Walk Around the Moon, DMB’s 10th studio album, took shape during the pandemic and is as much a reflection on the current times as it is an urge to find common ground. On lead single, “Madman’s Eyes,” Middle Eastern textures weave with heavy horns and strings as Matthews ask unflinchingly, “When it’s too late to untwist the knife / How do we face hatred with the love inside us.”

A stunning, intricately layered work which establishes an engaging and meditative, almost hymnal soundscape, with Simon’s lyrics providing the gravitational center for constellations of sound woven from guitar strings and other acoustic instrumentation – including choral elements from the highly-regarded British vocal ensemble VOCES8, and a beautiful vocal appearance by Edie Brickell.

The Love Invention marks Alison’s reawakening as a dancefloor priestess, in an intoxicating showcase of the disco and house influences that have always been at the heart of her musical DNA. It’s a yearning synth-pop confection with blissful choruses over a buoyant, rubberized beats exploding out of a glitter cannon.

Island of Love are a unique proposition in many ways. While countless London bands continue to go down the same tired path of churning out spoken word post-punk, this one marries raw, primal noise led by crunchy guitars with intrinsically melodic sensibilities - recalling the sound and spirit of peak-era Dinosaur Jr. or Husker Dü.

Bringing together a plethora of influences from across the decades, Joe, Kevin and Nick Jonas have never sounded more timeless than on their sixth studio record. Putting their Disney days firmly in the past, The Album is a statement piece that showcases the trio not only as singers, but fully formed artists delivering their strongest material to date.

Moby’s second album on Deutsche Grammophon following 2021’s Reprise. Digging further into his catalog, Moby has reimagined fifteen of some if his most iconic tracks for his new album, Resound NYC. The album features tracks that he wrote between 1994-2010 while living in New York City, and the new versions feature a vibrant, brass-heavy sound.

Across the twelve-track project, Overmono journey through a powerful distillation of their musical career so far; incorporating massive single "So U Kno" alongside new music that propels them beyond the dancefloor. The epitome of 2023 sound, Good Lies breathes a continuously dynamic aura; a perfect picture of what electronic music is morphing into.

It's time to face the music. Still reeling from the loss of Gamora, Peter Quill rallies his team to defend the universe and one of their own - a mission that could mean the end of the Guardians if not successful. Featuring a stellar line-up of tracks perfect for any hero saving the galaxy. Available on CD and double black vinyl.

With Fever / Sky, Bear Rinehart widens Wilder Woods' cinematic sound while celebrating the parts of himself that made him most proud. It's a personal, poignant record whose songs focus not upon the horizon ahead, but upon the road itself, stacked high with heartland hooks, western wooziness, southern soul, and festival-worthy anthems.

The fifth and final entry in his series of albums titled with mathematical symbols, - (Subtract) revisits Sheeran’s singer/songwriter roots, and one that was written against a backdrop of personal grief and hope. The album presents one of the biggest stars on the planet at his most vulnerable and honest.

The primary musical dialogue in many of these songs is between a wall of percussion, the idiosyncratic gestures of acoustic instruments and Westerman’s vocals—rawer and drier in the mix than ever before, reinforced by bursts of rich three-or-four-part vocal harmonies. A complex and endlessly rewarding collection of layered songwriting.

The debut solo album from the legendary drummer of Slayer, Fantômas and Testament creates an experimental journey into rhythm and sound. Highly cinematic, involved and intense while capturing Lombardo’s ability to write songs and create an atmosphere. A dazzling display of rhythmic prowess that’s skilled yet not indulgent; groovy as hell but never grating.

Cast album for the brilliant 2023 revival of Parade — Alfred Uhry and Jason Robert Brown’s award-winning musical. Featuring Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen, The Book of Mormon) reminding us why he’s become one of Broadway’s most beloved performers and Micaela Diamond (The Cher Show) who’s luminous voice stuns in this essential Amercian musical.

Produced by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, The Chicago Sessions is a throwback to Crowell’s early days of making records, but it’s no nostalgia trip. The songs are vital and timely, touching on everything from love and mortality to race and religion, and the performances are nothing short of intoxicating, fueled by raw guitars, honky-tonk piano, and tight, punchy drums.

The Smashing Pumpkins' highly anticipated twelfth studio album, Atum (pronounced Autumn) is a three-act rock opera album featuring 33-tracks, and is the sequel to 1995’s Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and 2000’s Machina/Machine of God. Indie exclusive variant includes three screen-printed inserts, each inspired by the three acts of Atum.