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14 November 2026

Here's how it works: The Recent Releases chart brings together critical reaction to new albums from more than 50 sources worldwide. It's updated daily. Albums qualify with 5 reviews, and drop out after 6 weeks into the longer timespan charts.

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U2Carnaval de Luz

"The rock legends return with a tightly focused album that stands as a counterargument to pop-culture doomsaying" (9/10- Rolling Stone). "It’s just humdrum" (4/10 - The Arts Desk)

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Django DjangoDoveland

"Ditching erratic experimentation for an ambient concept, the indie shapeshifters' sixth album is their most coherent in years" (8/10 - musicOMH). "A gorgeous, ruminative sixth LP" (8/10 - The Skinny)

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Kings Of LeonO My Beloved

"A triumphant tenth album, defined by thought-provoking lyricism, unabashed Americana and soothing melodies, making the next chapter of life seem much less daunting" (8/10 - Clash)

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Albums to watch

Fontaines D.C.Dopamine Chamber

"A masterpiece from the greatest band of their generation" (10/10 - The Independent). "This is a band firing on all cylinders and staking their claim to be the best band of their generation" (10/10 - Dork)

The AvalanchesNo Bad Memories

"Mad, joyous and utterly absorbing, ‘No Bad Memories’ proves that more than two decades on, The Avalanches can still surprise, and still make a concept this heady feel like pure play" (9/10 - Clash)

Troye SivanShe's The Best

"Adored by the A-list and filling arenas, but without huge smash hits, the Australian singer treads his own distinctive path through pop via shoegaze, Balearic and the Smiths" (8/10 - The Guardian)

Greg FreemanAll Set The Bone

"Full of brazen idiosyncrasies, kinetic explosions, and fortitudinous lyricism that captures one of America’s most talented songwriters on his glorious ascent to the top" (9/10 - Far Out)

Johnny MarrThe Age of Everything

"Once again, Johnny has delivered a strong and assured body of work, with his solo material continuing to go from strength to strength" (9/10 - God Is In The TV)

The TubsHard Life

"An album that consolidates and amplifies both 2023’s debut Dead Meat and last year’s Cotton Crown, transcending notions of what indie rock is supposed to be in the 21st century" (10/10 - Mojo)

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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8.5
ADM Rating

PISS

You Made Me / Skin on Linen

Debut full-length release from the Vancouver noise rock band led by singer Taylor Zantingh

Added: 30/10/2026
8.4

Richard Thompson

Hippies, Thugs And Heroes

Twentieth solo album from the veteran folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist recorded with producer James Frazee in Weehawken, New Jersey

Added: 19/10/2026
8.4

Pet Shop Boys

A Man from the Future

Sixteenth studio album from the English synthpop duo on their own label and produced with Sven Helbig

Added: 12/10/2026
8.2

Cameron Winter

Live at Carnegie Hall

Second solo album from New York-based Geese frontman was recorded at Carnegie Hall in December 2025

Added: 09/10/2026
8.2

Fontaines D.C.

Dopamine Chamber

Fifth album from the Dublin post-punk quintet produced by James Ford (Pet Shop Boys, Blur, Arctic Monkeys)

Added: 12/10/2026
7.8

The Avalanches

No Bad Memories

Fourth album from the Melbourne trio featuring several collaborators including Rivers Cuomo, Panda Bear, Haruomi Hosono, Jessy Lanza, Karen O, Erick the Architect, Jamie xx, Ryoji Ikeda, Suzanne Ciani, Haley Joel Osment, Mike Patton and Carly Simon

Added: 16/10/2026
7.8

Twisted Teens

The Holy Cross Tigers

Fourth album and third of 2026 from the New Orleans slacker rock duo Caspian Halliwell and RJ Santos

Added: 06/11/2026
7.8

Jamie T

Ghosts (100 Days of Morning)

Sixth album from the London-born indie rock rapper and singer-songwriter

Added: 13/10/2026
7.8

Michael Kiwanuka

Fudge

Fifth album of modern soul from the London-based singer-songwriter receorded at the same time as Small Changes (2024)

Added: 21/10/2026
7.7

Django Django

Doveland

Sixth studio album from the London-based art rock quartet produced by drummer David Maclean

Added: 08/11/2026
7.6

Queens Of The Stone Age

Perfecth

Ninth album from the Californian hard rock five-piece led by vocalist and guitarist Josh Homme

Added: 29/10/2026
7.6

Troye Sivan

She's The Best

Fourth album from the South African-born Australian-raised singer-songwriter and actor featuring contributions from Jack Antonoff, Charli XCX, 1975's George Daniel, Lily-Rose Depp and Finneas

Added: 09/10/2026
7.5

Tony Iommi

From The Dark

Fourth solo album and first in two decades from the Black Sabbath co-founder

Added: 23/10/2026
7.5

Rachel Chinouriri

I Think I Spoke Too Soon

Second full-length release of idie pop from the London-born singer-songwriter

Added: 16/10/2026
7.5

Jess Williamson

A Mile South Of Heaven

Sixth album from the Texas-born, LA-based singer-songwriter produced by Shooter Jennings

Added: 14/10/2026
7.5

Eels

Cookie Happened

Album number sixteen from the California indie rock band led by Mark Oliver Everett

Added: 12/11/2026
7.3

Shygirl

Swallow!

Second full-length release from the London rapper, DJ, singer, songwriter Blane Muise

Added: 11/11/2026
7.3

Remi Wolf

Mud

Third full-length album from the Los Angeles-based pop artist

Added: 09/10/2026
7.2

DIIV

ZIRP!

Fifth album of guitar-driven dream pop and shoegaze from the Brooklyn quartet produced by A.G. Cook

Added: 30/10/2026
7.2

Shabazz Palaces

It’s A Style Sport

Eighth album from the Seattle experimental hip-hop collective led by Ishmael Butler

Added: 30/10/2026
7.1

Teenage Fanclub

Do Not Dare To Dream

Album number thirteen from the veteran Scottish alt-rockers recorded on Great Bernera in the Outer Hebrides

Added: 08/10/2026
7.1

Royal Blood

Dead Company

Fifth album from the Brighton garage rock duo Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher produced with Tom Dalgety ( Pixies, Ghost, Simple Minds)

Added: 13/11/2026
7.0

U2

Carnaval de Luz

Sixteenth album from Irish rock band produced by Jacknife Lee (R.E.M., The Killers, Robbie Williams, Taylor Swift)

Added: 10/11/2026
6.6

Kings Of Leon

O My Beloved

Album number ten from the Nashvill rock quartet produced with Liam O'Neil

Added: 06/11/2026
6.5

La Roux

Old Flames

Fourth studio album and first in six years from London-born synth pop artist Elly Jackson

Added: 06/11/2026
5.9

Role Model

Chuck Timely & The Hourglass

Third full-length release of indie pop from Tucker Pillsbury produced by Taylor Mackall, Kane Ritchotte and Mason Stoops

Added: 05/10/2026

Latest Reviews

U2 Carnaval de Luz

This is not a radical reinvention of Rattle And Hum-to-Achtung Baby magnitude, or even a wilful evolution akin to that from How To Dismantle An Atom Bomb to No Line On Th Horizon. The ghosts of U2's past are summoned in numbers, though they are frequently mischievously partnered to interestingly incongruous effect. Print edition only Uncut

U2 Carnaval de Luz

The Irish legends' best work in 25 years homages their eras, brings Brian Eno to bear on keys and even wheels out the late Dolly Parton musicOMH

Royal Blood Dead Company

It’s a record that sounds exactly like you would hope a new Royal Blood album would sound like, it’s little wonder that they are as big as they are, a consistently fine listen God Is In The TV

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Fresh stuff

Age Perfecth by Queens Of The Stone

"Whether it’s a detour or an evolution of sound remains to be seen, but with that voice and these songs, the future of the Queens is still in safe hands" (9/10 - Louder Than War)

Twisted TeensThe Holy Cross Tigers
"It runs about half an hour, and it is also the most heartbroken thing they’ve put out. Their usual scruffy tunefulness is still there, but it now carries real weight" (9.5/10 - Northern Transmissions)

DIIVZIRP!
"DIIV are clearly aiming for arena-sized shows, and ZIRP! is an anthem-packed album that can certainly take the band there" (8.5/10 - Under The Radar)

Michael KiwanukaFudge
"It’s perfect listening as the seasons turn and the world seems harsh, real soft music for hard times" (10/10 - The Arts Desk). "Sombre and reflective songwriting from a modern soul great" (8/10- Clash)

Tony IommiFrom The Dark
"This is a splendid album, brilliantly performed and recorded; it is forward-looking and completely able to hold its own in the contemporary metal world" (10/10 - Louder Than War)

Teenage FanclubDo Not Dare To Dream
"While this, their 14th album, may not have the blood-rush of 1995's power-pop masterclass Grand Prix, it matches it every step of the way when it comes to hook-laden, harmonic thrills." (9/10 - Uncut)

WishyWishy
The Indianapolis band’s second album is all big feelings and bigger hooks as songwriters Kevin Krauter and Nina Pitchkites level up from their already promising debut (8/10 - NME)

Fat DogCancel Me (I'm Tired)
"'Cancel Me (I'm Tired)' is packed with choruses and bright synths, with the title track getting stuck into a funk groove that suits them remarkably well" (10/10 - Dork)

All-time top 10

Since we've been around, that is. So, the highest-rated albums from the past twelve years or so. Rankings are calculated to two decimal places.

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