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25 March 2025

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The HorrorsNight Life

"Words struggle to capture the magnitude of this mountainous piece of music" (9/10 - Far Out). "Revelling in their history and carving a path for a new future, The Horrors feel as vital as ever" (8/10 - Dork)

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Japanese BreakfastFor Melancholy Brunettes (and Sad Women)

"Deliciously nuanced songwriting shines" (10/10 - NME). "The album’s production is imbued with a rich sense of depth and warmth" (9/10 - Slant)

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BenefitsConstant Noise

"More enveloping, mesmeric and, at times, beautiful in its mannered rage" (9/10 - The Line Of Best Fit). "Benefits shift between EDM, techno, rave and bleak, apocalyptic sonic wastelands" (8/10 - The Skinny)

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DivorceDrive To Goldenhammer

"Early contender for album of the year, Divorce are jumping to the front of the next-big-thing-queue" (10/10 - The Skinny). "Rare to find a debut album that exudes as much honesty" (9/10 - Clash)

Sam FenderPeople Watching

"Every song on People Watching is carefully crafted to remain with the listener" (10/10 - The Skinny). "Sam Fender is no longer just a vital voice in UK rock; he’s perhaps the most essential one" (10/10 - Dork)

Youth LagoonRarely Do I Dream

"This is a record you won’t forget in a hurry" (8/10 - Far Out). "The album represents a more mature development of Powers’ vision" (8.3/10 - Beats Per Minute). "Vital and exciting" (8.5/10 - Under The Radar)

John GlacierLike A Ribbon

"A captivating honest offering from a generational artist" (9/10 - Dork). "On one of the most accomplished debuts of recent times" (9/10 - musicOMH). "You’ll be repeating it again and again" (10/10 - The Guardian)

Sharon Van EttenSharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory

"Songs which are anthemic in feel and universal in their lyricism" (10/10 - DIY). "It’s a bold step that suggests even bigger, better things to come" (8/10 - Dork)

THE CHART: THE TOP RATED NEW ALBUMS

The ADM rating is a weighted average from our survey of more than 50 sources , taking into account the number of reviews

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ADM Rating

Spiritbox

Tsunami Sea

Second studio album from the Canadian heavy metal band workign with producers Dan Braunstein and Mike Stringer

Added: 07/03/2025
8.5

Benefits

Constant Noise

Second album from the Teeside band led by Kingsley Hall formerly of The Chapman Family and features guest appearances from Pete Doherty, Shakk and Zera Tønin

Added: 20/03/2025
8.2

Circuit des Yeux

Halo On The Inside

Eighth album from the Chicago-based experimental vocalist, composer, and producer Haley Fohr

Added: 14/03/2025
8.2

Japanese Breakfast

For Melancholy Brunettes (and Sad Women)

Fourth solo album of lo-fi pop from Philadelphia musician Michelle Zauner produced by Blake Mills (Fiona Apple, Perfume Genius, Laura Marling) and featuring a guest appearance by Jeff Bridges

Added: 19/03/2025
8.2

Antony Szmierek

Service Station At The End Of The Universe

Added: 27/03/2025
8.2

John Glacier

Like A Ribbon

Debut album from the East London rapper and producer

Added: 20/02/2025
8.1

Sam Fender

People Watching

Third full-length album from the North Shields indie singer-songwriter co-produced with Adam Granduciel of The War on Drugs

Added: 20/02/2025
8.0

Greentea Peng

Tell Dem It's Sunny

Second full-length album from the South London neo-soul artist Aria Wells

Added: 20/03/2025
8.0

Richard Dawson

End of the Middle

Eighth album of narrative folk rock from the Newcastle singer-songwriter

Added: 14/02/2025
8.0

Ichiko Aoba

Luminescent Creatures

Latest full-length album from the Japanese folk artist working with producer Taro Umebayashi

Added: 27/02/2025
8.0

Divorce

Drive To Goldenhammer

Debut full-length album from the Nottingham quartet was produced by Catherine Marks

Added: 06/03/2025
7.9

Mdou Moctar

Tears Of Injustice

Latest release from the Nigerien desert blues Tuareg guitarist Mahamadou Souleymane is a rearranged and re-recorded acoustic version of 2024's Funeral for Justice

Added: 28/02/2025
7.8

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Dead Channel Sky

Fifth album from the LA-based experimental hip hop trio consisting of rapper Daveed Diggs and producers William Hutson and Jonathan Snipes

Added: 14/03/2025
7.8

Bartees Strange

Horror

Third album from the Washington DC-based musician Bartees Leon Cox Jr co-produced with Jack Antonoff

Added: 13/02/2025
7.8

Bob Mould

Here We Go Crazy

Fiftheent full-length solo studio release from the man behind alt.rock bands Hüsker Dü and Sugar

Added: 06/03/2025
7.8

YHWH Nailgun

45 Pounds

Debut album from the New York electronic post-punk quartet

Added: 21/03/2025
7.8

Jason Isbell

Foxes in the Snow

The first full-length solo release in ten years fromthe Alabama-born ex Drive-By Truckers member featuring only his acoustic guitar and vocals

Added: 05/03/2025
7.8

Steven Wilson

The Overview

Eighth studio album of progressive pop from the Porcupine Tree founder features two 20 minute tracks

Added: 14/03/2025
7.7

HotWax

Hot Shock

Debut album from the Hastings alt.rock trio

Added: 07/03/2025
7.7

Horsegirl

Phonetics On And On

Second full-length studio release from Chicago trio produced by Cate Le Bon

Added: 12/02/2025
7.7

Edwyn Collins

Nation Shall Speak Unto Nation

Tenth solo album and first in six years from the indie legend and former Orange Juice frontman

Added: 14/03/2025
7.7

Doves

Constellations For The Lonely

Sixth album and first in eleven years from the Manchester rock trio produced with Dan Austin

Added: 27/02/2025
7.7

Youth Lagoon

Rarely Do I Dream

Second album as Youth Lagoon in two years from the Boise, Idaho musician Trevor Powers

Added: 21/02/2025
7.7

Patterson Hood

Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams

Latest solo album from the Drive-By Truckers frontman featureing guest appearances from Lydia Loveless and Waxahatchee, produced by The Decemberists' Chris Funk

Added: 24/02/2025
7.7

Coheed and Cambria

The Father of Make Believe

Eleventh studio album from the New York's prog-rock quartet is the third album in the Vaxis saga

Added: 14/03/2025
7.6

The Horrors

Night Life

Sixth studio album from the goth rock band and first with a change of line-up that includes Millie Kidd of Glaswegian band The Ninth Wave

Added: 20/03/2025
7.6

Bdrmm

Microtonic

Third album from the Hull-based dream pop / shoegaze five-piece led by Ryan Smith

Added: 28/02/2025
7.6

Jeffrey Lewis

The EVEN MORE Freewheelin' Jeffrey Lewis

Latest album from this New York singer-songwriter and comic book artist

Added: 20/03/2025
7.5

Courting

Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story

Third full-length release from the post-punk Liverpool quartet

Added: 14/03/2025
7.5

The Murder Capital

Blindness

Third full-length album from the Dublin post-punk five-piece

Added: 21/02/2025

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Nation Shall Speak Unto Nation by Edwyn Collins

"A fine album overflowing with excellent musical moments" (8/10 - Clash). "All of this music is a blast, an affecting display of the emotional textures which Collins has always dealt in so confidently, regardless of his health issues" (8/10 - Record Collector)

Circuit des YeuxHalo On The Inside
"Haley Fohr’s latest is rawer, more physical, an almost visceral exercise in self-discovery and emotional struggle" (10/10 - musicOMH). "There’s an undeniable confidence here" (10/10 - God Is In The TV)

clipping.Dead Channel Sky
"It really is an epic masterpiece" (9/10 - DIY). "Put on your headphones, plug yourself in and enter clipping.’s immaculately-crafted cyber world" (9/10 - Clash).

Steven WilsonThe Overview
"This is philosophical space rock for adults, a sumptuous soundtrack for the unthinkable future" (10/10 - The Arts Desk). "There is no one doing it quite like Steven Wilson" (8/10 - Clash)

Jason IsbellFoxes in the Snow
"a shoo-in for Isbell’s seventh Grammy – has already set the bar for best Americana album of the year" (10/10 - Mojo). "Jason Isbell is one of the most powerful voices in modern Americana" (7/10 - musicOMH)

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"Maximalism meets controlled chaos on the superstar’s first pop album in half a decade – and it’s just so much fun" (8/10 - NME). "An album that sounds not retro, but relevant" (8/10 - The Guardian)

Mdou MoctarTears Of Injustice
"No less powerful than the originals" (8/10 - Rolling Stone). "If Funeral For Justice was an eruption, here is its ghost, an echo of the same songs, reimagined in a raw, stripped-down form" (10/10 - musicOMH)

BdrmmMicrotonic
"A deep love for dance music and invigorating writing infuses the band’s third record with an incredible vitality" (10/10 - NME). "A eureka moment for bdrmm" (8/10 - Clash)

Andy BellPinball Wanderer
"The essence that Bell distills is one of happy exploration, indeed wandering from one creative idea to the next with very little second guessing or restraint" (8/10 - All Music). "A bewitching album" (9/10 - Uncut)

Patterson HoodExploding Trees & Airplane Screams
"The album contains some of Hood’s most impressive and freshest work in years" (8/10 - Slant Magazine). "It's a pleasure to hear him challenge himself with such impressive results" (8/10 - All Music)

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