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31 October 2025

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Anna Von HausswolffICONOCLASTS

"All of the different influences on Iconoclasts just blend so well and it never sounds messy" (9.4/10 - Sputnik). "A marriage of opposites: automaton-like discipline and total abandon" (8/10 - Slant)

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The Belair Lip BombsAgain

"Establishes them as a new great hope" (8/10 - NME). "For a band whose influences range from Queen to hardcore, it’s impressive how coherent it all sounds" (8/10 - Dork)

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CreeperSANGUIVORE II: MISTRESS OF DEATH

"Never a band to shy away from making their songs as huge as possible, their fourth record features some of their most monumental tracks to date" (8/10 - Clash)

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The Last Dinner PartyFrom The Pyre

"Insanely rich with ideas, hooks, smart artifice and real emotion, From The Pyre is a feast of giddy raptures" (10/10 - Record Collector). "Both thematically and sonically richer" (10/10 - DIY)

BrògealTuesday Paper Club

"2026 is there for Brogeal’s taking, they’re gonna be a lot of people’s new favourite band" (8/10 - God Is In The TV). "This is what it sounds like when a band get it right the first time" (10/10 - Dork)

Jay SomBelong

"With ‘Belong’ serving notice of Jay Som’s continued abilities" (8/10 - Clash). "Will undoubtedly solidify her reputation as your favourite pop singer's favourite pop singer" (8/10 - Exclaim"

IdlewildIdlewild

"The fact they are producing some of their best work seems almost absurd, and yet here we are" (9/10 - The Line Of Best Fit). "Idlewild is no nostalgic LP—it’s the sound of a band rejuvenated" (10/10 - XS Noize)

WednesdayBleeds

"Karly Hartzman has delivered a record that’s lean, confrontational and lived-in" (10/10 - NME). "A monumental statement from one of the most exciting bands today" (9/10 - PopMatters)

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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8.4

Moses Sumney

græ

Second album of soulful R&B from the Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter

Added: 14/05/2020
8.4

Mabe Fratti

Sentir Que No Sabes

Latest full-length album from Mexico City-based experimental cellist produced by Héctor Tosta

Added: 28/06/2024
8.4

Janelle Monáe

Dirty Computer

Third album of funk, R&B and pop soul from the Atlanta artist and actress includes contributions from Brian Wilson, Grimes, Pharrell Williams and Prince shortly before his death

Added: 27/04/2018
8.4

Jamila Woods

Legacy! Legacy!

Second album from the Chicago R&B / soul singer, songwriter and poet

Added: 10/05/2019
8.4

FKA Twigs

Eusexua

Third album of trip hop / alternative R&B from the London-based singer and dancer Tahliah Barnett working with producers Eartheater, Koreless, Ojivolta, Stargate, Marius de Vries and North West

Added: 24/01/2025
8.4

Converge and Chelsea Wolfe

Bloodmoon: I

Collaboration between the Salem metalcore band and the Californian doom-goth singer-songwriter Chelsea Wolfe and her regular collaborator Ben Chisholm, started in 2019 and completed remotely due to lockdown

Added: 19/11/2021
8.4

The Murder Capital

Gigi's Recovery

Second full-length album from the Dublin post-punk five-piece

Added: 19/01/2023
8.4

Mannequin Pussy

I Got Heaven

Fourth album and from the Philadelphia punk band produced by John Congleton (Franz Ferdinand, The War on Drugs, St. Vincent)

Added: 28/02/2024
8.4

Charli XCX

Brat and it’s completely different but still brat

Remix album of Brat (2024) from the English electro popstar featuring guest appearances from Robyn, Ariana Grande, the 1975, Jon Hopkins, Troye Sivan, Lorde, Tinashe, Julian Casablancas, Bon Iver and Billie Eilish

Added: 14/10/2024
8.4

caroline

Caroline 2

Second full-length album from the London-based eight-member post-rock group

Added: 29/05/2025
8.4

billy woods / Kenny Segal

Maps

Collaboration between the New York -based rapper and LA-based producer and DJ

Added: 05/05/2023
8.4

Beyoncé

Cowboy Carter

Eighth solo release from the R'n'B / pop superstar is a is a country-inspired album featuring guest appearances from Rumi Carter, Miley Cyrus, Willie Jones, Tiera Kennedy, Linda Martell, Willie Nelson and Post Malone

Added: 29/03/2024
8.4

Perfume Genius

Too Bright

Third album from Seattle-based indie pop solo artist Mike Hadreas produced by Portishead’s Adrian Utley

Added: 16/09/2014
8.4

Nourished By Time

The Passionate Ones

Second full-length release from Baltimore alt.R&B artist Marcus Elliot featuring a guest appearance by Tony Bontana

Added: 20/08/2025
8.4

Jockstrap

I Love You Jennifer B

Debut full-length album from the London-based duo Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye

Added: 07/09/2022
8.4

Jessie Ware

That! Feels Good!

Fifth album from the English R&B pop star produced by Stuart Price (Dua Lipa, Kylie Minogue, The Killers)

Added: 26/04/2023
8.4

Dry Cleaning

Stumpwork

Second album from the South Lodon post-punk quartet recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales with producer by John Parish (PJ Harvey, This Is The Kit, The Goon Sax)

Added: 19/10/2022
8.4

David Bowie

Blackstar

Twenty fifth studio album from the legendary art-rock musician released on his 69th birthday and produced by long-standing collaborator Tony Visconti

Added: 02/01/2016
8.4

Billie Eilish

Hit Me Hard And Soft

Third album from the Los Angeles-born pop singer-songwriter was writtena and produced with her brother Finneas O'Connell

Added: 17/05/2024
8.4

Big Thief

U.F.O.F.

Third album from the indie rock quartet fronted by singer-songwriter Adrianne Lenker and produced by Andrew Sarlo

Added: 02/05/2019
8.3

Sprints

Letter To Self

Debut album from the Dublin alt-rock, noise-punk quartet

Added: 04/01/2024
8.3

Kamasi Washington

Heaven & Earth

Latest release from the Los Angeles jazz saxophonist with contributions from Tony Austin, Ronald Bruner, Jr., Brandon Coleman, Cameron Graves, Terrace Martin and Thundercat

Added: 19/06/2018
8.3

Amyl And The Sniffers

Comfort To Me

Second album from the Melbourne-based pub rock quartet

Added: 08/09/2021
8.3

Knocked Loose

You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To

Third studio album from the Kentuky hardcore punk band produced by Drew Fulk (Kevin Gates, Papa Roach, Lil Peep)

Added: 10/05/2024
8.3

Every Time I Die

Radical

Album number nine from the Buffalo, New York metalcore five-piece

Added: 21/10/2021
8.3

Binker And Moses

Feeding The Machine

Latest full-length album from the London free jazz duo Binker & Moses was produced by Hugh Padgham (Sting, Phil Collins, XTC)

Added: 01/03/2022
8.3

Robyn

Honey

First solo album for eight years from the Swedish pop star includes collaborations with Joseph Mount of Metronomy, Klas Åhlund and Adam Bainbridge

Added: 25/10/2018
8.3

Marianne Faithfull

Negative Capability

Album number twenty one by English singer-songwriter featuring contributions from artists including Warren Ellis, Nick Cave, Rob Ellis, Ed Harcourt and Mark Lanegan

Added: 01/11/2018
8.3

Laura Marling

Patterns in Repeat

Eighth album from the English singer-songwriter co-produced with Dom Monks

Added: 24/10/2024
8.3

Deafheaven

Ordinary Corrupt Human Love

Fourth album of shoegazing black metal from the San Fransisco outfit working with regular producer Jack Shirley (Jeff Rosenstock, Loma Prieta, Bosse-de-Nage, Punch)

Added: 09/07/2018

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