6 April 2026
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.
Browse specific styles
First solo album of indie pop from former Razorlight drummer Andy Burrows
6.7
Finds Burrows ploughing a fuzzy acoustic furrow to delight fans of summery '70s pop. Print edition only
A record of gentle charms and easygoing sadness Read Review
It’s a fuzz-folk delight to slot alongside Gerry Rafferty, Elliott Smith, Brendan Benson, Broken Bells and Laurence Arabia’s Chant Darling Read Review
A record that finds Burrows in energised, revitalised form. ‘Sun Comes Up Again’ reveals him as a true songwriting talent Read Review
If Burrows gifted Razorlight two of their biggest hits (in ‘America’ and ‘Before I Fall To Pieces’), what his former band gave him in return was the platform to bring something far more interesting into the light of day Read Review
An impressive effort from someone who sounds like he's finally allowed to make music the way he likes it and it's a joy to behold Read Review
Sharing the pop soul sensibilities of Squeeze with just a dash of Brendan Benson, there’s even a soupçon of harpsichord in there. What’s not to like about these small songs with a big heart? Read Review
Perhaps 14 tracks is a little overbearing, as the initial momentum eventually trails off. But there are several irresistible numbers along the way Read Review
At 14 tracks, Sun Comes Up Again can feel like a trudge through the outback of mediocrity rather than an exciting exploration into new territory Read Review
The multi-instrumentalist's work is deft and pleasing, despite its spoonfuls of utilitarian soft rock Read Review
There are hints of Razorlight's more considered moments..but for the most part Burrows's soul is more gentle, his melodies more insidious and his voice more wispy. Read Review
An extremely promising debut, and a warm, breezy and openly-referential antidote to the hordes of cacophonic pretenders taking themselves far too seriously Read Review
Roll over video for more options
I Am Arrows: Sun Comes Up Again
Arlo Parks Ambiguous Desire
One of those albums that evokes a tangible mood; in this case, somewhere adjacent to the sun coming up after a rollercoaster of a night out. As such, it's frequently wonderful. Print edition only Uncut
"We're blossoming," she sings of a new romance, but she could easily be talking about herself and her artistic trajectory, having pulled off a daring makeover with such style. Print edition only Record Collector
Any fear, dissociation or sorrow Parks describes is repeatedly shaken off in the communion of the dancefloor The Independent
Sunn O))) Sunn O)))
You may rejoice, you may be bemused, or you may soil your drawers and run for the nearest exit. It's quite an experience, however you find it. Print edition only Record Collector
What remains undeniable is that Sunn O)))’s all-enveloping textures occupy a landscape like no other. Slow your breathing, open your ears and let yourself be taken there Kerrang!
At over an hour, it’s not casual listening. But SUNN O))) have always been about testing limits, pushing boundaries, (destroying speakers). That’s precisely why the album works and why the band have endured: ‘SUNN O)))’ feels like a reaffirmation — of process, of power, and of why they remain darlings of the underground Clash
The album is a magnificently heavy double of downtuned, epic riffing. Print edition only Uncut
The enrobed duo of Stephen O’Malley and Greg Anderson have produced a beguiling work that distils the overwhelming impact of nature on the human psyche into 80 minutes of utterly transcendent avant metal The Quietus
Thundercat Distracted
Thundercat invites listeners into a space where confusion, beauty, and pain coexist, reminding us that even in a fractured world, there is still room to feel, create, and live fully Northern Transmissions
The American musician serves up audio comfort food with some stylistic progression and a generous helping of technical skill musicOMH
He's still finding joy inside the pain, supplying the high notes with that ethereal contratenor and the low end with those sinuous basslines All Music
Thundercat has finally made the all-out pop album he's been hinting at. It fits like a glove. Print edition only Mojo
Distracted may be his most coherent album to date. Less prone to abrupt zigzags than its predecessors, it's his smoothest, too. Print edition only Uncut
This blissfully atmospheric album opts for the polished beauty of the chillout room, where it makes a fine soundtrack to dancing away heartache musicOMH
Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson's vast primordial compositions all but dissolve structure, leaving the evocation of feeling to celebrate a communion of man and the natural world musicOMH
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
Rosalía Lux
Kendrick Lamar Damn.
D'Angelo And The Vanguard Black Messiah
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Ghosteen
Spiritbox Tsunami Sea
Self Esteem Prioritise Pleasure
Hayley Williams Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party
Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways