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4 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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6.3

Hanni El Khatib

Head in the Dirt

The LA-based Palestinian/Filipino's second album of raw, bluesy garage rock, produced by Dan Auerbach

Added: 08/05/2013
6.3

Green Day

Revolution Radio

Twelfth studio release from the pop-punk trio, following-up 2012's ¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tre! trilogy

Added: 06/10/2016
6.3

Future

High Of Life

Album number eight from Atlanta rapper Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn featuring appearances from DaBaby, Doe Boy, Drake, Lil Baby, Travis Scott and Young Thug

Added: 23/05/2020
6.3

Fog

For Good

Kickstarter-funded fifth album from the reformed Minneapolis indie rock band fronted by Andrew Broder, their first since disbanding in 2008

Added: 10/06/2016
6.3

Fergus & Geronimo

Funky Was The State of Affairs

Second album of lo-fi indie rock with hints of psych, garage and soul from Texan duo Jason Kelly and Andrew Savage

Added: 23/08/2012
6.3

Death

N.E.W.

The surviving Detroit proto-punk brothers return with their first album since reforming in 2009

Added: 20/04/2015
6.3

Cowboy Junkies

The Wilderness: The Nomad Series - Vol.4

The fourth and final album in the series from the Toronto alternative blues and country quartet

Added: 12/04/2012
6.3

Chris Walla

Tape Loops

An album of ambient instrumental music from the ex-Death Cab for Cutie guitarist, made by physically slicing and rearranging audio tape

Added: 30/10/2015
6.3

Catholic Action

In Memory Of

Debut album from the Glaswegian indie rock four-piece fronted by singer Chris McCrory

Added: 13/11/2017
6.3

Birdy

Fire Within

Self-penned melancholic pop and folk on the 2nd album from 17-year-old English singer-songwriter Jasmine Van Den Bogaerde, following her debut of covers aged 15

Added: 14/11/2013
6.3

Beaty Heart

Mixed Blessings

Debut album from the psych-pop trio from Peckham, with production handled by Dave Eringa

Added: 02/06/2014
6.3

Beachwood Sparks

Desert Skies

Fourth album from the alt country / melodic psychedelia LA band consists of unreleased recordings from 1997 when they were a six-piece

Added: 04/12/2013
6.3

Art School Girlfriend

Soft Landing

Second album from the Welsh producer and multi-instrumentalist Polly Mackey

Added: 07/08/2023
6.3

Yacht

Thought the Future Would Be Cooler

Sixth album from the Portland electropop duo now based in LA

Added: 16/10/2015
6.3

Thievery Corporation

Temple Of I & I

Album number eight from the Washington-based dub outfit formed by Rob Garza and Eric Hilton

Added: 09/02/2017
6.3

The Claypool Lennon Delirium

Monolith Of Phobos

Debut collaboration of alt-rock / psych-pop from Les Claypool (Primus) and Sean Lennon

Added: 03/06/2016
6.3

Sophia Knapp

Into the Waves

70s-influenced pop on the debut solo release from the Brooklyn singer-songwriter, formerly one half of Lights

Added: 22/03/2012
6.3

Sheryl Crow

Be Myself

Tenth album from the American country/rock singer-songwriter, produced by Crow alongside Jeff Trott and Tchad Blake,

Added: 20/04/2017
6.3

Paris Suit Yourself

My Main Shitstain

Debut album from the first rock band to be signed to Big Dada, having honed their eclectic sound in Berlin

Added: 07/02/2011
6.3

Nite Jewel

Liquid Cool

Third album of 80s influenced synth pop / R&B from LA-based Ramona Gonzalez

Added: 11/06/2016
6.3

Nataly Dawn

How I Knew Her

Debut label-backed singer-songwriter release from one half of YouTube indie pop sensation Pomplamoose

Added: 11/02/2013
6.3

Light Pollution

Apparitions

Full-length debut from the Chicago-based, neo-psych four-piece

Added: 18/06/2010
6.3

Fool's Gold

Leave No Trace

Second album from the LA collective led by Luke Top and Lewis Pesacov bringing together indie rock and African rhythms

Added: 15/08/2011
6.3

Escort

Animal Nature

Second album from the Brooklyn-based contemporary disco band, released on their own Escort Records

Added: 30/10/2015
6.3

David Gray

Mutineers

Tenth studio album from the English singer-songwriter working with Andy Barlow of trip-hop duo Lamb

Added: 29/06/2014
6.3

Bleached

Welcomes The Worms

Second album of garage rock from Los Angeles-based band led by twins Jessica and Jennifer Calvin

Added: 30/03/2016
6.3

Alex Clare

The Lateness Of The Hour

Debut album from London-based dubstep singer-songwriter partly produced by Diplo and Switch

Added: 13/07/2011
6.3

The Zombies

Breathe Out, Breathe In

Sixth album from the reformed baroque pop veterans featuring original members Colin Bluntstone and Rod Argent

Added: 10/05/2011
6.3

The Prodigy

No Tourists

Album number seven from English big beat techno veterans written, produced and mixed by Liam Howlett in his London studio

Added: 31/10/2018
6.3

The High Llamas

Talahomi Way

Latest collection of 60s-inspired multi-instrumental orchestral pop and electronica from Sean O'Hagan's long-standing London band

Added: 13/04/2011

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