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22 September 2019

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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Vivian GirlsMemory

Rolling Stone say the 4th LP from the Brooklyn indie pop trio is "a reboot worth waiting for" while Northern Transmission reckon it's "a testament to their talent as musicians and songwriters "

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Brittany HowardJaime

Q reckon the debut full-length solo album from the Alabama Shakes frontwoman is "a thrilling first step into her future" while The Music describe it as "a funk album dripping with soul"

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Liam GallagherWhy Me? Why Not.

XS Noize reckon the second album album from the former Oasis singer is "a triumph" while NME think it's "a classic sequel that adds depth of character". Mojo say "Gallagher's voice carries everything"

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Bat For LashesLost Girls

The Line Of Best fit reckon the 5th LP from baroque singer-songwriter Natasha Khan is "a modern masterpiece". music OMH say it has "some truly beautiful sonic touches and her trademark gorgeous harmonies"

Taylor SwiftLover

"This is the sound of a singer excited to be earnest again. Taylor Swift is dead. Long live Taylor Swift" - The Independent's take on her 7th LP. The FT say she's "one of her generation’s definitive pop stars"

Sleater-KinneyThe Center Won't Hold

The Line Of Best Fit think the Vincent-produced album from the Olympia, Washington all-girl punk is "a strikingly bold step for the band" while Uncut say "their inimitable fury and drive is intact"

WhitneyForever Turned Around

The Music reckon the 2nd LP from the former Smith Westerns members "stands out as a perfect combination of folk, indie and jazz" while Spectrum Culture say it's "striking in its warmth"

Ezra FurmanTwelve Nudes

Northern Transmission say the 5th LP from the indie rock musician and singer-songwriter is "an exceptional album by an exceptional artist". Mojo say it's "unbridled howl, mania and joy is on the nose"

RideThis Is Not A Safe Place

Clash reckon that with their sixth album the Oxford alt.rock / shoegaze band "sound incredibly fresh-faced". Uncut say "while these 12 songs shake no foundations, they hold their own"

Blanck MassAnimated Violence Mild

"A barrelling, vibrant masterwork" - The Skinny's verdict on the 4th LP from Fuck Buttons’ Benjamin John Power. music OMH say it's "highly recommended for all fans of experimental electronic music"

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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Aokohio

Sixth album from Jonathan ""Yoni"" Wolf's Californian indie rock collective

Added: 12/08/2019
6.5

BROCKHAMPTON

Ginger

Self-produced fifth album from the Texan alternative hip hop group

Added: 28/08/2019
6.5

Tove Lo

Sunshine Kitty

Fourth studio album from the Stockholm-born electropop singer Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson includes a collaboration with Kylie Minogue

Added: 20/09/2019
6.4

Ceremony

In The Spirit World Now

Sixth album from the Californian punk rockers and first for Relapse Records

Added: 29/08/2019
6.4

Belle And Sebastian

Days Of the Bagnold Summer

Soundtrack for Simon Bird's comedy from the Glaswegian indie pop group led by Stuart Murdoch

Added: 17/09/2019
6.3

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Wallop

Eighth studio album from the New York dance-punk outfit

Added: 01/09/2019
6.3

Friendly Fires

Inflorescent

Third album and first in eight years from the dance rock trio from the St Albans

Added: 16/08/2019
6.2

Kindness

Something Like A War

Third album of disco-inspired pop from Adam Bainbridge

Added: 07/09/2019
6.1

Frank Turner

No Man's Land

Eighth album of alt.folk/pop from the English singer-songwriter is a concept album about women from history

Added: 19/08/2019
5.6

Blink-182

Nine

The ninth full-length album from the pop-punk trio produced by John Feldmann, Tim Pagnotta and The Futuristics

Added: 20/09/2019

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Fresh stuff

Beneath the Eyrie by Pixies

"It's time to consider Pixies on the same terms as the likes of Lou Reed, Leonard Cohen and Neil Young" - The Arts Desk's take on the 7th LP from the alt.rock legends while The Music say it's "a fun little listen"

JPEGMAFIAAll My Heroes Are Cornballs
"Seems the perfect artist for this particular cultural moment" - NME's take on the 3rd LP from the Baltimore experimental hip-hop artist. Sputnik say "it’s easy to become giddy over JPEGMAFIA’s mastery"

MetronomyMetronomy Forever
"Unexpected, indulgent, and an absolute joy" - DIY's take on the 6th LP from the electropop group. The Line Of Best Fit say their "reign as Britain’s foremost wonk-poppers shows no sign of ending anytime soon"

Chelsea WolfeBirth Of Violence
"Sublimely beautiful, pure of heart and spirit" - Spectrum Culture's take on the 6th LP from the Sacramento experimental, noise-folk singer-songwriter. Consequence of Sound say it's "full of earthly and ethereal wonder"

Charli XCXCharli
The Skinny reckon the 3rd LP from the electro popstar is "boundlessly liberating, decadently indulgent, and irresistibly danceable" while The Guardian say it's "a raw, rousing step towards superstardom"

Jenny HvalThe Practice Of Love
"Transcendental trance with some fierce poetry and song? Colour us impressed" - Clash's verdict on the 7th LP from Norwegian singer-songwriter. The Irish Times say it's "a wistful meditation on ageing"

(Sandy) Alex GHouse of Sugar
"Mysteriously disorienting and strangely familiar songs" - Exclaim's take on the 9th LP from the Philadelphia lo-fi indie rock musician Alex Giannascoli. Paste say "even the riskiest gambles tend to pay off"

Sam FenderHypersonic Missiles
Clash think the debut album from the indie singer-songwriter "is brave, confident and evocative" while The Line Of Best Fit reckon it's "the perfect first attempt". The Music say he's "destined for great things"

MUNASaves The World
"Masters the twin arts of upbeat escapism and bleak, heart-wrenching sadness" - NME's take on the 2nd LP from the LA-based electronic pop trio. Clash describe it as "a bold, colourful, lyric return"

Iggy PopFree
Northern Transmission reckon that with his eighteenth solo album the legendary singer and former Stooges frontman "finally sounds free" while Q say it's "imperfect but never less than interesting"

PharmakonDevour
"This is almost unbearably intense, but in a way that resonates deeply and is almost soothing" - All Music's take on Margaret Chardiet’s 5th LP. TLoBF say it's "a punishing, malicious force of a record"

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Since we've been around, that is. So, the highest-rated albums from the past eight years or so. Rankings are calculated to two decimal places.

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