8 January 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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Ethel Cain Perverts
Just like her debut, but in a completely different way, this is a project that speaks to a unique artist determined to walk her own path and take it as far as she wishes Far Out
Perverts is just as beautiful as it is grotesque Northern Transmissions
Another layer in an already haunting catalogue of writings, musings and visuals DIY
Lambrini Girls Who Let The Dogs Out
A debut which holds absolutely nothing back DIY
Franz Ferdinand The Human Fear
A band still brimming with ambition DIY
With their debut album, the Brighton duo highlight the rough realities of life and society while making room for the personal NME
The deeper you dig into Perverts and Ethel Cain's world, the more rewarding the experience Exclaim
I cannot in good conscience say that I loved every second of Perverts, but maybe I wasn’t supposed to. After all, love can be quite a dangerous thing Sputnik Music (staff)
Snoop Dogg Missionary
Snoop Dogg’s follow-up to his 1993 classic, Doggystyle, is fun, sharp and boasts modern cinematic production — but like Marvel’s self-referential nature, once those moments pile up, the exhaustion settles in Spectrum Culture
It must be hard to take risks when you have so much to lose - the absolute opposite situation from when they first worked together The Arts Desk
As raw and energetic as ‘Who Let The Dogs Out’ is, it’s over after a breathless half-hour. There’s enough variety to keep attention firmly on this exciting duo, who might just be one of the best up-and-coming British bands Clash
‘Perverts’ is not an easy album to listen to by any definition – but that never takes away from how exceptional it is Clash
A thoughtful, angry and completely engaging debut album that manages to capture the atmosphere and energy of the duo’s live performances all while discussing heavy topics carefully and with emotion Northern Transmissions
Irate Brighton duo Lambrini Girls are fierce, funny and fully-formed on their crackling debut album, Who Let The Dogs Out The Skinny
Humour and rage collide in beautiful symphony in a take-no-prisoners debut from one of the UK’s most fun and fearless bands musicOMH
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"Truly beautiful and moving ambient pop mini-triumph that's sad, nostalgic, and elegiac" (9/10 - All Music). "Conjures images of a city just before dawn rises" (7/10 - musicOMH)
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.
Kendrick Lamar To Pimp A Butterfly
Fiona Apple Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Kendrick Lamar Damn.
D'Angelo And The Vanguard Black Messiah
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Ghosteen
Self Esteem Prioritise Pleasure
Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree
Frank Ocean Channel Orange
Dave We’re All Alone In This Together