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1 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

"‘CHROMAKOPIA’ 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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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)

BeabadoobeeThis Is How Tomorrow Moves

"It fizzes with energy gleaned from Nirvana and Beck, The Breeders and Blondie" (8/10 - The Arts Desk). "Marks the maturing of a fine talent" (8/10 - The Irish Times)

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7.7

Weyes Blood

Front Row Seat To Earth

Third album of indie folk from singer-songwriter Natalie Mering

Added: 19/10/2016
7.7

Warpaint

The Fool

Debut album of psychedelic indie from the hotly tipped LA-based all-girl quartet.

Added: 20/10/2010
7.7

Walt Disco

Unlearning

Debut album from the Glasgow-based synth-indie/rock band six-piece

Added: 30/03/2022
7.7

Visionist

Safe

Debut album from London-based grime producer Louis Carnell

Added: 15/10/2015
7.7

Villagers

Becoming A Jackal

Debut album from Dublin singer songwriter Conor O'Brien and the first Irish act to sign to Domino

Added: 17/05/2010
7.7

Victoria Monét

Jaguar II

Second full-length album from the Georgia-born R&B singer-songwriter featuring contributions from Buju Banton, Earth Wind & Fire, Lucky Daye and Hazel Monét

Added: 27/08/2023
7.7

Ty Segall

Twins

The hyperactive garage rock / psych rock specialist with his 3rd album release of 2012

Added: 05/10/2012
7.7

Tropical Fuck Storm

Braindrops

Second album from the Melbourne art-punk band led by ex-The Drones members Gareth Liddiard and Fiona Kitschin

Added: 22/08/2019
7.7

Tim Hecker

Konoyo

Ninth studio album from Montreal based electronic musician and sound artist

Added: 26/09/2018
7.7

Three Trapped Tigers

Silent Earthling

Second album from the London experimental instrumental rock trio

Added: 01/04/2016
7.7

Thee Oh Sees

A Weird Exits

Seventeenth album of psyched-out garage rock from the San Francisco band fronted by John Dwyer

Added: 12/08/2016
7.7

The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die

Always Foreign

Third studio album from the Connecticut-based post-rock septet

Added: 02/10/2017
7.7

The Weeknd

After Hours

Fourth full-length album from the Canadian alternative R&B singer-songwriter with contributions from Max Martin, Metro Boomin, Oneohtrix Point Never and Tame Impala

Added: 20/03/2020
7.7

The Linda Lindas

No Obligation

Second album from the Los Angeles punk rock quartet produced by Carlos de la Garza (Paramore, Cold War Kids)

Added: 11/10/2024
7.7

The James Hunter Six

Whatever It Takes

Latest album from the English r&b and soul singer, the third with his current backing band

Added: 02/02/2018
7.7

The Internet

Hive Mind

Fourth album of hip hop soul from the LA-based Odd Future outfit, led by Syd and Matt Martians

Added: 17/07/2018
7.7

The Big Moon

Love In The 4th Dimension

Debut full-length from the London indie rock quartet led by Juliette Jackson

Added: 07/04/2017
7.7

The Beths

Future Me Hates Me

Debut album of guitar-based indie pop from the New Zealand four-piece

Added: 09/08/2018
7.7

Taylor Swift

Fearless (Taylor’s Version)

Re-recording of the pop artist's 2008 album - following the sale of her master recordings to American businessman Scooter Braun - includes six additional songs

Added: 09/04/2021
7.7

Syd

Fin

Debut solo album of R&B from The Internet's Sydney Bennett who was also a member of Odd Future

Added: 08/02/2017
7.7

Swet Shop Boys

Cashmere

Debut LP from Riz Ahmed (Riz MC) and Himanshu Kumar Suri (Heems)

Added: 14/10/2016
7.7

Stormzy

Heavy Is the Head

Second album from the London-born grime MC with guest appearances from Aitch, Burna Boy, Ed Sheeran, Headie One, H.E.R. and Yebba

Added: 13/12/2019
7.7

Stick in the Wheel

Follow Them True

Second album from the East London folk quintet led by singer Nicola Kearey and produced by guitarist Ian Carter

Added: 27/01/2018
7.7

Squirrel Flower

Tomorrow’s Fire

Third album from the Boston-based songwriter Ella O’Connor Williams produced with Alex Farrar

Added: 13/10/2023
7.7

Sparks

The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte

Latest release from the Los Angeles pop / rock duo Ron and Russell Mael now back on Island records for the first time since 1976

Added: 24/05/2023
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
7.7

Saint Saviour

In the Seams

Second solo album from Rebecca Jones, produced by Billl Ryder-Jones and featuring the Manchester Camerata Orchestra

Added: 17/11/2014
7.7

Rhiannon Giddens

Freedom Highway

Second solo album from the Greensboro, North Carolina folk / Americana musician and Carolina Chocolate Drops front woman

Added: 22/02/2017
7.7

Rachel Chinouriri

What A Devastating Turn Of Events

Debut full-length release of idie pop from the London-born singer-songwriter

Added: 03/05/2024
7.7

Pom Poko

Champion

Third full-length album from the Norwegian electronic pop-punk quartet who all trained at the Trondheim Conservatory

Added: 16/08/2024

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