16 August 2017
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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Debut album from the London electronic artist, protégé of fellow London producer Daniel Avery
7.8
Warm, emotive and well-produced, the work of a natural talent that will only get better with time Read Review
Her rise to success is owed to her own creative mind and assuring that taking time to create a solid product can be a virtue Read Review
There are clear parallels with Factory Floor, Mica Levi and early Grimes, but Owens has clearly found her calling. Print edition only
It’s standout track ‘Bird’ that really hooks you as it seamlessly switches from shadowy ambience to a delicious sub-bass beat that sounds as good in headphones as it will when cranked out at dangerously high decibels from some techno dungeon speakers Read Review
Dark synth-pop if the haunting, affecting kind. Print edition only
Welsh singer and producer leaves her indie rock past behind and mixes dream pop and ambient techno on her immensely varied and fully-formed debut Read Review
A debut that is full of depth and one that exposes the scope of electronic music beyond just the club Read Review
Both danceable and meditative music with genuine heart Read Review
Feels like the opening chapter of a thrilling career Read Review
She can create an environment so specific that, after listening, you may find yourself longing to immerse yourself in it again Read Review
Only once it’s over do you feel its spell release you. That is, until the next Kelly Lee Owens album Read Review
Give Owens time to figure out her strengths and weaknesses and she might make something truly formidable Read Review
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Melvins A Walk With Love And Death
Print edition only Mojo
Cornelius Mellow Waves
As a transmitter for cute, stylistic oddness, he remains staunch. Print edition only Mojo
Soccer Mommy Collection
Hook-packed. Print edition only Mojo
James Vincent McMorrow True Care
Dense and absorbing. Print edition only Mojo
Nicole Atkins Goodnight Rhonda Lee
Atkins' fourth album sets a high bar. Print edition only Mojo
Daphni FABRICLIVE 93
Girl Ray Earl Grey
Impressive debut. Print edition only Mojo
UNKLE The Road Part 1
Still has plenty to offer. Print edition only Mojo
Black Grape Pop Voodoo
It's just about perfect. Print edition only Mojo
In cinematic terms, not a bomb. But not a blockbuster, either. Print edition only Q
Katie Von Schleicher Shitty Hits
High-end songwriting with a coat of lead paint. Print edition only Q
McMorrow's vocals retain their husky appeal. Print edition only Q
Oneohtrix Point Never Good Time OST
As Good Time shows, his skills have caught up with his ambition Resident Advisor
Dead Cross Dead Cross
A fun, nihilistic smash to the head Earbuddy
Downtown Boys Cost Of Living
Downtown Boys’ message may not connect with all listeners, but there will be those who won’t allow the bad guys to win Earbuddy
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.
Kendrick Lamar To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar Damn.
D'Angelo And The Vanguard Black Messiah
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree
Frank Ocean Channel Orange
Anaïs Mitchell Hadestown
Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Leonard Cohen You Want It Darker
Sufjan Stevens Carrie & Lowell
Mount Eerie A Crow Looked at Me