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2 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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6.2

Younghusband

Dissolver

Second album of psychedelia from the London shoegazers

Added: 16/11/2015
6.2

White Hills

Walks for Motorists

Fourteenth studio album in 10 years from the NYC psych-rockers

Added: 09/04/2015
6.2

Twin Atlantic

Transparency

Sixth album from the Glasgow indie rock band produced by Jacknife Lee (Taylor Swift, Modest Mouse, Editors)

Added: 07/01/2022
6.2

Tubelord

ROMANCE

This alternative group from Kingston, England combine math rock and power pop on their sophomore album

Added: 10/10/2011
6.2

Travis Scott

Utopia

Fourth solo album from the Houston rapper featuring guest appearances from Bon Iver, Sampha, Drake, Playboi Carti, Beyoncé, 21 Savage, the Weeknd, Yung Lean, Young Thug, James Blake, Kid Cudi, Bad Bunny, Future and SZA

Added: 01/08/2023
6.2

Tom Morgan

Orange Syringe

Debut solo album from the Australian singer-songwriter who wrote It's A Shame About Ray and fronted Aussie indie pop band Smudge

Added: 06/02/2013
6.2

The-Dream

IV Play

The Atlanta R&B singer-songwriter and producer with his 5th album, featuring Beyoncé, Jay-Z and 2 Chainz

Added: 30/05/2013
6.2

The Stepkids

Troubadour

Second album from the Connecticut psych rockers renowned for playing live in front of kaleidoscopic video projections

Added: 12/09/2013
6.2

The Men

The Drift

Seventh studio album from the Brooklyn post-hardcore punk five-piece

Added: 02/03/2018
6.2

The Cave Singers

Naomi

Fourth album from the Seattle alt.folk trio produced by Phil Ek (Fleet Foxes, The Shins, Modest Mouse)

Added: 04/03/2013
6.2

The Babies

Babies

Debut album from side project featuring Woods bassist Kevin Morby and Vivian Girls' Cassie Ramone

Added: 22/02/2011
6.2

The Airborne Toxic Event

The Airborne Toxic Event

LA five-piece with a debut album of emotional rock

Added: 20/02/2009
6.2

Ten Fé

Hit The Light

Debut album of soulful electronica from London duo Ben Moorhouse and Leo Duncan produced by Ewan Pearson (M83, Jagwar Ma)

Added: 09/02/2017
6.2

Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg Presents Algorithm

First release on the Def Jam label for the rapper who's now their executive creative consultant features guest from Benny The Butcher, Mary J. Blige, Busta Rhymes, Method Man, Ty Dolla $ign, Usher, Wiz Khalifa and many more

Added: 19/11/2021
6.2

Rudimental

We The Generation

Second studio album from London-based pop/drum'n'bass outfit, with guest spots from Ed Sheeran, Dizzee Rascal, Bobby Womack, and more

Added: 02/10/2015
6.2

Rihanna

Loud

Fifth album from the Barbados-born R&B /pop singer

Added: 12/11/2010
6.2

Patrick Wolf

Brumalia

The follow up EP to Lupercalia, from this English-Irish purveryor of alternative folktronica

Added: 05/12/2011
6.2

Nots

We Are Nots

Debut album from Memphis post-punk quartet produced by Doug Easley (Sonic Youth, White Stripes)

Added: 30/11/2015
6.2

Lord Huron

Strange Trails

Second album of indie folk from the Michigan band led by Ben Schneider

Added: 09/04/2015
6.2

Lee "Scratch" Perry

Rise Again

New album of heavy dub reggae from the 75 year old pioneer of the genre

Added: 09/06/2011
6.2

Kurt Vile

Childish Prodigy

Solo effort of home-recorded underground rock from the guitarist with Philadelphia indie-rockers The War on Drugs

Added: 14/10/2009
6.2

Kindness

Something Like A War

Third album of disco-inspired pop from Adam Bainbridge

Added: 07/09/2019
6.2

JennyLee

Right On!

Debut solo album from the Nevada-born musician Jenny Lee Lindberg - bass player with indie rock quartet Warpaint

Added: 08/12/2015
6.2

Jello Biafra & The Guantanamo School Of Medicine

White People And The Damage Done

Third album from the punk rock five-piece formed by the leader of SF punk legends Dead Kennedys

Added: 12/04/2013
6.2

Jean-Michel Jarre

Electronica 1: The Time Machine

Eighteenth studio album from the French electronic musician which includes contributions from Vince Clarke, M83, John Carpenter and Pete Townshend

Added: 19/10/2015
6.2

Icky Blossoms

Icky Blossoms

Balated UK release for the 2012 debut from the Nebraska band led by David Pressnall of Tilly and the Wall, produced by Dave Sitek, and dealing in indie dance and electro pop

Added: 05/07/2013
6.2

Hozier

Wasteland, Baby!

Second album from the Irish singer songwriter Andrew Hozier-Byrne featuring a guest appearance from Mavis Staples

Added: 01/03/2019
6.2

Foxygen

...And Star Power

The California psych pop duo's fourth album features 24 tracks and centres around the four part Star Power Suite

Added: 10/10/2014
6.2

Flume

Palaces

Third album from Australian electronic musician Harley Edward Streten includes collaborations with Oklou, May-a, Kucka, Laurel, Virgen María, Emma Louise, Caroline Polachek and Damon Albarn

Added: 22/05/2022
6.2

Femi Kuti

One People One World

Tenth full-length album from the London-born, Lagos-raised saxophonist who is the oldest son of the late Afrobeat artist Fele Kuti

Added: 27/02/2018

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