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14 September 2025

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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JadeThat's Showbiz Baby!

"She’s now finally concocted a recipe for success on her own terms - and it’s anything but vanilla" (10/10 - DIY). "Chaotic, intense, with a bit of everything thrown in" (8/10 - NME)

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Baxter DuryAllbarone

"It’s not often you’ll hear of an artist making the best work of their career by their eighth album" (10/10 - The Skinny). "This is a record that wants you to dance" (8/10 - Far Out)

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MarujaPain To Power

"The thrill of this band is the extremes. From moshpits one minute and silence the next, they are in command with their music, unifying the crowd" (10/10 - God is in the TV)

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CMATEURO-COUNTRY

"Who else could combine soul, yodelling, Jamie Oliver and Calpol into such charming songs about the messy modern psyche? Only Europe’s best new breakout star" (10/10 - The Guardian)

Wolf AliceThe Clearing

"Their boldest, most striking record yet" (10/10 - DIY). "Frankly, soft-rock has not sounded this grand in a long time, and only Wolf Alice could have crafted it" (8.7/10 - Northern Transmissions)

The New EvesThe New Eve Is Rising

"Velvets-style drone rock, trad folk, anarcho-punk and hippy whimsy are all discernible in the Brighton quartet’s debut album – all played with white-knuckle intensity" (8/10 - The Guardian)

Wet Legmoisturizer

"Spikier, sleazier and sexier, the Isle of Wight duo defy second album syndrome" (9/10 - musicOMH). "The band’s propensity for catchy, danceable garage-punk remains intact" (8/10 - Slant)

LordeVirgin

"The pop star turns inward and redefines who she wants to be on her most introspective record yet" (9/10 - Rolling Stone). "Returns to pop’s fray to revel in the mess of late-20s angst" (8/10 - The Guardian)

Loyle Carnerhopefully!

"Full of love, fatherhood and feeling, the Croydon lyricist’s fourth is less a reinvention than a maturation" (7/10 - musicOMH). "As moving as it is musically satisfying" (8/10 - DIY)

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7.9

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Cool It Down

Fifth studio album from New York's dance-rock three-piece and first in nine years produced by Dave Sitek (Liars, Foals, Little Dragon)

Added: 27/09/2022
7.9

Tyler, The Creator

Igor

Fifth album from the Los Angeles-based Odd Future rapper featuring guest appearances from Kanye West, Playboi Carti, Pharrell Williams, Lil Uzi Vert, Charlie Wilson, Jessy Wilson, Solange, Santigold and ASAP Rocky

Added: 20/05/2019
7.9

The Tallest Man On Earth

Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird

Second ep from Swedish singer-sonwriter Kristian Mattson

Added: 09/11/2010
7.9

The Roots

undun

Tenth studio recording from the Philadelphia hip hop innovators is a concept album about the life of fictional Redford Stephens

Added: 02/12/2011
7.9

The Lemon Twigs

Everything Harmony

Fourth studio album of psychedelic pop from the Long Island, New York brothers Brian and Michael D’Addario

Added: 05/05/2023
7.9

The Antlers

Burst Apart

Fourth album and follow-up to the acclaimed Hospice from the Brooklyn-based ambient indie rock band led by Peter Silberman

Added: 10/05/2011
7.9

Sudan Archives

Natural Brown Prom Queen

Second full length album from the Cincinati-born violinist and singer Brittney Parks

Added: 08/09/2022
7.9

Slowdive

everything is alive

Fifth album and first for seven years from the dream pop / shoegaze band who reformed in 2014

Added: 29/08/2023
7.9

Paul Weller

Wake Up The Nation

Tenth studio album from the former Jam front man includes a return of Bruce Foxton on two songs

Added: 09/04/2010
7.9

Paul Simon

Stranger To Stranger

Thirteenth studio album from the veteran singer-songwriter working with Italian electronic artist Clap! Clap!

Added: 03/06/2016
7.9

Mara Carlyle

Floreat

Second album from the Shropshire-born singer-songwriter, originally due for release in 2008, produced by Dan Carey [Hot Chip/La Roux]

Added: 24/08/2011
7.9

Let's Eat Grandma

Two Ribbons

Third album from Norwich-based experimental pop duo Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth

Added: 15/04/2022
7.9

Kae Tempest

Let Them Eat Chaos

Second album of spoken word hip-hop/poetry from the London-born artist produced by Dan Carey

Added: 06/10/2016
7.9

Julia Holter

Something in the Room She Moves

Sixth studio album by Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter produced with Kenny Gilmore

Added: 21/03/2024
7.9

Jane Weaver

Flock

Latest full-length album of dream pop from the Liverpool-born singer-songwriter and former member of Kill Laura and Misty Dixon

Added: 04/03/2021
7.9

Jamie xx

In Waves

Second solo album from the xx member featuring guest appearances from Oona Doherty, John Glacier, Honey Dijon, Kelsey Lu, Panda Bear, Robyn, Romy, Oliver Sim and The Avalanches

Added: 19/09/2024
7.9

Iron Maiden

Senjutsu

Album number seventeen from the UK heavy metal stalwarts and first for six years produced by Kevin Shirley (Journey, Rush)

Added: 02/09/2021
7.9

Fleet Foxes

Shore

Fourth album from the Seattle indie folk group produced by front man Robin Pecknold and recorded in California, New York and Paris

Added: 23/09/2020
7.9

Childish Gambino

3.15.20

Fourth full-length album from actor, comedian, scriptwriter and rapper Donald Glover

Added: 23/03/2020
7.9

Chelsea Wolfe

Birth Of Violence

Sixth studio album from the Sacramento experimental, noise-folk singer-songwriter

Added: 10/09/2019
7.9

Big Boi

Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty

First proper solo album from OutKast member, rapper and actor Antwan Patton

Added: 02/07/2010
7.9

Arab Strap

As Days Get Dark

First new album in over 15 years from the Scottish indie rock duo Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton after reforming in 2016

Added: 03/03/2021
7.9

Aphex Twin

Collapse

Latest EP of experimental techno from Richard D. James, twelfth under the Aphex Twin moniker

Added: 13/09/2018
7.9

Amen Dunes

Freedom

Fifth album, and third on Sacred Bones, from the NYC indie rock band led by Damon McMahon

Added: 30/03/2018
7.9

Ty Segall

Freedom's Goblin

Tenth studio album from the multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter from Laguna Beach, California

Added: 26/01/2018
7.9

Tim Hecker

Love Streams

The Montreal-based electronic musician's eighth album recorded in Reykjavík with contributions from the Icelandic Choir Ensemble

Added: 04/04/2016
7.9

The Icarus Line

Slave Vows

Fifth studio album from the post-rock hardcore band from Los Angeles, California, this time with a "live in the studio" approach

Added: 15/07/2013
7.9

Steve Gunn

Other You

Latest release from the Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter and former member of Kurt Vile's backing band The Violators

Added: 27/08/2021
7.9

Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks

Sparkle Hard

Album number seven from the Oregon indie rock quartet led by the former Pavement frontman

Added: 16/05/2018
7.9

Sorry

Anywhere But Here

Second full-length album from the London-based indie pop group led by Asha Lorenz and Louis O’Bryen

Added: 07/10/2022

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David Byrne Who Is The Sky

The artist’s new album of bright, bustling pop is positioned as a celebration of reasons to be cheerful. Often its fountain of optimism feels like a firehose of forced positivity Pitchfork

Ed Sheeran Play

On the enjoyably moreish Play, the ‘culturally Irish’ star sounds as if he’s back on form. Although we’ve only had time for a quick listen The Irish Times

Baxter Dury Allbarone

This record plays like his shot for glory, and with tracks as hooky and well-constructed as "Mockingjay" or the title track, there's no reason he shouldn't hit the big time All Music

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"Eleven songs of resilience and rebellion that refuse to accept the status quo" (10/10 - musicOMH). "Confrontational, unfiltered and arguably one of their most electrifying releases to date" (8/10 - Clash)

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"Think of Flux as an elegant evolution. She’s still dancing, but this time with her heart closer to the surface" (8/10 - The Line Of Best Fit). "Floats in an elegant yet directionless orbit" (6/10 - The Skinny)

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"It confirms her strength as a vulnerable storyteller in an era of frequent isolation" (8.5/10 - Northern Transmissions). "Nadler still shines as a spell-weaver and mistress of moods" (6/10 - Mojo)

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Since we've been around, that is. So, the highest-rated albums from the past twelve years or so. Rankings are calculated to two decimal places.

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