10 October 2024
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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Fifth studio album from the Swedish experimental psychedelic rock outfit
7.6
NEW Goat is easily one of the greatest releases by the band to date. It invites us to bask in rich soundscapes that can often overwhelm—but in the best way possible Read Review
NEW Goat’s self-titled new set is about getting up and stomping your feet to sounds that elevate your soul and remove all thoughts of any mundane day-to-day concerns Read Review
NEW Goat shapes up as one of 2024's most enjoyable albums so far. Print edition only
NEW Goat continue to make some magical and mysterious music. Print edition only
NEW Doubling down on the Deadhead-to-Lagos sound of “Frisco Beaver” may mean fewer surprises but the band’s loyal herd will no doubt savour the greater prominence of keyboard-driven freakouts and the greater fullness of grooves like the one that powers the mighty “Ouroboros”. Print edition only
Caribou Honey
For a collection of semi-throwback electronica, the first half of the album feels very accomplished and prêt-à-porter. It works: the AI doesn’t get in the way, the tempo remains fairly steady, and its minimalist nature makes for a very tight package Beats Per Minute
Geordie Greep The New Sound
Absolutely bonkers and utterly brilliant DIY
Leon Bridges Leon
An album that is at once deeply personal, and yet expansive and shared DIY
The Smile Cutouts
More of the same might seem a tad obvious a statement to make, but it’s just about the most accurate DIY
With such a joyous energy, it’s easy to get lost in its layers DIY
The Hard Quartet The Hard Quartet
It genuinely feels as if anything goes DIY
Sophie Sophie
This posthumous album delivers a suitably crowded, messy and occasionally glorious farewell to the English force of nature Spectrum Culture
Goat Goat
Goat is easily one of the greatest releases by the band to date. It invites us to bask in rich soundscapes that can often overwhelm—but in the best way possible Far Out
A Place to Bury Strangers Synthesizer
Besides the intriguing sonic developments, Synthesizer proves the band’s ability to transform everyday musings and difficulties into art Far Out
On the Brooklyn band's sixth LP, gear nerd, pedal designer and student of alternative rock Oliver Ackermann is still committed to music’s human processes: the trial and error, the experimentation with bandmates, playing live Paste Magazine
While the songs sometimes get swallowed up in the maelstrom, Ackermann’s unit proves more than capable of manifesting a sort of grotty malevolence rarely heard since Killing Joke’s imperial phase. Print edition only Uncut
10 wonderfully intense songs. Print edition only Record Collector
Expect the unexpected—as with every A Place to Bury Strangers release—but never leave disappointed Under The Radar
Goat’s self-titled new set is about getting up and stomping your feet to sounds that elevate your soul and remove all thoughts of any mundane day-to-day concerns The Arts Desk
Doubling down on the Deadhead-to-Lagos sound of “Frisco Beaver” may mean fewer surprises but the band’s loyal herd will no doubt savour the greater prominence of keyboard-driven freakouts and the greater fullness of grooves like the one that powers the mighty “Ouroboros”. Print edition only Uncut
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