8 November 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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Sixth full-length album from the Detroit experimental hip hop artist including collaborations with Bruiser Wolf, Kassa Overall and Mike
Third full-length release from the Brisbane, Australia dream pop artist Harriette Pilbeam produced by Melina Duterte (aka Jay Som)
Third full-length album from the London-based indie pop group led by Asha Lorenz and Louis O’Bryen
Album number fifteen from the veteran gospel and soul legend is a covers album featuring contributions from Katie Crutchfield, Buddy Guy, MJ Lenderman, Bonnie Raitt, Derek Trucks, Jeff Tweedy and Justin Vernon
Sixth album from the folk rock bandformed in Denton, Texas produced by Sam Evian
Fourth album of experimental, flamenco-flavoured pop from the Catalonia-born Rosalia Vila Tobella includes guest appearances from Björk and Yves Tumor
Latest release of ambient techno from the London-based producer is his first for Domino
Debut from the indie rock band featuring Katie and Allison Crutchfield and featuring Brad Cook, who also produced the album, and MJ Lenderman
Second full-length release from the Manchester punk quartet was produced by Chris W. Ryan
Fourth album from the Southampton goth rock six-piece is a sequel to the 2023 album Sanguivore produced by Tom Dalgety (Pixies, Ghost,Royal Blood)
Sixth studio album from the experimental drone Swedish musician produced with longtime collaborator Filip Leyman
Latest release from the Canadian-American experimental musician and composer based featuring a guest appearance from M. Sage
Sixth studio album from Florence Welch's indie rock band working with producers Mark Bowen, Aaron Dessner, James Ford and Danny L Harle
Fourteenth studio album and first for eight years from the English indie rock band working with producers Dev Hynes Fred Macpherson and Stephen Street
Second album from Australian indie rock quartet produced with Nao Anzai and Joe White
Seventh studio album from the singer-songwriter produced with Aaron Dessner, Justin Vernon and Andrew Watt
Third studio album from the London-born rapper includes guest appearances from James Blake, Jim Legxacy, Kano and Tems
Ninth album from the Albuquerque-born actor and pop singer-songwriter executive produced by Zhone
Second album from the Texas-born, NYC-based bedroom pop musician
Fifth studio album of the London-born singer-songwriter recorded in Los Angeles
Rosalía Lux
Orchestral pop worthy of an orchestra Consequence Of Sound
Swerves into yet another new lane, bringing together operatics, orchestral movements and buzzing electronics NME
Danny Brown Stardust
The Detroit visionary revels in hyperpop, club, and confession for a messy, euphoric reset that only he could pull off NME
What lingers isn’t the guest list or the language tally. It’s authority. A singer at full stretch without strain. A writer and arranger who knows when to hold and when to let go Dork
Mavis Staples Sad And Beautiful World
A vibrant mix of gospel, blues, country, soul, and rock, this is roots music that speaks to the present with compassionate, life-affirming power. It's yet another artistic triumph for the Black American music and Civil Rights icon All Music
Hatchie Liquorice
Filled with highs, lows, and surprises, Liquorice eloquently expresses young love's volatility - and makes for Hatchie's most consistent music since Keepsake All Music
Sorry COSPLAY
Dressed to impress. Print edition only Record Collector
Asha Lorenz's dreamy, deceptively casual vocals soften the sharp edges throughout and help foster an overall coherence even amid Cosplay's outbreaks of giddy chaos. Print edition only Uncut
After the insular mood of Quaranta, with its themes of addiction and depression, it’s refreshing to hear Brown having unabashed neon-lit fun The Quietus
The Detroit rapper feared his music would get dull after he went sober, but no-one could be bored by this guest-stuffed, chaotically swaggering new album The Guardian
Sobriety may have taken a long time to achieve, but it’s strapped a rocket to this album without sacrificing any of the glorious weirdness that always made him such a compelling figure Dork
His ambition remains undimmed as he opens this new chapter DIY
A rejuvenated, feature-packed return to form for one of the most innovative rappers around The Skinny
The album finds the Detroit rapper discovering a new lust for life Slant Magazine
Danny Brown looks and sounds better today than ever before, and his latest offering is a testament to his restored health and balance. Don’t forget he’s been in the game for over two decades at this point, yet you’d never guess it from listening to his music Clash
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"They are back playing pop that is pretty darn unmatched" (8.6/10 - Northern Transmissions). "A hailstorm of warm, exceptionally-written country-rock bangers backed by MJ Lenderman and Brad Cook" (8.5/10 - Paste)
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
Spiritbox Tsunami Sea
Self Esteem Prioritise Pleasure
Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree