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6 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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6.7

AFI

AFI (The Blood Album)

Tenth studio album from the Californian pop-punk quartet

Added: 18/01/2017
6.7

A Winged Victory For The Sullen

Iris

Dustin O'Halloran and Adam Wiltzie's third record is a soundtrack for the French thriller of the same name

Added: 12/01/2017
6.7

Twin Shadow

Caer

Fourth album from the Dominican Republic-born, Brooklyn-based synth pop artist George Lewis Jr featuring guest appearances from Haim and Rainsford

Added: 27/04/2018
6.7

Tindersticks

Across Six Leap Years

The tenth studio album from the Nottingham indie rock band consists of new versions of songs from their back catalogue recorded at Abbey Road

Added: 15/10/2013
6.7

The Rosebuds

Loud Planes Fly Low

This duo, comprising of recently divorced couple Ivan Howard and Kelly Crisp, release their fifth LP in eight years of folky indie rock

Added: 06/06/2011
6.7

The Coral

Move Through The Dawn

Ninth album from the Merseyside indie rock five-piece produced by Rich Turvey

Added: 13/08/2018
6.7

The Cave Singers

Welcome Joy

The Seattle alt.folk trio formed from a variety of post-punk bands, with their second album

Added: 15/08/2009
6.7

The Boy Who Trapped The Sun

Fireplace

Debut album of indie folk from Isle of Lewis-born Colin MacLeod

Added: 07/07/2010
6.7

The Amazing Snakeheads

Amphetamine Ballads

Debut album of garage punk from the Glasgow trio

Added: 10/04/2014
6.7

SOHN

Rennen

Second album of electro-soul from the Vienna-based, London-born producer Christopher Taylor

Added: 11/01/2017
6.7

Plaid

Scintilli

The long awaited seventh album from London's glitchy electronica duo

Added: 27/09/2011
6.7

PINS

Girls Like Us

Full-on lo-fi post-punk from the Manchester all-girl quartet on their debut album

Added: 26/09/2013
6.7

Paul Heaton

the 8th

The former Housemartins and Beautiful South singer's latest release is a soul opera, commissioned by the Manchester International Festival

Added: 02/07/2012
6.7

Modest Mouse

Strangers to Ourselves

Sixth album from Isaac Brock's alt rockers, their first in eight years

Added: 12/03/2015
6.7

Melvins

Hold It In

The latest release from the stoner rock pioneers featuring Butthole Surfers members Paul Leary and Jeff Pinkus

Added: 14/10/2014
6.7

Luke Abbott

Wysing Forest

Second full length album from Norwich-based electronic producer and musician

Added: 26/06/2014
6.7

Lucius

Wildewoman

Debut of '60s pop-rooted indie from the NY quintet led by duel lead vocalists Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig

Added: 18/03/2014
6.7

Lindstrøm

It's Alright Between Us As It Is

Fourth studio album from Hands-Peter Lindstrøm, the electronic nu-disco producer from Norway

Added: 16/10/2017
6.7

Kris Drever

Mark The Hard Earth

Second solo release from the Orcadian folk singer-songwriter and guitarist and member of LAU

Added: 07/03/2010
6.7

Islet

Illuminated People

Third album from the Cardiff-based psych-rock collective

Added: 17/01/2012
6.7

Holograms

Forever

Second full-length release from the Stockholm post-punk quartet

Added: 29/08/2013
6.7

God Help The Girl

God Help The Girl

Belle & Sebastian leader Stuart Murdoch's narrative sountrack for the forthcoming film

Added: 19/06/2009
6.7

Flo Morrissey

Tomorrow Will Be Beautiful

Debut record from the London singer-songwriter produced by Noah Georgeson (Joanna Newsom) and Philippe Zdar (Phoenix)

Added: 14/06/2015
6.7

Esben And The Witch

A New Nature

Third album from the Brighton-based indie rock trio with released on their own label and engineered by Steve Albini

Added: 03/09/2014
6.7

Emma Pollock

The Law of Large Numbers

Second solo album from former Delgados singer produced by Paul Savage

Added: 25/02/2010
6.7

Drake

Views

Fourth studio album from the Toronto, Ontario rapper Aubrey Drake Graham featuring contributions from Rihanna, Future and Wizkid

Added: 02/05/2016
6.7

Cut Copy

Haiku From Zero

The Melbourne-based synth-pop outfit release album number five

Added: 20/09/2017
6.7

CANT

Dreams Come True

First solo album of experimental indie pop from Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor produced by Twin Shadow's George Lewis

Added: 06/09/2011
6.7

Cage The Elephant

Thank You Happy Birthday

Second album of raucous blues punk from the Kentucky group

Added: 25/02/2011
6.7

Breton

War Room Stories

Second LP from the London experimental indie collective

Added: 03/02/2014

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