7 February 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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Surprise release of 2020 from the Detroit rapper is produced by Dr Dre and includes guest from Skylar Grey, DJ Premier, Ty Dolla Sign, Black Thought, Q-Tip, Juice Wrld and Ed Sheeran
5.3
Once the listener burns through forgettable opener "Black Magic" — a less-inspired tread through a familiar Eminem theme, the increasingly toxic relationship drama, complete with Skylar Grey hook — the fun begins Read Review
In the end, Side B is an album of far more questions than answers Read Review
Acts as an equal companion, not hasty offcuts
The album’s deluxe version adds an hour of new music rich in dextrous delivery but intent on pushing the same old buttons Read Review
He covers everything from Covid-19 to Colin Kaepernick but the results feel superfluous rather than subversive Read Review
The rapper’s verbal energy is impressive but the tracks here are routine and free of thrills Read Review
As with Prince, or Bob Dylan, he has found refuge from fame in work’s simple constancy Read Review
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Inhaler Open Wide
Catchier, more stirring than ever, Inhaler have done it again. Only this time they achieve with a new-found trust in their guts, it makes this work stronger. A magnificent move forward Clash
Sharon Van Etten Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory
Leading from the front and with a new musical approach, here is a demonstration of how the camaraderie of a band can revitalize musicOMH
The singer fills her stormy seventh album—billed as a collaborative effort with her bandmates—with post-punk motifs and reflections on clinging to love amid apocalyptic upheaval Pitchfork
FKA Twigs Eusexua
FKA Twigs’ Eusexua is a conceptual masterpiece that speaks to the heart and the head, the spirit and the body. These things are not separate from each other PopMatters
Manic Street Preachers Critical Thinking
It’s an album of clearly defined verses and middle eights, of song title hooks, and singalong guitar melodies following singalong vocal melodies. The way these songs orbit then arrive at choruses have a kind of gravitational inevitability to them The Quietus
From the enveloping and moody opening tracks to the eclectic midsection, Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory stands out for both its depth and breadth Under The Radar
Van Etten changed things up, eschewing her identity as a singer/songwriter and forming a new band, the Attachment Theory, to infuse her songs with a new life and perspective Spectrum Culture
Squid Cowards
Their third studio album is a collection of vignettes about cult leaders, sociopaths and cannibals NME
The four-piece continue to bend rock & roll into new shapes on this festival-ready record NME
Cowards is the ideal album that a band in Squid’s position would put out: one that builds on the ideas that defined in their first two albums, but doesn’t stay comfortable in what they know best Paste Magazine
Open Wide stands out as the group’s most mature body of work. Leaning into the indie-pop sound worked in the band’s favour as they created memorable songs that are both uplifting and catchy Northern Transmissions
Heartworms Glutton For Punishment
For a debut, it’s staggering. It’s mature way beyond her years and astonishingly built, it’s a true testament to her power as a singer, songwriter, musician and her dedication to her own vision and only that Far Out
Debut album that firmly places Heartworms in a league of her own, leaving enough room for her passion and talent to grow as the project evolves Dork
There’s an intrigue which lies in the way these are threaded together and you can hear the many musical influences at work which create a distinctive and well-crafted album The Quietus
Could Glutton For Punishment have been more strategically curated? Perhaps, but this is an ambitious act. And sometimes you need to be commended for what you attempt as much as for what you achieve Beats Per Minute
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