Cowboys & Indies Monthly Indiessential charts 2026 - August Albums

• The Best Of The British Indie/Alternative Scene
  
  1. IT GOES ON  (LP)  ...  Westside Cowboy  (Island)
  2. CANNONBALL  (LP)  ...  Man/Woman/Chainsaw  (Fiction)
  3. EVER THE OPTIMIST  (LP)  ...  Trashcan Sinatras  (TCS Recordings)
  4. RENASCENT  (LP)  ...  The Durutti Column  (Factory Too)
  5. SAME SUN/SAME SKY  (LP)  ...  The Darling Buds  (Cherry Red)
  6. EVERYTHINGNESS  (LP)  ...  Atmos Bloom (Spirit Goth Records)
  7. MASSIVE CHAMPION  (LP)  ...  Getdown Services  (Breakfast Records)
  8. JENIUS  (LP) ...  Paul Heaton  (EMI)
  9. THE THREAD  (LP)  ...  Family Stereo  (Bella Union)
  10. A HOLE TO SEE THE SKY THROUGH  (LP)  ...  Mystery Jets  (Fiction)
  11. THE SWEET GOODBYE  (LP)  ...  Opus Kink  (SO Recordings)
  12. AS WE ONCE WERE  (LP)  ...  The Anchoress  (Last Night From Glasgow)
  13. SUNSHINE  (LP)  ...  Jungle  (Caiola Records)
  14. HOPING AS A COPING MECHANISM  (LP)  ...  Mould  (5db Records)
  15. SHALLOW HITS  (LP)  ...  Ebbb  (Ninja Tune)
  16. AFFIRMATIONS  (LP)  ...  Really Good Time  (Twin Music Inc)
  17. THE CONFUSER  (LP)  ...  Robyn Hitchcock  (Tiny Ghost Records) 
  18. ALL AT ONCE  (LP)   ...  Tugboat Captain  (Tugboat Captain)
  19. EXPO, REMIXED  (LP)  ...  Ulrika Spacek  (Full Time Hobby Music)
  20. BERYL & RUFF GO SHOPPING  (LP)  ...   Cleaners From Venus  (The Cat Collects) 
  
  Compiled from playlists, listener requests and dj input for August 2026