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14 September 2025

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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JadeThat's Showbiz Baby!

"She’s now finally concocted a recipe for success on her own terms - and it’s anything but vanilla" (10/10 - DIY). "Chaotic, intense, with a bit of everything thrown in" (8/10 - NME)

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Baxter DuryAllbarone

"It’s not often you’ll hear of an artist making the best work of their career by their eighth album" (10/10 - The Skinny). "This is a record that wants you to dance" (8/10 - Far Out)

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MarujaPain To Power

"The thrill of this band is the extremes. From moshpits one minute and silence the next, they are in command with their music, unifying the crowd" (10/10 - God is in the TV)

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CMATEURO-COUNTRY

"Who else could combine soul, yodelling, Jamie Oliver and Calpol into such charming songs about the messy modern psyche? Only Europe’s best new breakout star" (10/10 - The Guardian)

Wolf AliceThe Clearing

"Their boldest, most striking record yet" (10/10 - DIY). "Frankly, soft-rock has not sounded this grand in a long time, and only Wolf Alice could have crafted it" (8.7/10 - Northern Transmissions)

The New EvesThe New Eve Is Rising

"Velvets-style drone rock, trad folk, anarcho-punk and hippy whimsy are all discernible in the Brighton quartet’s debut album – all played with white-knuckle intensity" (8/10 - The Guardian)

Wet Legmoisturizer

"Spikier, sleazier and sexier, the Isle of Wight duo defy second album syndrome" (9/10 - musicOMH). "The band’s propensity for catchy, danceable garage-punk remains intact" (8/10 - Slant)

LordeVirgin

"The pop star turns inward and redefines who she wants to be on her most introspective record yet" (9/10 - Rolling Stone). "Returns to pop’s fray to revel in the mess of late-20s angst" (8/10 - The Guardian)

Loyle Carnerhopefully!

"Full of love, fatherhood and feeling, the Croydon lyricist’s fourth is less a reinvention than a maturation" (7/10 - musicOMH). "As moving as it is musically satisfying" (8/10 - DIY)

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8.4

The Murder Capital

Gigi's Recovery

Second full-length album from the Dublin post-punk five-piece

Added: 19/01/2023
8.4

Mannequin Pussy

I Got Heaven

Fourth album and from the Philadelphia punk band produced by John Congleton (Franz Ferdinand, The War on Drugs, St. Vincent)

Added: 28/02/2024
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
8.4

caroline

Caroline 2

Second full-length album from the London-based eight-member post-rock group

Added: 29/05/2025
8.4

billy woods / Kenny Segal

Maps

Collaboration between the New York -based rapper and LA-based producer and DJ

Added: 05/05/2023
8.4

Beyoncé

Cowboy Carter

Eighth solo release from the R'n'B / pop superstar is a is a country-inspired album featuring guest appearances from Rumi Carter, Miley Cyrus, Willie Jones, Tiera Kennedy, Linda Martell, Willie Nelson and Post Malone

Added: 29/03/2024
8.4

Baxter Dury

Allbarone

Ninth album of electro-tinged pop from the son of Ian Dury produced by Paul Epworth (Mumford & Sons, Glass Animals, Royal Blood)

Added: 11/09/2025
8.4

Perfume Genius

Too Bright

Third album from Seattle-based indie pop solo artist Mike Hadreas produced by Portishead’s Adrian Utley

Added: 16/09/2014
8.4

Nourished By Time

The Passionate Ones

Second full-length release from Baltimore alt.R&B artist Marcus Elliot featuring a guest appearance by Tony Bontana

Added: 20/08/2025
8.4

Jockstrap

I Love You Jennifer B

Debut full-length album from the London-based duo Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye

Added: 07/09/2022
8.4

Jessie Ware

That! Feels Good!

Fifth album from the English R&B pop star produced by Stuart Price (Dua Lipa, Kylie Minogue, The Killers)

Added: 26/04/2023
8.4

Dry Cleaning

Stumpwork

Second album from the South Lodon post-punk quartet recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales with producer by John Parish (PJ Harvey, This Is The Kit, The Goon Sax)

Added: 19/10/2022
8.4

David Bowie

Blackstar

Twenty fifth studio album from the legendary art-rock musician released on his 69th birthday and produced by long-standing collaborator Tony Visconti

Added: 02/01/2016
8.4

Billie Eilish

Hit Me Hard And Soft

Third album from the Los Angeles-born pop singer-songwriter was writtena and produced with her brother Finneas O'Connell

Added: 17/05/2024
8.4

Big Thief

U.F.O.F.

Third album from the indie rock quartet fronted by singer-songwriter Adrianne Lenker and produced by Andrew Sarlo

Added: 02/05/2019
8.3

Sprints

Letter To Self

Debut album from the Dublin alt-rock, noise-punk quartet

Added: 04/01/2024
8.3

Kamasi Washington

Heaven & Earth

Latest release from the Los Angeles jazz saxophonist with contributions from Tony Austin, Ronald Bruner, Jr., Brandon Coleman, Cameron Graves, Terrace Martin and Thundercat

Added: 19/06/2018
8.3

Amyl And The Sniffers

Comfort To Me

Second album from the Melbourne-based pub rock quartet

Added: 08/09/2021
8.3

Knocked Loose

You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To

Third studio album from the Kentuky hardcore punk band produced by Drew Fulk (Kevin Gates, Papa Roach, Lil Peep)

Added: 10/05/2024
8.3

Every Time I Die

Radical

Album number nine from the Buffalo, New York metalcore five-piece

Added: 21/10/2021
8.3

Binker And Moses

Feeding The Machine

Latest full-length album from the London free jazz duo Binker & Moses was produced by Hugh Padgham (Sting, Phil Collins, XTC)

Added: 01/03/2022
8.3

Robyn

Honey

First solo album for eight years from the Swedish pop star includes collaborations with Joseph Mount of Metronomy, Klas Åhlund and Adam Bainbridge

Added: 25/10/2018
8.3

Marianne Faithfull

Negative Capability

Album number twenty one by English singer-songwriter featuring contributions from artists including Warren Ellis, Nick Cave, Rob Ellis, Ed Harcourt and Mark Lanegan

Added: 01/11/2018
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

Deafheaven

Ordinary Corrupt Human Love

Fourth album of shoegazing black metal from the San Fransisco outfit working with regular producer Jack Shirley (Jeff Rosenstock, Loma Prieta, Bosse-de-Nage, Punch)

Added: 09/07/2018
8.3

Cassandra Jenkins

My Light, My Destroyer

Third studio album from the Brooklyn-born folk-pop singer songwriter

Added: 10/07/2024
8.3

Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate

Ali And Toumani

Final posthumous release of the acclaimed guitarist teamed with his fellow Malian kora player

Added: 27/01/2010
8.3

The Smile

A Light For Attracting Attention

Debut collaboration between Radiohead members Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner

Added: 12/05/2022
8.3

Parquet Courts

Wide Awake!

Sixth full-length album from the Brooklyn-based garage rock / post-punk produced by Brian Burton (aka Danger Mouse)

Added: 16/05/2018
8.3

Natalie Prass

Natalie Prass

Debut album from the Nashville-based singer-songwriter released on Matthew E. White's label and production house

Added: 26/01/2015

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David Byrne Who Is The Sky

The artist’s new album of bright, bustling pop is positioned as a celebration of reasons to be cheerful. Often its fountain of optimism feels like a firehose of forced positivity Pitchfork

Ed Sheeran Play

On the enjoyably moreish Play, the ‘culturally Irish’ star sounds as if he’s back on form. Although we’ve only had time for a quick listen The Irish Times

Baxter Dury Allbarone

This record plays like his shot for glory, and with tracks as hooky and well-constructed as "Mockingjay" or the title track, there's no reason he shouldn't hit the big time All Music

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Double Infinity by Big Thief

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SuedeAntidepressants
"Eleven songs of resilience and rebellion that refuse to accept the status quo" (10/10 - musicOMH). "Confrontational, unfiltered and arguably one of their most electrifying releases to date" (8/10 - Clash)

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"One of indie’s most unique duos embrace sci-fi sounds, frightening existentialism and a newfound heaviness on their new album" (8/10 - NME).

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Cass McCombsInterior Live Oak
"US indie’s steadfast storyteller makes a wonderfully unhurried double album his best yet" (10/10 - The Guardian). "At its best when it leans into the reverie with a riff that calls upon a relaxed stroll" (8/10 - Far Out)

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"Think of Flux as an elegant evolution. She’s still dancing, but this time with her heart closer to the surface" (8/10 - The Line Of Best Fit). "Floats in an elegant yet directionless orbit" (6/10 - The Skinny)

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"It confirms her strength as a vulnerable storyteller in an era of frequent isolation" (8.5/10 - Northern Transmissions). "Nadler still shines as a spell-weaver and mistress of moods" (6/10 - Mojo)

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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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