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14 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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8.7

My Bloody Valentine

mbv

The influential Irish shoegaze band with one of the most anticipated comeback albums of the past two decades, released via their website and also put out by them on YouTube

Added: 04/02/2013
8.7

Beyoncé

Lemonade

Sixth solo album from the R'n'B / pop superstar released initially online through Tidal, includes guest vocals from James Blake, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd and Jack White

Added: 25/04/2016
8.7

CMAT

EURO-COUNTRY

Third full-length album from the Irish pop singer-songwriter Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson produced with Oli Deakin

Added: 27/08/2025
8.7

Lorde

Melodrama

Second album of indie electronic pop from New Zealand-born Ella Yelich-O'Connor produced by Jack Antonoff

Added: 16/06/2017
8.7

Kendrick Lamar

Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers

Fifth full-length album and first seven years from the Compton rapper

Added: 13/05/2022
8.7

Charli XCX

Brat

Sixth full-length studio release from the English electro popstar featureing contributions by A.G. Cook and Addison Rae.

Added: 05/06/2024
8.7

Still House Plants

If I don't make it, I love u

Third album from the London-based post-rock trio

Added: 24/04/2024
8.7

Sault

Untitled (Rise)

Fourth full-length album from the British R&B collective and the second release in 2020 working with producer Inflo (Little Simz, Michael Kiwanuka)

Added: 15/10/2020
8.7

Bad Bunny

Debí Tirar Más Fotos

Latest full-length release from Puerto Rican rapper featuring guest appearances from Chuwi, Omar Courtz, Dei V, & Los Pleneros de la Cresta and RaiNao.

Added: 14/01/2025
8.6

Jessica Pratt

Here In The Pitch

Fourth album from the San Francisco freak-folk singer-songwriter produced with Al Carlson

Added: 03/05/2024
8.6

English Teacher

This Could Be Texas

Debut album from the Leeds indie.rock quartet produced by Marta Salogni (Björk, Depeche Mode, Romy)

Added: 12/04/2024
8.6

Sufjan Stevens

Javelin

Tenth studio album from the Detroit-born indie folk singer-songwriter features contributions from Adrienne Maree Brown, Pauline Delassus, Bryce Dessner and Nedelle Torrisi.

Added: 03/10/2023
8.6

Ry Cooder

Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down

Solo album number fifteen from the prolific roots guitarist and eclectic music collaborator

Added: 01/09/2011
8.6

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis

CARNAGE

Latest release from Cave and his Bad Seed bandmate Ellis is their first non-soundtrack as a duo

Added: 25/02/2021
8.6

Beyoncé

Renaissance

Seventh solo album, and first for six years, from the R'n'B / pop superstar is the first "act" of a three-act project

Added: 29/07/2022
8.6

Taylor Swift

Red (Taylor's Version)

Re-recording of the pop artist's fourth album - following the sale of her master recordings to American businessman Scooter Braun - includes nine unrelased songs

Added: 12/11/2021
8.6

Little Simz

Lotus

Sixth album of soulful hip-hop from London-rapper Simbiatu Ajikawo featuring guest appearances from Michael Kiwanuka, Miraa May, Yukimi Nagano, Obongjayar, Sampha, Moonchild Sanelly, Moses Sumney and Wretch 32

Added: 05/06/2025
8.6

billy woods

GOLLIWOG

Latest full-length release from the New York-based rapper featuring contributions from El-P, ELUCID, Shabaka Hutchings, Jeff Markey, Messiah Musik, Kenny Segal, The Alchemist and more

Added: 09/05/2025
8.6

St. Vincent

St Vincent

Fourth album of experimental indie pop from the multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter Annie Clark produced by John Congleton (The Polyphonic Spree, The Walkmen)

Added: 18/02/2014
8.6

Joanna Newsom

Divers

Fourth album of new folk from the Californian multi-instrumentalist features members of the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

Added: 19/10/2015
8.6

Black Country, New Road

Ants From Up There

Second album from the London post-rock band recorded on the Isle Of Wight

Added: 31/01/2022
8.6

Suede

Antidepressants

Tenth album from the English alt.rock group produced by Ed Buller (Pulp, The Raincoats, The Courteeners)

Added: 04/09/2025
8.6

Sampha

Lahai

Second album of electronic soul from the London-born producer who’s worked with Beyoncé, Drake and Kanye West

Added: 20/10/2023
8.6

Mitski

The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We

Seventh album from the New York-based Japanese/American synth-pop singer songwriter produced by Patrick Hyland

Added: 13/09/2023
8.6

Mbongwana Star

From Kinshasa

Debut LP from the Kinshasa, Congo group fusing traditional Congolese rhythms with post punk and electronics

Added: 18/05/2015
8.6

Kendrick Lamar

good kid, m.A.A.d city

The major label debut from Compton rap artist Lamar, under executive producer Dr. Dre

Added: 23/10/2012
8.6

Arcade Fire

The Suburbs

Third album from the Canadian indie rock multi-instrumentalists

Added: 26/07/2010
8.6

Rose City Band

Summerlong

Second album from Ripley Johnson's (Wooden Shjips/Moon Duo) side project

Added: 19/06/2020
8.6

Creeper

Sex, Death and The Infinite Void

Second album from the Southampton goth rock six-piece

Added: 31/07/2020
8.6

Blood Incantation

Hidden History of the Human Race

Second album from the Denver, Colorado death metal band

Added: 28/11/2019

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Latest Reviews

David Byrne Who Is The Sky

The artist’s new album of bright, bustling pop is positioned as a celebration of reasons to be cheerful. Often its fountain of optimism feels like a firehose of forced positivity Pitchfork

Ed Sheeran Play

On the enjoyably moreish Play, the ‘culturally Irish’ star sounds as if he’s back on form. Although we’ve only had time for a quick listen The Irish Times

Baxter Dury Allbarone

This record plays like his shot for glory, and with tracks as hooky and well-constructed as "Mockingjay" or the title track, there's no reason he shouldn't hit the big time All Music

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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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