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  1. 8.4

    Vampire Weekend

    Only God Was Above Us

    Fifth album and first in five years from the New York indie pop / rock trio working with their longtime producer Ariel Rechtshaid

    Added: 05/04/2024

     
  2. 8.4

    St. Vincent

    MASSEDUCTION

    Annie Clark's fifth album of experimental indie pop, produced by Jack Antonoff

    Added: 09/10/2017

     
  3. 8.4

    Flying Lotus

    You're Dead!

    Fifth album of experimental hip hop, electronica and trip hop collages from LA-based producer and musician featuring Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg and Herbie Hancock

    Added: 03/10/2014

     
  4. 8.4

    Phoebe Bridgers

    Punisher

    Second album from the LA indie rock singer-songwriter featuring contributions from Conor Oberst, Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus, Blake Mills, Jenny Lee Lindberg and Nick Zinner

    Added: 15/06/2020

     
  5. 8.4

    Perfume Genius

    Glory

    Seventh studio album from Seattle-based indie pop solo artist Mike Hadreas produced by Blake Mills (Fiona Apple, Feist, Laura Marling)

    Added: 25/03/2025

     
  6. 8.4

    Nils Frahm

    Spaces

    Latest release from the Berlin-based pianist and composer

    Added: 17/11/2013

     
  7. 8.4

    Little Simz

    No Thank You

    Fifth album of soulful hip-hop from London-rapper Simbiatu Ajikawo working with Sault’s Inflo

    Added: 15/12/2022

     
  8. 8.4

    Frank Ocean

    Blonde

    Second studio album from the New Orleans-born R&B singer features guest vocals from Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Jonny Greenwood, André 3000 and James Blake

    Added: 23/08/2016

     
  9. 8.4

    Burial

    Kindred

    Master of static William Bevan with a short-form release of his uniquely atmospheric take on dubstep / techno / house

    Added: 23/02/2012

     
  10. 8.4

    Big Thief

    Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You

    Fifth album from the indie rock quartet fronted by singer-songwriter Adrianne Lenker is a double and was recorded in four separate studios

    Added: 07/02/2022

     
  11. 8.4

    Arooj Aftab

    Night Reign

    Fourth studio album from the Brooklyn-based Pakistani composer/singer featuring contributions from Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily, Moor Mother, Chocolate Genius, Inc

    Added: 31/05/2024

     
  12. 8.4

    A Tribe Called Quest

    We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service

    Sixth and final album (and first since 1998) from the Queens, NY hip-hop pioneers featuring guest appearances from André 3000, Kendrick Lamar, Jack White, Elton John, Kanye West and Anderson Paak

    Added: 15/11/2016

     
  13. 8.4

    The War On Drugs

    Lost In The Dream

    Follow-up to the acclaimed second album Slave Ambient from the Philadelphia indie rock band fronted by Adam Granduciel

    Added: 11/03/2014

     
  14. 8.4

    Run The Jewels

    Run The Jewels 2

    Second studio album from the two hip hop heavyweights Killer Mike and El-P

    Added: 28/10/2014

     
  15. 8.4

    Jenny Hval

    Innocence Is Kinky

    Fourth studio album from Norwegian singer-songwriter and novelist also know as Rockettothesky

    Added: 31/05/2013

     
  16. 8.4

    Benefits

    Constant Noise

    Second album from the Teeside band led by Kingsley Hall formerly of The Chapman Family and features guest appearances from Pete Doherty, Shakk and Zera Tønin

    Added: 20/03/2025

     
  17. 8.4

    Tyler, The Creator

    Call Me If You Get Lost

    Seventh album from the Los Angeles-based Odd Future rapper featuring guest appearances from 42 Dugg, Ty Dolla Sign, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Lil Wayne and Pharrell Williams

    Added: 25/06/2021

     
  18. 8.4

    Death Grips

    The Money Store

    Second album from the Sacramento hip hop trio, encompassing rap, extreme electronica, hardcore, dubstep, metal and probably much else besides

    Added: 19/04/2012

     
  19. 8.4

    Cameron Winter

    Heavy Metal

    Debut solo album from New York-based Geese frontman

    Added: 13/01/2025

     
  20. 8.4

    Baroness

    Gold & Grey

    Fifth album of sludge / progressive metal from the Savannah, Georgia quartet produced by Dave Fridmann (Interpol, Mogwai, The Flaming Lips)

    Added: 12/06/2019

     
  21. 8.4

    Animal Collective

    Merriweather Post Pavilion

    More diverse sounds, odd experiments and avant-garde ideas from the The New York based loose collective led by Avey Tare and Panda Bear

    Added: 08/01/2009

     
  22. 8.4

    Radiohead

    A Moon Shaped Pool

    Ninth studio album from the alt rock stalwarts, again produced by Nigel Godrich and released suddenly

    Added: 10/05/2016

     
  23. 8.4

    Paramore

    This Is Why

    Sixth album and first in six years from the Tennessee pop punk / emo band produced by Carlos de la Garza (The Linda Lindas, Best Coast,Bad Religion)

    Added: 10/02/2023

     
  24. 8.4

    Moses Sumney

    græ

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

    Added: 14/05/2020

     
  25. 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

     
  26. 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

     
  27. 8.4

    Jamila Woods

    Legacy! Legacy!

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

    Added: 10/05/2019

     
  28. 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

     
  29. 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

     
  30. 8.4

    The Murder Capital

    Gigi's Recovery

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

    Added: 19/01/2023

     

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