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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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7.1

IDER

Emotional Education

Debut album from the London electronic pop duo Megan Markwick and Lily Somerville

Added: 19/07/2019
7.1

iamamiwhoami

Kin

Swedish synthpop duo songwriter Jonna Lee and producer Claes Björklund get their debut out following a carefully contrived two-year campaign of video release

Added: 06/09/2012
7.1

Hundred Waters

Communicating

Third album from the Gainesville, Florida of indie rock quartet

Added: 15/09/2017
7.1

Hovvdy

Heavy Lifter

Third album from the Austin, Texas indie-pop duo Charlie Martin and Will Taylor

Added: 18/10/2019
7.1

Hovvdy

True Love

Fourth album from the Austin, Texas indie-pop duo Charlie Martin and Will Taylor

Added: 01/10/2021
7.1

Houndmouth

From The Hills Below The City

Folk rock and Americana on the debut album from the Indiana quartet

Added: 05/06/2013
7.1

Hooton Tennis Club

Big Box of Chocolates

Second album of guitar-based indie pop from the four-piece from Wirral, England

Added: 26/10/2016
7.1

Hoops

Routines

Debut record from from the Indiana guitar pop four-piece

Added: 11/05/2017
7.1

Honey Dijon

Black Girl Magic

Third album from the Chicago-born house DJ and producer Honey Redmond

Added: 20/11/2022
7.1

High On Fire

Luminiferous

Seventh studio album of speeded-up stoner metal from the Californian trio produced by Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou

Added: 16/06/2015
7.1

Heems

Eat Pray Thug

Debut solo album from the NYC-based indie hip hop artist and Das Racist member Himanshu Suri

Added: 11/03/2015
7.1

Heather Woods Broderick

Invitation

Third solo album from the indie folk musician and former member of Efterklang, Horse Feathers and Loch Lomond

Added: 24/04/2019
7.1

Heartless Bastards

Arrow

The fourth album of garage rock from this Ohio quartet

Added: 17/02/2012
7.1

Hannah Diamond

Perfect Picture

Second full-length album from the Norwich-born singer and visual artist prodcued by David Gamson (Kesha, Kelly Clarkson, Charli XCX)

Added: 07/10/2023
7.1

Hannah Cohen

Child Bride

Folk and acoustic indie pop on the debut album from the New York-based singer-songwriter and former catwalk model

Added: 20/04/2012
7.1

Guided By Voices

La La Land

Latest full-length album from Robert Pollard's prolific band produced by Travis Harrison

Added: 26/01/2023
7.1

GoldLink

And After That, We Didn’t Talk

Debut album of electronic hip-hop from Washington DC's D’Anthony Carlos

Added: 17/11/2015
7.1

Golden Suits

Golden Suits

Solo offering from Fred Nicolaus, one half of Department Of Eagles alongside Grizzly Bear’s Daniel Rossen, dealing in America-tinged indie rock and based on the work of John Cheever

Added: 22/08/2013
7.1

Golden Silvers

True Romance

British act's synth-led dance / pop debut album

Added: 20/07/2009
7.1

Gem Club

Breakers

Melancholic dream pop on the debut album from Massachusetts piano and cello duo Christopher Barnes and Kristen Drymala

Added: 06/10/2011
7.1

Future

HNDRXX

Sixth studio album from the Atlanta-born rapper, released one week after his self-titled album 'Future'

Added: 07/03/2017
7.1

Fufanu

Few More Days To Go

Debut album from the Icelandic alt.rock band who previously performed as techno duo Captain Fufanu

Added: 27/11/2015
7.1

Fruit Bats

Gold Past Life

Seventh album from Eric D. Johnson's indie folk band and first for Merge records

Added: 24/06/2019
7.1

Frog Eyes

Violet Psalms

Final studio album from the Canadian indie rock outfit led by Carey Mercer

Added: 21/05/2018
7.1

Fred again..

ten days

Fourth full-length studio album from London-born electronic producer featuring guest appearances from Anderson .Paak, Four Tet, Emmylou Harris, Jim Legxacy, Joy Anonymous, Jozzy, Obongjayar, Sampha, Skrillex, Soak and The Japanese House

Added: 09/09/2024
7.1

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes

Dark Rainbow

Fifth studio album from the English alt punk band led by the ex-Gallows/Pure Love front man produced by guitarist and primary band member Dean Richardson

Added: 29/01/2024
7.1

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes

Sticky

Fourth studio album from the English alt punk band led by the ex-Gallows/Pure Love front man produced by guitarist and primary band member Dean Richardson

Added: 14/10/2021
7.1

Fly Pan Am

Frontera

Fourth studio album from the Canadian experimental post-rock band was born out of a collaboration with choreographer Dana Gingras from Montreal's Animals of Distinction troupe

Added: 24/05/2021
7.1

Flatbush Zombies

3001: A Laced Odyssey

Debut album from the Flatbush, Brooklyn hip hop group made up of Meechy Darko, Zombie Juice and Erick "The Architect" Elliott

Added: 17/03/2016
7.1

Fionn Regan

The Meetings Of The Waters

Fifth studio album from the Irish folk singer-songwriter

Added: 18/04/2017

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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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