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3 April 2020

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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ThundercatIt Is What It Is

"Electric with wonderful performances from some of the most talented people in music today" - Northern Transmission's take on the 4th LP from Stephen Bruner while Clash say it's "just what we need right now"

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Nine Inch NailsGhosts VI: Locusts

"Deliberately nightmarish and unsettling in the extreme" - Loud And Quiet's take on one of two releases from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. Paste say it's "an appropriately cold brand of comfort in a trying time"

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Sorry925

DIY describe the first full-length LP from the London indie pop duo as "a debut that makes strange magic at every turn". Gigwise say "Asha Lorenz and Louis O'Brien prove themselves that rare thing: true innovators"

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Baxter DuryThe Night Chancers

Gigwise reckon that with his sixth album of electro-tinged pop "Baxter Dury has settled on a unique formula that works" while The Line Of Best Fit suggest it's his "most accomplished work"

Real EstateThe Main Thing

Paste describe the fifth album from the New Jersey indie rock band as "a warm, inviting record" while DIY say it's "a misty mix of downtempo vibes with sombre, often questioning lyrics"

GrimesMiss Anthropocene

"A masterful, genre-spanning triumph" - The Independent's take on the 5th LP from the Montreal alternative electro-pop musician Claire Boucher while CoS say it's "her darkest, most ambitious project yet"

Tame ImpalaThe Slow Rush

"Testament to the patient productivity and unrelenting creativity of Kevin Parker" - Clash's verdict on the 4th LP from the Australian psych-rock outfit while NME say "the results are exhilarating"

Green DayFather Of All…

"Possibly their most immediate album this century" - Clash's take on the 13th LP from the pop-punk trio. Pitchfork say it's their "most convincingly carefree" though PopMatters feel it is "too short, superficial, and samey"

SløtfaceSorry For The Late Reply

The Music reckon the 2nd LP from the Stavanger pop-punk quartet is "already a contender for album of the year". DIY say it's "taken the playful spark of their debut and refined it into a bolder beast"

La RouxSupervision

music OMH reckon the 3rd LP from synth pop artist Elly Jackson "contains some of La Roux’s best music to date". DIY say it's "inoffensive and wholly listenable, but we’ve come to expect more"

Ben WattStorm Damage

"His finest album yet" - music OMH's take on the fourth solo record from the Everything But The Girl singer-songwriter while Spectrum Culture say it's "a collection of smart, intimate and precisely crafted songs"

Sam LeeOld Wow

"A timeless album that reveals more with each listening" - The Arts Desk's take on the 3rd LP from the London-born folk singer. The Observer describe it as "a dazzling fusion of nature and song"

THE CHART: THE TOP RATED NEW ALBUMS

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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6.9

Islet

Eyelet

Third full-length release and first in seven years from the Cardiff-based psych-rock trio

Added: 06/03/2020
6.9

The Orielles

Disco Volador

Second album from Halifax, England DIY indie pop band produced by Marta Salogni (Little Boots, HMLTD, Django Django)

Added: 27/02/2020
6.9

Banoffee

Look At Us Now Dad

Debut full-length release from the Autralian-born, Los Angeles-based synthpop artist

Added: 26/02/2020
6.8

Princess Nokia

Everything Is Beautiful / Everything Sucks

Simultaneous release for two albums from the New York rapper Destiny Frasqueri

Added: 02/03/2020
6.8

Margaret Glaspy

Devotion

Second full-length album from the Brooklyn indie folk artist and former member of The Fundies

Added: 27/03/2020
6.8

Brooke Bentham

Everyday Nothing

Debut album from the South Shields-born singer-songwriter

Added: 27/02/2020
6.7

Four Tet

Sixteen Oceans

Tenth album from London producer Kieran Hebden includes an appearance from Ellie Goulding

Added: 23/03/2020
6.7

Circa Waves

Sad Happy

Fourth album from the Liverpool indie rock quartet

Added: 13/03/2020
6.7

Peggy Sue

Vices

Fourth album from Brighton-based alt.folk trio led by Rosa Slade and Katy Young

Added: 27/02/2020
6.6

Douglas Dare

Milkteeth

Third album from the London-based singer-songwriter written over 12 days in his Margate studio

Added: 03/03/2020
6.6

Anna Burch

If You're Dreaming

Second album of indie pop from the Detroit singer-songwriter and former Failed Flowers member

Added: 03/04/2020
6.6

Moaning

Uneasy Laughter

Second full-length album from the Los Angeles post-punk trio

Added: 20/03/2020
6.3

Porches

Ricky Music

Fourth album from the New York-based synth-pop singer-songwriter Aaron Maine

Added: 13/03/2020
6.1

Morrissey

I Am Not a Dog on a Chain

Thirteenth solo release the former Smiths frontman produced by Joe Chiccarelli (The Strokes, The Killers, U2)

Added: 19/03/2020
6.0

Deap Lips

Deap Lips

Collaboration between Deap Vally and The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne & Steven Drozd

Added: 16/03/2020
5.7

James Taylor

American Standard

Latest full-length release from the Grammy award-winning American singer songwriter featuring musical and jazz standards

Added: 02/03/2020
5.5

The Boomtown Rats

Citizens of Boomtown

Seventh album and first since 1984 from the Irish new wave band led by Bob Geldof

Added: 13/03/2020

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