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1 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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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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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).

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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)

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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)

BeabadoobeeThis Is How Tomorrow Moves

"It fizzes with energy gleaned from Nirvana and Beck, The Breeders and Blondie" (8/10 - The Arts Desk). "Marks the maturing of a fine talent" (8/10 - The Irish Times)

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Vhol

Deeper Than Sky

Second album from the metal super group consisting of members from YOB, Hammers of Misfortune and Agalloch

Added: 23/10/2015
8.0

Stella Donnelly

Beware of the Dogs

Debut album of indie folk from Australian singer-songwriter

Added: 07/03/2019
8.0

Sarathy Korwar

Kalak

Third full-length album from the US-born, Indian-raised, London-based jazz percussionist, composer and bandleader

Added: 15/11/2022
8.0

Rapsody

Eve

Third album from the North Carolina rapper featuring guest appearances from J. Cole, D'Angelo, GZA, JID, Leikeli47, Mereba] and Queen Latifah among others

Added: 30/08/2019
8.0

Nas

Magic

Fifteenth album from the New York City rapper features guest appearances from ASAP Rocky and DJ Premier

Added: 12/01/2022
8.0

Milton Nascimento & Esperanza Spalding

Milton + Esperanza

Debut full-length collaboration between Brazilian singer Milton Nascimento and jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding

Added: 14/08/2024
8.0

Martin Simpson

Vagrant Stanzas

The latest solo release from the long-serving folk singer-songwriter and guitarist features Richard Hawley among its co-producers

Added: 30/07/2013
8.0

Lucinda Williams

The Ghosts of Highway 20

Twelfth studio album from the Americana legend, with guitar work from Greg Leisz and Bill Frisell

Added: 25/01/2016
8.0

Lightning Bolt

Fantasy Empire

Sixth album from the Rhode Island noise rock duo

Added: 18/03/2015
8.0

Julia Kent

Asperities

Fifth solo album from the NYC-based Canadian cellist and composer

Added: 20/11/2015
8.0

Japandroids

Celebration Rock

Second album from the Vancouver garage rock / noise pop duo, guitarist Brian King and drummer David Prowse

Added: 29/05/2012
8.0

Holly Herndon

PROTO

Third album of experimental electronica / techno from the Tennessee-born, California-based producer and composer working with an AI program named "Spawn" created by Herndon and Mat Dryhurst

Added: 08/05/2019
8.0

Grian Chatten

Chaos For The Fly

Debut solo album from Fontaines D.C. frontman produced by Dan Carey (Squid, Wet Leg, Geese)

Added: 29/06/2023
8.0

Carcass

Torn Arteries

Seventh album and first in eight years from the extreme metal Liverpool band who reformed in 2007

Added: 20/09/2021
8.0

California X

California X

Power trio from Amherst pushing out hardcore, grunge and classic rock on their debut and attracting some strong Dinosaur Jr. comparisons

Added: 18/02/2013
8.0

Butcher Boy

React Or Die

Second album from the Glasgow indie pop outfit

Added: 25/04/2009
8.0

Big Thief

Capacity

Second album from the indie rock quartet fronted by singer-songwriter Adrianne Lenker

Added: 07/06/2017
8.0

Yard Act

Wheres My Utopia?

Second full-length release from the Leeds post-punk trio produced with Gorillaz drummer Remi Kabaka Jr

Added: 28/02/2024
8.0

Viet Cong

Viet Cong

Debut album form the Canadian indie rock quartet featuring ex-Women members Matt Flegel and Mike Wallace

Added: 14/01/2015
8.0

Tinariwen

Imidiwan: Companions

Fourth album from Mali based band who Coldplay's Chris Martin has said influenced their 2008 album Viva la Vida

Added: 29/06/2009
8.0

Tim Hecker

Ravedeath 1972

Sixth album from Montreal-based electronic musician and sound artist

Added: 18/02/2011
8.0

The Avalanches

We Will Always Love You

Third album from the Melbourne plunderphonics duo, and second in four years following their 2000 debut, features several collaborators including Blood Orange, Tricky, Leon Bridges, Johnny Marr, MGMT, Neneh Cherry, Jamie xx, Karen O, Kurt Vile and Mick Jones

Added: 09/12/2020
8.0

Taylor Swift

Midnights

Tenth album from the singer-songwriter produced with Jack Antonoff and features a guest appearance from Lana Del Rey

Added: 21/10/2022
8.0

Soccer Mommy

Sometimes, Forever

Third album of indie pop from Nashville singer-songwriter Sophie Allison produced by Oneohtrix Point Never's Daniel Lopatin

Added: 21/06/2022
8.0

Savages

Silence Yourself

Debut album from the UK post-punk band labelled by some as the new Siouxsie & The Banshees

Added: 02/05/2013
8.0

Let's Eat Grandma

I'm All Ears

Second album from Norwich-based experimental pop duo Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth co-produced by Faris Badwan (The Horrors) and SOPHIE

Added: 26/06/2018
8.0

Lambchop

FLOTUS

Twelfth studio album from the Nashville-based alt country outfit, an abbreviation for For Love Often Turns Us Still

Added: 31/10/2016
8.0

Kurt Vile

Wakin On A Pretty Daze

Latest collection of indie folk / rock compositions from the Philadelphia singer-songwriter, following up his acclaimed 2011 release Smoke Ring For My Halo

Added: 04/04/2013
8.0

Julien Baker

Little Oblivions

Third album of indie dream pop from Tennessee-born singer-songwriter produced by Calvin Lauber

Added: 22/02/2021
8.0

Jenny Lewis

On The Line

Fourth solo album of indie rock from the former Rilo Kiley singer-songwriter, featuring contributions from Beck, Ringo Starr, and Ryan Adams

Added: 18/03/2019

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