#Top15FaveAlbums
1 | THE CHAMELEONS
What Does Anything Mean? Basically

No surprises for my #1. This album has been exciting and delighting me for decades. It's lost none of its power since first hearing it. Check out 'Singing Rule Britannia' 👇

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Post your four favourite 4AD albums.

Dead Can Dance - Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun
Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares - S/T
Clan Of Xymox - S/T
Dif Juz - Extractions

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2 | TALK TALK
Laughing Stock

The second of Talk Talk's albums to feature in my Top 15, this 1991 album is simply magnificent. I regularly play 'Spirit' and 'Laughing Stock' back-to-back. Check out 'After The Flood' 👇

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These Talk Talk prints by James Marsh are a thing of beauty 😍

WIN! - A Dinked Edition Copy of 'Name Your Sorrow' by Pillow Queens

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3 | TALK TALK
Spirit Of Eden

Talk Talk's fourth album is one of the most critically acclaimed albums out there, with Pitchfork awarding it a perfect 10. It's a classic in every sense of the word. Check out 'Desire' 👇

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4 | PURESSENCE
Puressence

This Manchester guitar-based band recently announced a highly anticipated comeback, with a date announced in Manchester during the summer. This is their debut album from 1996. Check out 'Fire' 👇

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5 | EPIC45
In All The Empty Houses

This duo has produced some 13 albums during the past 25 years together, yet remain under the radar. More people need to hear epic45, they're a very special band. Check out the title track 👇

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6 | THROWING MUSES
House Tornado

The writing and performances on this second album from the US four-piece break tradition with the usual rules. They really push boundaries and defy categorisation. Check out 'Walking In The Dark' 👇

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Daughter (Daughter) releases 'Live at Middle Farm Studios', a 7-track filmed performance to celebrate the first anniversary of their latest album, 'Stereo Mind Game'

Watch the full performance here 🌼
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7 | DR PHIBES & THE HOUSE OF WAX EQUATIONS
Hypnotwister

This three-piece produced two seminal psychedelic-fused albums at the beginning of the '90s. This was the second of those and it's a tour-de-force. Check out 'Burning Cross' 👇

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DAUGHTER
Stereo Mind Game

This album from last year drives directly into the layered, emotional territory which 4AD is renowned for. Tracks such as 'To Rage', 'Future Lover' and 'Swim Back' make this album a must-listen.

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8 | ULRICH SCHNAUSS
Far Away Trains Passing By

Ulrich has produced five solo albums and numerous collaborations. This is his debut from 2001 and it's an electronica delight. Check out 'Blumenwiese Neben Autobahn' 👇

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9 | RADIOHEAD
A Moon-Shaped Pool

Radiohead's 2016 album quickly became my favourite. More than any previous album, it spans ambient, post-classical, rock, techno, and more. Radiohead at their best. Check out 'Daydreaming' 👇

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10 | DEAD CAN DANCE
Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun

This duo is synonymous with 4AD's sound, particularly from the '80s/90s. Unclassifiable and indefinable, they're an astonishing live act. Check out the otherwordly 'Xavier' 👇

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WIN! - A Copy of Death’s ‘Human’

Six reissues from the iconic death metal heavies return through Relapse Records next week, and there’s a copy of one of their finest works up for grabs💀

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Two stunning releases to emerge from today's bandcamp Friday, that I can wholeheartedly recommend to any fans of hauntological ambience and evocative British vaporwave. Utterly sublime releases from 'The Balloonist' on Wayside & Woodland Recordings Ltd & 'Wildly' on Plenty Wenlock Records. Dig in...🎧

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11 | THE CHURCH
Heyday

Hailing from Australia, this album was released in 1985, but has a timeless sound. Steve Kilbey's vocals are divine, and Marty's guitars chime throughout the album. Check out 'Tantalized' 👇

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12 | MUTEMATH
Mutemath

In a sane world, these guys would have been massive. I was recommended them by an American friend, and they absolutely blew me away. They had one of the best drummers I've ever heard. Check out 'Typical' 👇

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