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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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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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6.1

Underground Railroad

White Night Stand

Third album of post-punk from this French band, now based in London

Added: 15/06/2011
6.1

The Orb

Baghdad Batteries

The veteran dance outfit with their 9th album, mixing ambient, minimal and electronica

Added: 26/10/2009
6.1

The Baseball Project

Vol. 2-High & Inside

Second album of baseball-inspired songs from supergroup including Peter Buck (REM) Scott McCaughey (The Minus 5) and Steve Wynn (Dream Syndicate)

Added: 22/04/2011
6.1

Suzanne Vega

Close-Up Vol.1: Love Songs

First of four albums where the Californian singer-songwriter reinterprets her old songs

Added: 28/06/2010
6.1

Stereo MCs

Emperor's Nightingale

Seventh studio album from the Brit Award-winning Nottingham electronic dance group features a contribution from Jamie Cullum

Added: 03/10/2011
6.1

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Americana

His 34th studio recording, reunited with Crazy Horse for a collection of vintage American folk songs

Added: 01/06/2012
6.1

Moon Duo

Escape

Krautrock and other experiments on the debut from Wooden Shjips singer and guitarist Eric "Ripley" Johnson teamed with Sanae Yamada

Added: 12/04/2011
6.1

Marc Almond

Variete

The former Soft Cell singer returns with a self-composed cabaret album

Added: 07/06/2010
6.1

Magnus Öström

Thread Of Life

First solo album from former drummer of Swedish jazz piano trio E.S.T.

Added: 13/04/2011
6.1

Green Day

iUno!

Punk trio's ninth studio album and the first of a trilogy of releases over the next few months

Added: 21/09/2012
6.1

Get Well Soon

Vexation

Second album of indie rock from German band fronted by Konstantin Gropper

Added: 30/01/2010
6.1

David Cronenberg's Wife

Hypnagogues

London-based alt.folk band with their second album

Added: 11/12/2009
6.1

Chipmunk

I Am Chipmunk

The London rapper and member of grime collective Boy Better Know, with his debut album

Added: 12/10/2009
6.1

Booker T

Potato Hole

The MGs frontman with his first solo album in years, with Neil Young adding lead guitar

Added: 07/05/2009
6.1

Boo Hewerdine

God Bless The Pretty Things

English singer-songwriter and lead singer of The Bible with his seventh solo album

Added: 26/01/2010
6.1

Blondie

Pollinator

Eleventh album from the legendary new wave band produced by John Congleton

Added: 04/05/2017
6.1

Bell X1

Blue Lights On The Runway

Fourth album of melodic pop/rock from the Irish trio

Added: 16/03/2009
6.1

Band Of Horses

Mirage Rock

The North Carolina indie rock / Americana band's 4th album with legendary producer Glyn Johns at the desk

Added: 14/09/2012
6.1

Allison Moorer

Crows

Latest collection of gentle alt country / folk songs from Shelby Lynne's younger sister

Added: 01/03/2010
6.1

A Camp

Colonia

Latest offering from the sporadic co-operative venture between the Cardigans' Nine Persson and Atomic Swing's Niclas Frisk

Added: 29/04/2009
6.1

Zoey Van Goey

Propeller Versus Wings

Second album from the Glasgow-based indie pop quartet produced by Paul Savage

Added: 09/03/2011
6.1

Yung Lean

Starz

Fourth studio album from Swedish rapper Jonatan Leandoer Håstad features a guest appearance from Ariel Pink

Added: 21/05/2020
6.1

You+Me

Rose Ave.

A folk pop collaboration from Dallas Green (City and Colour) and Alecia Moore (P!nk)

Added: 19/10/2014
6.1

Wave Machines

Wave If You're Really There

Liverpool alt.rock act with their debut album

Added: 22/07/2009
6.1

Vetiver

Tight Knit

Fourth album from the American indie/folk act

Added: 08/03/2009
6.1

The Script

Science and Faith

Second album of pop/rock from the Dublin trio.

Added: 14/09/2010
6.1

The Rifles

Freedom Run

Third album of sweeping indie rock from this London quintet

Added: 17/11/2011
6.1

The Courteeners

Mapping the Rendezvous

Fifth album from the Middleton, Greater Manchester indie rockers produced by Joe Cross

Added: 02/11/2016
6.1

The Broken Family Band

Please And Thank You

Indie rock / Americana from the Cambridge outfit

Added: 20/05/2009
6.1

The Autumn Defense

Once Around

Fourth album of alt-country from Wilco members John Stirratt and Pat Sansone

Added: 10/11/2010

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