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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

Wampire

Bazaar

Second album of synth pop and lo-fi indie pop from the Portland duo, produced by Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Jacob Portrait

Added: 07/10/2014
6.1

Wale

The Gifted

Third studio release from the Washington-based rapper who made his name with some much-admired mixtapes

Added: 02/07/2013
6.1

Wagon Christ

Toomorrow

The return of Luke Vibert's acid, breaks and samples persona

Added: 15/03/2011
6.1

Usher

Coming Home

Ninth studio album and first in over seven years from the R&B artist featuring guest appearances from 21 Savage, Burna Boy, H.E.R., Jung Kook of BTS, Latto, Pheelz, The-Dream and Summer Walker

Added: 11/02/2024
6.1

Tyvek

Nothing Fits

Debut album of lo-fi garage punk from Detroit quartet

Added: 03/12/2010
6.1

Tu Fawning

Hearts On Hold

Collaborative debut of grunge-folk from four of Portland Oregon's most respected musicians

Added: 17/01/2011
6.1

Trentemøller

Fixion

The fifth full-length album from the Danish electronica / techno producer features vocals from Marie Fisker, Lisbet Fritze, and Jehnny Beth (Savages)

Added: 16/09/2016
6.1

Tori Amos

Midwinter Graces

Eleventh studio album from American singer-songwriter with seasonal flavour

Added: 26/11/2009
6.1

Tobacco

Sweatbox Dynasty

Fourth album of experimental electronic hip-hop from the Black Moth Super Rainbow frontman, made mostly with pre-digital synths

Added: 17/08/2016
6.1

Tinchy Stryder

Catch 22

22-year-old London grime artist making a move into crossover on his second album

Added: 14/08/2009
6.1

They Might Be Giants

I Like Fun

Twentieth studio album from the indie rock stalwarts, recorded in the same studio as their 1990 album Flood

Added: 19/01/2018
6.1

The Temper Trap

Conditions

Debut release from the Aussie indie rockers

Added: 10/08/2009
6.1

The Magic Numbers

Alias

Fourth album from the English indie pop quartet comprising two sets of siblings

Added: 14/08/2014
6.1

The Icarus Line

Wildlife

Fourth album from the LA alt.rock outfit led by Joe Cardamone

Added: 31/08/2011
6.1

The Fresh & Onlys

Wolf Lie Down

Sixth album from Tim Cohen's psychedelic "new garage" act produced by Kelley Stoltz and Greg Ashley

Added: 31/08/2017
6.1

The Fratellis

In Your Own Sweet Time

Fifth album from the Scottish rockers, produced by Tony Hoffer (Belle & Sebaastian, The Kooks, M83)

Added: 16/03/2018
6.1

The Drink

Company

Debut album from the London-based chamber pop trio

Added: 09/12/2014
6.1

The Crookes

Chasing After Ghosts

This Sheffield outfit release their debut album, a jangly pop indie record that has been favourably compared to some guy called Morrissey

Added: 23/03/2011
6.1

The Cars

Move Like This

Seventh album and 25 years since their last for the Boston power pop band who reformed in 2010

Added: 06/05/2011
6.1

The Acorn

Vieux Loup

Seventh LP from the Canadian experimental indie-folk quintet

Added: 21/06/2015
6.1

Tesseract

Sonder

Forth studio album of progressive metal from the Milton Keynes five-piece, their first album with a consecutive vocalist between albums

Added: 20/04/2018
6.1

Teeth

WHATEVER

Debut album of aggressive electronica from this Dalston trio

Added: 21/09/2011
6.1

Teenage Time Killers

Greatest Hits Vol. 1

Hard Rock/Heavy Metal debut, recorded at Dave Grohl's Studio 606. Featuring members of My Ruin, Sunn O))), Slipknot, Alkaline Trio, Lamb of God and many more, including Dave Grohl himself

Added: 01/08/2015
6.1

Tallies

Tallies

Debut album from the Canadian indie pop quartet founded by Sarah Cogan and Dylan Frankland

Added: 14/01/2019
6.1

Summer Camp

Bad Love

Fourth album of lo-fi indie pop from the London-based duo Jeremy Warmsley and Elizabeth Sankey

Added: 01/06/2015
6.1

STRFKR

Miracle Mile

Third album from Portland, Oregon electronica quartet fronted by Joshua Hodges

Added: 20/02/2013
6.1

Still Corners

Slow Air

Third album from the London indie pop / dream pop duo Greg Hughes and Tessa Murray

Added: 17/08/2018
6.1

Squarepusher

Shobaleader One: d’Demonstrator

Fourteenth album in as many years from the pioneering electronica project of producer Tom Jenkinson

Added: 25/10/2010
6.1

Soundwalk Collective with Patti Smith

The Peyote Dance

The first of a planned trilogy of albums inspired by French poets from the New York and Berlin-based experimental collective featuring Patti Smith

Added: 03/06/2019
6.1

Soulsavers

Kubrick

Instrumental release from the British production and remix duo influenced by characters from Stanley Kubrick’s film

Added: 07/12/2015

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Latest Reviews

Mount Eerie Night Palace

It’s an album that is as broken as it is beautiful, a balance that Elverum appears to be gleefully embracing. Print edition only Uncut

Mount Eerie Night Palace

On Night Palace, Phil Elverum continues to muddy the idea of a musical identity, sounding closer to work he's released as The Microphones The Skinny

Mount Eerie Night Palace

Phil Elverum seems to have made peace with impermanence on his latest, a sprawling 26-track double album Paste Magazine

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