Albums of the month

[fatishman]

1. Matt Corby - Tragic Magic

2. Cavs - Sojurn

3. Holly Humberstone - Cruel World

[Acid_Haze]

For April

1. My New Band Believe - My New Band Believe

2. Angine de Poitrine - Vol. II

3. Sunn O))) - Sunn O)))

 

For 2026 so far:

1. Underscores - U

2. Slayyyter - WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA

3. My New Band Believe - My New Band Believe

4. Converge - Love Is Not Enough

5. By Storm - My Ghosts Go Ghost

6. Angine de Poitrine - Vol. II

7. Gorillaz - The Mountain

8. The Twilight Sad - IT'S THE LONG GOODBYE

9. Jill Scott - To Whom This May Concern

10. Mitski - Nothing's About To Happen To Me

11. Bill Callahan - My Days Of 58

12. Mandy, Indiana - URGH

13. Sunn O))) - Sunn O)))

14. War Child Records - HELP(2)

15. hemlocke springs - the apple tree under the sea

16. Robyn - Sexistential

17. Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore - Tragic Magic

18. RAYE - THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE.

19. Thundercat - Distracted

20. Dry Cleaning - Secret Love

21. Jessie Ware - Superbloom

22. Shabaka - Of The Earth

23. Charli xcx - Wuthering Heights

24. Fcukers - O

25. Holly Humberstone - Cruel World

[Spindles]

Kneecap coming out strong with a Mayday album release.  I read that they scrapped an album because they felt it was too similar to the debut and wanted something darker and more mature and they've really managed that.  They've also brought out a short film to accompany the closing track, Irish goodbye, which features the mighty Kae Tempest and is a powerful piece of work I'd heartily recommend checking out, pack a hankie though, it's a tear jerker.

[tjamest]

April not my best month but i'll go with:

Holly Humberstone - Cruel Road

Protoje - Art of Acceptance

Lime Garden - Maybe not tonight.

[foolee]

1. Enter Shikari - Lose Your Self

2. Foo Fighters - Your Favorite Toy

3. Nine Inch Noize - Nine Inch Noize

[sheffinghell]

I had a shortlist of 5 albums this month, at various times, any of them could've made top 3. Today I'm going with

 

1. The Reds, Pinks & Purples - Acknowledge Kindness

2. White Denim - 13

3. Lime Garden - Maybe Not Tonight

 

Runners up Eaves Wilder / deary

[Don1]

1. Noah Kahan - The Great Divide

2. Sam Barber - Broken View

3. Dermot Kennedy - The Weight of the Woods

 

Thought American Football was April. Turns out it May.

[fantomas]

April:

 

1. Sunn O))) - Sunn O)))

2. Damos Room - All Shall Go

3. Black Nile - Indigo Garden

 

Also really enjoyed Melvins/Napalm Death, Lucy Liyou, Friko and Hoavi albums. 

[jonnyf]

1, Foo Fighters- Your Favourite Toy

2, Nine Inch Noize- Nine Inch Noize

3, Skindred- You Got This

[TheSheriff]

Well I thought I had May all sown up, then the last Friday of the month gives me lots of to get through the next few days…. Kip Moore, Willie Nelson, Paul McCartney, The Bug Club, Kurt Vile plus live album releases from Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts and The Highwomen. Current top 3 could easily be completely different 

[PDAD]

Bit late from me but here are April's results... 

 

We had 11 voters in April, 22 different albums received a vote and all 11 voters voted for a different '1st place'... 

 

Joint 3rd Place (5 Points)

 

Nine Inch Noize - Nine Inch Noize

 

 

Nine Inch Nails & Boys Noize - Nine Inch Noize - Reviews - Album of The Year

 

 

 

 

 

Cavs - Sojourn 

 

 

CAVS - Sojourn - Reviews - Album of The Year

 

 

 

Joint 1st Place (7 Points)

 

Foo Fighters - Your Favourite Toy 

 

 

 

Foo Fighters - Your Favorite Toy - Reviews - Album of The Year

 

 

 

 

Lime Garden - Maybe Not Tonight 

 

 

 

Lime Garden - Maybe Not Tonight - Reviews - Album of The Year

 

 

[TheSheriff]

May

 

1, Kevin Morby - Little Wide Open

2, Hiss Golden Messenger- I’m People

3, The Coral - 388

 

Honourable mentions Kneecap, Kurt Vile, Kip Moore

[Sawman]

Only one for me and agree about the Kevin Morby album - definitely best I have heard this month if not the whole year. I have listened to others but keep returning to this. Excellent. 

[fatishman]

1. High Fade - Twice As Nice

2. Ed O'Brien - Blue Morpho

3. Marmozets - CO.WAR.DICE

[anditmakesmesmile]

1) Pigeon - Outtanational 

2) Tom A Smith - Put On A Record, Tommy

3) Collection 200 - Everything Will be Alright. 
 

Pigeon’s Outtanational is my favourite album so far this year 

[Ben7amin_]

1) Kneecap - Feinan

2) Max Cooper - Feeling Is Structure

3) Digitalism - Optimism 

[jonnyf]

1, The Virginmarys- Beyond The House of Fires (Alt Versions)

 

2, The Flatliners- Cold World

 

3, High Fade- Twice As Nice

[tjamest]

1. Daughn Gibson - Like Mary Not Mysterious

2. Iceage - For Love Of Grace & The Hereafter

3. Kurt Vile - Philadelphia's Been Good To Me

[tjamest]

Loving the recommendations on here. Listened to both High Fade and Pigeon for the first time today.

[foolee]

1. Baby Dave - Billy

2. A - Prang

 

Not really got round to listening to many more in May so not really fair to vote but shoutout to EPs from Bleech 9:3 - Bleech 9:3 & Villanelle - Measly Means

[fantomas]

May:

 

1. Ana Roxanne - Poem 1

2. Veeze - Y’all Won

3. Kacey Musgraves - Middle of Nowhere

 

Also enjoyed Olof Dreijer’s album and the Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts live album.

 

[Acid_Haze]

May has been a fantastic month for new music - maybe the best of the year so far!

 

For May

1. Neurosis - An Undying Love For A Burning World

2. Boards of Canada - Inferno

3. Genesis Owusu - REDSTAR WU & THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE

 

Also honourable mention for the new Ed O'Brien one

 

For 2026 so far:

1. Neurosis - An Undying Love For A Burning World

2. Boards of Canada - Inferno

3. Underscores - U

4. Genesis Owusu - REDSTAR WU & THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE

5. Slayyyter - WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA

6. Converge - Love Is Not Enough

7. My New Band Believe - My New Band Believe

8. Ed O'Brien - Blue Morpho

9. By Storm - My Ghosts Go Ghost

10. Gorillaz - The Mountain

11. The Twilight Sad - IT'S THE LONG GOODBYE

12. Angine de Poitrine - Vol. II

13. Jill Scott - To Whom This May Concern

14. Mitski - Nothing's About To Happen To Me

15. Bill Callahan - My Days Of 58

16. Mandy, Indiana - URGH

17. The Lemon Twigs - Look For Your Mind!

18. Paul McCartney - The Boys Of Dungeon Lane

19. Sunn O))) - Sunn O)))

20. War Child Records - HELP(2)

21. hemlocke springs - the apple tree under the sea

22. Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore - Tragic Magic

23. Robyn - Sexistential

24. Friko - Something Worth Waiting For

25. RAYE - THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE.

26. Thundercat - Distracted

27. Dry Cleaning - Secret Love

28. Shabaka - Of The Earth

29. Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE & SURF GANG - POMPEII // UTILITY

30. James Blake - Trying Times

31. Charli xcx - Wuthering Heights

32. Jessie Ware - Superbloom

33. Fcukers - O

34. Heavenly - Highway To Heavenly

35. Cardinals - Masquerade

36. Kim Gordon - PLAY ME

37. Ulrika Spacek - EXPO

38. Arlo Parks - Ambiguous Desire

[Punksnotdead]

1. Kevin Morby - Little Wide Open 

2. Kurt Vile - Philadelphia's been good to me

3. The Bug Club - Every single muscle 

[Jarski75]

On 02/06/2026 at 22:24, anditmakesmesmile said:

1) Pigeon - Outtanational 

2) Tom A Smith - Put On A Record, Tommy

3) Collection 200 - Everything Will be Alright. 
 

Pigeon’s Outtanational is my favourite album so far this year 

 

They've got a few gigs in Dec/Jan.  Hoping to pick up a couple of tickets for Margate later today

[Ben7amin_]

15 hours ago, Acid_Haze said:

May has been a fantastic month for new music - maybe the best of the year so far!

 

For May

1. Neurosis - An Undying Love For A Burning World

2. Boards of Canada - Inferno

3. Genesis Owusu - REDSTAR WU & THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE

 

Also honourable mention for the new Ed O'Brien one

 

For 2026 so far:

1. Neurosis - An Undying Love For A Burning World

2. Boards of Canada - Inferno

3. Underscores - U

4. Genesis Owusu - REDSTAR WU & THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE

5. Slayyyter - WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA

6. Converge - Love Is Not Enough

7. My New Band Believe - My New Band Believe

8. Ed O'Brien - Blue Morpho

9. By Storm - My Ghosts Go Ghost

10. Gorillaz - The Mountain

11. The Twilight Sad - IT'S THE LONG GOODBYE

12. Angine de Poitrine - Vol. II

13. Jill Scott - To Whom This May Concern

14. Mitski - Nothing's About To Happen To Me

15. Bill Callahan - My Days Of 58

16. Mandy, Indiana - URGH

17. The Lemon Twigs - Look For Your Mind!

18. Paul McCartney - The Boys Of Dungeon Lane

19. Sunn O))) - Sunn O)))

20. War Child Records - HELP(2)

21. hemlocke springs - the apple tree under the sea

22. Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore - Tragic Magic

23. Robyn - Sexistential

24. Friko - Something Worth Waiting For

25. RAYE - THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE.

26. Thundercat - Distracted

27. Dry Cleaning - Secret Love

28. Shabaka - Of The Earth

29. Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE & SURF GANG - POMPEII // UTILITY

30. James Blake - Trying Times

31. Charli xcx - Wuthering Heights

32. Jessie Ware - Superbloom

33. Fcukers - O

34. Heavenly - Highway To Heavenly

35. Cardinals - Masquerade

36. Kim Gordon - PLAY ME

37. Ulrika Spacek - EXPO

38. Arlo Parks - Ambiguous Desire

 

 

Solid list...  but i must ask?  are you excluding Lime Garden & Tomora as you didn't like them or is it that you havent listened to them?