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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

Laibach

Spectre

Latest release from the prolific avant-garde Slovenian band formed in 1980 who are also part of the art collective Neue Slowenische Kunst

Added: 11/03/2014
7.1

Ladytron

Time's Arrow

Seventh album from the Liverpudlian electronic pop quartet

Added: 19/01/2023
7.1

La Sera

Hour of the Dawn

The former Vivian Girl releases her third solo album of lo-fi indie

Added: 14/05/2014
7.1

Kokoroko

Could We Be More

Debut album from the London-based Afrobeat collective with influences from funk, jazz, soul and West African music

Added: 12/08/2022
7.1

Kirin J Callinan

Embracism

Solo debut album from Australian artist who mixes rock and electronics, produced by Kim Moyes (The Presets) and Chris Taylor (Grizzly Bear)

Added: 17/07/2013
7.1

King's Daughters & Sons

If Not Then When

Debut album from Kentucky post-rock five-piece formed from the remnants of For Carnation, Shipping News, Rachel’s and Shannon Wright

Added: 20/12/2011
7.1

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

K.G.

Album number sixteen from the prolific psych-rock Melbourne six-piece

Added: 19/11/2020
7.1

Kaytranada

Timeless

Third studio album from the Haitian-Canadian electronic hiphop producer features appearances from Rochelle Jordan, Childish Gambino, and Dawn Richard

Added: 07/06/2024
7.1

Julie Fowlis

Uam

Scottish folk singer and songwriter with her third album of haunting songs, joined by a collection of accomplished instrumentalists

Added: 02/11/2009
7.1

Julian Lynch

Terra

Third collection of experimental collage-pop / ambient folk from the New Jersey artist and ethnomusicology student

Added: 29/04/2011
7.1

Juice Aleem

Jerusalaam Come

Solo debut from the Birmingham rapper and ex member of New Flesh and Gamma

Added: 02/08/2009
7.1

Judas Priest

Firepower

Studio album no. 18 from the English heavy metal group, and first in nearly 20 years to be produced by Tom Allom

Added: 09/03/2018
7.1

Joyce Manor

Million Dollars To Kill Me

The California quartet's fifth studio album of pop/rock

Added: 21/09/2018
7.1

Joy Orbison

still slipping vol. 1

Debut release from the Croydon-born DJ and electronic musician Peter O'Grady

Added: 21/08/2021
7.1

Jon Hopkins

Monsters

Soundtrack for low budget horror film from London-based electronica / ambient musician and recent Eno collaborator

Added: 30/12/2010
7.1

Jill Scott

Woman

Fifth studio album from the Philadelphia-born R&B / neo soul singer

Added: 05/08/2015
7.1

Jessica Lea Mayfield

Make My Head Sing

Third album from the Kent, Ohio alt country singer-songwriter is an alt.rock affair co-produced with husband and bassist Jesse Newport

Added: 01/06/2014
7.1

Japanese Voyeurs

Yolk

Debut full length from the London pop metal / grunge five-piece

Added: 18/07/2011
7.1

Japanese Breakfast

Psychopomp

Debut solo album of lo-fi pop from Philadelphia musician Michelle Zauner who is a member of Little Big League

Added: 11/08/2016
7.1

James Yorkston & The Secondhand Orchestra

The Wide, Wide River

Latest release from the Fife folk singer-songwriter in collaboration with Swedish music producer Karl-Jonas Winqvist’s Second Hand Orchestra

Added: 22/01/2021
7.1

James Heather

Stories From Far Away On Piano

Debut album from the contemporary pianist whose songs are inspired by real events

Added: 01/09/2017
7.1

Jambinai

ONDA

Third album from the South Korean post-rock group

Added: 10/06/2019
7.1

Jah Wobble & The Nippon Dub Ensemble

Japanese Dub

Former PIL bass player with his latest fusion of dub and eastern influences

Added: 22/05/2010
7.1

Itasca

Spring

Fourth album from the Los Angeles singer-songwriter Kayla Cohen features contributions from members of Gun Outfit and Sun Araw

Added: 08/11/2019
7.1

Israel Nash

Lifted

Fifth full-length album from the Texas-based singer-songwriter recorded in his home studio

Added: 27/07/2018
7.1

Isobel Campbell

There Is No Other.

Fifth solo album, and first in a decade, from the former Belle & Sebastian member and Mark Lanegan collaborator

Added: 10/02/2020
7.1

Islet

Released By The Movement

Second full-length release from the Cardiff-based psych-rock collective

Added: 03/10/2013
7.1

Into It. Over It.

Standards

Third album from the Chicago-based emo / indie rock musician Evan Thomas Weiss

Added: 11/03/2016
7.1

INHEAVEN

INHEAVEN

Debut album from the South London four-piece, released on Julian Casablancas' Cult Records

Added: 03/09/2017
7.1

Inhaler

Cuts & Bruises

Second full-length album from the Dublin indie rock band led by Elijah Hewson (the eldest son of U2's Bono)

Added: 17/02/2023

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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.