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8 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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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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Tyler, The CreatorChromakopia

"‘It has depth, it has worldbuilding, but just as importantly, it has some absolute bangers, too" (10/10 - Dork). "it's as free as he's ever sounded" (9/10 - The Line Of Best Fit)

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Laura MarlingPatterns in Repeat Signed

"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)

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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)

Gillian Welch & David RawlingsWoodland

"The intuitive bond between the two musicians remains at the forefront of their terrific new album, full of quiet adventures and clear empathy" (8/10 - Pitchfork)

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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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6.9

Stornoway

Beachcomber's Windowsill

Debut album of indie folk from Oxford-based quartet

Added: 20/05/2010
6.9

Steve Wynn & The Miracle 3

Northern Aggression

Third album of roots rock from New York-based singer-songwriter and former Dream Sydicate frontman

Added: 05/01/2011
6.9

Sleepy Sun

Embrace

Acoustic psychedelic rock and guitar noise from the San Francisco outfit

Added: 17/07/2009
6.9

Shonen Knife

Adventure

Album number 20 from the all-girl Japanese pop punk trio formed back in 1981

Added: 07/04/2016
6.9

Shannon & The Clams

Onion

Fifth album from the Oakland, California garage punk four-piece produced by the Black Keys' Dan Auerbach

Added: 20/02/2018
6.9

School of Seven Bells

Ghostory

Third album of electronic dream pop and shoegaze from the New York duo

Added: 20/02/2012
6.9

School of Language

45

Third solo album of indie-funk from Field Music's David Brewis

Added: 26/07/2019
6.9

Ryan Hemsworth

Alone for the First Time

The Canadian producer enlists the help of Soundcloud artists featured in his Secret Songs record club for his second LP

Added: 05/11/2014
6.9

Royal Blood

Royal Blood

Debut album from the Brighton garage rock duo Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher

Added: 21/08/2014
6.9

Robyn Hitchcock

The Man Upstairs

Album number twenty from the psych folk singer-songwriter and former Soft Boys frontman is a mix of originals and covers

Added: 26/08/2014
6.9

Rick Ross

God Forgives, I Don't

The Miami rapper with his fifth studio outing, featuring a heavyweight cast of guest names

Added: 01/08/2012
6.9

Rachel Grimes

The Clearing

Second solo album from pianist and composer and founding member of the Louisville, Kentucky chamber pop group Rachel's

Added: 04/06/2015
6.9

Psapp

What Makes Us Glow

The London experimental duo return after a four-year gap with a 4th album of quirky tunes featuring home-made and toy instruments and field sounds

Added: 13/11/2013
6.9

Pop. 1280

Imps of Perversion

Follow-up to 2012 debut The Horror from the goth post-punk quartet

Added: 07/08/2013
6.9

Pontiak

Innocence

Latest sludge / psych rock offering from the prolific Virginia-based Carney brothers, their 10th full-length release

Added: 31/01/2014
6.9

Pokey LaFarge

Something In The Water

Sixth album from the Missouri roots/folk singer

Added: 01/06/2015
6.9

Pictish Trail

Island Family

Latest release from the Edinburgh-born musician and Lost Map boss Johnny Lynch

Added: 25/03/2022
6.9

Penguin Cafe

Handfuls Of Night

Fourth album from Arthur Jeffes' chamber jazz project originally commissioned by a Greenpeace Antarctic project highlighting endangered penguins

Added: 14/10/2019
6.9

Patrick Watson

Adventures In Your Own Back Yard

Fourth album of cabaret pop / indie rock from the Montreal band recorded in Watson's own apartment

Added: 26/04/2012
6.9

Parting Gifts

Strychnine Dandelion

Garage rock veteran Greg Cartwright with an album of early-60s pop

Added: 16/12/2010
6.9

Paranoid London

PL

Second album from the British dance duo Gerardo Delgado and Quinn Whalley

Added: 29/08/2019
6.9

Papa M

A Broke Moon Rises

Latest album of indie alt rock from prolific former Slint and Tortoise member David Pajo

Added: 23/08/2018
6.9

Panic! At The Disco

Viva Las Vengeance

Seventh album from Brendon Urie's indie rock project produced with Jake Sinclair (Fall Out Boy, 5 Seconds of Summer, Pink) and Mike Viola (Ryan Adams, Mandy Moore and Jenny Lewis)

Added: 20/08/2022
6.9

Pale Blue Eyes

Souvenirs

Debut full-length release from the Devon-based pop trio was self-recorded and produced

Added: 08/09/2022
6.9

Olga Bell

Krai

Dirty Projectors keyboardist and singer, born in Moscow, releases her second LP inspired by the lesser-known areas of Russia and sung entirely in Russian

Added: 07/05/2014
6.9

Nozinja

Nozinja Lodge

Latest release from the South African producer, DJ and pioneer of Shangaan electro

Added: 02/06/2015
6.9

Nosaj Thing

Home

Second album of electronica from the LA-based hip hop producer

Added: 21/01/2013
6.9

No Age

An Object

Album number four from LA lo-fi indie rock duo Randy Randall and Dean Allen Spunt

Added: 12/08/2013
6.9

Ne-Yo

Libra Scale

Fourth album from the American R&B and pop star, this outing a concept album featuring three garbagemen who face a grave moral choice

Added: 24/11/2010
6.9

Mick Jenkins

Wave[s]

Debut EP release from the 24-year old Chicago rapper

Added: 26/08/2015

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Latest Reviews

Primal Scream Come Ahead

Bobby Gillespie is good at posturing, as rock frontmen ought to be, but emotional depth isn’t his thing The FT

The Cure Songs Of A Lost World

As usual with Smith at his saddest, you don’t leave his orbit feeling worse about the world. You feel comforted by the fact that someone shares this universal pain so deeply A.V. Club

Tyler, The Creator Chromakopia

After 15 years of being in the industry, Tyler, the Creator has reached the apex of his life and career. He’s ready to reap the accompanying benefits, and express himself fully, without the ever-present chip on his shoulder A.V. Club

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Fresh stuff

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Cartoon Darkness by Amyl And The Sniffers

"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).

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)

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).

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)

Katy J PearsonSomeday, Now
"A departure but a truly successful one, full of sublime vocals and creative confidence" (10/10 - DIY). "Wistful synth-pop that showcases her ever evolving creativity" (8/10 - musicOMH)

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.