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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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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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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)

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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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6.8

EOB

Earth

Debut solo album from the Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien with guest appearances from Laura Marling and Adrian Utley (Portishead)

Added: 15/04/2020
6.8

Death In Vegas

Trans-Love Energies

Fifth album and first for seven years from the English psych-rock / electronica band led by original member Richard Fearless

Added: 14/09/2011
6.8

Blitzen Trapper

Destroyer of the Void

Fifth album from Portland, Oregon experimental folk band

Added: 04/06/2010
6.8

Adele

25

Third album from the London-born pop / soul singer-songwriter working with a number of producers including Greg Kurstin and Danger Mouse

Added: 19/11/2015
6.8

Yeti Lane

Yeti Lane

Debut album of indie pop from French trio who all came from acclaimed post rock band Cyann & Ben

Added: 20/01/2010
6.8

Xiu Xiu

Ignore Grief

Album number thirteen from the San Jose-based experimental quartet includes contributions from Charlie Looker, Ben Chisholm, Ezra Buchla, Patrick Shiroishi and Ian Wellman

Added: 03/03/2023
6.8

Wild Beasts

Last Night All My Dreams Came True

Final album from the English indie rock quartet following their amicable split, recorded over two days in RAK studios in London

Added: 18/02/2018
6.8

White Denim

Stiff

Fifth album from the Austin, Texas garage rock quartet produced by Ethan Johns (Laura Marling, Ryan Adams, Kings Of Leon)

Added: 23/03/2016
6.8

Tycho

Epoch

Fourth studio album and third in his recent trilogy from Scott Hansen, nominated for Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 2017 Grammys

Added: 19/01/2017
6.8

Ty Segall

$ingle$2

Second singles collection from San Fran garage punk rocker, featuring tracks from the past 4 years

Added: 20/11/2014
6.8

Travis

10 Songs

Ninth studio album from the Scottish indie rock four-piece features a guest appearance from the Bangles' Susanna Hoffs

Added: 12/10/2020
6.8

Trash Kit

Confidence

Second album of lo-fi garage rock and post-punk from the all-female London trio

Added: 05/12/2014
6.8

Tomas Barfod

Love Me

Second album of electronic indie, follow up to 2012's Salton Sea, includes a string and brass section, and musicians like Here We Go Magic's Luke Temple and long-term collaborator Nina K

Added: 11/06/2014
6.8

The Waterboys

Good Luck, Seeker

Album number fourteen from Edinburgh-born Mike Scott recorded in his home studio is the final part of a trilogy

Added: 21/08/2020
6.8

The Soundtrack Of Our Lives

Communion

Classic rock with a 60s psychedelic edge on Swedish band's sixth album

Added: 20/03/2009
6.8

The Rural Alberta Advantage

Mended With Gold

Third album of indie rock from the Canadian trio

Added: 30/09/2014
6.8

The Mantles

Long Enough To Leave

Second album of 60s-inspired garage rock from the San Francisco quartet

Added: 08/07/2013
6.8

The Kinks

Picture Book

Six disc roundup of the career of the enduring English pop/rock band

Added: 13/12/2008
6.8

The Gotobeds

Blood // Sugar // Secs // Traffic

Second LP and first on Sub Pop from the Pittsburgh punk/indie rockers

Added: 10/06/2016
6.8

The Flaming Lips

King's Mouth

Latest album from Wayne Coyne's Grammy-winning psych rockers - originally release on Record Store Day - features Mick Jones of The Clash

Added: 18/07/2019
6.8

The Bronx

The Bronx (IV)

Fourth eponymous album from the LA hardcore punks comes after a two-album break as their Mariachi alter ego, Mariachi El Bronx

Added: 01/02/2013
6.8

Tegan and Sara

Crybaby

Tenth full-length studio album from Canadian indie pop duo produced by John Congleton

Added: 24/10/2022
6.8

Surf City

We Knew It Was Not Going to Be Like This

Second full-length release from the New Zealand laid-back space rock and psych pop band

Added: 21/08/2013
6.8

Strange Wilds

Subjective Concepts

Debut full-length album from the Olympia, Washington trio

Added: 22/07/2015
6.8

Steve Earle & The Dukes

Terraplane

The venerable country singer songwriter's 15th studio album was recorded with his longtime band at the House of Blues in Nashville, TN

Added: 15/02/2015
6.8

Steve Earle

Townes

15 country/rock songs written by Earlie's mentor and friend, the late Townes Van Zandt

Added: 11/05/2009
6.8

Starcrawler

Devour You

Second album from the Los Angeles rock band produced by Nick Launay (Anna Calvi, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Arcade Fire)

Added: 11/10/2019
6.8

Sonny & The Sunsets

Longtime Companion

Latest offering from Sonny Smith and his San Francisco band, eschewing their usual psychedelic / garage pop sound for a country feel

Added: 27/06/2012
6.8

Sleep Token

Take Me Back To Eden

Third full-length album from London-based masked black metal collective

Added: 19/05/2023
6.8

September Girls

Age Of Indignation

Second album from the Dublin-based noise pop quintet

Added: 10/04/2016

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