NME RECOMMENDS

Only the very best albums released each year get the 'NME Recommends'
stamp of approval

albums
tracks

Darren Hayman And The Long Parliament – ‘The Violence’

Darren Hayman And The Long Parliament – ‘The Violence’

Deftones – ‘Koi No Yokan’

Deftones – ‘Koi No Yokan’

Crystal Castles – ‘(III)’

Crystal Castles – ‘(III)’

Melody’s Echo Chamber – ‘Melody’s Echo Chamber’

Melody’s Echo Chamber – ‘Melody’s Echo Chamber’

Mac Demarco - '2'

Mac Demarco - '2'

Jake Bugg - 'Jake Bugg'

Jake Bugg - 'Jake Bugg'

Tame Impala - 'Lonerism'

Tame Impala - 'Lonerism'

Ty Segall - 'Twins'

Ty Segall - 'Twins'

Metz - 'Metz'

Metz - 'Metz'

Muse - 'The 2nd Law'

Muse - 'The 2nd Law'

Flying Lotus - 'Until The Quiet Comes'

Flying Lotus - 'Until The Quiet Comes'

Kanye West's Good Music - 'Cruel Summer'

Kanye West's Good Music - 'Cruel Summer'

The Moons - 'Fables Of History'

The Moons - 'Fables Of History'

Divorce - 'Divorce'

Divorce - 'Divorce'

The Killers - 'Battle Born'

The Killers - 'Battle Born'

Grizzly Bear - 'Shields'

Grizzly Bear - 'Shields'

Peace - 'EP Delicious'

Peace - 'EP Delicious'

The xx - 'Coexist'

The xx - 'Coexist'

Toy - 'Toy'

Toy - 'Toy'

David Byrne & St Vincent - 'Love This Giant'

David Byrne & St Vincent - 'Love This Giant'

Two Door Cinema Club - 'Beacon'

Two Door Cinema Club - 'Beacon'

The Vaccines - 'The Vaccines Come Of Age'

The Vaccines - 'The Vaccines Come Of Age'

Animal Collective - 'Centipede HZ'

Animal Collective - 'Centipede HZ'

Jessie Ware - 'Devotion'

Jessie Ware - 'Devotion'

Spector - 'Enjoy It While It Lasts'

Spector - 'Enjoy It While It Lasts'

Diplo - 'Express Yourself EP'

Diplo - 'Express Yourself EP'

The Gaslight Anthem - 'Handwritten'

The Gaslight Anthem - 'Handwritten'

Plan B - 'iLL Manors'

Plan B - 'iLL Manors'

Passion Pit - 'Gossamer'

Passion Pit - 'Gossamer'

Purity Ring - 'Shrines'

Purity Ring - 'Shrines'

Angel Haze - 'Reservation EP'

Angel Haze - 'Reservation EP'

DIIV - 'Oshin'

DIIV - 'Oshin'

Haim - 'Forever' EP

Haim - 'Forever' EP

Chains Of Love - 'Strange Grey Days'

Chains Of Love - 'Strange Grey Days'

Fiona Apple - 'The Idler Wheel...'

Fiona Apple - 'The Idler Wheel...'

Peaking Lights - 'Lucifer'

Peaking Lights - 'Lucifer'

Liars - 'WIXIW'

Liars - 'WIXIW'

Friends - 'Manifest!'

Friends - 'Manifest!'

Citizens! - 'Here We Are'

Citizens! - 'Here We Are'

Simian Mobile Disco - 'Unpatterns'

Simian Mobile Disco - 'Unpatterns'

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – 'Sacrilege'

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – 'Sacrilege'

Miles Kane – 'Give Up'

Miles Kane – 'Give Up'

Primal Scream - '2013'

Primal Scream - '2013'

Bo Ningen & Savages – ‘Nichijyou’

Bo Ningen & Savages – ‘Nichijyou’

Peace – ‘Wraith'

Peace – ‘Wraith'

Haim - 'Don't Save Me'

Haim - 'Don't Save Me'

DIIV – ‘Sometime’

DIIV – ‘Sometime’

The Rolling Stones - 'Doom And Gloom'

The Rolling Stones - 'Doom And Gloom'

Melody’s Echo Chamber - 'Endless Shore'

Melody’s Echo Chamber - 'Endless Shore'

Trash Talk - 'FEBN'

Trash Talk - 'FEBN'

Bloc Party - 'Octopus'

Bloc Party - 'Octopus'

Rustie feat. Aluna Francis - 'After Light'

Rustie feat. Aluna Francis - 'After Light'

Palma Violets - 'Tom The Drum'

Palma Violets - 'Tom The Drum'

Crystal Castles - 'Plague'

Crystal Castles - 'Plague'

Benga - 'Pour Your Love'

Benga - 'Pour Your Love'

Torches - 'Silent Film'

Torches - 'Silent Film'

Flying Lotus - 'Btwn Frnds'

Flying Lotus - 'Btwn Frnds'

The xx - 'Angels'

The xx - 'Angels'

The Vaccines - 'Teenage Icon'

The Vaccines - 'Teenage Icon'

Melody’s Echo Chamber - 'Endless Shore'

Melody’s Echo Chamber - 'Endless Shore'

The Killers - 'Runaways'

The Killers - 'Runaways'

The Cribs - 'Glitters Like Gold'

The Cribs - 'Glitters Like Gold'

TNGHT - 'Higher Ground'

TNGHT - 'Higher Ground'

Milk Music - 'Violence Now'

Milk Music - 'Violence Now'

Muse - 'Survival'

Muse - 'Survival'

Enter Shikari - 'Call Me Maybe (Carly Rae Jepsen Cover)

Enter Shikari - 'Call Me Maybe (Carly Rae Jepsen Cover)

Purity Ring - 'Fineshrine'

Purity Ring - 'Fineshrine'

L$D (Kreayshawn & Grimes) - 'Don’t Smoke My Blunt, Bitch'

L$D (Kreayshawn & Grimes) - 'Don’t Smoke My Blunt, Bitch'

Frank Ocean - 'Pyramids'

Frank Ocean - 'Pyramids'

2:54 - 'Creeping'

2:54 - 'Creeping'

Echo Lake - 'Wild Peace'

Echo Lake - 'Wild Peace'

Alt-J ? - 'Breezeblocks'

Alt-J ? - 'Breezeblocks'

Savages - 'Husbands'

Savages - 'Husbands'

Passion Pit - 'Take A Walk'

Passion Pit - 'Take A Walk'

Gig Tickets - Booking Now

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