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22 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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Michael KiwanukaSmall Changes

"A boundless effort that, while revelling in its musical referents stands tall, ceaselessly, beside them" (10/10 - The Skinny). "It's a record built to last" (8/10 - Record Collector)

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Linkin ParkFrom Zero

"Compact and intense, the band’s first album since the death of Chester Bennington is a powerful tribute to their legacy" (8/10 - musicOMH) "An opinion-splitting return" (5/10 - Clash)

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Primal ScreamCome Ahead

"A triumph in thematic/aural juxtaposition. Up there with Primal Scream’s best" (8/10 Mojo) OR "Not even David Holmes’s involvement can save this woefully inadequate collection" (2/10 - Irish Times)

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Amyl And The SniffersCartoon Darkness

"It's a truly glorious rock’n’roll album that is forceful without being simplistic and lairy while maintaining a good sense of humour" - 10/10 - The Arts Desk).

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)

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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8.8

The Cure

Songs Of A Lost World

Album number fourteen and first in sixteen years from the veteran alternative rock band produced by Robert Smith and Paul Corkett

Added: 23/10/2024
8.4

Charli XCX

Brat and it’s completely different but still brat

Remix album of Brat (2024) from the English electro popstar featuring guest appearances from Robyn, Ariana Grande, the 1975, Jon Hopkins, Troye Sivan, Lorde, Tinashe, Julian Casablancas, Bon Iver and Billie Eilish

Added: 14/10/2024
8.3

Laura Marling

Patterns in Repeat

Eighth album from the English singer-songwriter co-produced with Dom Monks

Added: 24/10/2024
8.3

Michael Kiwanuka

Small Changes

Fourth album of modern soul from the London-based singer-songwriter produced by Danger Mouse

Added: 15/11/2024
8.0

Christopher Owens

I Wanna Run Barefoot Through Your Hair

Fourth solo album of indie rock from the former Girls frontman co-produced with Doug Boehm (French Kicks, Ezra Furman, Girls)

Added: 25/10/2024
8.0

Father John Misty

Mahashmashana

Sixth album from J Tillman under the Father John Misty pseudonym working with producers produced Drew Erickson and Jonathan Wilson

Added: 20/11/2024
7.9

Tyler, The Creator

Chromakopia

Eighth album from the Los Angeles-based Odd Future rapper featuring guest appearances from Daniel Caesar, Doechii, GloRilla, LaToiya Williams, Lil Wayne, Lola Young, Santigold, Schoolboy Q, Sexyy Red and Teezo Touchdown

Added: 30/10/2024
7.9

Confidence Man

3AM (LA LA LA)

Third album from the Australian dance-pop quartet led by Matt Pryor

Added: 18/10/2024
7.9

Amyl And The Sniffers

Cartoon Darkness

Third album from the Melbourne-based pub rock quartet produced by Nick Launay (IDLES, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Yeah Yeah Yeahs)

Added: 24/10/2024
7.9

Kim Deal

Nobody Loves You More

Debut full-length solo release from the former Pixies member and Breeders frontwoman featuring contributions from fellow Breeders bandmates, Raymond McGinley of Teenage Fanclub and Britt Walford of Slint

Added: 21/11/2024
7.9

Porridge Radio

Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me

Fourth full-length album from the Brighton indie rock band led by Dana Margolin

Added: 18/10/2024
7.8

Mount Eerie

Night Palace

Eleventh studio album and first in five years from the American indie folk musician Phil Elverum

Added: 01/11/2024
7.7

Soccer Mommy

Evergreen

Fourth album of indie pop from Nashville singer-songwriter Sophie Allison produced by Ben H. Allen

Added: 24/10/2024
7.5

Halsey

The Great Impersonator

Fifth studio album from the New Jersey pop artist Ashley Nicolette Frangipane working with producers Alex G, Greg Kurstin and Michael Uzowuru

Added: 25/10/2024
7.4

Pom Pom Squad

Mirror Starts Moving Without Me

Second full-length album from the Brooklyn indie rock quartet led by Mia Berrin

Added: 25/10/2024
7.4

Paul Heaton

The Mighty Several

Latest solo release from the Beautiful South frontman was produced by Ian Broudie of the Lightning Seeds

Added: 25/10/2024
7.4

Our Girl

The Good Kind

Second full-length album from the London/Brighton trio led by The Big Moon’s Soph Nathan

Added: 08/11/2024
7.4

Haley Heynderickx

Seed of a Seed

Second album and first in six years from the Portland, OR singer-singwriter

Added: 08/11/2024
7.4

Du Blonde

Sniff More Gritty

Fourth album of alt-pop under the Du Blonde moniker from Newcastle upon Tyne animator and video director Beth Jeans Houghton

Added: 18/11/2024
7.2

Kylie Minogue

Tension II

Album number seventeen from Australian-born pop singer-songwriter featureing contributions from Diplo, Tove Lo, Bebe Rexha, Orville Peck, Sia and The Blessed Madonna

Added: 18/10/2024
7.2

Japandroids

Fate & Alcohol

Fourth and final album from Canadian duo Brian King and David Prowse co-produced with Jesse Gander

Added: 18/10/2024
7.1

Kelly Lee Owens

Dreamstate

Fourth album from the Welsh-born, London-based electronic artist featuring contributions from The 1975's George Daniel and Tom Rowlands from The Chemical Brothers

Added: 18/10/2024
6.8

Linkin Park

From Zero

Eighth studio album and first in seven years from the Californian alt.rock group featuring new co-lead singer Emily Armstrong of Dead Sara

Added: 15/11/2024
6.8

Pixies

The Night the Zombies Came

Ninth album from the the Boston alt.rock legends and fifth since they reformed and first with Band of Skulls' Emma Richardson as bassist

Added: 24/10/2024
6.7

FLO

Access All Areas

Debut full-length album from the London-based R&B trio featuring guest appearances from Cynthia Erivo and Glorilla

Added: 15/11/2024
6.3

Primal Scream

Come Ahead

Album number twelve and first in eight years from Bobby Gillespie's psychedelic alt.rock band

Added: 07/11/2024
6.3

Shawn Mendes

Shawn

Fifth full-length album from the Canadian singer-songwriter featuring contributions from Amy Allen, Eddie Benjamin, Ethan Gruska, Scott Harris, Nate Mercereau, Mike Sabath and Chris Thile

Added: 18/11/2024

Latest Reviews

Father John Misty Mahashmashana

Tillman sounds abundantly alive: flushed with wit and luminous melodies, his songcraft remains an inexhaustible pleasure. Print edition only Record Collector

Father John Misty Mahashmashana

Father John Misty singing about the collapse of the modern world is like Elvis belting out a love song. And as the artist gathers up all the best bits of every direction he’s ever taken, this new one is fueled by uncompromised greatness Far Out

Michael Kiwanuka Small Changes

Flowing like a country stream unimpeded by the extraneous impact of man, Small Changes is one of those rare albums that engages you without you having to try too hard Far Out

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Fresh stuff

Patterns in Repeat by Laura Marling

"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)

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)

Soccer MommyEvergreen
"As nuanced as it is captivating" (10/10 - The Skinny). "Even though it stems from the worst of times, it might well be her best album yet" (8/10 - Dork). "It makes you feel less alone" (8/10 - DIY)

GoatGoat
"It invites us to bask in rich soundscapes that can often overwhelm—but in the best way possible" (9/10 - Far Out). "Goat continue to make some magical and mysterious music" (8/10 - Record Collector)

Leon BridgesLeon
"The musician’s emotional fourth album borrows liberally from the past but the themes are modern and the sound utterly timeless" (10/10 - The Observer). "A beautifully constructed contradiction" (9/10 - Far Out)

Geordie GreepThe New Sound
"Somehow bolder, stranger and more accessible than his work with Black Midi" (10/10 - Loud And Quiet). "Absolutely bonkers and utterly brilliant" (9/10 - DIY). "Wildly accomplished and utterly absurd" (8/10 - Far Out)

Pale WavesSmitten
"There’s a newfound directness and pop joy on the Manchester band’s fourth record" (8/10 - NME). "May be the band’s most complete package to date" (8/10 - The Skinny)

Alan SparhawkWhite Roses, My God
"A brave undertaking; perhaps a new beginning; certainly a triumph" (8.6/10 - Northern Transmissions). "Grief has never sounded so captivating" (9/10 - Clash)

All-time top 10

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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