16 May 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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Third album of experimental, melodic instrumentals from the Glasgow-based band fronted by Graeme Ronald
7.4
An indelible work, surely bound to remain etched on the memory way into the future Read Review
A profoundly sophisticated, utterly delightful intoxication through which – yes – it's entirely possible to forget the present and bathe in the ecstatic now Read Review
Often eschewing the heavy guitars that seem to characterise much of the genre, Forgetting The Present is at once a delicate, beautiful yet devastating work Read Review
The band’s subtle tinkering lays them open to accusations of repetitiveness, but behind the sumptuous material there’s a fierce sense of intent, some far-off perfection to shoot for Read Review
The obvious comparison perhaps lies with label bosses Mogwai, but Remember Remember are more about awe than aggression Read Review
Scottish instrumentalists’ third session of musical regression therapy. Print edition only
An album that consolidates their position and shows off their abilities in impressive style Read Review
The Glaswegian instrumental band doesn’t go for huge maelstroms of noise, preferring instead a more fluid style Read Review
A new soundtrack to the seasonal good weather Read Review
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Remember Remember must be keen to impress label bosses Mogwai Read Review
Overall a lighter touch would not be a bad thing Read Review
Whilst the majority of the album is technically admirable for what it does achieve, it is also frustratingly slow going at times Read Review
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Remember Remember: Forgetting The Present
Tune-Yards Better Dreaming
These 11 songs brim with images of armed men, noxious air and entitled egotists, intermingled with notions of self-liberation and community solidarity. But the sonics too often seem stuck in Garbus's past. Print edition only Mojo
They're following their "first thought" instincts while allowing space for the full expression of Garbus's mighty soul voice. Print edition only Uncut
Billy Nomates Metalhorse
Altogether, with added depth and melody, it’s Maries’ best yet. Print edition only Mojo
The dilapidated English fairground has served as a metaphor for the vicissitudes of the music business for everyone from Ray Davies to Kevin Ayers, but it's rarely been so vividly, furiously and poignantly realised. Print edition only Uncut
Rico Nasty Lethal
Very much out there in her own lane, Rico Nasty attacks each song with purpose Clash
The rapper's latest LP, Lethal, matches her characteristic raw energy with a rock-influenced sound and introspective tone Rolling Stone
The ideas are present, but the urgency and edge that once defined her work feel dialled back The Arts Desk
An alluring feat that feels just as trendy as it is against the grain DIY
Perhaps mastering a sense of duality is what Rico Nasty is gunning for – harsh and soft, or trap and rock Kerrang!
billy woods GOLLIWOG
The American rapper dwells on scary things – both fictional and real – for his latest album musicOMH
Tor Maries’ third album is testimony to the fact that whatever doesn’t kill you does indeed make you stronger musicOMH
Kali Uchis Sincerely
The singer-songwriter’s new album is a phantasmagoria of pleasure—the perfect complement to her talent for keeping her cool Pitchfork
William Tyler Time Indefinite
William Tyler’s Time Indefinite is an experimental ambient record from a guy who isn’t known for making experimental ambient albums A.V. Club
Viagra Boys viagr aboys
As always, they make wallowing together in the dirt and filth seem like great fun Under The Radar
Kali Uchis’ Sincerely, is another near-perfect release from the singer—and an affirmation that true love and young motherhood make for a plethora of inspiration Spectrum Culture
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
Spiritbox Tsunami Sea
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