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23 March 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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The HorrorsNight Life

"Words struggle to capture the magnitude of this mountainous piece of music" (9/10 - Far Out). "Revelling in their history and carving a path for a new future, The Horrors feel as vital as ever" (8/10 - Dork)

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Japanese BreakfastFor Melancholy Brunettes (and Sad Women)

"Deliciously nuanced songwriting shines" (10/10 - NME). "The album’s production is imbued with a rich sense of depth and warmth" (9/10 - Slant)

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BenefitsConstant Noise

"More enveloping, mesmeric and, at times, beautiful in its mannered rage" (9/10 - The Line Of Best Fit). "Benefits shift between EDM, techno, rave and bleak, apocalyptic sonic wastelands" (8/10 - The Skinny)

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DivorceDrive To Goldenhammer

"Early contender for album of the year, Divorce are jumping to the front of the next-big-thing-queue" (10/10 - The Skinny). "Rare to find a debut album that exudes as much honesty" (9/10 - Clash)

Sam FenderPeople Watching

"Every song on People Watching is carefully crafted to remain with the listener" (10/10 - The Skinny). "Sam Fender is no longer just a vital voice in UK rock; he’s perhaps the most essential one" (10/10 - Dork)

Youth LagoonRarely Do I Dream

"This is a record you won’t forget in a hurry" (8/10 - Far Out). "The album represents a more mature development of Powers’ vision" (8.3/10 - Beats Per Minute). "Vital and exciting" (8.5/10 - Under The Radar)

John GlacierLike A Ribbon

"A captivating honest offering from a generational artist" (9/10 - Dork). "On one of the most accomplished debuts of recent times" (9/10 - musicOMH). "You’ll be repeating it again and again" (10/10 - The Guardian)

Sharon Van EttenSharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory

"Songs which are anthemic in feel and universal in their lyricism" (10/10 - DIY). "It’s a bold step that suggests even bigger, better things to come" (8/10 - Dork)

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Greentea Peng Tell Dem It's Sunny

Floating somewhere between worlds – spiritual and streetwise, experimental yet grounded, like the smell of incense outside a factory – her music resists easy categorisation musicOMH

Japanese Breakfast For Melancholy Brunettes (and Sad Women)

Zauner invites us into the magic mirror of her life and pulls us through to the other side All Music

Dutch Interior Moneyball

While their two previous albums—2021’s Kindergarten and 2023’s Blinded By Fame—were low-stakes and lo-fi affairs, Moneyball is more intentional Paste Magazine

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Fresh stuff

Fresh stuff

Nation Shall Speak Unto Nation by Edwyn Collins

"A fine album overflowing with excellent musical moments" (8/10 - Clash). "All of this music is a blast, an affecting display of the emotional textures which Collins has always dealt in so confidently, regardless of his health issues" (8/10 - Record Collector)

Circuit des YeuxHalo On The Inside
"Haley Fohr’s latest is rawer, more physical, an almost visceral exercise in self-discovery and emotional struggle" (10/10 - musicOMH). "There’s an undeniable confidence here" (10/10 - God Is In The TV)

clipping.Dead Channel Sky
"It really is an epic masterpiece" (9/10 - DIY). "Put on your headphones, plug yourself in and enter clipping.’s immaculately-crafted cyber world" (9/10 - Clash).

Steven WilsonThe Overview
"This is philosophical space rock for adults, a sumptuous soundtrack for the unthinkable future" (10/10 - The Arts Desk). "There is no one doing it quite like Steven Wilson" (8/10 - Clash)

Jason IsbellFoxes in the Snow
"a shoo-in for Isbell’s seventh Grammy – has already set the bar for best Americana album of the year" (10/10 - Mojo). "Jason Isbell is one of the most powerful voices in modern Americana" (7/10 - musicOMH)

Lady GagaMayhem
"Maximalism meets controlled chaos on the superstar’s first pop album in half a decade – and it’s just so much fun" (8/10 - NME). "An album that sounds not retro, but relevant" (8/10 - The Guardian)

Mdou MoctarTears Of Injustice
"No less powerful than the originals" (8/10 - Rolling Stone). "If Funeral For Justice was an eruption, here is its ghost, an echo of the same songs, reimagined in a raw, stripped-down form" (10/10 - musicOMH)

BdrmmMicrotonic
"A deep love for dance music and invigorating writing infuses the band’s third record with an incredible vitality" (10/10 - NME). "A eureka moment for bdrmm" (8/10 - Clash)

Andy BellPinball Wanderer
"The essence that Bell distills is one of happy exploration, indeed wandering from one creative idea to the next with very little second guessing or restraint" (8/10 - All Music). "A bewitching album" (9/10 - Uncut)

Patterson HoodExploding Trees & Airplane Screams
"The album contains some of Hood’s most impressive and freshest work in years" (8/10 - Slant Magazine). "It's a pleasure to hear him challenge himself with such impressive results" (8/10 - All Music)

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.