19 September 2020
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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Second album from the Warwick, New York singer-songwriter Brendan Patrick Rice
Debut full-length album from the Boston-based singer-songwriter
Second album from the Bristol-based folk singer-songwriter recorded in Chicago with producer Brian Deck and Steve Albini
Second solo album from LA-based experimental alt.rock musician Angel Deradoorian and former Dirty Projectors singer
Latest release from the Canadian electronic sound artist features recordings of church organs from around the world
Fifth studio album from New York indie pop duo Brian Oblivion and Madeline Follin
Twenty-third album of psyched-out garage rock from the San Francisco band and first under their second name change
Fourth full-length album from the New York based thrash metal duo Michael Berdan and Ben Greenberg
Fifth album from the Manchester-based indie pop/art rock band produced by John Congleton (St Vincent, Angel Olsen, Future Islands)
Eleventh album from the American industrial act produced by Shooter Jennings
Fifth solo album from the The Sea and Cake band member
Album number sixteen from Wayne Coyne's Grammy-winning psych rockers includes a guest appearance from Kacey Musgraves
Fifth studio album from the Detroit, Michigan hip hop artist includes guest appearances from Anderson.Paak, Eminem, Lil Wayne, Ty Dolla Sign and Young Thug
Fifth album and first in eleven years from the Manchester rock trio produced with Dan Austin
Fifth studio album from the Manchester English synth-pop duo Adam Anderson and Theo Hutchcraft
Fourteenth studio album from the English trip hop artist written and recorded soon after the sudden death of his daughter Mazy Mina Topley-Bird
Album number ten and first in seven years from the Newport, Rhode Island alt.rock trio
Second album from English singer-songwriter who won the Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition in 2015 produced by Jay Joyce (Eric Church, Little Big Town,Carrie Underwood)
Seventh album of mellow indie rock and Americana under his own name from the singer-songwriter was originally recorded for 1999’s Knock Knock, Let’s Move To The Country
Remix of her 2020 album Future Nostalgia from the British-Albanian pop singer-songwriter working with DJ The Blessed Madonna featuring guest appearances from Madonna, Missy Elliott, and Gwen Stefani
Sarah Davachi Cantus, Descant
The minimalist composer-performer’s slow, patient works demand and reward close attention; give them time, and their secrets will rise slowly to the surface Pitchfork
Tricky Fall To Pieces
Tricky sounds like a shadow of his former self The Quietus
Gus Dapperton Orca
By dropping his guard, Dapperton has reinvented his usual slacker-pop to accommodate his raw emotions NME
While Orca is bleaker and more depressing than Dapperton's previous work, it's emotionally hollow, with moments of both joy and despair only suggesting the outline of feelings they can't quite communicate All Music
Orca sees Gus Dapperton tackle strong themes of mental health struggles and finding acceptance in his most transparent and honest piece of work yet The Line Of Best Fit
These restless songs flit between lapses of focused meditation and fretful apprehension Slant Magazine
Anjimile Giver Taker
Unfussy poeticism abounds. Print edition only Uncut
There are strong echoes of Sufjan Stevens, but this US singer-songwriter’s musings on self-discovery are very much their own The Observer
A debut this scintillating sets the bar quite high for the 27-year-old songwriter, but, as we quickly learned—he is already up for the challenge Paste Magazine
Anjimile explores grief, identity and the hope that can shine through regardless The Line Of Best Fit
Deradoorian Find The Sun
Maintains a spirit of creative energy while crucially adding a sense of focus for an immediately rewarding experience Spectrum Culture
Fenne Lily Breach
Throughout BREACH, harsh realities and existential questions sit side-by-side, creating a stunning record that is as relatable as it is profound Loud And Quiet
Nothing can stop Fenne Lily now DIY
An often quiet, hushed album, but its message - one of discovering happiness in solitude - comes over loud and clear. Print edition only Uncut
It's early days yet, but Fenne Lily might just be a major talent in the making. Print edition only Mojo
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Northern Transmissions say the 5th LP from the Manchester rock trio is "unmistakably fresh" and that "they’ve evolved, and they’re reinvigorated" while Clash say it's "an undeniable win"
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.
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
Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree
Frank Ocean Channel Orange
Anaïs Mitchell Hadestown
Run The Jewels RTJ4