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16 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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Michael KiwanukaSmall Changes

"A boundless effort that, while revelling in its musical referents stands tall, ceaselessly, beside them" (10/10 - The Skinny). "It's a record built to last" (8/10 - Record Collector)

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Linkin ParkFrom Zero

"Compact and intense, the band’s first album since the death of Chester Bennington is a powerful tribute to their legacy" (8/10 - musicOMH) "An opinion-splitting return" (5/10 - Clash)

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Primal ScreamCome Ahead

"A triumph in thematic/aural juxtaposition. Up there with Primal Scream’s best" (8/10 Mojo) OR "Not even David Holmes’s involvement can save this woefully inadequate collection" (2/10 - Irish Times)

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Amyl And The SniffersCartoon Darkness

"It's a truly glorious rock’n’roll album that is forceful without being simplistic and lairy while maintaining a good sense of humour" - 10/10 - The Arts Desk).

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)

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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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7.2

Treefight For Sunlight

Treefight For Sunlight

Debut album from Danish indie pop quartet

Added: 11/02/2011
7.2

Torche

Admission

Fifth album from the Miami sludge-rock band and the first with new new bassist Eric Hernandez of Wrong

Added: 12/07/2019
7.2

Tony Molina

Kill The Lights

Third album from the San Francisco Bay Area power pop singer-songwriter

Added: 30/07/2018
7.2

Tiny Ruins

Brightly Painted One

Second album from indie folk trio from Auckland, New Zealand fronted by singer-songwriter Hollie Fullbrook

Added: 05/05/2014
7.2

This Is The Kit

Bashed Out

Third album from the British folk-rock band fronted by Kate Stables produced by The National's Aaron Dessner

Added: 07/04/2015
7.2

The Tallest Man On Earth

Henry St.

Seventh album and first with a full band from the Swedish singer-wongwriter Kristian Matsson produced by Sylvan Esso's Nick Sanborn

Added: 17/04/2023
7.2

The Lathums

How Beautiful Life Can Be

Debut album from the Wigan indie rock quartet produced by The Coral's James Skelly

Added: 24/09/2021
7.2

The King Khan & BBQ Show

Bad News Boys

Canadian garage rock duo with their fourth album of punk doo-wop

Added: 24/02/2015
7.2

Son Lux

Lanterns

New York based producer Ryan Lott with his third album of post-rock and alternative hip-hop, his first with Joyful Noise Recordings

Added: 29/10/2013
7.2

Shelby Lynne

I Can't Imagine

Album number thirteen from the Grammy Award-winning country / pop singer-songwriter

Added: 15/05/2015
7.2

Sebadoh

Act Surprised

First album in six years from lo-fi indie rock Massachusetts trio led by Lou Barlow

Added: 28/05/2019
7.2

S.C.U.M.

Again Into Eyes

Debut album from London post punk / art rock band

Added: 05/09/2011
7.2

Raphael Saadiq

The Way I See It

Fourth album from the American soul / R&B singer-songwriter

Added: 02/03/2009
7.2

Rainer Maria

S/T

New album and first since 2006 from the reformed Madison, Wisconsin emo band

Added: 20/08/2017
7.2

Quicksand

Interiors

Third studio album from the post-hardcore four-piece, and first album since 1995

Added: 09/11/2017
7.2

Porches

Shirt

Fifth album from the New York-based synth-pop singer-songwriter Aaron Maine

Added: 13/09/2024
7.2

Popstrangers

Antipodes

Debut album from New Zealand garage rock trio

Added: 25/02/2013
7.2

Patrick Wolf

Lupercalia

Album No.5 from the London-based pop / folktronica singer-songwriter

Added: 01/06/2011
7.2

Pat Metheny

Unity Band

Metheny's latest release in an already huge discography of jazz and fusion releases is the first to include a tenor saxophone

Added: 13/06/2012
7.2

Paolo Nutini

Caustic Love

After a five-year break, the Paisley-born singer releases his third album

Added: 09/04/2014
7.2

Novelist

Novelist Guy

Debut album from 21 year old English grime MC Kojo Kankam, released on his own label

Added: 15/04/2018
7.2

Nérija

Blume

Debut full-length album from the London jazz collective produced by Kwes (Loyle Carner, Solange, DELS)

Added: 06/08/2019
7.2

Nada Surf

Moon Mirror

Album number ten from the NYC alternative rock group formed in 1992 was recorded in Wales

Added: 16/09/2024
7.2

Mr Twin Sister

Mr Twin Sister

Second LP from the chilled Long Island indie pop quintet, now with "Mr" added to their name

Added: 24/09/2014
7.2

Molly Burch

First Flower

Second album from the LA-born, Austin-based singer songwriter

Added: 10/10/2018
7.2

Moiré

Shelter

London-based producer releases his debut LP of intimate electronica

Added: 19/08/2014
7.2

Meet Me @ The Altar

Past // Present // Future

Debut full-length release from the American pop-punk trio consisting of front-woman Edith Johnson, Téa Campbell on guitar and Ada Juarez on drums

Added: 09/03/2023
7.2

Martina Topley Bird

Some Place Simple

Third album from singer who has previously worked with Tricky and Massive Attack

Added: 16/07/2010
7.2

Madeline Kenney

Sucker's Lunch

Third album from the Pacific Northwestern indie singer-songwriter produced by Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack

Added: 01/08/2020
7.2

Lykke Li

I Never Learn

Third album of indie pop from Swedish singer working with Bjorn Yttling of Peter Bjorn and John and Greg Kurstin

Added: 30/04/2014

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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.