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10 April 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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The StrokesThe New Abnormal

"it’s an illustrious effort, which should become an instant classic" - Clash's take on the 6th LP from the indie rock band. TLoBF say it "cements their continued relevance when many had been written them off"

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Hamilton LeithauserThe Loves Of Your Life

"His finest moment to date" - The Line Of Best Fit's take on the fourth solo album from The Walkmen frontman while Q say his "voice is its usual delicious scuffed-up howl"

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Yves TumorHeaven To A Tortured Mind

"It's the sound of a new kind of warped pop star" - Exclaim's take on the 4th LP from the Tennessee-born, Turin-based experimental electronic producer while Clash say "this is utterly heavenly"

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Childish Gambino3.15.20

"3.15.20 is as spell-binding, illuminating and honest as any of the great albums in recent history" - The Line of Best Fit's take on the latest from Donald Glover while The Guardian say it's "the first truly outstanding album of the decade"

Baxter DuryThe Night Chancers

Gigwise reckon that with his sixth album of electro-tinged pop "Baxter Dury has settled on a unique formula that works" while The Line Of Best Fit suggest it's his "most accomplished work"

Real EstateThe Main Thing

Paste describe the fifth album from the New Jersey indie rock band as "a warm, inviting record" while DIY say it's "a misty mix of downtempo vibes with sombre, often questioning lyrics"

GrimesMiss Anthropocene

"A masterful, genre-spanning triumph" - The Independent's take on the 5th LP from the Montreal alternative electro-pop musician Claire Boucher while CoS say it's "her darkest, most ambitious project yet"

Tame ImpalaThe Slow Rush

"Testament to the patient productivity and unrelenting creativity of Kevin Parker" - Clash's verdict on the 4th LP from the Australian psych-rock outfit while NME say "the results are exhilarating"

Riz AhmedThe Long Goodbye

"A harsh, funny, vehement rap record" - The Guardian's take on the second album from the London-born rapper and actor. Evening Standard say it's "a gripping exploration of Britishness"

Green DayFather Of All…

"Possibly their most immediate album this century" - Clash's take on the 13th LP from the pop-punk trio. Pitchfork say it's their "most convincingly carefree" though PopMatters feel it is "too short, superficial, and samey"

SløtfaceSorry For The Late Reply

The Music reckon the 2nd LP from the Stavanger pop-punk quartet is "already a contender for album of the year". DIY say it's "taken the playful spark of their debut and refined it into a bolder beast"

THE CHART: THE TOP RATED NEW ALBUMS

The ADM rating is a weighted average from our survey of more than 50 sources , taking into account the number of reviews

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Laura Marling

Song For Our Daughter

Seventh album from the English singer-songwriter produced by Ethan Johns and Dom Monks

Added: 10/04/2020
8.6

Dua Lipa

Future Nostalgia

Second album from the British-Albanian pop singer-songwriter with contributions from Ghosted, Stuart Price, Shakka, Tove Lo

Added: 27/03/2020
8.4

Yves Tumor

Heaven To A Tortured Mind

Fourth album from the Tennessee-born, Turin-based experimental electronic producer

Added: 02/04/2020
8.4

Waxahatchee

Saint Cloud

Fifth full-length release from the New York City-via-Alabama indie singer-songwriter Katie Crutchfield produced by Brad Cook

Added: 24/03/2020
8.1

Porridge Radio

Every Bad

Second full-length album and first for Secretly Canadian from the Brighton indie rock band led by Dana Margolin

Added: 12/03/2020
8.1

Baxter Dury

The Night Chancers

Sixth album of electro-tinged pop from the son of Ian Dury co-produced by Craig Silvey

Added: 19/03/2020
8.0

Shabaka And The Ancestors

We Are Sent Here By History

Second album from the London-based Sons of Kemet saxophonist Shabaka Hutching featuring poems written and sung by Siyabonga Mthembu

Added: 16/03/2020
8.0

Code Orange

Underneath

Fourth full-length album from the Pittsburgh hardcore punk band produced by Jami Morgan, Nick Raskulinecz (Korn, Alice In Chains) and Will Yip (The Wonder Years, Keane, Lauryn Hill)

Added: 12/03/2020
8.0

Christine and the Queens

La vita nuova

Five song EP from Nantes-born artist Héloïse Letissier which is also accompanied by a short film

Added: 11/03/2020
7.9

Thundercat

It Is What It Is

Fourth solo album from the LA-based bass player and Flying Lotus collaborator Stephen Bruner featuring guest appearances from Childish Gambino, Louis Cole, Zack Fox, Steve Lacy, Lil B, Ty Dolla $ign

Added: 01/04/2020
7.9

Childish Gambino

3.15.20

Fourth full-length album from actor, comedian, scriptwriter and rapper Donald Glover

Added: 23/03/2020
7.9

U.S. Girls

Heavy Light

Seventh solo album of dark baroque pop from Toronto-born Meghan Remy recorded live in Montreal

Added: 03/03/2020
7.9

Empress Of

I'm Your Empress Of

Third album from the Los Angeles electro-pop singer-songwriter Lorely Rodriguez

Added: 03/04/2020
7.9

The James Hunter Six

Nick Of Time

The latest album from the English r&b and soul singer and the fourth with his current backing band

Added: 06/03/2020
7.9

Honey Harper

Starmaker

Debut full-length album from the London-based country artist from Atlanta, written with his wife Alana Pagnutti

Added: 10/03/2020
7.8

Brian Fallon

Local Honey

Third full-length solo album from The Gaslight Anthem frontman produced by Peter Katis (The National, Interpol, Frightened Rabbit)

Added: 27/03/2020
7.8

Nine Inch Nails

Ghosts V: Together

Surprise release from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s cult industrial rock band with Ghosts VI: Locusts also released at the same time

Added: 01/04/2020
7.8

Riz Ahmed

The Long Goodbye

The first album under his own name from the London-born rapper and actor (The Four Lions, Star Wars, The Night Of)

Added: 08/03/2020
7.8

Nine Inch Nails

Ghosts VI: Locusts

Surprise release from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s cult industrial rock band with Ghosts V: Together also released at the same time

Added: 01/04/2020
7.8

Hamilton Leithauser

The Loves Of Your Life

Fourth full-length solo album from The Walkmen frontman self-produced and mixed in his DIY studio The Struggle Hut

Added: 08/04/2020
7.8

Sorry

925

Debut full-length album from the London-based indie pop group led by Asha Lorenz and Louis O’Bryen

Added: 26/03/2020
7.7

The Weeknd

After Hours

Fourth full-length album from the Canadian alternative R&B singer-songwriter with contributions from Max Martin, Metro Boomin, Oneohtrix Point Never and Tame Impala

Added: 20/03/2020
7.7

Nadia Reid

Out of My Province

Third album from the Auckland, New Zealand indie folk singer-songwriter produced by Trey Pollard and Matthew E. White of Spacebomb Records

Added: 05/03/2020
7.6

Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs

Viscerals

Third full-length album from the Newcastle sludge-rock band

Added: 02/04/2020
7.6

Melt Yourself Down

100% YES

Third studio album from the London-based jazz, funk, Afrobeat, world music and tribal pop collective led by former Acoustic Ladyland saxophonist Pete Wareham

Added: 03/04/2020
7.6

Dogleg

Melee

Debut album from the Detroit rock quartet formed by guitarist Alex Stoitsiadis in 2016

Added: 20/03/2020
7.6

Ashley McBride

Never Will

Second album from the tje Arkasas-born country artist produced by Jay Joyce (FIDLAR, Eric Church, Patty Griffin)

Added: 07/04/2020
7.6

Mystery Jets

A Billion Heartbeats

Delayed release of the sixth album from the West London indie rock band after frontman Blaine Harrison underwent emergency surgery to tackle a severe infection

Added: 03/04/2020
7.6

Jessie Reyez

Before Love Came To Kill Us

Debut album from the Toronto-born R&B singer-songwriter

Added: 01/04/2020
7.6

Cornershop

England Is A Garden

First regular studio album in eleven years from the Leicester indie indie rock band led by Tjinder Singh and Ben Ayres

Added: 05/03/2020

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Latest Reviews

Hamilton Leithauser The Loves Of Your Life

From cinematic opener The Garbage Men to the intimate The Old King, where Leithauser harmonises with his daughters, it’s positive, life-affirming stuff. Highly recommended Evening Standard

Laura Marling Song For Our Daughter

Marling’s seventh album is simpler and more straightforward than its predecessors, but it hits just as hard Paste Magazine

Hamilton Leithauser The Loves Of Your Life

The former Walkmen frontman’s second solo effort is a generous collection of narrative-driven Americana Paste Magazine

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Fresh stuff

I'm Your Empress Of by Empress Of

The Independent say the 3rd LP from the Los Angeles electro-pop singer-songwriter Lorely Rodriguez is "an album that bristles with life" while NME reckon it "conjures up half an hour of breathtaking avant-pop"

Mystery JetsA Billion Heartbeats
"One of the most essential indie rock albums of recent years" - Gigwise's take on the 6th LP from the West London indie rock band. musicOMH reckon "it offers a clenched fist of resolve, a musical coping mechanism"

Sorry925
DIY describe the first full-length LP from the London indie pop duo as "a debut that makes strange magic at every turn". Gigwise say "Asha Lorenz and Louis O'Brien prove themselves that rare thing: true innovators"

ThundercatIt Is What It Is
"Electric with wonderful performances from some of the most talented people in music today" - Northern Transmission's take on the 4th LP from Stephen Bruner while Clash say it's "just what we need right now"

Nine Inch NailsGhosts VI: Locusts
"Deliberately nightmarish and unsettling in the extreme" - Loud And Quiet's take on one of two releases from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. Paste say it's "an appropriately cold brand of comfort in a trying time"

Brian FallonLocal Honey
"His highest achievement to-date". American Songwriter's take on the 3rd LP from The Gaslight Anthem man. Exclaim say "this is music that hugs you like a weighted blanket, offering comfort in scary times"

The WeekndAfter Hours
The Guardian describe the 4th full-length album from the alternative R&B singer-songwriter as a "wonderfully varied yet cohesive record". The Arts Desk say he's "a pop star whose work still chomps at the boundaries"

Shabaka And The AncestorsWe Are Sent Here By History
The Arts Desk say the 2nd LP from saxophonist Shabaka Hutching "imagines, and vividly depicts, a better world". All Music say it's proof that he's "a modern jazz prophet"

Porridge RadioEvery Bad
"This is a bold, brilliant record " - NME"s take on the second full-length album from the Brighton indie rock band led by Dana Margolin. Clash say it's "a war cry to be compassionate, especially with ourselves"

Honey HarperStarmaker
Clash say the debut full-length album from the Atlanta-born, London-based country artist is "a joy from start to finish" while Sputnik describe it as "very lush, star-lit country music"

DisqCollector
"The best slacker album in at least 20 years" - Long Live Vinyl's take on the debut full-length album from the indie rock band while DIY say "Something special has been allowed to flourish organically in Madison"

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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.

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