New Releases Summer List 2015
Abyssal “Antikatastaseis" (Profound Lore)
(29/06)
[9] Terror, Echoes, LR, GhostCult [8] HeavyBlog, Sputnik [6] TMT
[dark, brutal, melodic and technical UK death metal]
AFX “orphaned deejay selek 2006-2008” (Warp)
(21/08)
[9] Quietus [8] P4k, AllMus [7] Wire, TMT, DiS, RA
[Aphex Twin alias releasing an EP of material post-Analord & Hangable Auto Bulb 03-’05 (on CD as Chosen Lords and Hangable Auto Bulb)]
The Alchemist and Oh No (Gangrene) “You Disgust Me” (Relativity Entertainment) (07/08) [8] XXL [7] HHDX, P4k [6] AllMus
The Arcs “Yours, Dreamily” (Nonesuch) (04/10) [8] RS, Guard, AllMus, Uncut [7] OMH [6] Obs, CoS [5] LoBF, DiS [4] RC
Author & Punisher “Melk en Honing” (Housecore) (30/06) [8] Terror, Dusted, Wire [7] LR, HeavyBlog [6] CoS
[industrial solo project of instrument/machine-builder Tristan Shone, produced by ex-Pantera member Phil Anselmo]
Meg Baird “Don’t Weigh Down the Light” (Drag City) (23/06) [10] RC [8] AllMus, DIY, OMH, Wire, Uncut, Dusted, Mojo [7] P4k, NME, DiS, TMT [6] Obs
Julio Bashmore “Knockin’ Boots" (Broadwalk)
(07/08)
[9] Mixmag [8] NME, Obs, Guard, Crack, Mojo, P4k [7] RA [5] LoBF, Clash
[Bristol house producer’s debut album, recorded as Red Bull’s Artist in Residence]
Battles "La Di Da Di" (Warp)
(18/09)
[8] OMH, Mojo, Uncut [7] Dusted, Spin, Quietus, PopMat [6] CoS, RC, NME, Wire, UtR [5] LoBF
[third album of experimental rock, this time without the guest vocals from 2011’s Gloss Drop after singer’s departure]
Beach House "Depression Cherry" (Bella Union)
(28/08)
[9] DiS [8] LoBF, Crack, P4k, Sputnik, RC, Clash, Uncut, Spin, Skinny, Guard, AllMus [7] UtR, PunkN, OMH, RS [6] DIY, Mojo, PopMat, Obs, CoS [5] NME
[5th album by Baltimore-based dream-pop duo; we have their last two]
Beirut "No No No" (4AD)
(11/09)
[8] DiS, Skinny, RC [7] AlMus [6] P4k, UtR, OMH, Clash, DIY, Mojo, Uncut [5] Spin [4] Indy
[return after 4 years of Zach Condon’s world/folk-influenced indie project]
Best Friends “Hot. Reckless. Totally Insane.” (FatCat) (10/07) [8] AllMus, DIY [7] NME, Clash, OMH
Between the Buried & Me “Coma Ecliptic" (Metal Blade)
(10/07)
[10] Guard, MetI [9] PopMat [8] Terror, LR [7] AllMus [4] CoS
[US prog-metal band do an Opeth and turn to smooth 70s prog with a slight metallic twist]
Bilal “In Another Life” (Entertainment One Music) (30/06) [9] PopMat, AllMus [7] P4k, Spin, Uncut, HHDX [5] CoS
Blank Realm “Illegals in Heaven” (Fire)
(04/09)
[9] DiS [8] Quietus, Guard1, NR, Uncut [6] Crack, TMT [4] Guard2
[Australian underground rock band’s first studio-recorded album (after plenty of home-/live-recorded releases)]
Bong “We Are, We Were and We Will Have Been" (Ritual Productions)
(25/05)
[10] MetI [9] Echoes [8] R-a-R, DiS
[Newcastle mesmeric drone doom band’s “unregulated experiments on tonal prolonging”]
Leon Bridges “Coming Home” (Columbia) (23/06) [8] PopMat, Obs, Clash, Mojo, NME, Uncut [7] CoS, P4k, Spin, RS [6] DIY, Guard, AllMus
Bring Me the Horizon “That’s the Spirit” (RCA) (11/10) [8] DIY [7] NME [6] Guard
Heather Woods Broderick “Glider” (Western Vinyl) (10/07) [9] DiS [8] LoBF, Mojo [7] Clash [6] P4k, Uncut
Bully “Feels Like” (Columbia) (23/06) [9] NR [8] LoBF, UtR, Uncut, Spin, NME, P4k [7] CoS, RS, PopMat [6] AllMus [4] Guard
Cairo Gang “Goes Missing” (God?) (23/06) [8] Uncut, AllMus, Dusted, PopMat, Mojo
The Chemical Brothers "Born in the Echoes" (Virgin EMI)
(17/07)
[8] Quietus, UtR, Clash, AllMus, Indy, NME, Mojo, Obs, P4k [7] CoS, LoBF, PopMat, OMH, TMT [6] RA, DiS, RS, Spin, Uncut [4] Guard
[album number 8 from duo featuring Beck, St. Vincent; first since 2010’s Further]
Chinx “Welcome to JFK” (eOne) (14/08) [8] XXL [7] P4k, HHDX, AllMus
CHVRCHES “Every Open Eye" (Virgin EMI)
(25/09)
[8] NME [7] Uncut [6] Mojo
[second album of synth-pop songs from Scottish trio]
The Clientele “Alone and Unreal: The Best of The Clientele” (Merge) (04/10) [9] AllMus [8] OMH, PopMat, Clash
Cradle of Filth “Hammer of the Witches” (Nuclear Blast) (10/07) [8] Guard [7] AllMus, CoS [6] RC
Cruciamentum “Charnel Passages" (Profound Lore)
(04/09)
[9] LR, Echoes [8] Terror
[UK death metal band’s long-awaited debut album, featuring members of Grave Miasma]
Dâm-Funk "Invite the Light" (Stones Throw)
(04/09)
[8] RA, AllMus, LoBF, Mojo, Uncut [7] P4k, Spin, PopMat [6] CoS, Guard, Mixmag, RC, Obs
[5th album of G-funk, soul and boogie from American producer]
Miles Davis “Miles Davis at Newport, 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4 (Columbia)
(17/07) [10] Obs, Uncut, Mojo, PopMat [9] RS [8] Wire, Dusted, AllMus, P4k, RC, Guard
Seven Davis Jr. “Universes” (Ninja Tune) (24/07) [8] Obs, OMH, Quietus, Mixmag [7] RA, P4k, DiS, Uncut, Clash [6] Guard
The Dear Hunter “Act IV: Rebirth in Reprise” (Equal Vision) (04/10) [9] PopMat, Sputnik [7] CoS [6] PunkN
Defeater “Abandoned” (Epitaph) (28/08) [9] APunk [8] PunkN [7] PopMat [6] AllMus
Lana Del Rey "Honeymoon" (Polydor)
(18/09)
[8] LoBF, Tele, NME, RS, Guard, Indy [7] AllMus
[“fourth studio album from pop-singer, building on the hip-hop influence from Born to Die”]
Mac DeMarco “Another One" (Captured Tracks)
(07/08)
[8] APunk, RC, Guard, AllMus, UtR, NME, Skinny, Mojo [7] CoS, LoBF, P4k, Spin, Uncut, PopMat, DiS, RS, Clash, Crack [6] TMT, DIY, Indy, Obs [4] OMH
[EP from Canadian slacker-rocker; follows 3 full albums (we have last two)]
Deradoorian “The Expanding Flower Planet" (anticon.)
(21/08)
[8] LoBF, Obs, Skinny, OMH, PopMat, Indy, P4k [7] Uncut, AllMus, UtR [6] CoS, Spin [5] DiS
[debut album from former Dirty Projectors singer]
Desaparecidos "Payola" (Epitaph)
(23/06)
[8] APunk, CoS, Spin, Mojo, PunkN, AllMus, DIY, Indy, RC, DiS [7] P4k, LoBF, NR, PopMat, NME [6] Guard [5] UtR
[second album (first was released in ‘02) from band featuring Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes)]
Destroyer “Poison Season” (Dead Oceans)
(28/08)
[10] Skinny [9] AllMus, DiS, LoBF [8] Quietus, Dusted, RC, TMT, DIY, OMH, NME, NR, Spin, Uncut, Mojo, Obs [7] P4k, CoS, RS, Clash [6] UtR [5] Crack
[10th LP from New Pornographers member Dan Bejar, following 2010’s sophisti-pop Kaputt]
Disclosure "Caracal" (Universal)
(25/09)
[second album from pop-house duo featuring Kwabs, Gregory Porter & Sam Smith]
Dr. Dre "Compton: The Soundtrack" (Polydor)
(07/08)
[10] Skinny [9] HHDX, P4k [8] CoS, Dusted, AllMus, Mojo, Indy, Obs, RS, Clash, Guard, XXL [7] Crack, PopMat, PunkN, NME, Spin [6] TMT, LoBF [5] Quietus
[legendary producer’s first album since 1999’s 2001, inspired by the recent NWA documentary]
not on playlist - unavailable on streaming services except Tidal
Ducktails “St. Catherine” (Domino)
(24/07)
[8] Wire, Mojo, Obs, AllMus, DIY, DiS, TMT [7] UtR, Clash, Spin, LoBF [6] P4k, CoS, PopMat, RS, NME, Uncut
[baroque pop from Real Estate member, featuring James Ferraro and Julia Holter]
C. Duncan “Architect” (FatCat) (17/07) [8] Guard, Mojo, Uncut, Quietus [7] LoBF, Clash
Eleventh Dream Day “Works for Tomorrow” (Thrill Jockey) (24/07) [8] Dusted, Uncut, Mojo, Quietus, AllMus [7] P4k, Wire, PopMat
Everything Everything “Get to Heaven" (RCA)
(22/06)
[10] DIY [9] Clash [8] LoBF, AllMus, OMH, Obs, DiS, Skinny, UtR [7] P4k, NME, Uncut [6] Mojo, Indy, Guard
[album 3 from Manchester-based prog-poppers, more stripped-back than before but less so than anyone else]
Ella Eyre “Feline" (Virgin EMI)
(14/08)
[debut album from BRIT School singer best known for featuring on Rudimental’s ‘Waiting All Night’ from 2013]
FIDLAR “Too" (Wichita)
(04/09)
[10] DIY [8] CoS, NME [7] Spin [6] LoBF, AllMus
[Fuck It Dog, Life’s A Risk]
Flying Saucer Attack “Instrumentals 2015” (Domino)
(17/07)
[10] Guard [9] PopMat, LoBF [8] Brnwshd, Uncut, Wire, Dusted, TMT, AllMus, Clash, Quietus [7] UtR, NME, P4k [6] RC, Obs
[comeback album after 15 years from experimental DIY shoegaze-droner David Pearce]
Foals “What Went Down" (Warner Bros.)
(28/08)
[10] DIY [9] OMH [8] RS, Mojo, Uncut, Skinny, LoBF, DiS, AllMus [7] Clash, NME [6] P4k, Crack, UtR, Guard, Obs, Indy, CoS, Mojo, RC [5] PopMat
[British fivesome’s follow up to 2013’s Holy Fire is less mathy and more rocky]
Four Tet “Morning / Evening" (Text)
(10/07)
[8] Obs,Uncut, Spin, NME, PopMat [7] P4k, CoS, RA, RS, LoBF, XLR8R [6] AllMus [5] TMT
[two-track album collaging & manipulating found sounds from everyone’s favourite not-Burial]
Frog Eyes “Pickpocket’s Locket" (Paperbag)
(28/08)
[8] TMT [7] CoS, LoBF, AllMus, P4k
[Carey Mercer’s Canadian indie rock group’s sixth studio album]
Ezra Furman “Perpetual Motion People” (Bella Union) (10/07) [9] Clash, OMH, LoBF [8] AllMus, Obs, DIY, NME, Mojo, Guard, Uncut [7] UtR, RS, PopMat, P4k, CoS
Future “DS2” (Epic)
(24/07)
[9] DiS, LoBF, TMT [8] P4k, CoS, APunk, XXL, Spin, PopMat, AllMus, HHDX, PopMus [7] Sputnik, OMH, RS
[third studio album from hip-hop artist, dialling back the trap influences compared to 2014’s Honest]
Georgia “Georgia" (Domino)
(07/08)
[8] LoBF, Guard, NME, Obs, AllMus, Indy, PopMat, Mojo, NR [7] DiS, Clash, Uncut [4] UtR
[electro-pop from multi-instrumentalist daughter of a member of Leftfield]
Ghost “Meliora" (Spinefarm)
(21/08)
[9] MetI [8] Sputnik, AllMus, Uncut, Guard, PopMat, Terror [6] P4k, Mojo, Quietus
[anonymous robed’n’masked heavy metal band’s third album; fka Ghost BC]
Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge "Twelve Reasons to Die II" (Linear Labs)
(10/07)
[8] Guard, AllMus, NME, LoBF, Clash, DiS [7] P4k, NME, Uncut, HHDX, PopMat [6] CoS, Spin, Skinny [5] UtR [4] Wire
[follow-up to 2013’s critically-acclaimed hip-hop album, with a “bigger-budget feel”]
Jess Glynne “I Cry When I Laugh" (Atlantic)
(14/08)
[6] Indy, OMH [4] Guard
[debut album from singer best known for featuring on Clean Bandit’s ‘Rather Be’ from 2014]
Golden Rules “Golden Ticket” (Lex) (07/08) [8] PopMat, Mixmag, Indy, Mojo, Clash [7] NME
Noah Gundersen “Carry the ghost” (Dualtone music) (21/08) [9] APunk [8] PopMat [7] AllMus
GunPlay “Living Legend” (Def Jam) (31/07) [8] AllMus [7] RS [6] P4k, HHDX, XXL
Gwenno “Y dydd olaf” (Heavenly) (31/07) [8] LoBF, OMH, Clash, Mojo, RC, Uncut, AllMus, DiS, P4k
Haiku Salut “Etch and Etch Deep" (How Does It Feel to Be Loved?)
(07/08)
[9] DiS [8] ACL, Skinny, Guard, OMH, NME, Obs, Mojo, Uncut, Clash
[Derbyshire band’s second release, sounding a little like folktronica, Four Tet circa-Rounds and Nils Frahm]
Mary Halvorson “Meltframe" (Firehouse 12)
(04/09)
[9] FreeJazzBlog, AAJazz1, Dusted [8] P4k [6] AAJazz2
[first solo album from well-regarded jazz guitarist, entirely covers of compositions by influences and peers]
Albert Hammond Jr. “Momentary Masters” (Vagrant) (31/07) [8] AllMus, Mojo [7] UtR, P4k, Clash, DiS, NME, Uncut [6] Obs, RS [5] CoS [4] Indy
Richard Hawley "Hollow Meadows" (Parlophone)
(11/09)
[8] DiS, OMH, AllMus, LoBF, Indy, Uncut, RC [7] Clash [6] Mojo, Guard
[widescreen guitar pop on 8th album from erstwhile Longpigs and short-lived Pulp member; we have previous 4]
HEALTH “Death Magic” (Loma)
(07/08)
[9] LoBF [8] Sputnik, NME, DIY, Clash, P4k [7] UtR, NR, AllMus, PopMat, DiS [6] TMT, Uncut, Skinny [5] CoS [4] Obs [3] Crack
[return of electronic noise-rock band on first album since 2009’s Get Color(which we have)]
Heathered Pearls “Body Complex” (Ghostly International) (07/08) [8] Quietus, AllMus [7] RA, P4k [6] Mojo
Helen “The Original Faces” (Kranky)
(04/09)
[9] DiS [8] TMT, LoBF, Uncut, Wire, Spin, Brnwshd [7] P4k [5] CoS
[ethereal fuzz-pop from Liz Harris (aka Grouper), Jed Bindeman (Heavy Winged, Eternal Tapestry) and Scott Simmons (Eat Skull)]
Helm “Olympic Mess” (PAN)
(15/06)
[8] Crack, RA, Wire, Quietus, Brnwshd [7] P4k, AllMus, TMT [6] Mojo
[“a sprawling, hour-long masterpiece of rich textural ambience”]
High on Fire “Luminiferous" (Century Media)
(22/06)
[9] Decibel, R-a-R, Terror [8] P4k, PNews, P4k, AllMus, MetI [7] CoS, Dusted, DiS, PopMat, Spin
[6th album of “teeth-rattling, frenetic" stoner/sludge metal, inc. ex-member of Sleep]
Julia Holter "Have You in My Wilderness" (Domino)
(25/09)
[10] Mojo [9] UtR, Uncut [7] Wire
[fourth album of shimmering ambient pop from American singer-songwriter/experimental musician]
John Howard & The Night Mail “John Howard & The Night Mail” (Tapete) (21/08) [10] DiS [9] AllMus [8] Mojo, OMH, PopMat
Jenny Hval “Apocalypse, girl” (Sacred Bones)
(08/06)
[9] LoBF [8] Quietus, TMT, UtR, OMH, PopMat, Uncut, Obs, Skinny, Guard, Spin, P4k [7] CoS, Crack, RS, DiS, NME [6] Mojo
[intimate ambient-noise pop songs from Norwegian musician, produced by Lasse Marhaug]
The Internet “Ego Death” (Odd Future) (29/06) [8] HHDX, AllMus, PopMat [7] CoS, P4k, RS
Iron Maiden “The Book of Souls" (Parlophone)
(04/09)
[9] PopMat, Terror [8] MetI, Skinny, AllMus, Guard, Quietus, NME, Sputnik, OMH, LR [7] Clash, RS, CoS [6] RC
[NWOBHM band’s 16th album is their first double album; we only have three previous, including their last, 2010’s The Final Frontier]
Jason Isbell “Something More Than Free” (Southeastern Records) (17/07) [9] APunk, Uncut [8] CoS, AllMus, RS, LoBF, Mojo, PopMat [7] UtR, Spin [6] P4k
Carly Rae Jepsen “E•MO•TION" (Interscope)
(21/08)
[8] APunk, CoS, AllMus [7] LoBF, P4k, NME, Spin, RS [6] PopMat [4] UtR
[third album from Canadian pop artist, with writing credits for Sia, Dev Hynes (Blood Orange) & Rostam from Vampire Weekend]
Rickie Lee Jones “The Other Side of Desire” (Thirty Tigers) (23/06) [9] Uncut [8] Guard, Mojo, RC
Kagoule “Urth" (Earache)
(21/08)
[9] DiS [8] Skinny, NME, LoBF, Quietus [7] NR
[Nottingham band’s debut album of post-hardcore, grunge and noisey rock]
Kwabs “Love + War" (Atlantic)
(11/09)
[9] LoBF [8] Guard, Indy, Mojo [6] DiS [4] DIY
[“debut album from British soul singer" and Sound of 2015 nominee]
Lianne La Havas “Blood" (Warner Bros.)
(31/07)
[8] DiS, PopMat, DIY, AllMus [7] P4k, CoS, Uncut, OMH, RS, LoBF [6] Clash, Guard, Obs, Mojo, Indy
[“second album from English soul singer, produced in part by Jamaican reggae producer Stephen McGregor”]
Lamb of God "VII: Sturm und Drang" (Nuclear Blast)
(24/07)
[8] LR, MetI, PopMat, AllMus, Guard, P4k [7] OMH [6] RC, RS, Mojo
[“album number eight from the US groove metal outfit”]
LA Priest “Inji” (Domino)
(26/06)
[9] LoBF, NME [8] Guard, Mojo, UtR, PopMat, Clash [7] Uncut, AllMus [6] CoS, DIY, Obs
[solo album from Sam Bust, former Late of the Pier frontman, of idiosyncratic electronic funk]
Led Zeppelin “Coda” (Atlantic) (31/07) [8] Mojo, Quietus, RS, Uncut [7] P4k
Leftfield “Alternative Light Source" (Infectious)
(08/06)
[8] LoBF, Mojo, Uncut, OMH, Clash, Obs [6] DiS, Skinny
[3rd album from highly influential progressive house veterans, the first since 1999’s Rhythm and Stealth]
Liberez “All Tense Now Lax” (Night School) (24/07) [9] Brnwshd, ACL [8] OMH, Wire, Dusted, DiS [7] Uncut
The Libertines "Anthems for Doomed Youth" (Harvest)
(04/09)
[8] Mojo, Uncut, OMH, Clash, Guard [7] P4k, RS, NME, DiS [6] DIY, CoS, Indy [4] LoBF, Obs, RC
[comeback third album from mid-00’s indie band]
Little Boots “Working Girl” (Dim Mak) (10/07) [8] AllMus [7] Clash, CoS [6] OMH, Obs, DIY, Uncut [5] UtR, DiS [4] Guard, Mojo
Locrian “Infinite Dissolution" (Relapse)
(24/07)
[9] AllMus [8] P4k, Quietus, Dusted [7] CoS, PopMat, Sputnik
[“a seamless and harrowing blend of dark ambience, drone, black metal, post-rock, and experimental electronics”]
Low "Ones and Sixes" (Sub Pop)
(11/09)
[9] Clash, OMH [8] Skinny, Spin, DiS, Mojo, Uncut, Quietus, Guard, RC [7] LoBF, UtR, RS, PopMat [6] CoS, DIY, AllMus, Wire
[album #11 of restrained and expressive indie from Minnesotan trio]
La Luz “Weirdo Shrine” (Hardly Art) (07/08) [8] CoS, Dusted [7] P4k, LoBF, AllMus [6] DiS, PopMat
The Maccabees “Marks to Prove It" (Fiction)
(31/07)
[9] APunk [8] PopMat, LoBF, Indy, NME, DiS, Mojo, Clash, DIY [7] Uncut, AllMus [6] OMH, Guard [4] CoS
[British indie-rock band aim at anthemic songs on fourth record]
Matrixxman “Homesick” (Ghostly International) (10/07) [8] RA, Spin, AllMus, Quietus [7] P4k, Clash [6] PopMat
Meek Mill “Dreams Worth More Than Money” (Maybach Music) (29/06) [8] PopMat, AllMus, XXL [7] CoS, P4k, HHDX [6] RS
The Membranes “Dark Matter/Dark Energy” (Metropolis) (10/07) [9] DiS [8] Mojo, Quietus [7] AllMus, NME [6] RC
Mercury Rev "The Light in You" (Bella Union)
(18/09)
[8] Guard, Wire, UtR [7] PopMat, Clash, Uncut [6] RC, Mojo
[first album in 7 years from no-longer-psychedelic indie-rock band]
M.E.S.H. “Piteous Gate” (PAN)
(17/07)
[9] ACL, Dusted [8] TMT, Wire, RA, Spin [7] Quietus
[debut album of modern-dystopian experimental techno from American Berliner]
Micachu & The Shapes “Good Sad Happy Bad" (Rough Trade)
(11/09)
[8] LoBF, RS, Mojo, NME, Uncut [6] DIY, Wire, CoS
[Mica Levi’s third album with The Shapes after some acclaimed solo soundtrack/mixtape work]
Migos “Yung Rich Nation” (Atlantic) (31/07) [7] CoS, P4k [6] RS, Guard
Miguel “Wildheart” (RCA)
(29/06)
[9] HHDX, P4k [8] LoBF, Guard, AllMus, RS, Spin, Obs, NME, Clash, OMH [7] CoS, Crack [6] PopMat [5] NR
[alternative r’n’b singer’s third album of Prince-esque sex jams]
Mission of Burma “Signals, Calls and Marches” (Fire)
(26/06)
[10] P4k, LoBF [9] AllMus, PopMat
[reissue of 1981 debut EP from American post-punk band]
Mission of Burma "Vs."(Fire)
(31/07)
[9] P4k, AllMus, PopMat
[reissue of 1982 debut (and only original) album from American post-punk band]
Hudson Mohawke “Lantern” (Warp)
(15/06)
[9] Mixmag [8] Crack, Guard, DIY, Skinny [7] CoS, LoBF, P4k, Spin, AllMus, PopMat, Uncut, NR, Quietus, APunk [6] RA, Obs, RS [5] Clash [2] TMT
[maximalist blend of hip-hop and UK bass from artist also known from TNGHT and as producer for e.g. Kanye West]
Ashley Monroe “The Blade” (Warner Music) (24/07) [9] AllMus [8] RS, NR, PopMat [7] P4k, Spin
Giorgio Moroder “Deja-Vu" (RCA) (15/06)
[8] RC [6] UtR, PopMat, Spin, OMH, AllMus, Guard [5] LoBF [4] Clash, Indy, Obs [3] RA, CoS [2] P4k [1] Crack
[hunt for an updated EDM sound from classic electronic pop pioneer namedropped by Daft Punk]
Motörhead “Bad Magic” (UDR) (28/08) [8] Guard, Uncut [7] CoS, AllMus, DiS [6] Mojo, RC
Kacey Musgraves “Pageant Material" (Decca)
(22/06)
[9] PopMat, Spin [8] APunk, P4k, Uncut, AllMus [7] RS [6] Guard, Obs, NR [5] CoS
[modern country-pop from Australian singer-songwriter]
Myrkur “M" (Relapse)
(21/08)
[9] MetI [8] Quietus, PopMat, AllMus, P4k [7] CoS, Oranges, Spin [6] LR [5] Sputnik
[“debut album from one-woman black metal outfit Amalie Bruun"]
The Mynabirds “Lovers Know” (Saddle Creek) (07/08) [8] OMH, AllMus, DiS, LoBF [7] UtR, Dusted, CoS [6] PopMat, Uncut
Neutral Milk Hotel “On Avery Island" (Fire) (08/08/2011)
[reissue of debut indie-folk album from 1996 by band renowned for follow-up (and last album) In the Aeroplane Over the Sea]
New Order "Music Complete" (Mute)
(25/09)
[8] RC, Mojo [7] Uncut
[10th studio album by dance-rock legends and 2nd without Peter Hook]
No Joy “More Faithful" (Mexican Summer) (09/06)
[9] AllMus, PopMat [8] LoBF [7] P4k, CoS [6] Crack, UtR, DIY, Skinny, DiS
[third album by Canadian dream-poppers hyped by Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino]
Ol' Dirty Bastard "Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version" (Get On Down)
(07/08)
[9] AllMus [8] RS
[vinyl reissue of 1995 hip-hop classic from Wu-Tang rapper featuring fellow Clan members]
The Orb "Moonbuilding 2703 AD" (Kompakt)
(22/06)
[8] Mojo, AllMus, PopMat, Quietus, Guard, DiS, RC, RA [7] Clash, Uncut, NME [6] P4k
[“thirteenth album from the seminal UK ambient house duo"]
Palehound “Dry Food” (Exploding in Sound) (14/08) [8] P4k, RS [7] CoS, Spin
Peacers “Peacers” (Drag City) (17/07) [8] Dusted, Uncut [7] LoBF, OMH, P4k
Pere Ubu “Elitism for the People 1975-78” (Fire) (21/08) [8] Uncut, Indy, Quietus, RC, Mojo
Pete Rock “PeteStrumentals 2” (Mellow Music Group) (23/06) [7] HHDX, P4k
Petite Noir “La vie est belle/Life Is Beautiful” (Domino) (11/10) [9] NME, UtR [8] P4k [7] PopMat
The Phoenix Foundation “Give Up Your Dreams” (Memphis industries) (07/08) [8] Guard, NME, Mojo [7] Uncut, OMH, Clash
PINS “Wild Nights” (Bella Union)
(08/06)
[8] DIY, Obs, UtR, LoBF, OMH [7] RS, Clash, NME, DiS [6] Guard, CoS [4] P4k
[garage rock from Mancunian all-female group on second album]
Public Enemy “Man Plans God Laughs” (Spit Digital)
(31/07)
[8] AllMus [7] Spin [6] CoS, P4k, NME, RS
[hip-hop legends’ 13th studio album, a short blast inspired by Yeezus, To Pimp a Butterfly and Run the Jewels]
Public Image Ltd. “What the World Needs Now" (PiL Official)
(04/09)
[8] Mojo, PunkN, Obs [7] Quietus, Uncut, AllMus, NME, OMH, Spin, UtR, Wire [6] DIY, PopMat, Guard [4] DiS
[tenth studio album from reformed British group, dealing in more straightforward rock without iconic dub influence]
RATATAT "Magnifique" (Because)
(17/07)
[8] CoS, AllMus, Clash [7] OMH, DiS, PopMat, LoBF [6] XLR8R, RS, Guard, Uncut [5] P4k, UtR [4] Obs
[“tasteful" electronic music from duo on fifth album, their first for five years]
Red River Dialect “Tender Gold & Gentle Blue” (Hinterground) (31/07) [8] DiS, Uncut, Dusted, Mojo, AllMus
Refused “Freedom" (Epitaph)
(29/06)
[8] CoS, DiS, DIY, AllMus [7] RS [6] Sputnik, PopMat, Spin, Mojo [5] P4k [4] LoBF [3] Crack, UtR
[Swedish hardcore band returns from the dead on the never-expected follow-up to 98’s classic The Shape of Punk to Come]
Max Richter “from Sleep” (Deutsche Grammophon) (04/10) [9] DiS [8] Uncut, LoBF, RC, Quietus [6] Crack, Guard, Mixmag
Rolo Tomassi “Grievances" (Holy Roar / Ipecac)
(01/06)
[9] R-a-R [8] LoBF, Quietus, Skinny, DIY [7] NME [6] Mojo
[female-fronted mathcore band expand their reach to noir-ish sounds on 4th album]
Daniel Romano “If I’ve Only One Time Askin’” (New West) (31/07) [9] PopMat [8] LoBF, Indy, Uncut, AllMus [6] Mojo
Lucy Rose “Work It Out" (Columbia)
(06/07)
[8] DIY [7] LoBF, AllMus, Uncut [6] NME [4] DiS, Obs, Guard
[Bombay Bicycle Club-connected folk-poppy singer-songwriter’s second album]
Royal Headache “High" (What’s Your Rupture?)
(28/08)
[10] Guard [9] Dusted, LoBF, NME [8] AllMus, P4k, Spin [7] Uncut, UtR [6] CoS
[Aussie garage punks’ cynical yet upbeat second album]
RP Boo "Fingers, Bank Pads & Shoe Prints" (Planet Mu)
(29/06)
[8] RA, P4k, Mojo, Spin, Quietus, Guard [7] AllMus, TMT, Clash, PopMat [6] Uncut, PopMat
[2nd album from Chicago footwork progenitor]
Rudimental “We the Generation" (Atlantic)
(18/09)
[7] Mixmag
[pop-d’n’b group’s second album, following 2013’s Mercury-nominated Home]
Jill Scott “Women” (Atlantic) (24/07) [8] Guard, Spin [7] P4k, PopMat, AllMus [6] Obs
Travis Scott “Rodeo” (Epic) (04/10) [8] XXL, AllMus [7] HHDX [6] P4k, RS [5] Spin [4] APunk
Rachel Sermanni “Tied to the Moon” (Middle of Nowhere) (10/07) [8] Mojo, LoBF, Obs [7] NME, Uncut
Slayer "Repentless" (Nuclear Blast)
(11/09)
[9] MetI [8] DIY, Guard [7] Terror, CoS, Wire, Uncut [6] P4k, Skinny, RS, AllMus [4] RC
[11th album from thrash metal outfit, first since the death of founding guitarist Jeff Hanneman]
Sleaford Mods “Key Markets” (Harbinger Sound)
(10/07)
[8] RC, Wire, Clash, NME, Crack, Indy, Uncut, Mojo, Guard, Obs, LoBF, NR, Quietus [7] P4k, CoS, TMT, PopMat [6] DiS, Skinny
[angry Nottingham-based electronic post-punkers’ 3rd label-released album]
Slime “Company” (Weird World) (14/08) [8] LoBF, Mojo, NME, AllMus [7] Uncut
Sly & The Family Stone “Live at the Fillmore East 4th and 5th Oct 1968” (Legacy) (17/07) [9] PopMat [8] AllMus, Uncut, P4k
Omar Souleyman "Bahdeni Nami" (Monkeytown)
(28/07)
[8] Guard, PopMat, OMH, Quietus, Uncut, Clash, Mojo [7] LoBF, CoS, RA, Wire, AllMus [6] P4k, Spin, Mixmag, NME [2] DiS
[second official studio album from Syrian dabke musician, with guest producers including Four Tet]
Spector “Moth Boy” (Caroline) (21/08) [8] DiS, DIY, LoBF [7] NME, OMH [5] Uncut
Vince Staples “Summertime ‘06" (Def Jam)
(10/07)
[9] APunk, HHDX, Spin, NR, P4k [8] UtR, CoS, PopMat, AllMus, Guard, XXL [7] RS [6] TMT
[rapper’s debut following appearances on Odd Future records and last year’s Hell Can Wait EP]
Stars of the Lid “The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lidf" (Kranky)
(29/10/2001)
[10] Sputnik, DiS [9] Dusted, AllMus [8] P4k [2] PopMat
[3LP reissue of ambient/drone album; #187 on Pitchfork’s albums of the 2000s]
Tamaryn “Cranekiss” (Mexican Summer) (28/08) [8] AllMus, LoBF [7] UtR, P4k, PopMat [6] Clash
Tame Impala “Currents" (Fiction)
(17/07)
[10] Skinny, Guard [9] APunk, P4k, CoS, Clash, Spin, NR [8] Quietus, LoBF, DiS, Mojo, Uncut, NME, DIY, UtR, PopMat, Mixmag, RC [7] Crack, RS, OMH [6] Obs, AllMus, Sputnik, Indy [4] TMT
[Aussie psychedelic rock band’s third album, now featuring funk & electronic elements after collab with Mark Ronson]
Teenage Time Killers “Greatest Hits, Vol 1” (Rise Records) (31/07) [8] AllMus [7] CoS, RS [6] NME [4] P4k
Richard Thompson “Still” (Fantasy) (23/06) [10] Indy [8] Quietus, Mojo, Obs, Guard, OMH, AllMus, Uncut [7] APunk, P4k, PopMat, RS, DiS [6] RC [5] Dusted
Thundercat “The Beyond/Where the Giants Roam” (Brainfeeder) (23/06) [8] RA, P4k, NME, FACT [7] Spin [6] CoS
[EP]
Titus Andronicus “The Most Lamentable Tragedy" (Merge)
(28/07)
[10] TMT, CoS [9] LoBF, Uncut, Sputnik, DiS [8] P4k, UtR, Spin, Skinny, NR, Clash, AllMus [7] NME, PopMat, RS [6] Dusted, Obs, Guard [4] DIY, Indy
[indie-punk band return to track lengths of 2010’s The Monitor combined with the Springsteenisms of 2012’s Local Business on this 2 CD rock opera]
Amara Touré "Amara Touré 1973-1980" (Analog Africa)
(22/06)
[9] Brnwshd [8] RC [7] PopMat, Wire [6] Mojo
[collects all 10 songs of Senegalese artist’s “Cuban-influenced music… featuring amazing spaced-out guitar works”]
Trembling Bells “The Sovereign Self" (Tin Angel)
(29/06)
[9] LoBF [8] AllMus, Clash, OMH, Mojo [7] Wire, NME, Uncut [6] Guard
[psychedelic rock turn for Glasgow folk band/Bonnie “Prince” Billy collaborators]
Frank Turner “Positive Songs for Negative People” (Polydor)
(07/08)
[8] APunk, NME, Clash, PunkN [7] CoS, AllMus, Sputnik [6] Guard, Obs, Mojo [5] Uncut, RS [4] Indy, DIY [3] DiS
[“album six of alt.folk/pop from the English singer-songwriter”]
Ultimate Painting “Green Lanes” (Trouble in Mind) (07/08) [8] AllMus, Dusted, DIY, Uncut [7] P4k, DiS, PopMat, NME, OMH, UtR [6] LoBF, Guard, RS [4] CoS
Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats “The Night Creeper" (Rise Above)
(04/09)
[8] Guard [7] CoS, Uncut, Quietus [5] Sputnik, PopMat
[fourth album of horror film-inspired psychedelic rock from English quartet]
Vattnet Viskar “Settler" (Century Media)
(16/06)
[9] HeavyBlog, MetI, PunkN, Echoes [8] R-a-R, Terror, CoS [7] P4k
[“juggles thunderous black metal with intense and emotive post-rock”]
Veruca Salt “Ghost Notes” (El Camino) (10/07) [8] AllMus [7] CoS, RS, P4k, UtR, Spin [4] Obs
Kurt Vile “b’lieve i’m goin down…" (Matador)
(25/09)
[8] Quietus, Uncut, Mojo [7] NR
[former War on Drugs guitarist’s sixth solo album of indie rock]
Wavves & Cloud Nothings “No Life for Me” (Ghost Ramps) (29/06) [7] CoS, PopMat, PunkN, Spin [6] P4k
The Weeknd "Beauty Behind the Madness" (Island)
(28/08)
[9] HHDX [8] DiS [7] CoS, P4k, Spin, RS [6] NME, Obs, PopMat, AllMus, Indy [5] LoBF
[second studio album of r’n’b/alt.pop feat. Kanye West, Ed Sheeran, Labrinth and Lana Del Rey]
White Reaper “White Reaper Does It Again” (Polyvinyl) (17/07) [8] CoS, AllMus, NME [7] LoBF, Uncut, P4k [6] PopMat
Wilco “Star Wars" (Epitaph)
(21/08)
[10] Indy [9] RS, DiS [8] UtR, CoS, Wire, Uncut, Gaurd, Sputnik, AllMus, Obs, Mojo, OMH [7] P4k, LoBF, PopMat, Spin [6] Obs
[shortish album #9 of Americana-tinged alt rock, originally released as free download]
Willis Earl Beal “Noctunes” (Tender loving empire) (28/08) [8] NME, Mojo [7] CoS, LoBF, AllMus, Spin, Quietus [6] Obs, DIY Uncut, DiS, P4k [5] UtR
Wolf Alice “My Love Is Cool" (Dirty Hit)
(22/06)
[10] DIY [9] DiS, OMH, NME, UtR [8] PopMat, Guard, Uncut, Skinny, Clash, LoBF [7] P4k, RS, AllMus [6] CoS, Mojo, Obs
[debut album from hotly-tipped female-fronted British grunge “hope for guitar music"]
Chelsea Wolfe “Abyss" (Sargent House)
(07/08)
[10] MetI [9] TMT, Quietus [8] P4k, RA, Dusted, XLR8R, OMH, AllMus, Mojo, Uncut, Skinny, DiS, RC [7] CoS, UtR, LoBF, PopMat1, PopMat2, Spin, RS, NR [6] Crack, Clash
[doom-folk singer-songwriter’s heaviest album, feat. members of Russian Circles]
The Wonder Years “No Closer to Heaven” (Hopeless) (04/10) [10] PunkN [9] APunk [7] Clash
Years & Years “Communion" (Polydor)
(10/07)
[8] AllMus, DIY [7] LoBF, P4k, Spin, PopMat, OMH [6] Indy, Guard, Mojo [5] DiS [4] NME, Obs [2] Crack
[debut from electro-pop band who are BBC Sound of 2015 and BRITS Critics Choice]
Yo La Tengo “Stuff Like That There” (Matador)
(28/08)
[8] PunkN, Obs, Guard, NR, AllMus, Clash, RC, OMH, Mojo, Uncut [7] P4k, RS, NME, Wire [6] UtR, PopMat, Spin [5] DiS, Dusted, CoS
[covers and reworks album from New Jersey indie rock veterans]
Neil Young + Promise of the Real “The Monsanto Years" (Warner Bros.) (29/06)
[10] Guard [8] Uncut, NME, Skinny [7] UtR, AllMus, PopMat [6] RC, RS, Indy, Mojo, Obs [5] LoBF, P4k, Spin, CoS [4] TMT [3] Quietus
[studio album number 36, with band including two sons of Willie Nelson, dealing with Monsanto and other large corporations]
not on playlist - unavailable on streaming services (other than Pono?)
Various "Brown Acid: The First Trip: Heavy Rock from the American Comedown Era" (Riding Easy)
(28/08)
[“compilation of proto-metal, pre-stoner lost rock tracks assembled by LA's Permanent Records”]
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Brown-Acid-Various/dp/B010WDZR7A
Various “Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll” (Dust to Digital)
(11/05)
[9] Dusted, Wire
FACT top 10 reissue for May 2015
[compilation of Cambodian rock from before the Khmer Rouge outlawed Western influences, often killing rebels]
https://dusttodigital.bandcamp.com/album/don-t-think-i-ve-forgotten-cambodia-s-lost-rock-and-roll
Various “Fabric 82: Art Department“ (Fabric)
(22/06)
[6] RA
[first release by the newly solo Jonny White (still under long-term alias) of acclaimed underground dance music]
http://www.fabriclondon.com/store/catalog/product/view/id/903/s/fabric-82/category/8/
Various "Fabric 83: Joris Voorn" (Fabric)
(21/08)
[Dutch deep techno producer mixes classics, modern melodic cuts and ambient/experimental tracks]
http://www.fabriclondon.com/store/catalog/product/view/id/941/s/fabric-83/category/8/
Various “FabricLive 82: Ed Rush & Optical” (Fabric)
(24/07)
[legendary drum’n’bass duo provide “fast, furious and highly energetic" mix of mostly modern d’n’b]
http://www.fabriclondon.com/store/catalog/product/view/id/936/s/fabriclive-82/category/8/
Various “Kompakt: Total 15" (Kompakt)
(21/08)
[8] XLR8R, Mixmag [7] RA, Crack, Uncut [6] Mojo
[2CD compilation of techno: recent releases by new Kompakt artists and unreleased tracks from Kompakt favourites]
http://www.kompakt.fm/releases/total_15_cd/embedded
Various “Midlands Roots Explosion Volume One” (Reggae Archive)
(29/06)
[“unreleased, forgotten and barely known musical gems” from Birmingham’s 70s and 80s roots reggae scene]
https://reggaearchiverecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-midlands-roots-explosion-volume-one
Various “Nina Revisited: A Tribute to Nina Simone” (RCA) (10/07) [8] AllMus [7] P4k [5] RS
Various "µ20" (Planet Mu)
(04/09)
[8] XLR8R [7] Wire
[compilation of (usually) unreleased tracks from artists on the Planet Mu roster over the last decade (the decade before is largely on the third disc exclusive to the oversize overpriced boxset)]
http://www.planet.mu/discography/ZIQ370
Various "Peru Bravo: Funk, Soul & Psych from Peru's Radical Decade" (Strut)
(06/10/14)
[8] AAJazz [6] Guard
[“unearths the full spectrum of Peru’s incendiary underground funk, soul and psych sounds between 1968 and ‘74”]
https://tigersmilkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/peru-bravo-funk-soul-psych-from-perus-radical-decade
Various "Rastafari: The Dreads Enter Babylon 1955-83: From Nyabinghi, Burro and Grounation to Roots and Revelation" (Soul Jazz)
(31/07)
[8] RC [7] P4k
[compilation “charts the many links between reggae music and the Rastafarian religion”]
http://www.souljazzrecords.co.uk/releases/?id=43849
Various “Rough Trade Shops: Hip Hop 15" (Rough Trade)
(21/08)
[6] RC
[double disc compilation of largely American slightly experimental hip hop (CD 1) and worldwide hip-hop inspired tracks in footwork, grime and trap (CD 2)]
http://www.piccadillyrecords.com/products/VariousArtists-RoughTradeShops:HipHop2015-RoughTradeShops-104751.html
Various “Shirley Inspired" (Earth)
(08/06)
[8] Quietus, PopMat
[3-disc normal-price compilation of folk-and-beyond artists doing versions of songs popularised by Shirley Collins]
https://shirleycollinsinspired.bandcamp.com/
Various “Sounds of the Universe: Art+Sound 2012-2015 Vol 1" (Sounds of the Universe)
(08/06)
[8] RC
[compilation of very limited 12”s (CD 1) and all-new tracks (CD 2) from Afrofuturistic producers]
http://www.souljazzrecords.co.uk/releases/?id=42533
Various “Spiritual Jazz 6: Vocals” (Jazzman)
(09/03)
[8] PopMat, AllMus
[esoteric jazz, modal jazz, spiritual jazz - as performed with the human voice]
http://www.jazzmanrecords.co.uk/various-artists-spiritual-jazz-6-vocals
(29/06)
[9] Terror, Echoes, LR, GhostCult [8] HeavyBlog, Sputnik [6] TMT
[dark, brutal, melodic and technical UK death metal]
AFX “orphaned deejay selek 2006-2008” (Warp)
(21/08)
[9] Quietus [8] P4k, AllMus [7] Wire, TMT, DiS, RA
[Aphex Twin alias releasing an EP of material post-Analord & Hangable Auto Bulb 03-’05 (on CD as Chosen Lords and Hangable Auto Bulb)]
The Alchemist and Oh No (Gangrene) “You Disgust Me” (Relativity Entertainment) (07/08) [8] XXL [7] HHDX, P4k [6] AllMus
The Arcs “Yours, Dreamily” (Nonesuch) (04/10) [8] RS, Guard, AllMus, Uncut [7] OMH [6] Obs, CoS [5] LoBF, DiS [4] RC
Author & Punisher “Melk en Honing” (Housecore) (30/06) [8] Terror, Dusted, Wire [7] LR, HeavyBlog [6] CoS
[industrial solo project of instrument/machine-builder Tristan Shone, produced by ex-Pantera member Phil Anselmo]
Meg Baird “Don’t Weigh Down the Light” (Drag City) (23/06) [10] RC [8] AllMus, DIY, OMH, Wire, Uncut, Dusted, Mojo [7] P4k, NME, DiS, TMT [6] Obs
Julio Bashmore “Knockin’ Boots" (Broadwalk)
(07/08)
[9] Mixmag [8] NME, Obs, Guard, Crack, Mojo, P4k [7] RA [5] LoBF, Clash
[Bristol house producer’s debut album, recorded as Red Bull’s Artist in Residence]
Battles "La Di Da Di" (Warp)
(18/09)
[8] OMH, Mojo, Uncut [7] Dusted, Spin, Quietus, PopMat [6] CoS, RC, NME, Wire, UtR [5] LoBF
[third album of experimental rock, this time without the guest vocals from 2011’s Gloss Drop after singer’s departure]
Beach House "Depression Cherry" (Bella Union)
(28/08)
[9] DiS [8] LoBF, Crack, P4k, Sputnik, RC, Clash, Uncut, Spin, Skinny, Guard, AllMus [7] UtR, PunkN, OMH, RS [6] DIY, Mojo, PopMat, Obs, CoS [5] NME
[5th album by Baltimore-based dream-pop duo; we have their last two]
Beirut "No No No" (4AD)
(11/09)
[8] DiS, Skinny, RC [7] AlMus [6] P4k, UtR, OMH, Clash, DIY, Mojo, Uncut [5] Spin [4] Indy
[return after 4 years of Zach Condon’s world/folk-influenced indie project]
Best Friends “Hot. Reckless. Totally Insane.” (FatCat) (10/07) [8] AllMus, DIY [7] NME, Clash, OMH
Between the Buried & Me “Coma Ecliptic" (Metal Blade)
(10/07)
[10] Guard, MetI [9] PopMat [8] Terror, LR [7] AllMus [4] CoS
[US prog-metal band do an Opeth and turn to smooth 70s prog with a slight metallic twist]
Bilal “In Another Life” (Entertainment One Music) (30/06) [9] PopMat, AllMus [7] P4k, Spin, Uncut, HHDX [5] CoS
Blank Realm “Illegals in Heaven” (Fire)
(04/09)
[9] DiS [8] Quietus, Guard1, NR, Uncut [6] Crack, TMT [4] Guard2
[Australian underground rock band’s first studio-recorded album (after plenty of home-/live-recorded releases)]
Bong “We Are, We Were and We Will Have Been" (Ritual Productions)
(25/05)
[10] MetI [9] Echoes [8] R-a-R, DiS
[Newcastle mesmeric drone doom band’s “unregulated experiments on tonal prolonging”]
Leon Bridges “Coming Home” (Columbia) (23/06) [8] PopMat, Obs, Clash, Mojo, NME, Uncut [7] CoS, P4k, Spin, RS [6] DIY, Guard, AllMus
Bring Me the Horizon “That’s the Spirit” (RCA) (11/10) [8] DIY [7] NME [6] Guard
Heather Woods Broderick “Glider” (Western Vinyl) (10/07) [9] DiS [8] LoBF, Mojo [7] Clash [6] P4k, Uncut
Bully “Feels Like” (Columbia) (23/06) [9] NR [8] LoBF, UtR, Uncut, Spin, NME, P4k [7] CoS, RS, PopMat [6] AllMus [4] Guard
Cairo Gang “Goes Missing” (God?) (23/06) [8] Uncut, AllMus, Dusted, PopMat, Mojo
The Chemical Brothers "Born in the Echoes" (Virgin EMI)
(17/07)
[8] Quietus, UtR, Clash, AllMus, Indy, NME, Mojo, Obs, P4k [7] CoS, LoBF, PopMat, OMH, TMT [6] RA, DiS, RS, Spin, Uncut [4] Guard
[album number 8 from duo featuring Beck, St. Vincent; first since 2010’s Further]
Chinx “Welcome to JFK” (eOne) (14/08) [8] XXL [7] P4k, HHDX, AllMus
CHVRCHES “Every Open Eye" (Virgin EMI)
(25/09)
[8] NME [7] Uncut [6] Mojo
[second album of synth-pop songs from Scottish trio]
The Clientele “Alone and Unreal: The Best of The Clientele” (Merge) (04/10) [9] AllMus [8] OMH, PopMat, Clash
Cradle of Filth “Hammer of the Witches” (Nuclear Blast) (10/07) [8] Guard [7] AllMus, CoS [6] RC
Cruciamentum “Charnel Passages" (Profound Lore)
(04/09)
[9] LR, Echoes [8] Terror
[UK death metal band’s long-awaited debut album, featuring members of Grave Miasma]
Dâm-Funk "Invite the Light" (Stones Throw)
(04/09)
[8] RA, AllMus, LoBF, Mojo, Uncut [7] P4k, Spin, PopMat [6] CoS, Guard, Mixmag, RC, Obs
[5th album of G-funk, soul and boogie from American producer]
Miles Davis “Miles Davis at Newport, 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4 (Columbia)
(17/07) [10] Obs, Uncut, Mojo, PopMat [9] RS [8] Wire, Dusted, AllMus, P4k, RC, Guard
Seven Davis Jr. “Universes” (Ninja Tune) (24/07) [8] Obs, OMH, Quietus, Mixmag [7] RA, P4k, DiS, Uncut, Clash [6] Guard
The Dear Hunter “Act IV: Rebirth in Reprise” (Equal Vision) (04/10) [9] PopMat, Sputnik [7] CoS [6] PunkN
Defeater “Abandoned” (Epitaph) (28/08) [9] APunk [8] PunkN [7] PopMat [6] AllMus
Lana Del Rey "Honeymoon" (Polydor)
(18/09)
[8] LoBF, Tele, NME, RS, Guard, Indy [7] AllMus
[“fourth studio album from pop-singer, building on the hip-hop influence from Born to Die”]
Mac DeMarco “Another One" (Captured Tracks)
(07/08)
[8] APunk, RC, Guard, AllMus, UtR, NME, Skinny, Mojo [7] CoS, LoBF, P4k, Spin, Uncut, PopMat, DiS, RS, Clash, Crack [6] TMT, DIY, Indy, Obs [4] OMH
[EP from Canadian slacker-rocker; follows 3 full albums (we have last two)]
Deradoorian “The Expanding Flower Planet" (anticon.)
(21/08)
[8] LoBF, Obs, Skinny, OMH, PopMat, Indy, P4k [7] Uncut, AllMus, UtR [6] CoS, Spin [5] DiS
[debut album from former Dirty Projectors singer]
Desaparecidos "Payola" (Epitaph)
(23/06)
[8] APunk, CoS, Spin, Mojo, PunkN, AllMus, DIY, Indy, RC, DiS [7] P4k, LoBF, NR, PopMat, NME [6] Guard [5] UtR
[second album (first was released in ‘02) from band featuring Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes)]
Destroyer “Poison Season” (Dead Oceans)
(28/08)
[10] Skinny [9] AllMus, DiS, LoBF [8] Quietus, Dusted, RC, TMT, DIY, OMH, NME, NR, Spin, Uncut, Mojo, Obs [7] P4k, CoS, RS, Clash [6] UtR [5] Crack
[10th LP from New Pornographers member Dan Bejar, following 2010’s sophisti-pop Kaputt]
Disclosure "Caracal" (Universal)
(25/09)
[second album from pop-house duo featuring Kwabs, Gregory Porter & Sam Smith]
Dr. Dre "Compton: The Soundtrack" (Polydor)
(07/08)
[10] Skinny [9] HHDX, P4k [8] CoS, Dusted, AllMus, Mojo, Indy, Obs, RS, Clash, Guard, XXL [7] Crack, PopMat, PunkN, NME, Spin [6] TMT, LoBF [5] Quietus
[legendary producer’s first album since 1999’s 2001, inspired by the recent NWA documentary]
not on playlist - unavailable on streaming services except Tidal
Ducktails “St. Catherine” (Domino)
(24/07)
[8] Wire, Mojo, Obs, AllMus, DIY, DiS, TMT [7] UtR, Clash, Spin, LoBF [6] P4k, CoS, PopMat, RS, NME, Uncut
[baroque pop from Real Estate member, featuring James Ferraro and Julia Holter]
C. Duncan “Architect” (FatCat) (17/07) [8] Guard, Mojo, Uncut, Quietus [7] LoBF, Clash
Eleventh Dream Day “Works for Tomorrow” (Thrill Jockey) (24/07) [8] Dusted, Uncut, Mojo, Quietus, AllMus [7] P4k, Wire, PopMat
Everything Everything “Get to Heaven" (RCA)
(22/06)
[10] DIY [9] Clash [8] LoBF, AllMus, OMH, Obs, DiS, Skinny, UtR [7] P4k, NME, Uncut [6] Mojo, Indy, Guard
[album 3 from Manchester-based prog-poppers, more stripped-back than before but less so than anyone else]
Ella Eyre “Feline" (Virgin EMI)
(14/08)
[debut album from BRIT School singer best known for featuring on Rudimental’s ‘Waiting All Night’ from 2013]
FIDLAR “Too" (Wichita)
(04/09)
[10] DIY [8] CoS, NME [7] Spin [6] LoBF, AllMus
[Fuck It Dog, Life’s A Risk]
Flying Saucer Attack “Instrumentals 2015” (Domino)
(17/07)
[10] Guard [9] PopMat, LoBF [8] Brnwshd, Uncut, Wire, Dusted, TMT, AllMus, Clash, Quietus [7] UtR, NME, P4k [6] RC, Obs
[comeback album after 15 years from experimental DIY shoegaze-droner David Pearce]
Foals “What Went Down" (Warner Bros.)
(28/08)
[10] DIY [9] OMH [8] RS, Mojo, Uncut, Skinny, LoBF, DiS, AllMus [7] Clash, NME [6] P4k, Crack, UtR, Guard, Obs, Indy, CoS, Mojo, RC [5] PopMat
[British fivesome’s follow up to 2013’s Holy Fire is less mathy and more rocky]
Four Tet “Morning / Evening" (Text)
(10/07)
[8] Obs,Uncut, Spin, NME, PopMat [7] P4k, CoS, RA, RS, LoBF, XLR8R [6] AllMus [5] TMT
[two-track album collaging & manipulating found sounds from everyone’s favourite not-Burial]
Frog Eyes “Pickpocket’s Locket" (Paperbag)
(28/08)
[8] TMT [7] CoS, LoBF, AllMus, P4k
[Carey Mercer’s Canadian indie rock group’s sixth studio album]
Ezra Furman “Perpetual Motion People” (Bella Union) (10/07) [9] Clash, OMH, LoBF [8] AllMus, Obs, DIY, NME, Mojo, Guard, Uncut [7] UtR, RS, PopMat, P4k, CoS
Future “DS2” (Epic)
(24/07)
[9] DiS, LoBF, TMT [8] P4k, CoS, APunk, XXL, Spin, PopMat, AllMus, HHDX, PopMus [7] Sputnik, OMH, RS
[third studio album from hip-hop artist, dialling back the trap influences compared to 2014’s Honest]
Georgia “Georgia" (Domino)
(07/08)
[8] LoBF, Guard, NME, Obs, AllMus, Indy, PopMat, Mojo, NR [7] DiS, Clash, Uncut [4] UtR
[electro-pop from multi-instrumentalist daughter of a member of Leftfield]
Ghost “Meliora" (Spinefarm)
(21/08)
[9] MetI [8] Sputnik, AllMus, Uncut, Guard, PopMat, Terror [6] P4k, Mojo, Quietus
[anonymous robed’n’masked heavy metal band’s third album; fka Ghost BC]
Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge "Twelve Reasons to Die II" (Linear Labs)
(10/07)
[8] Guard, AllMus, NME, LoBF, Clash, DiS [7] P4k, NME, Uncut, HHDX, PopMat [6] CoS, Spin, Skinny [5] UtR [4] Wire
[follow-up to 2013’s critically-acclaimed hip-hop album, with a “bigger-budget feel”]
Jess Glynne “I Cry When I Laugh" (Atlantic)
(14/08)
[6] Indy, OMH [4] Guard
[debut album from singer best known for featuring on Clean Bandit’s ‘Rather Be’ from 2014]
Golden Rules “Golden Ticket” (Lex) (07/08) [8] PopMat, Mixmag, Indy, Mojo, Clash [7] NME
Noah Gundersen “Carry the ghost” (Dualtone music) (21/08) [9] APunk [8] PopMat [7] AllMus
GunPlay “Living Legend” (Def Jam) (31/07) [8] AllMus [7] RS [6] P4k, HHDX, XXL
Gwenno “Y dydd olaf” (Heavenly) (31/07) [8] LoBF, OMH, Clash, Mojo, RC, Uncut, AllMus, DiS, P4k
Haiku Salut “Etch and Etch Deep" (How Does It Feel to Be Loved?)
(07/08)
[9] DiS [8] ACL, Skinny, Guard, OMH, NME, Obs, Mojo, Uncut, Clash
[Derbyshire band’s second release, sounding a little like folktronica, Four Tet circa-Rounds and Nils Frahm]
Mary Halvorson “Meltframe" (Firehouse 12)
(04/09)
[9] FreeJazzBlog, AAJazz1, Dusted [8] P4k [6] AAJazz2
[first solo album from well-regarded jazz guitarist, entirely covers of compositions by influences and peers]
Albert Hammond Jr. “Momentary Masters” (Vagrant) (31/07) [8] AllMus, Mojo [7] UtR, P4k, Clash, DiS, NME, Uncut [6] Obs, RS [5] CoS [4] Indy
Richard Hawley "Hollow Meadows" (Parlophone)
(11/09)
[8] DiS, OMH, AllMus, LoBF, Indy, Uncut, RC [7] Clash [6] Mojo, Guard
[widescreen guitar pop on 8th album from erstwhile Longpigs and short-lived Pulp member; we have previous 4]
HEALTH “Death Magic” (Loma)
(07/08)
[9] LoBF [8] Sputnik, NME, DIY, Clash, P4k [7] UtR, NR, AllMus, PopMat, DiS [6] TMT, Uncut, Skinny [5] CoS [4] Obs [3] Crack
[return of electronic noise-rock band on first album since 2009’s Get Color(which we have)]
Heathered Pearls “Body Complex” (Ghostly International) (07/08) [8] Quietus, AllMus [7] RA, P4k [6] Mojo
Helen “The Original Faces” (Kranky)
(04/09)
[9] DiS [8] TMT, LoBF, Uncut, Wire, Spin, Brnwshd [7] P4k [5] CoS
[ethereal fuzz-pop from Liz Harris (aka Grouper), Jed Bindeman (Heavy Winged, Eternal Tapestry) and Scott Simmons (Eat Skull)]
Helm “Olympic Mess” (PAN)
(15/06)
[8] Crack, RA, Wire, Quietus, Brnwshd [7] P4k, AllMus, TMT [6] Mojo
[“a sprawling, hour-long masterpiece of rich textural ambience”]
High on Fire “Luminiferous" (Century Media)
(22/06)
[9] Decibel, R-a-R, Terror [8] P4k, PNews, P4k, AllMus, MetI [7] CoS, Dusted, DiS, PopMat, Spin
[6th album of “teeth-rattling, frenetic" stoner/sludge metal, inc. ex-member of Sleep]
Julia Holter "Have You in My Wilderness" (Domino)
(25/09)
[10] Mojo [9] UtR, Uncut [7] Wire
[fourth album of shimmering ambient pop from American singer-songwriter/experimental musician]
John Howard & The Night Mail “John Howard & The Night Mail” (Tapete) (21/08) [10] DiS [9] AllMus [8] Mojo, OMH, PopMat
Jenny Hval “Apocalypse, girl” (Sacred Bones)
(08/06)
[9] LoBF [8] Quietus, TMT, UtR, OMH, PopMat, Uncut, Obs, Skinny, Guard, Spin, P4k [7] CoS, Crack, RS, DiS, NME [6] Mojo
[intimate ambient-noise pop songs from Norwegian musician, produced by Lasse Marhaug]
The Internet “Ego Death” (Odd Future) (29/06) [8] HHDX, AllMus, PopMat [7] CoS, P4k, RS
Iron Maiden “The Book of Souls" (Parlophone)
(04/09)
[9] PopMat, Terror [8] MetI, Skinny, AllMus, Guard, Quietus, NME, Sputnik, OMH, LR [7] Clash, RS, CoS [6] RC
[NWOBHM band’s 16th album is their first double album; we only have three previous, including their last, 2010’s The Final Frontier]
Jason Isbell “Something More Than Free” (Southeastern Records) (17/07) [9] APunk, Uncut [8] CoS, AllMus, RS, LoBF, Mojo, PopMat [7] UtR, Spin [6] P4k
Carly Rae Jepsen “E•MO•TION" (Interscope)
(21/08)
[8] APunk, CoS, AllMus [7] LoBF, P4k, NME, Spin, RS [6] PopMat [4] UtR
[third album from Canadian pop artist, with writing credits for Sia, Dev Hynes (Blood Orange) & Rostam from Vampire Weekend]
Rickie Lee Jones “The Other Side of Desire” (Thirty Tigers) (23/06) [9] Uncut [8] Guard, Mojo, RC
Kagoule “Urth" (Earache)
(21/08)
[9] DiS [8] Skinny, NME, LoBF, Quietus [7] NR
[Nottingham band’s debut album of post-hardcore, grunge and noisey rock]
Kwabs “Love + War" (Atlantic)
(11/09)
[9] LoBF [8] Guard, Indy, Mojo [6] DiS [4] DIY
[“debut album from British soul singer" and Sound of 2015 nominee]
Lianne La Havas “Blood" (Warner Bros.)
(31/07)
[8] DiS, PopMat, DIY, AllMus [7] P4k, CoS, Uncut, OMH, RS, LoBF [6] Clash, Guard, Obs, Mojo, Indy
[“second album from English soul singer, produced in part by Jamaican reggae producer Stephen McGregor”]
Lamb of God "VII: Sturm und Drang" (Nuclear Blast)
(24/07)
[8] LR, MetI, PopMat, AllMus, Guard, P4k [7] OMH [6] RC, RS, Mojo
[“album number eight from the US groove metal outfit”]
LA Priest “Inji” (Domino)
(26/06)
[9] LoBF, NME [8] Guard, Mojo, UtR, PopMat, Clash [7] Uncut, AllMus [6] CoS, DIY, Obs
[solo album from Sam Bust, former Late of the Pier frontman, of idiosyncratic electronic funk]
Led Zeppelin “Coda” (Atlantic) (31/07) [8] Mojo, Quietus, RS, Uncut [7] P4k
Leftfield “Alternative Light Source" (Infectious)
(08/06)
[8] LoBF, Mojo, Uncut, OMH, Clash, Obs [6] DiS, Skinny
[3rd album from highly influential progressive house veterans, the first since 1999’s Rhythm and Stealth]
Liberez “All Tense Now Lax” (Night School) (24/07) [9] Brnwshd, ACL [8] OMH, Wire, Dusted, DiS [7] Uncut
The Libertines "Anthems for Doomed Youth" (Harvest)
(04/09)
[8] Mojo, Uncut, OMH, Clash, Guard [7] P4k, RS, NME, DiS [6] DIY, CoS, Indy [4] LoBF, Obs, RC
[comeback third album from mid-00’s indie band]
Little Boots “Working Girl” (Dim Mak) (10/07) [8] AllMus [7] Clash, CoS [6] OMH, Obs, DIY, Uncut [5] UtR, DiS [4] Guard, Mojo
Locrian “Infinite Dissolution" (Relapse)
(24/07)
[9] AllMus [8] P4k, Quietus, Dusted [7] CoS, PopMat, Sputnik
[“a seamless and harrowing blend of dark ambience, drone, black metal, post-rock, and experimental electronics”]
Low "Ones and Sixes" (Sub Pop)
(11/09)
[9] Clash, OMH [8] Skinny, Spin, DiS, Mojo, Uncut, Quietus, Guard, RC [7] LoBF, UtR, RS, PopMat [6] CoS, DIY, AllMus, Wire
[album #11 of restrained and expressive indie from Minnesotan trio]
La Luz “Weirdo Shrine” (Hardly Art) (07/08) [8] CoS, Dusted [7] P4k, LoBF, AllMus [6] DiS, PopMat
The Maccabees “Marks to Prove It" (Fiction)
(31/07)
[9] APunk [8] PopMat, LoBF, Indy, NME, DiS, Mojo, Clash, DIY [7] Uncut, AllMus [6] OMH, Guard [4] CoS
[British indie-rock band aim at anthemic songs on fourth record]
Matrixxman “Homesick” (Ghostly International) (10/07) [8] RA, Spin, AllMus, Quietus [7] P4k, Clash [6] PopMat
Meek Mill “Dreams Worth More Than Money” (Maybach Music) (29/06) [8] PopMat, AllMus, XXL [7] CoS, P4k, HHDX [6] RS
The Membranes “Dark Matter/Dark Energy” (Metropolis) (10/07) [9] DiS [8] Mojo, Quietus [7] AllMus, NME [6] RC
Mercury Rev "The Light in You" (Bella Union)
(18/09)
[8] Guard, Wire, UtR [7] PopMat, Clash, Uncut [6] RC, Mojo
[first album in 7 years from no-longer-psychedelic indie-rock band]
M.E.S.H. “Piteous Gate” (PAN)
(17/07)
[9] ACL, Dusted [8] TMT, Wire, RA, Spin [7] Quietus
[debut album of modern-dystopian experimental techno from American Berliner]
Micachu & The Shapes “Good Sad Happy Bad" (Rough Trade)
(11/09)
[8] LoBF, RS, Mojo, NME, Uncut [6] DIY, Wire, CoS
[Mica Levi’s third album with The Shapes after some acclaimed solo soundtrack/mixtape work]
Migos “Yung Rich Nation” (Atlantic) (31/07) [7] CoS, P4k [6] RS, Guard
Miguel “Wildheart” (RCA)
(29/06)
[9] HHDX, P4k [8] LoBF, Guard, AllMus, RS, Spin, Obs, NME, Clash, OMH [7] CoS, Crack [6] PopMat [5] NR
[alternative r’n’b singer’s third album of Prince-esque sex jams]
Mission of Burma “Signals, Calls and Marches” (Fire)
(26/06)
[10] P4k, LoBF [9] AllMus, PopMat
[reissue of 1981 debut EP from American post-punk band]
Mission of Burma "Vs."(Fire)
(31/07)
[9] P4k, AllMus, PopMat
[reissue of 1982 debut (and only original) album from American post-punk band]
Hudson Mohawke “Lantern” (Warp)
(15/06)
[9] Mixmag [8] Crack, Guard, DIY, Skinny [7] CoS, LoBF, P4k, Spin, AllMus, PopMat, Uncut, NR, Quietus, APunk [6] RA, Obs, RS [5] Clash [2] TMT
[maximalist blend of hip-hop and UK bass from artist also known from TNGHT and as producer for e.g. Kanye West]
Ashley Monroe “The Blade” (Warner Music) (24/07) [9] AllMus [8] RS, NR, PopMat [7] P4k, Spin
Giorgio Moroder “Deja-Vu" (RCA) (15/06)
[8] RC [6] UtR, PopMat, Spin, OMH, AllMus, Guard [5] LoBF [4] Clash, Indy, Obs [3] RA, CoS [2] P4k [1] Crack
[hunt for an updated EDM sound from classic electronic pop pioneer namedropped by Daft Punk]
Motörhead “Bad Magic” (UDR) (28/08) [8] Guard, Uncut [7] CoS, AllMus, DiS [6] Mojo, RC
Kacey Musgraves “Pageant Material" (Decca)
(22/06)
[9] PopMat, Spin [8] APunk, P4k, Uncut, AllMus [7] RS [6] Guard, Obs, NR [5] CoS
[modern country-pop from Australian singer-songwriter]
Myrkur “M" (Relapse)
(21/08)
[9] MetI [8] Quietus, PopMat, AllMus, P4k [7] CoS, Oranges, Spin [6] LR [5] Sputnik
[“debut album from one-woman black metal outfit Amalie Bruun"]
The Mynabirds “Lovers Know” (Saddle Creek) (07/08) [8] OMH, AllMus, DiS, LoBF [7] UtR, Dusted, CoS [6] PopMat, Uncut
Neutral Milk Hotel “On Avery Island" (Fire) (08/08/2011)
[reissue of debut indie-folk album from 1996 by band renowned for follow-up (and last album) In the Aeroplane Over the Sea]
New Order "Music Complete" (Mute)
(25/09)
[8] RC, Mojo [7] Uncut
[10th studio album by dance-rock legends and 2nd without Peter Hook]
No Joy “More Faithful" (Mexican Summer) (09/06)
[9] AllMus, PopMat [8] LoBF [7] P4k, CoS [6] Crack, UtR, DIY, Skinny, DiS
[third album by Canadian dream-poppers hyped by Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino]
Ol' Dirty Bastard "Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version" (Get On Down)
(07/08)
[9] AllMus [8] RS
[vinyl reissue of 1995 hip-hop classic from Wu-Tang rapper featuring fellow Clan members]
The Orb "Moonbuilding 2703 AD" (Kompakt)
(22/06)
[8] Mojo, AllMus, PopMat, Quietus, Guard, DiS, RC, RA [7] Clash, Uncut, NME [6] P4k
[“thirteenth album from the seminal UK ambient house duo"]
Palehound “Dry Food” (Exploding in Sound) (14/08) [8] P4k, RS [7] CoS, Spin
Peacers “Peacers” (Drag City) (17/07) [8] Dusted, Uncut [7] LoBF, OMH, P4k
Pere Ubu “Elitism for the People 1975-78” (Fire) (21/08) [8] Uncut, Indy, Quietus, RC, Mojo
Pete Rock “PeteStrumentals 2” (Mellow Music Group) (23/06) [7] HHDX, P4k
Petite Noir “La vie est belle/Life Is Beautiful” (Domino) (11/10) [9] NME, UtR [8] P4k [7] PopMat
The Phoenix Foundation “Give Up Your Dreams” (Memphis industries) (07/08) [8] Guard, NME, Mojo [7] Uncut, OMH, Clash
PINS “Wild Nights” (Bella Union)
(08/06)
[8] DIY, Obs, UtR, LoBF, OMH [7] RS, Clash, NME, DiS [6] Guard, CoS [4] P4k
[garage rock from Mancunian all-female group on second album]
Public Enemy “Man Plans God Laughs” (Spit Digital)
(31/07)
[8] AllMus [7] Spin [6] CoS, P4k, NME, RS
[hip-hop legends’ 13th studio album, a short blast inspired by Yeezus, To Pimp a Butterfly and Run the Jewels]
Public Image Ltd. “What the World Needs Now" (PiL Official)
(04/09)
[8] Mojo, PunkN, Obs [7] Quietus, Uncut, AllMus, NME, OMH, Spin, UtR, Wire [6] DIY, PopMat, Guard [4] DiS
[tenth studio album from reformed British group, dealing in more straightforward rock without iconic dub influence]
RATATAT "Magnifique" (Because)
(17/07)
[8] CoS, AllMus, Clash [7] OMH, DiS, PopMat, LoBF [6] XLR8R, RS, Guard, Uncut [5] P4k, UtR [4] Obs
[“tasteful" electronic music from duo on fifth album, their first for five years]
Red River Dialect “Tender Gold & Gentle Blue” (Hinterground) (31/07) [8] DiS, Uncut, Dusted, Mojo, AllMus
Refused “Freedom" (Epitaph)
(29/06)
[8] CoS, DiS, DIY, AllMus [7] RS [6] Sputnik, PopMat, Spin, Mojo [5] P4k [4] LoBF [3] Crack, UtR
[Swedish hardcore band returns from the dead on the never-expected follow-up to 98’s classic The Shape of Punk to Come]
Max Richter “from Sleep” (Deutsche Grammophon) (04/10) [9] DiS [8] Uncut, LoBF, RC, Quietus [6] Crack, Guard, Mixmag
Rolo Tomassi “Grievances" (Holy Roar / Ipecac)
(01/06)
[9] R-a-R [8] LoBF, Quietus, Skinny, DIY [7] NME [6] Mojo
[female-fronted mathcore band expand their reach to noir-ish sounds on 4th album]
Daniel Romano “If I’ve Only One Time Askin’” (New West) (31/07) [9] PopMat [8] LoBF, Indy, Uncut, AllMus [6] Mojo
Lucy Rose “Work It Out" (Columbia)
(06/07)
[8] DIY [7] LoBF, AllMus, Uncut [6] NME [4] DiS, Obs, Guard
[Bombay Bicycle Club-connected folk-poppy singer-songwriter’s second album]
Royal Headache “High" (What’s Your Rupture?)
(28/08)
[10] Guard [9] Dusted, LoBF, NME [8] AllMus, P4k, Spin [7] Uncut, UtR [6] CoS
[Aussie garage punks’ cynical yet upbeat second album]
RP Boo "Fingers, Bank Pads & Shoe Prints" (Planet Mu)
(29/06)
[8] RA, P4k, Mojo, Spin, Quietus, Guard [7] AllMus, TMT, Clash, PopMat [6] Uncut, PopMat
[2nd album from Chicago footwork progenitor]
Rudimental “We the Generation" (Atlantic)
(18/09)
[7] Mixmag
[pop-d’n’b group’s second album, following 2013’s Mercury-nominated Home]
Jill Scott “Women” (Atlantic) (24/07) [8] Guard, Spin [7] P4k, PopMat, AllMus [6] Obs
Travis Scott “Rodeo” (Epic) (04/10) [8] XXL, AllMus [7] HHDX [6] P4k, RS [5] Spin [4] APunk
Rachel Sermanni “Tied to the Moon” (Middle of Nowhere) (10/07) [8] Mojo, LoBF, Obs [7] NME, Uncut
Slayer "Repentless" (Nuclear Blast)
(11/09)
[9] MetI [8] DIY, Guard [7] Terror, CoS, Wire, Uncut [6] P4k, Skinny, RS, AllMus [4] RC
[11th album from thrash metal outfit, first since the death of founding guitarist Jeff Hanneman]
Sleaford Mods “Key Markets” (Harbinger Sound)
(10/07)
[8] RC, Wire, Clash, NME, Crack, Indy, Uncut, Mojo, Guard, Obs, LoBF, NR, Quietus [7] P4k, CoS, TMT, PopMat [6] DiS, Skinny
[angry Nottingham-based electronic post-punkers’ 3rd label-released album]
Slime “Company” (Weird World) (14/08) [8] LoBF, Mojo, NME, AllMus [7] Uncut
Sly & The Family Stone “Live at the Fillmore East 4th and 5th Oct 1968” (Legacy) (17/07) [9] PopMat [8] AllMus, Uncut, P4k
Omar Souleyman "Bahdeni Nami" (Monkeytown)
(28/07)
[8] Guard, PopMat, OMH, Quietus, Uncut, Clash, Mojo [7] LoBF, CoS, RA, Wire, AllMus [6] P4k, Spin, Mixmag, NME [2] DiS
[second official studio album from Syrian dabke musician, with guest producers including Four Tet]
Spector “Moth Boy” (Caroline) (21/08) [8] DiS, DIY, LoBF [7] NME, OMH [5] Uncut
Vince Staples “Summertime ‘06" (Def Jam)
(10/07)
[9] APunk, HHDX, Spin, NR, P4k [8] UtR, CoS, PopMat, AllMus, Guard, XXL [7] RS [6] TMT
[rapper’s debut following appearances on Odd Future records and last year’s Hell Can Wait EP]
Stars of the Lid “The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lidf" (Kranky)
(29/10/2001)
[10] Sputnik, DiS [9] Dusted, AllMus [8] P4k [2] PopMat
[3LP reissue of ambient/drone album; #187 on Pitchfork’s albums of the 2000s]
Tamaryn “Cranekiss” (Mexican Summer) (28/08) [8] AllMus, LoBF [7] UtR, P4k, PopMat [6] Clash
Tame Impala “Currents" (Fiction)
(17/07)
[10] Skinny, Guard [9] APunk, P4k, CoS, Clash, Spin, NR [8] Quietus, LoBF, DiS, Mojo, Uncut, NME, DIY, UtR, PopMat, Mixmag, RC [7] Crack, RS, OMH [6] Obs, AllMus, Sputnik, Indy [4] TMT
[Aussie psychedelic rock band’s third album, now featuring funk & electronic elements after collab with Mark Ronson]
Teenage Time Killers “Greatest Hits, Vol 1” (Rise Records) (31/07) [8] AllMus [7] CoS, RS [6] NME [4] P4k
Richard Thompson “Still” (Fantasy) (23/06) [10] Indy [8] Quietus, Mojo, Obs, Guard, OMH, AllMus, Uncut [7] APunk, P4k, PopMat, RS, DiS [6] RC [5] Dusted
Thundercat “The Beyond/Where the Giants Roam” (Brainfeeder) (23/06) [8] RA, P4k, NME, FACT [7] Spin [6] CoS
[EP]
Titus Andronicus “The Most Lamentable Tragedy" (Merge)
(28/07)
[10] TMT, CoS [9] LoBF, Uncut, Sputnik, DiS [8] P4k, UtR, Spin, Skinny, NR, Clash, AllMus [7] NME, PopMat, RS [6] Dusted, Obs, Guard [4] DIY, Indy
[indie-punk band return to track lengths of 2010’s The Monitor combined with the Springsteenisms of 2012’s Local Business on this 2 CD rock opera]
Amara Touré "Amara Touré 1973-1980" (Analog Africa)
(22/06)
[9] Brnwshd [8] RC [7] PopMat, Wire [6] Mojo
[collects all 10 songs of Senegalese artist’s “Cuban-influenced music… featuring amazing spaced-out guitar works”]
Trembling Bells “The Sovereign Self" (Tin Angel)
(29/06)
[9] LoBF [8] AllMus, Clash, OMH, Mojo [7] Wire, NME, Uncut [6] Guard
[psychedelic rock turn for Glasgow folk band/Bonnie “Prince” Billy collaborators]
Frank Turner “Positive Songs for Negative People” (Polydor)
(07/08)
[8] APunk, NME, Clash, PunkN [7] CoS, AllMus, Sputnik [6] Guard, Obs, Mojo [5] Uncut, RS [4] Indy, DIY [3] DiS
[“album six of alt.folk/pop from the English singer-songwriter”]
Ultimate Painting “Green Lanes” (Trouble in Mind) (07/08) [8] AllMus, Dusted, DIY, Uncut [7] P4k, DiS, PopMat, NME, OMH, UtR [6] LoBF, Guard, RS [4] CoS
Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats “The Night Creeper" (Rise Above)
(04/09)
[8] Guard [7] CoS, Uncut, Quietus [5] Sputnik, PopMat
[fourth album of horror film-inspired psychedelic rock from English quartet]
Vattnet Viskar “Settler" (Century Media)
(16/06)
[9] HeavyBlog, MetI, PunkN, Echoes [8] R-a-R, Terror, CoS [7] P4k
[“juggles thunderous black metal with intense and emotive post-rock”]
Veruca Salt “Ghost Notes” (El Camino) (10/07) [8] AllMus [7] CoS, RS, P4k, UtR, Spin [4] Obs
Kurt Vile “b’lieve i’m goin down…" (Matador)
(25/09)
[8] Quietus, Uncut, Mojo [7] NR
[former War on Drugs guitarist’s sixth solo album of indie rock]
Wavves & Cloud Nothings “No Life for Me” (Ghost Ramps) (29/06) [7] CoS, PopMat, PunkN, Spin [6] P4k
The Weeknd "Beauty Behind the Madness" (Island)
(28/08)
[9] HHDX [8] DiS [7] CoS, P4k, Spin, RS [6] NME, Obs, PopMat, AllMus, Indy [5] LoBF
[second studio album of r’n’b/alt.pop feat. Kanye West, Ed Sheeran, Labrinth and Lana Del Rey]
White Reaper “White Reaper Does It Again” (Polyvinyl) (17/07) [8] CoS, AllMus, NME [7] LoBF, Uncut, P4k [6] PopMat
Wilco “Star Wars" (Epitaph)
(21/08)
[10] Indy [9] RS, DiS [8] UtR, CoS, Wire, Uncut, Gaurd, Sputnik, AllMus, Obs, Mojo, OMH [7] P4k, LoBF, PopMat, Spin [6] Obs
[shortish album #9 of Americana-tinged alt rock, originally released as free download]
Willis Earl Beal “Noctunes” (Tender loving empire) (28/08) [8] NME, Mojo [7] CoS, LoBF, AllMus, Spin, Quietus [6] Obs, DIY Uncut, DiS, P4k [5] UtR
Wolf Alice “My Love Is Cool" (Dirty Hit)
(22/06)
[10] DIY [9] DiS, OMH, NME, UtR [8] PopMat, Guard, Uncut, Skinny, Clash, LoBF [7] P4k, RS, AllMus [6] CoS, Mojo, Obs
[debut album from hotly-tipped female-fronted British grunge “hope for guitar music"]
Chelsea Wolfe “Abyss" (Sargent House)
(07/08)
[10] MetI [9] TMT, Quietus [8] P4k, RA, Dusted, XLR8R, OMH, AllMus, Mojo, Uncut, Skinny, DiS, RC [7] CoS, UtR, LoBF, PopMat1, PopMat2, Spin, RS, NR [6] Crack, Clash
[doom-folk singer-songwriter’s heaviest album, feat. members of Russian Circles]
The Wonder Years “No Closer to Heaven” (Hopeless) (04/10) [10] PunkN [9] APunk [7] Clash
Years & Years “Communion" (Polydor)
(10/07)
[8] AllMus, DIY [7] LoBF, P4k, Spin, PopMat, OMH [6] Indy, Guard, Mojo [5] DiS [4] NME, Obs [2] Crack
[debut from electro-pop band who are BBC Sound of 2015 and BRITS Critics Choice]
Yo La Tengo “Stuff Like That There” (Matador)
(28/08)
[8] PunkN, Obs, Guard, NR, AllMus, Clash, RC, OMH, Mojo, Uncut [7] P4k, RS, NME, Wire [6] UtR, PopMat, Spin [5] DiS, Dusted, CoS
[covers and reworks album from New Jersey indie rock veterans]
Neil Young + Promise of the Real “The Monsanto Years" (Warner Bros.) (29/06)
[10] Guard [8] Uncut, NME, Skinny [7] UtR, AllMus, PopMat [6] RC, RS, Indy, Mojo, Obs [5] LoBF, P4k, Spin, CoS [4] TMT [3] Quietus
[studio album number 36, with band including two sons of Willie Nelson, dealing with Monsanto and other large corporations]
not on playlist - unavailable on streaming services (other than Pono?)
Various "Brown Acid: The First Trip: Heavy Rock from the American Comedown Era" (Riding Easy)
(28/08)
[“compilation of proto-metal, pre-stoner lost rock tracks assembled by LA's Permanent Records”]
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Brown-Acid-Various/dp/B010WDZR7A
Various “Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll” (Dust to Digital)
(11/05)
[9] Dusted, Wire
FACT top 10 reissue for May 2015
[compilation of Cambodian rock from before the Khmer Rouge outlawed Western influences, often killing rebels]
https://dusttodigital.bandcamp.com/album/don-t-think-i-ve-forgotten-cambodia-s-lost-rock-and-roll
Various “Fabric 82: Art Department“ (Fabric)
(22/06)
[6] RA
[first release by the newly solo Jonny White (still under long-term alias) of acclaimed underground dance music]
http://www.fabriclondon.com/store/catalog/product/view/id/903/s/fabric-82/category/8/
Various "Fabric 83: Joris Voorn" (Fabric)
(21/08)
[Dutch deep techno producer mixes classics, modern melodic cuts and ambient/experimental tracks]
http://www.fabriclondon.com/store/catalog/product/view/id/941/s/fabric-83/category/8/
Various “FabricLive 82: Ed Rush & Optical” (Fabric)
(24/07)
[legendary drum’n’bass duo provide “fast, furious and highly energetic" mix of mostly modern d’n’b]
http://www.fabriclondon.com/store/catalog/product/view/id/936/s/fabriclive-82/category/8/
Various “Kompakt: Total 15" (Kompakt)
(21/08)
[8] XLR8R, Mixmag [7] RA, Crack, Uncut [6] Mojo
[2CD compilation of techno: recent releases by new Kompakt artists and unreleased tracks from Kompakt favourites]
http://www.kompakt.fm/releases/total_15_cd/embedded
Various “Midlands Roots Explosion Volume One” (Reggae Archive)
(29/06)
[“unreleased, forgotten and barely known musical gems” from Birmingham’s 70s and 80s roots reggae scene]
https://reggaearchiverecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-midlands-roots-explosion-volume-one
Various “Nina Revisited: A Tribute to Nina Simone” (RCA) (10/07) [8] AllMus [7] P4k [5] RS
Various "µ20" (Planet Mu)
(04/09)
[8] XLR8R [7] Wire
[compilation of (usually) unreleased tracks from artists on the Planet Mu roster over the last decade (the decade before is largely on the third disc exclusive to the oversize overpriced boxset)]
http://www.planet.mu/discography/ZIQ370
Various "Peru Bravo: Funk, Soul & Psych from Peru's Radical Decade" (Strut)
(06/10/14)
[8] AAJazz [6] Guard
[“unearths the full spectrum of Peru’s incendiary underground funk, soul and psych sounds between 1968 and ‘74”]
https://tigersmilkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/peru-bravo-funk-soul-psych-from-perus-radical-decade
Various "Rastafari: The Dreads Enter Babylon 1955-83: From Nyabinghi, Burro and Grounation to Roots and Revelation" (Soul Jazz)
(31/07)
[8] RC [7] P4k
[compilation “charts the many links between reggae music and the Rastafarian religion”]
http://www.souljazzrecords.co.uk/releases/?id=43849
Various “Rough Trade Shops: Hip Hop 15" (Rough Trade)
(21/08)
[6] RC
[double disc compilation of largely American slightly experimental hip hop (CD 1) and worldwide hip-hop inspired tracks in footwork, grime and trap (CD 2)]
http://www.piccadillyrecords.com/products/VariousArtists-RoughTradeShops:HipHop2015-RoughTradeShops-104751.html
Various “Shirley Inspired" (Earth)
(08/06)
[8] Quietus, PopMat
[3-disc normal-price compilation of folk-and-beyond artists doing versions of songs popularised by Shirley Collins]
https://shirleycollinsinspired.bandcamp.com/
Various “Sounds of the Universe: Art+Sound 2012-2015 Vol 1" (Sounds of the Universe)
(08/06)
[8] RC
[compilation of very limited 12”s (CD 1) and all-new tracks (CD 2) from Afrofuturistic producers]
http://www.souljazzrecords.co.uk/releases/?id=42533
Various “Spiritual Jazz 6: Vocals” (Jazzman)
(09/03)
[8] PopMat, AllMus
[esoteric jazz, modal jazz, spiritual jazz - as performed with the human voice]
http://www.jazzmanrecords.co.uk/various-artists-spiritual-jazz-6-vocals
