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2 November 2024

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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Tyler, The CreatorChromakopia

"‘It has depth, it has worldbuilding, but just as importantly, it has some absolute bangers, too" (10/10 - Dork). "it's as free as he's ever sounded" (9/10 - The Line Of Best Fit)

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Mount EerieNight Palace

"A record of such substance that it takes a few listens to really make sense he’s produced one of his best yet" (9/10 - The Line Of Best Fit). "He’s produced one of his best yet" (8/10 - Far Out)

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Laura MarlingPatterns in Repeat Signed

"Both stunningly intimate and endearingly raw" (10/10 - DIY). "A homey, quiet record. It’s one of the best of her career" (8.3/10 - Pitchfork). "Simple, graceful, moving, tender" (9/10 - Uncut)

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Christopher OwensI Wanna Run Barefoot Through Your Hair

"Potentially one of the year’s best records" (10/10 - DIY). "A must-listen for anyone who’s ever been in the type of love that doesn’t always get a light shone on it" (9/10 - Northern Transmissions)

Ezra CollectiveDance, No One's Watching

"This is truly a fresh musical experience, rather than being just another jazz record" (9/10 - Far Out). "A joyful reminder of music’s ability to bring people together, to move us, and to make us dance" (8/10 - Clash)

Jamie xxIn Waves

"Blistering return from dance’s master craftsman" (10/10 - The irish Times). "Jamie xx has delivered a masterpiece that will linger long after the last beat fades" (9/10 - Clash)

Floating PointsCascade

"Cherish it while you can, before he sets off on a completely different tangent once more" (8/10 - Far Out). "Easily the most successful work he's made as a dance producer" (8/10 - All Music)

MJ LendermanManning Fireworks

"A collection of caricatures ballooned by empathy, bruised egos, and lovable self-destruction" (9.2/10 - Paste). "It's the release he's been waiting for since the first utterances of the album" (9/10 - Exclaim)

Nick Cave And The Bad SeedsWild God

"The dark intensities are leavened by something peculiar in Cave’s oeuvre: joy" (8/10 - The Arts Desk). "The joy after the storm" (8/10 - The Irish Times)

Gillian Welch & David RawlingsWoodland

"The intuitive bond between the two musicians remains at the forefront of their terrific new album, full of quiet adventures and clear empathy" (8/10 - Pitchfork)

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7.3

Disappears

Lux

Debut album on the Kranky label for the Chicago garage rock quartet

Added: 30/04/2010
7.3

Date Palms

The Dusted Sessions

California five-piece led by Gregg Kowalsky and Marielle Jakobsons blend psychedelic drone and experimental ambient metal with Americana on their 3rd album, inspired by the desert of southwestern U.S.

Added: 20/06/2013
7.3

cupcakKe

Ephorize

Third studio album from the Chicago rapper Elizabeth Eden Harris

Added: 14/01/2018
7.3

Courting

New Last Name

Second full-length release from the post-punk Liverpool quartet produced by Ryan and Gary Jarman from The Cribs

Added: 26/01/2024
7.3

Cornershop

Cornershop & The Double O Groove Of

Collaboration between the Leicester-based indie rock / Asian fusion specialists and vocalist Bubbley Kaur. mixing funk and Punjabi folk

Added: 13/03/2011
7.3

Colleen Green

Cool

Fourth album from the Los Angeles indie pop musician

Added: 27/09/2021
7.3

Chastity

Death Lust

The debut full-length album from the Canadian alt.rock/punk band led by Brandon Williams

Added: 13/07/2018
7.3

Carly Rae Jepsen

E·MO·TION

Third studio album from the Canadian dance pop artist and former Canadian Idol contestant

Added: 18/08/2015
7.3

Camera Obscura

Desire Lines

Album number five from the Glasgow indie pop band recorded in Portland, Oregon

Added: 31/05/2013
7.3

Bruce Hornsby

Non-Secure Connection

Latest album from the the singer-songwriter and pianist with guest appearances from Jamila Woods, James Mercer and Vernon Reid

Added: 17/08/2020
7.3

Brandy

B7

Seventh album, and first in eight years. from the R&B singer featuring guest appearances from Daniel Caesar, Chance The Rapper and daughter Sy'rai

Added: 02/08/2020
7.3

Big Business

Command Your Weather

Album number five from the Seattle-based stoner metal band founded by Jared Warren (Karp) and Coady Willis (The Murder City Devils)

Added: 08/07/2016
7.3

Beth Orton

Kidsticks

Album number six from the Norwich, England based electronic folk singer-songwriter, produced by Fuck Button's Andrew Hung

Added: 24/05/2016
7.3

Bernice

Puff: In The Air Without A Shape

Second LP from the Toronto experimental R&B/pop collective fronted by Robin Dann, a follow up to last year's Puff EP

Added: 26/05/2018
7.3

Azealia Banks

Broke With Expensive Taste

Belated digital release for the NY rapper's debut full length release, originally scheduled for 2012

Added: 12/11/2014
7.3

Aurora

A Different Kind Of Human - Step 2

Second album from the Norwegian electronic pop singer Aurora Aksnes and follow-up to 2018's Step 1: Infections of a Different Kind

Added: 10/06/2019
7.3

Arc Iris

Arc Iris

Debut album from the latest project of The Low Anthem's Jocie Adams

Added: 03/04/2014
7.3

And So I Watch You From Afar

The Endless Shimmering

Fifth LP from the Belfast instrumental rockers

Added: 27/10/2017
7.3

Altin Gün

Ask

Fifth full-length album from the Amsterdam-based sextet features psychedelic pop versions of traditional Turkish folk songs

Added: 31/03/2023
7.3

Alkaline Trio

Is This Thing Cursed?

Ninth studio album from the Illinois pop punk trio, produced by Cameron Webb

Added: 05/09/2018
7.3

Wild Nothing

Nocturne

Virginia's Jack Tatum with his 2nd collection of 80s-indebted dream pop / power pop songs

Added: 23/08/2012
7.3

Tindersticks

No Treasure But Hope

Album number twelve from the Nottingham-based indie rock / chamber pop outfit

Added: 15/11/2019
7.3

Thurston Moore

Demolished Thoughts

Third solo album from the Sonic Youth frontman, produced and arranged by Beck

Added: 18/05/2011
7.3

The Twilight Sad

No One Can Ever Know

The Scottish indie noise merchants return with their third long-player

Added: 31/01/2012
7.3

The Highwomen

The Highwomen

Debut album from the country supergroup featuring Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, Maren Morris, and Amanda Shires and produced by Dave Cobb (Jason Isbell, Kris Kristofferson, Dolly Parton)

Added: 06/09/2019
7.3

The Felice Brothers

Celebration Florida

Seventh album from the New York folk rock band

Added: 10/05/2011
7.3

The Big Moon

Walking Like We Do

Second album from the London indie rock quartet led by Juliette Jackson and produced by Ben H. Allen III (Animal Collective, Gnarls Barkley, Kaiser Chiefs)

Added: 10/01/2020
7.3

Steve Reich

Pulse/Quartet

Latest release from the contemporary composer consists of two contrasting works

Added: 02/02/2018
7.3

Speedy Ortiz

Major Arcana

Debut full-length of indie rock from Western Massachusetts’ four-piece, recorded at Justin Pizzoferrato’s (Dinosaur Jr., Chelsea Light Moving) studio

Added: 09/07/2013
7.3

Snapped Ankles

Stunning Luxury

Second full-length album for the London post-punk, electronica band was mixed by Danalogue

Added: 01/03/2019

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