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25 March 2026

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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BTSARIRANG

"The world's biggest band stresses group identity and South Korean roots, while pushing the songs into adventurous new territory" (9/10 - Rolling Stone). "A blockbuster album" (8/10 - Clash)

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UnderscoresU

"A tour-de-force of production chops that cements April Harper Grey as a key auteur in the future of the genre" (10/10 - NME). "Hits all the beats of a classic pop record" (8.3/10 - Paste)

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LadytronParadises

"Their contagious creative zeal is apparent throughout its entirety" (8/10 - Under The radar). "Their contagious creative zeal is apparent throughout its entirety" (7/10 - Far Out)

Highest Recent Ratings

Albums to watch

Trembling Bells and Bonnie Prince BillyThe Marble Downs

"Strengthened by communal tendencies, meeting bombs in Iran and executions in Minneapolis not with clenched fists of protest, but with hugs" (8/10 - PopMaters).

GorillazThe Mountain

"The album’s posthumous contributors remind us that music can keep ghosts alive" (10/10 - The Independent). "Powerful reflections on mortality from Damon Albarn and Co" (8/10 - Hot Press)

MobyFuture Quiet

"Moby has created a 14-track state of therapy for his own mind but kindly offered it to the world. It is the offering of one of the genius producers of our time" (8/10 - CLash)

Charli XCXWuthering Heights

"This brilliantly moody soundtrack confirms Charli XCX as a star who makes better art when she’s not trying to deliver a hit" (10/10 - The Irish Times). "At times gorgeous" (8/10 - Clash)

RatboysSingin' To An Empty Chair

"Ratboys have earned their seat at the top table" (9/10 - DIY). "Their most emotionally affecting and compositionally advanced songs to date" (8.4/10 - Pitchfork)

Joyce ManorI Used to Go to This Bar

"The Californian trio’s exhilarating, bittersweet seventh album marks a vital evolution" (8/10 - musicOMH). "They keep up their uninterrupted streak of never releasing a bad album" (8/10 - Under The Radar)

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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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6.7

Past Lives

Tapestry Of Webs

Debut of uncompromising art.rock / math rock from the Seattle band formed from the ashes of post-hardcore outfit Blood Brothers

Added: 09/03/2010
6.7

Paper Dollhouse

A Box Painted Black

Alt.folk and electronica on the first solo outing from The Rayographs guitarist Astrud Steehouder

Added: 03/01/2012
6.7

Panda Bear

A Day with the Homies

Third solo EP of experimental bedroom pop from the Animal Collective member, released only on vinyl

Added: 22/01/2018
6.7

P.G. Six

Starry Mind

Fourth album of alt.folk from ex-Tower Recordings member Pat Gubler

Added: 28/09/2011
6.7

Other Lives

Rituals

The Stillwater, Oklahoma indie folk band's third album was recorded in their hometown with Atoms for Peace’s Joey Waronker as co-producer

Added: 05/05/2015
6.7

Ola Podrida

Belly Of The Lion

Second album from Texan indie folk songwriter David Wingo better know as a soundtrack composer

Added: 09/12/2009
6.7

Obits

Moody, Standard And Poor

Sophomore album of garage punk from these Brooklynites

Added: 31/03/2011
6.7

Nine Inch Nails

Not the Actual Events

Five-track EP from Trent Reznor's cult industrial rock band

Added: 28/12/2016
6.7

Nightmares On Wax

Feelin' Good

Assorted chilled dance styles on the first album in five years from the band led by George Evelyn, with collaborators such as Jazzanova's Stefan Studzinsky, German percussionist Wolfgang Haffner and soul singer Mozez

Added: 20/09/2013
6.7

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis

Loin Des Hommes (OST)

Latest soundtrack from Cave and his Bad Seed Ellis is for the 2014 French drama based on an Albert Camus short story

Added: 20/05/2015
6.7

Ne-Hi

Offers

Second album from the Chicago rock quartet fronted by Alex Otake

Added: 27/02/2017
6.7

Natalie Merchant

Paradise Is There: The New Tigerlily Recordings

The seventh solo album from the former 10,000 Maniacs singer is a recording of her solo debut

Added: 10/11/2015
6.7

Nadine

Oh My

Debut album as a trio from Phantom Posse singer-songwriter Nadia Hulett and Ava Luna members Julian Fader and Carlos Hernandez

Added: 01/02/2018
6.7

Nabihah Iqbal

Dreamer

Second album from the London-based artist who worked as a producer under the moniker Throwing Shade

Added: 28/04/2023
6.7

Musee Mecanique

Hold This Ghost

Debut release of downbeat orchestral alt.folk from the Portland duo

Added: 13/02/2010
6.7

Mumford & Sons

Prizefighter

Sixth full-length studio release from the London alt-folk quartet produced with the National’s Aaron Dessner

Added: 20/02/2026
6.7

Mouse On Mars

Dimensional People

Eleventh album from the German experimental electronic duo Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma featuring Bryce Dessner, Aaron Dessner, Justin Vernon and Sam Amidon

Added: 17/04/2018
6.7

Melody Gardot

The Absence

Third album from the Grammy-nominated Philadelphia-based blues/jazz singer-songwriter

Added: 30/05/2012
6.7

MC Paul Barman

(((echo chamber)))

Third album from the absurdist NJ rapper, with production from MF Doom, Questlove, and Mark Ronson

Added: 25/05/2018
6.7

Mayer Hawthorne

How Do You Do

Third album from this Chicagoan purveyor of old school soul music

Added: 25/10/2011
6.7

Marmozets

Knowing What You Know Now

Second album from the West Yorkshire post-hardcore five-piece

Added: 26/01/2018
6.7

Madison Beer

Locket

Third full-length release from the Jericho, New York pop singer-songwriter

Added: 20/01/2026
6.7

Madeleine Peyroux

Bare Bones

Sixth release from the distinctive jazz singer, songwriter and guitarist

Added: 12/04/2009
6.7

Lyle Lovett

Natural Forces

Twelfth album from Texan singer-songwriter

Added: 03/11/2009
6.7

Lloyd Cole

Broken Record

Latest solo outing from former Lloyd Cole And The Commotions frontman

Added: 19/09/2010
6.7

Little Comets

In Search of Elusive Little Comets

Debut album of so called "kitchen sink indie" from the English four-piece

Added: 25/01/2011
6.7

Liam Hayes

Slurrup

Fifth release from the Chicago-born musician who has also released albums under the name Plush

Added: 13/01/2015
6.7

King Of The Mountains

Zoetrope

Debut solo LP of ambient electronica from Working for a Nuclear Free City co-founder Phil Kay

Added: 18/04/2014
6.7

Kindness

World You Need A Change Of Mind

Hackney's Adam Bainbridge releases his debut album of futuristic funk and downtempo dance music

Added: 14/03/2012
6.7

Kali Uchis

Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios)

Second studio album from Colombian-American singer Kali Uchis includes contributions from Nasty, PartyNextDoor, Cortez and Jowell & Randy

Added: 20/11/2020

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