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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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7.5

Sudan Archives

Athena

Debut full length album from the Cincinati-born violinist and singer Brittney Parks

Added: 30/10/2019
7.5

Smith Westerns

Dye It Blonde

Second album from the youthful Chicago indie rock quartet, influenced by classic pop rock of the 70s

Added: 14/01/2011
7.5

Sleater-Kinney

Little Rope

Eleventh studio album from the Olympia, Washington punk duo Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein produced by John Congleton (St Vincent, The War on Drugs, Sparks)

Added: 15/01/2024
7.5

Sam Amidon

Bright Sunny South

The Vermont singer-songwriter adds jazz touches to his established template of reworking traditional folk songs

Added: 13/05/2013
7.5

Ryley Walker

Course In Fable

Latest release from the Rockford, Illinois singer-songwriter and guitarist produced by John McEntire of Tortoise and The Sea and Cake

Added: 01/04/2021
7.5

Pottery

Welcome To Bobby's Motel

Debut full-length album from the Montreal-based indie rock band produced by Jonathan Schenke (Parquet Courts, The Drums)

Added: 24/06/2020
7.5

Old Crow Medicine Show

Remedy

Eighth studio album from the Nashville-based Grammy-winning neu-folk bluegrass outfit

Added: 01/07/2014
7.5

Neurosis

Honor Found In Decay

Album number ten from the Oakland, California post-metal veterans who formed in 1985

Added: 30/10/2012
7.5

Matt Berninger

Get Sunk

Second solo album from The National's frontman

Added: 30/05/2025
7.5

Male Bonding

Nothing Hurts

Debut album of lo-fi garage punk from London three-piece

Added: 11/05/2010
7.5

Luke Abbott

Holkham Drones

Debut album from Norwich-based electronic producer and musician

Added: 19/08/2010
7.5

Lotic

Power

Debut full-length album from the Houston-born Berlin-based electronic producer J'Kerian Morgan

Added: 11/07/2018
7.5

Leon Bridges

Gold-Diggers Sound

Third studio album of gospel/soulful R&B from the American singer-songwriter featuring guest appearances from Robert Glasper, Ink and Terrace Martin

Added: 22/07/2021
7.5

Lanterns On The Lake

Beings

Third album from the Newcastle-based indie rock quintet

Added: 13/11/2015
7.5

James Blake

The Colour In Anything

Third album from the English electronic pop purveyor, featuring collaborations from Frank Ocean and Justin Vernon, and produced by Rick Rubin

Added: 09/05/2016
7.5

Indigo De Souza

All Of This Will End

Third album from the North Carolina-based indie rock musician

Added: 27/04/2023
7.5

Hot Chip

In Our Heads

Fifth album from Grammy-nominated, London-based electropop five-piece

Added: 05/06/2012
7.5

Gold Panda

Good Luck And Do Your Best

Third full-length album from the London-born electronic music producer, performer, and composer

Added: 25/05/2016
7.5

Girlpool

Powerplant

Second album from the LA lo-fi teenage punk rock duo Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad

Added: 10/05/2017
7.5

Ghostface Killah

Apollo Kids

Ninth studio album of hip hop from former Wu-Tang Clan member Dennis Coles

Added: 02/01/2011
7.5

Garbage

Let All That We Imagine Be The Light

Eighth studio album from the American-Scottish alt rockers influenced in part by singer Shirley Manson's hip replacement surgery

Added: 29/05/2025
7.5

Frog Eyes

Paul's Tomb: A Triumph

Fifth album from the Canadian purveyors of idiosyncratic indie rock

Added: 26/04/2010
7.5

Elton John & Brandi Carlile

Who Believes In Angels?

Collaboration between the legendary English artist and American singer-songwriter featuring contributions from Josh Klinghoffer, Pino Palladino and Bernie Taupin

Added: 04/04/2025
7.5

Celeste

Not Your Muse

Debut full-length album the Los Angeles-born, London-based singer-songwriter who won the BBC Sound of 2020

Added: 30/01/2021
7.5

Cass McCombs

Tip Of The Sphere

Ninth studio album from the California-born singer-songwriter, produced by Dan Horne

Added: 05/02/2019
7.5

Billie Eilish

When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?

Debut album from the 17-year-old LA-born pop star working produced by her brother Finneas O’Connell

Added: 29/03/2019
7.5

Ben Frost

The Centre Cannot Hold

Latest album of minimalist electronic compositions from the Melbourne-born composer

Added: 29/09/2017
7.5

Beach House

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Album number six from the Baltimore dream pop duo coming just two months after the release of Depression Cherry

Added: 19/10/2015
7.5

Anna Meredith

Fibs

Second full length release from the London-based composer and electronic musician who is a former composer-in-residence with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Added: 23/10/2019
7.5

American Football

American Football (LP4)

Fourth studio album and first in seven years from the Illinois-based indie quartet workign with producer Sonny DiPerri

Added: 01/05/2026

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The Lemon TwigsLook for Your Mind!
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