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5 April 2025

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Black Country, New RoadForever Howlong

"They’ve navigated seismic changes and delivered music that feels both radically new and deeply authentic" (10/10 - Dork)

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Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs PigsDeath Hilarious

"The Newcastle outfit’s fifth album swaggers right up to the edge of oblivion and does a stupid little dance" (8/10 - musicOMH)

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DjoThe Crux

"An ambitious, joyous, heartfelt collection" (9/10 - DIY). "Djo triumphs in an accomplished attempt at a third album which spares no songs in getting to the crux of the matter" (8/10 - Clash)

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Japanese BreakfastFor Melancholy Brunettes (and Sad Women)

"Deliciously nuanced songwriting shines" (10/10 - NME). "The album’s production is imbued with a rich sense of depth and warmth" (9/10 - Slant)

Edwyn CollinsNation Shall Speak Unto Nation

"A fine album overflowing with excellent musical moments" (8/10 - Clash). "All of this music is a blast, an affecting display of the emotional textures which Collins has always dealt in so confidently, regardless of his health issues" (8/10 - Record Collector)

DivorceDrive To Goldenhammer

"Early contender for album of the year, Divorce are jumping to the front of the next-big-thing-queue" (10/10 - The Skinny). "Rare to find a debut album that exudes as much honesty" (9/10 - Clash)

Sam FenderPeople Watching

"Every song on People Watching is carefully crafted to remain with the listener" (10/10 - The Skinny). "Sam Fender is no longer just a vital voice in UK rock; he’s perhaps the most essential one" (10/10 - Dork)

Youth LagoonRarely Do I Dream

"This is a record you won’t forget in a hurry" (8/10 - Far Out). "The album represents a more mature development of Powers’ vision" (8.3/10 - Beats Per Minute). "Vital and exciting" (8.5/10 - Under The Radar)

John GlacierLike A Ribbon

"A captivating honest offering from a generational artist" (9/10 - Dork). "On one of the most accomplished debuts of recent times" (9/10 - musicOMH). "You’ll be repeating it again and again" (10/10 - The Guardian)

Sharon Van EttenSharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory

"Songs which are anthemic in feel and universal in their lyricism" (10/10 - DIY). "It’s a bold step that suggests even bigger, better things to come" (8/10 - Dork)

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The ADM rating is a weighted average from our survey of more than 50 sources , taking into account the number of reviews

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7.5

Taylor Swift

The Tortured Poets Department

Eleventh album from the singer-songwriter featuring guest appearances from Florence And The Machine and Post Malone produced with Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner

Added: 19/04/2024

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Deep Sea Diver

Billboard Heart

Fourth album from the Seattle indie rock band led by Jessica Dobson and produced Andy D. Park

Added: 03/03/2025
7.4

Villagers

That Golden Time

Sixth album from the Irish indie folk band led by singer-songwriter Conor O’Brien

Added: 05/06/2024
7.4

The Waeve

City Lights

Second full-length release from Blur’s Graham Coxon and singer-songwriter Rose Elinor Dougall

Added: 20/09/2024
7.4

The The

ENSOULMENT

First studio album on nearly 25 years from Matt Johnson's post-punk band co-produced with Warne Livesey

Added: 12/09/2024
7.4

Ravyn Lenae

Bird’s Eye

Second full-length release from Chicago R&B singer-songwriter featuring guest appearances by Childish Gambino and Ty Dolla $ign

Added: 10/08/2024
7.4

Pom Pom Squad

Mirror Starts Moving Without Me

Second full-length album from the Brooklyn indie rock quartet led by Mia Berrin

Added: 25/10/2024
7.4

Paul Heaton

The Mighty Several

Latest solo release from the Beautiful South frontman was produced by Ian Broudie of the Lightning Seeds

Added: 25/10/2024
7.4

Our Girl

The Good Kind

Second full-length album from the London/Brighton trio led by The Big Moon’s Soph Nathan

Added: 08/11/2024
7.4

Omar Apollo

God Said No

Second full-length studio album from the American R&B artist Omar Apolonio Velasco

Added: 10/07/2024
7.4

Maxïmo Park

Stream of Life Signed

Eighth album of post-punk indie rock from the Newcastle-based band led by Paul Smith

Added: 28/09/2024
7.4

Mac Miller

Balloonerism

Second posthumous release from the Pittsburgh rapper featuring guest appearances from Delusional Thomas and SZA

Added: 20/01/2025
7.4

King Hannah

Big Swimmer

Second full-length album from the Liverpool indie rock duo Hannah Merrick and Craig Whittle featuring a gust appearance from Sharon Van Etten

Added: 05/06/2024
7.4

Inhaler

Open Wide

Third full-length album from the Dublin indie rock band led by Elijah Hewson (the eldest son of U2's Bono)

Added: 07/02/2025
7.4

Andy Bell

Pinball Wanderer

Third full-length solo release from the Ride and Oasis guitarist featuring contributions from Dot Allison and Neu's Michael Rother

Added: 27/02/2025
7.4

Andrew Bird Trio

Sunday Morning Put-On

Latest release from the Illinois-born indie rock multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter and first as a trio with Ted Poor and Alan Hampton

Added: 27/05/2024
7.4

A Certain Ratio

It All Comes Down To This

Twelfth studio album from the veteran English post-punk /funk band formed in 1977 produced by Dan Carey (Wet Leg, Fontaines D.C., Foals)

Added: 18/04/2024
7.4

The Hard Quartet

The Hard Quartet

Debut from from Emmett Kelly, Stephen Malkmus, Matt Sweeney and Jim White recorded in Malibu and New York City

Added: 04/10/2024
7.4

Djo

The Crux

Third full-length album from the American actor and musician Joe Kerr (Stranger Things, Free Guy)

Added: 04/04/2025
7.4

Momma

Welcome To My Blue Sky

Fourth album from the Brooklyn indie rock quartet produced by bassist Aron Kobayashi Ritch

Added: 04/04/2025
7.4

Loma

How Will I Live Without a Body?

Third full-length release from the Austin trio features collaborations from Laurie Anderson’s AI model

Added: 28/06/2024
7.4

Johnny Cash

Songwriter

Eleven previously unreleased demos recorded at Nashville's LSI Studios in 1993 featuring newly recorded instrumentation produced by his son John Carter Cash and David R. Ferguson

Added: 28/06/2024
7.4

White Denim

12

Latest studio album from the Austin, Texas group led by James Petralli

Added: 05/12/2024
7.4

Throwing Muses

Moonlight Concessions

Album number eleven and first in seven years from the Newport, Rhode Island alt.rock trio produced by band co-founder Kristin Hersh

Added: 17/03/2025
7.4

Saya Gray

Saya

Debut full-length release from the Canadian alt.pop singer-songwriter

Added: 25/02/2025
7.4

Poppy

Negative Spaces

Sixth full-length album from the Boston-born singer and YouTube personality Moriah Rose Pereira produced by Bring Me the Horizon's Jordan Fish

Added: 21/11/2024
7.4

Melvins

Tarantula Heart

Latest self-produced album from the prolific Montesano, Washington sludge band

Added: 19/04/2024
7.4

Foster The People

Paradise State of Mind

Fourth album and first in seven years from the LA indie pop band produced by Mark Foster and Isom Innis

Added: 19/08/2024
7.4

Bring Me The Horizon

Post Human: NeX Gen

Seventh album from the Sheffield rock band features guest appearances from Aurora, Lil Uzi Vert, Glassjaw's Daryl Palumbo and Underoath

Added: 24/05/2024
7.4

Bnny

One Million Love Songs

Debut full length release from the Chicago indie rock band led by Jessica Viscius

Added: 01/05/2024

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Lonely People With Power by Deafheaven

"Deafheaven’s best album yet, and one that serves as a snapshot of a band at the peak of their powers" (9/10 - The Line Of Best Fit). "As singular and engrossing as heavy albums get" (8/10 - DIY)

DeafheavenLonely People With Power
"Deafheaven’s best album yet, and one that serves as a snapshot of a band at the peak of their powers" (9/10 - The Line Of Best Fit). "As singular and engrossing as heavy albums get" (8/10 - DIY)

DestroyerDan's Boogie
"The mercurial Canadian’s perspective and lavish instrumentation are a reminder of beauty’s potential" (10/10 - The Guardian). "Dan’s Boogie is Bejar’s most graceful album yet" (9/10 - Northern Transmissions)

BenefitsConstant Noise
"More enveloping, mesmeric and, at times, beautiful in its mannered rage" (9/10 - The Line Of Best Fit). "Benefits shift between EDM, techno, rave and bleak, apocalyptic sonic wastelands" (8/10 - The Skinny)

The HorrorsNight Life
"Words struggle to capture the magnitude of this mountainous piece of music" (9/10 - Far Out). "Revelling in their history and carving a path for a new future, The Horrors feel as vital as ever" (8/10 - Dork)

Circuit des YeuxHalo On The Inside
"Haley Fohr’s latest is rawer, more physical, an almost visceral exercise in self-discovery and emotional struggle" (10/10 - musicOMH). "There’s an undeniable confidence here" (10/10 - God Is In The TV)

clipping.Dead Channel Sky
"It really is an epic masterpiece" (9/10 - DIY). "Put on your headphones, plug yourself in and enter clipping.’s immaculately-crafted cyber world" (9/10 - Clash).

Steven WilsonThe Overview
"This is philosophical space rock for adults, a sumptuous soundtrack for the unthinkable future" (10/10 - The Arts Desk). "There is no one doing it quite like Steven Wilson" (8/10 - Clash)

Jason IsbellFoxes in the Snow
"a shoo-in for Isbell’s seventh Grammy – has already set the bar for best Americana album of the year" (10/10 - Mojo). "Jason Isbell is one of the most powerful voices in modern Americana" (7/10 - musicOMH)

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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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