LP makes a case for the durability of the form" (10/10 - The Guardian)

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Kevin MorbyLittle Wide Open

"A masterpiece of simple and, at times, epic proportions that will linger deep within one’s soul" (9/10 - PopMatters). "The eight-minute-long title track is arguably Morby’s greatest song to date" (8/10 - Mojo)

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RostamAmerican Stories

"Meticulous, inventive record" (8/10 - Mojo). "A record of reflection and connection that ranks among the more beautiful-sounding you might hear this year" (8/10 - DIY)

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KneecapFENIAN

"After their Glastonbury fracas and legal troubles, political friction provides the backbone to this dense, musically adventurous third album" (9/10 - musicOMH).

FrikoSomething Worth Waiting For

"A record that leaves the kind of impression more associated with acts with far lengthier histories" (9/10 - DIY). "A euphoric, breakneck adventure towards a promised land" (8/10 - The Skinny)

Lime GardenMaybe Not Tonight

"A breakup album that wears its messiness on its sleeve, Lime Garden’s second is figuring life out, track by track" (9/10 - NME). "A new indie disco essential" (9/10 - DIY)

Angine de PoitrineVol.II

"There's a ferocity and alienness to the complexity" (10/10 - Exclaim). "It breathes on its own and speaks without words. Angine de Poitrine let the music do the talking" (8.4/10 - Northern Transmissions)

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)

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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8.1

Anohni

Hopelessness

Debut solo album of soulful electronica from the former singer of Antony and the Johnsons, produced by Oneohtrix Point Never and Hudson Mohawke

Added: 04/05/2016
8.1

Andy Stott

Faith in Strangers

The Mancunian electronic producer's 4th album, again featuring the voice of his teenage piano teacher Alison Skidmore

Added: 19/11/2014
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

Actress

R.I.P.

Third album of experimental dubstep from London-based producer and DJ Darren Cunningham

Added: 23/04/2012
8.1

(Sandy) Alex G

House of Sugar

Ninth album from the Philadelphia lo-fi indie rock musician Alex Giannascoli

Added: 12/09/2019
8.0

Yaeji

With A Hammer

Debut full-length release from the Brooklyn-based singer, DJ and producer Kathy Yaeji Le

Added: 06/04/2023
8.0

These New Puritans

Crooked Wing

Fifth studio album from the arty post-rock outfit led by twins Jack & George Barnett

Added: 22/05/2025
8.0

The Weeknd

House of Balloons

Debut album from Toronto-based R&B singer Abel Tesfaye

Added: 14/04/2011
8.0

Steve Gunn

Way Out Weather

Album number nine from the Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter and former member of Kurt Vile's backing band, The Violators

Added: 08/10/2014
8.0

Sorry

COSPLAY

Third full-length album from the London-based indie pop group led by Asha Lorenz and Louis O’Bryen

Added: 07/11/2025
8.0

Silk Sonic

An Evening With Silk Sonic

Debut album from the R&B duo Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak

Added: 12/11/2021
8.0

Shabaka And The Ancestors

We Are Sent Here By History

Second album from the London-based Sons of Kemet saxophonist Shabaka Hutching featuring poems written and sung by Siyabonga Mthembu

Added: 16/03/2020
8.0

Sam Lee

Ground Of Its Own

Debut album from the London-born folk singer mixed by Nick Drake's engineer John Wood

Added: 01/07/2012
8.0

Rival Consoles

Persona

Fourth album from Leicester producer Ryan Lee West

Added: 13/04/2018
8.0

Protomartyr

Formal Growth In The Desert

Sisth album from the Detroit post-punk quartet produced by Greg Ahee and Jake Aron

Added: 05/06/2023
8.0

Olivia Dean

The Art of Loving

Second full-length release from London-born pop-soul artist produced with Zach Nahome

Added: 26/09/2025
8.0

Model/Actriz

Pirouette

Second full-length album from the Brooklyn-based post-punk quartet was produced with Seth Manchester

Added: 02/05/2025
8.0

Memory Tapes

Seek Magic

Philadelphia one-man act Dayve Hawk (Memory Cassette, Weird Tapes) with an album of danceable indie pop

Added: 14/11/2009
8.0

Lanterns On The Lake

Spook The Herd

Fourth album from the Newcastle-based indie rock quintet

Added: 20/02/2020
8.0

JPEGMAFIA x Danny Brown

Scaring The Hoes

Collaboration between the Baltimore-based experimental hip-hop artist and the Detroit rapper

Added: 27/03/2023
8.0

Jeff Rosenstock

Post-

Fourth solo album from the Long Island punk rock singer and former frontman of Bomb the Music Industry!

Added: 08/01/2018
8.0

Dan Deacon

America

Third album and first on Domino Records for the Baltimore-based electronica producer

Added: 22/08/2012
8.0

Brittany Howard

What Now

Second full-length solo album from the Alabama Shakes frontwoman working with producer Shawn Everett (Alabama Shakes, The War on Drugs, The Killers)

Added: 06/02/2024
8.0

Blondshell

Blondshell

Debut full-length release from the Los Angeles-based indie rock musician Sabrina Teitelbaum

Added: 05/04/2023
8.0

Andy Shauf

The Neon Skyline

Fourth album from the Canadian singer-songwriter

Added: 24/01/2020
8.0

65daysofstatic

We Were Exploding Anyway

More instrumental post-rock, techno / electronica samples and beats from the Sheffield quartet on their 4th album

Added: 27/04/2010
8.0

yeule

Glitch Princess

Second album of ambient / glitch pop from London-based, Singapore-born producer Nat Cmiel

Added: 04/02/2022
8.0

These New Puritans

Hidden

Hugely ambitious second release from the English art rock band

Added: 13/01/2010
8.0

Screaming Females

Ugly

The New Jersey indie punk trio fronted by Marissa Paternoster with their 5th album

Added: 04/04/2012
8.0

Royal Bangs

Let It Beep

Dance-friendly indie rock married to glitchy electronica on the Tennessee act's second album

Added: 27/11/2009

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Kevin Morby Little Wide Open

Along with the production from The National’s Aaron Dessner, who has become one of the most sought after producers in his own right, he has enlisted cooperation from Amelia Meath, Andrew Barr, Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), Katie Gavin (MUNA), Lucinda Williams, Meg Duffy (Hand Habits), and more Beats Per Minute

Kevin Morby Little Wide Open

Little Wide Open doesn’t rush. Like Morby, it contemplates the seasons rolling by Northern Transmissions

Rostam American Stories

The ex-Vampire Weekend multi-instrumentalist and producer wraps his meditations on love, grief, and identity in lightweight, pleasing Americana pop Paste Magazine

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Fresh stuff

Fresh stuff

Train On The Island by Aldous Harding

"A spellbinding listen, the high water mark of Harding's singular career" (9/10 - Exclaim. "It’s an oblique character study of herself, and the best album of her career so far" (9/10 - Pitchfork)

The Lemon TwigsLook for Your Mind!
"This is musical joy captured in a record one of the group’s strongest works to date" (9/10 - Clash). "The exultant power-pop on the D'Addario brothers' sixth album is untouchably brilliant" (7/10 - musicOMH)

Broken Social SceneRemember The Humans
"You can hear them having fun, bouncing the ideas off one another" (8.5/10 - Under The Radar). "Celebrates the joy and spirit of a bunch of old friends simply jamming together" (8/10 - musicOMH)

Kacey MusgravesMiddle of Nowhere
"Grammy-winning star revels in sprawling songs about single life, dry spells and toxic exes, against a sonic backdrop inspired by her homes in Mexico and Texas" (10/10 - The Independent)

The Black KeysPeaches!
"‘Peaches!’ is full of dynamism, swirling riffs and pounding drumbeats. It never loses itself in the mele" (8/10 - Clash). "The Black Keys‘ most raw-sounding record" (8/10 - Far Out)

Foo FightersYour Favorite Toy
"An addictive collection that – like most Foos records – demands repeat playing, this is easily one of the albums of the year" (9/10 - Hot Press). "A retread of well-worn ideas" (4.2/10 - Paste)

Ringo StarrLong Long Road
"While he may indeed have travelled a long long road, here he sounds 85 years young" (8/10 - Mojo). "You'd have to go back to the 1970s to find a Ringo Starr solo album that was as well-crafted" (7/10 - All Music)

Jessie WareSuperbloom
"A glorious ode to connection, and Jessie’s most evocative work yet" (10/10 - DIY). "The third album in the singer’s disco trilogy feels like something brighter and more perennial" (9/10 - Slant)

My New Band BelieveMy New Band Believe
"A postmodern kaleidoscope" (9/10 - DIY). "At the helm of an enormous, constantly shifting collective, the former Black Midi man swings for the fences" (10/10 - NME)

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.