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15 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

Seth Bogart

Seth Bogart

Debut album of DIY, lo-fi indie pop from the former Hunx And His Punx frontman

Added: 10/03/2016
7.1

serpentwithfeet

GRIP

Third album of soulful r&b from the Baltimore born Josiah Wise featuring guest appearances by Mick Jenkins, Orion Sun, Ty Dolla $ign and Yanga YaYa

Added: 16/02/2024
7.1

Serengeti

C.A.R.

Chicago rapper David Cohn with his latest underground hip hop offering, this time in collaboration with Anticon labelmates Jel and Odd Nosdam

Added: 31/07/2012
7.1

Serengeti

Kenny Dennis LP

Chicago rapper David Cohn's latest episode featuring his fictional 1990s hardcore rap character

Added: 25/06/2013
7.1

Sarah Neufeld

Hero Brother

Debut solo album from Canadian violinist who is a member of Arcade Fire, Bell Orchestre and The Luyas

Added: 20/08/2013
7.1

Sarah Mary Chadwick

Please Daddy

Latest release from the Melbourne-based New Zealand-born singer-songwriter

Added: 27/01/2020
7.1

Sad Day For Puppets

Pale Silver and Shiny Gold

Shoegaze and 60s influenced garage-punk on the sophomore album from the Swedish band

Added: 13/09/2010
7.1

Ryan Hemsworth

Guilt Trips

First solo album from the Toronto-based hip hop producer and DJ Ryan Hemsworth

Added: 24/10/2013
7.1

RM Hubbert

Thirteen Lost & Found

Second solo release from the Glasgow guitarist, also featuring an array of guest Scottish talent

Added: 31/01/2012
7.1

Rise Against

Nowhere Generation

Ninth studio album of punk rock from the Chicago four-piece working with long-time producers Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore

Added: 09/06/2021
7.1

Rejjie Snow

Baw Baw Black Sheep

Second album from the Dublin-born hip hop artist working with long-term collaborator and Chance The Rapper’s go-to producer Cam O’bi

Added: 09/07/2021
7.1

Rejjie Snow

Dear Annie

Debut album from the Dublin-born hip hop artist and record producer Alexander Anyaegbunam

Added: 16/02/2018
7.1

Reigning Sound

Love and Curses

North Carolina-based garage punk act with their latest release

Added: 28/10/2009
7.1

Ray LaMontagne

Supernova

Fifth studio album from folk rock singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne produced by Dan Auerbach

Added: 30/04/2014
7.1

Rae Sremmurd

SremmLife 2

Second album from the Tupleo, Mississippi hip-hop duo produced by Mike WiLL Made-It

Added: 12/08/2016
7.1

Purling Hiss

Weirdon

Fifth album from the guitar-heavy Philly indie rock trio led by Mike Polizze

Added: 02/10/2014
7.1

PUP

PUP

Debut album of from the Toronto punk quartet formerly know as Topanga

Added: 08/04/2014
7.1

Prins Thomas

Ambitions

Sixth solo album from the Norwegian electro/psychedelia/house artist Thomas Moen Hermansen

Added: 12/04/2019
7.1

Preoccupations

Arrangements

Fourth album from the Calgary post-punks previously known as Viet Cong

Added: 09/09/2022
7.1

Postiljonen

Skyer

Debut full-length release from the Swedish electro dream pop trio

Added: 08/08/2013
7.1

Portico Quartet

Monument

Seventh album from the London group, melding electronica, experimental jazz, dance and rock

Added: 16/11/2021
7.1

Pom Poko

Birthday

Debut full-length release from the Norwegian electronic pop-punk quartet who all trained at the Trondheim Conservatory

Added: 25/02/2019
7.1

Pokey LaFarge

Manic Revelations

Seventh studio record from the Missouri folk/roots singer-songwriter

Added: 18/05/2017
7.1

Pile

All Fiction

Latest full-length album from the Boston indie rock band produced by Kevin S. McMahon

Added: 16/02/2023
7.1

Peggy Gou

I Hear You

Debut full-length album from the Berlin-based DJ and electronic producer featuring guest appearances from Villano Antillano and Lenny Kravitz

Added: 07/06/2024
7.1

PAWS

No Grace

Third album from the Scottish pop punk three piece, produced by Blink 182's Mark Hoppus

Added: 17/06/2016
7.1

Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott

Manchester Calling

Fourth album from the ex-Beautiful South members recorded in Manchester

Added: 11/03/2020
7.1

Parquet Courts

Tally All The Things That You Broke

The American punk rock band based in Brooklyn, New York follow up their debut album with an EP of post-punk and psych-rock

Added: 08/10/2013
7.1

Palace

Shoals

Third album from the London alt.rock / blues rock quartet

Added: 24/01/2022
7.1

P.O.S

We Don't Even Live Here

Fourth album of indie hip hop from Stefon Alexander, founding member of the Doomtree collective

Added: 02/11/2012

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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.