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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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7.1

Unknown Mortal Orchestra

V

Fifth full-length release by Oregon-based New Zealand psychedelic group recorded in Palm Springs, California and Hilo, Hawaii

Added: 17/03/2023
7.1

Ty Segall

Fudge Sandwich

Fourth studio album of 2018 by prolific American garage rock artist made up entirely of covers of Funkadelic, Grateful Dead, John Lennon and Neil Young among others

Added: 26/10/2018
7.1

The Men

New Moon

Third album from the Brooklyn hardcore punk outfit following up 2012's well-received second release Open You Heart

Added: 04/03/2013
7.1

The Lemon Twigs

Do Hollywood

Debut album of progressive pop from the Long Island outfit led by teenage brothers Brian and Michael D’Addario

Added: 14/10/2016
7.1

The 2 Bears

The Night Is Young

Second album of upbeat classic house from Hot Chip's Joe Goddard and London DJ Raf Rundell

Added: 09/10/2014
7.1

Steven Wilson

The Future Bites

Sixth studio album of progressive pop from the Porcupine Tree founder co-produced with David Kosten (Bat for Lashes, Marina Diamandis, Everything Everything)

Added: 27/01/2021
7.1

Spider Bags

Frozen Letter

Fourth album of garage rock from the Chapel Hill, North Carolina band

Added: 05/08/2014
7.1

Son Lux

Brighter Wounds

Fifth studio album of post-rock / alt hip-hop from the New York based Ryan Lott, Rafiq Bhatia, and Ian Chang

Added: 09/02/2018
7.1

Solar Bears

Supermigration

Second album from Irish electronic duo John Kowalski and Rian Trench

Added: 19/04/2013
7.1

Scout Niblett

It’s Up To Emma

Singer-songwriter and guitarist Emma Niblett's 6th collection of bluesy grunge rock songs

Added: 20/05/2013
7.1

Scott And Charlene’s Wedding

Any Port In A Storm

Second album of lo-fi rock from Melbourne-born, New York-based artist Craig Dermody

Added: 18/07/2013
7.1

Sarabeth Tucek

Get Well Soon

Second album of deeply personal, mainly acoustic, songs concerning the death of her father, from the NY singer-songwriter

Added: 01/04/2011
7.1

Rolo Tomassi

Cosmology

Second album of math rock from Sheffield five-piece produced by Diplo

Added: 20/05/2010
7.1

Pixx

The Age of Anxiety

Debut full-length release of synth pop from Londoner Hannah Rodgers

Added: 02/06/2017
7.1

OMBRE

Believe You Me

Collaborative dream pop and ambient electronica album between Asthmatic Kitty labelmates, Latin psych-folk artist Helado Negro and singer Julianna Barwick

Added: 20/08/2012
7.1

My Morning Jacket

My Morning Jacket

Seventh album of reverb drenched psychedelic indie from the Kentucky veterans led by Jim James

Added: 22/10/2021
7.1

Muzz

Muzz

Debut album from the indie rock super-group comprising of Interpol's Paul Banks, The Walkmen's Matt Barrick, and Bonny Light Horseman's Josh Kaufman

Added: 05/06/2020
7.1

Mourn

Mourn

Self-titled debut LP from the young Spanish quartet with inspiration from PJ Harvey, Patti Smith, Sebadoh and Sleater Kinney

Added: 13/02/2015
7.1

Moonface and Siinai

My Best Human Face

Fourth full-length from the Canadian singer-songwriter and former Wolf Parade man Spencer Krug in collaboration with the Finnish rock band

Added: 03/06/2016
7.1

Meat Puppets

Rat Farm

Album number fourteen from the Arizona alt.rock trio who were covered by Nirvana on their MTV Unplugged album

Added: 16/04/2013
7.1

Los Campesinos!

Romance Is Boring

Third album from Cardiff-based indie pop seven piece (though none of the members are Welsh)

Added: 23/01/2010
7.1

Loma

Loma

Debut collaboration between Shearwater's mastermind Jonathan Meiburg and Emily Cross and Dan Duszynski of Cross Record

Added: 21/02/2018
7.1

Little Mix

Confetti

Sixth full-length studio release from the British pop group and first since leaving Simon Cowell’s label

Added: 08/11/2020
7.1

L. Pierre

The Island Come True

Former Arab Strap frontman Aidan Moffat's fourth instrumental release as L. Pierre (formerly Lucky Pierre)

Added: 10/01/2013
7.1

King Tuff

King Tuff

Good time rock with a glam / garage flavour from sometime Witch and Happy Birthday member Kyle Thomas on his latest solo outing

Added: 30/05/2012
7.1

King Krule

Man Alive!

Fourth album under the King Krule moniker from Archy Marshall, the indie trip-hop singer-songwriter

Added: 20/02/2020
7.1

Kelly Lee Owens

Dreamstate

Fourth album from the Welsh-born, London-based electronic artist featuring contributions from The 1975's George Daniel and Tom Rowlands from The Chemical Brothers

Added: 18/10/2024
7.1

Kasabian

Velociraptor!

Fourth album from the stadium indie rockers, with US electronica producer Dan The Automator again at the controls

Added: 09/09/2011
7.1

Justin Townes Earle

Single Mothers

Album number six from the Nashville-based Americana singer-songwriter and son of Steve Earle

Added: 08/09/2014
7.1

Justin Timberlake

The 20/20 Experience

Third solo album of R&B pop from the ever-popular musician, actor and all round household name

Added: 15/03/2013

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Patterns in Repeat by Laura Marling

"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)

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)

Soccer MommyEvergreen
"As nuanced as it is captivating" (10/10 - The Skinny). "Even though it stems from the worst of times, it might well be her best album yet" (8/10 - Dork). "It makes you feel less alone" (8/10 - DIY)

GoatGoat
"It invites us to bask in rich soundscapes that can often overwhelm—but in the best way possible" (9/10 - Far Out). "Goat continue to make some magical and mysterious music" (8/10 - Record Collector)

Leon BridgesLeon
"The musician’s emotional fourth album borrows liberally from the past but the themes are modern and the sound utterly timeless" (10/10 - The Observer). "A beautifully constructed contradiction" (9/10 - Far Out)

Geordie GreepThe New Sound
"Somehow bolder, stranger and more accessible than his work with Black Midi" (10/10 - Loud And Quiet). "Absolutely bonkers and utterly brilliant" (9/10 - DIY). "Wildly accomplished and utterly absurd" (8/10 - Far Out)

Pale WavesSmitten
"There’s a newfound directness and pop joy on the Manchester band’s fourth record" (8/10 - NME). "May be the band’s most complete package to date" (8/10 - The Skinny)

Alan SparhawkWhite Roses, My God
"A brave undertaking; perhaps a new beginning; certainly a triumph" (8.6/10 - Northern Transmissions). "Grief has never sounded so captivating" (9/10 - Clash)

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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