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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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7.1

Treetop Flyers

The Mountain Moves

Debut release from the London five-piece dealing in folk rock inspired by the 1960s West Coast sound of CSNY

Added: 28/06/2013
7.1

Trash Talk

Eyes & Nines

Third studio album from Sacramento hardcore four-piece

Added: 19/05/2010
7.1

Townes Van Zandt

Sky Blue

A previously unreleased collection of songs recorded in 1973 by the folk country singer-songwriter who died on January 1, 1997

Added: 08/03/2019
7.1

Tove Lo

Blue Lips

Third studio album from the Stockholm-born electropop singer Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson

Added: 29/11/2017
7.1

TOPS

Picture You Staring

Second full-length release from the Montreal indie rock quartet

Added: 04/09/2014
7.1

Tim Hecker

No Highs

Latest release from Montreal based electronic musician and sound artist

Added: 11/04/2023
7.1

Those Darlins

Screws Get Loose

These three southern girls make hillbilly-tinged retro rock and roll, which you can find here on their second album

Added: 15/02/2012
7.1

The Wave Pictures

A Season In Hull

The latest release from the prolific English alt.rock trio recorded live with one microphone

Added: 12/02/2016
7.1

The Waterboys

Where The Action Is

Album number thirteen from Edinburgh-born Mike Scott and his band is an eclectic mix of rock and folk

Added: 28/05/2019
7.1

The Soft Moon

Zeros

Second release from the San Francisco psychedelic post-punk band founded by Luis Vasquez

Added: 01/11/2012
7.1

The Skull Defekts

Dances In Dreams Of The Known And Unknown

Third album of experimental noise rock from the Swedish quintet, featuring Lungfish member Daniel Higgs

Added: 14/04/2014
7.1

The Silent League

But You've Always Been the Caretaker

Third album of chamber pop and post-rock from the Brooklyn collective led by Justin Russo

Added: 24/06/2010
7.1

The Sadies

Darker Circles

Roots rock / alt country / psychedelia and indie rock from the Canadian quartet

Added: 01/07/2010
7.1

The S.L.P.

The S.L.P.

Debut solo project for Kasabian's Serge Pizzorno features guest appearances from Little Simz and slowthai

Added: 29/08/2019
7.1

The Notwist

Vertigo Days

Ninth studio album from the German electronic / post-rock quartet formed in 1989

Added: 03/02/2021
7.1

The Muffs

Whoop Dee Doo

Sixth album and first in a decade from the LA pop punk trio led by the only original member Kim Shattuck

Added: 28/07/2014
7.1

The Menzingers

Hello Exile

Sixth album from the Scranton, Pennsylvania punk band produced by Will Yip (Circa Survive, La Dispute, Title Fight)

Added: 04/10/2019
7.1

The Men

New York City

Ninth studio album from the Brooklyn post-hardcore punk five-piece produced by Trevor Harrison

Added: 08/02/2023
7.1

The Magnetic Fields

Quickies

The twelfth studio album from Boston's indie-pop maverick Stephen Merritt

Added: 18/05/2020
7.1

The Internet

Ego Death

Third album of neo soul and psychedelic R&B featuring former Odd Future members Syd Tha Kyd and Matt Martians

Added: 10/09/2015
7.1

The Hold Steady

A Positive Rage

Live album and documentary DVD from the big selling alt.rock band

Added: 09/04/2009
7.1

The Handsome Family

Honey Moon

The alt country duo celebrate their 20th year of marriage with an album of love songs

Added: 24/04/2009
7.1

The Goon Sax

Mirror II

Third album from Brisbane three-piece Louis Forster, James Harrison and Riley Jones

Added: 09/07/2021
7.1

The Field

Yesterday And Today

Swedish ambient techno specialist Axel Willner's follow up to the acclaimed 2007 debut Here We Go Sublime

Added: 15/06/2009
7.1

The Districts

You Know I'm Not Going Anywhere

Fourth album from the Pennsylvania indie-rock four-piece produced with Keith Abrams

Added: 13/03/2020
7.1

The Districts

Popular Manipulations

Third album from the Pennsylvania indie-rock four-piece produced by John Congleton (St. Vincent, Swans, Strand of Oaks)

Added: 12/08/2017
7.1

The Dirty Nil

Fuck Art

Third full-length album from the Ontario alt.rock trio by produced by John Goodmanson (Bikini Kill, Death Cab for Cutie, Los Campesinos!, Sleater-Kinney)

Added: 08/01/2021
7.1

The Dears

Times Infinity Volume One

Belated UK release for the sixth album from the Canadian band led by the husband-and-wife duo Murray Lightburn and Natalia Yanchak

Added: 01/02/2017
7.1

The Dandy Warhols

Rockmaker

Eleventh album from Portland, Oregon's psychedelic pop quartet led by Courtney Taylor-Taylor

Added: 18/03/2024
7.1

The Coral

Curse of Love

Seventh album from Merseyside indie rock five-piece recorded on an 8-track between their previous two releases

Added: 26/10/2014

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The record is an overstuffed and underwhelming string of forgettable tunes – not banger or stirring torch song between them The Independent

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The trio bring gorgeous vocals and spiky attitude to 90s-facing songs – but they need a little more of that era’s oddball invention, as well as an undeniable hit The Guardian

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A faithful homage to R&B's power Clash

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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.