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27 December 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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Father John MistyMahashmashana

"Unequivocally stunning" (10/10 -The Arts Desk). "Striking a compelling balance between the epic and the intimate" (9/10 - DIY). "One of his finest albums" (9/10 - musicOMH)

Michael KiwanukaSmall Changes

"A boundless effort that, while revelling in its musical referents stands tall, ceaselessly, beside them" (10/10 - The Skinny). "It's a record built to last" (8/10 - Record Collector)

Laura MarlingPatterns in Repeat

"Both stunningly intimate and endearingly raw" (10/10 - DIY). "A homey, quiet record. It’s one of the best of her career" (8.3/10 - Pitchfork). "Simple, graceful, moving, tender" (9/10 - Uncut)

Amyl And The SniffersCartoon Darkness

"It's a truly glorious rock’n’roll album that is forceful without being simplistic and lairy while maintaining a good sense of humour" - 10/10 - The Arts Desk).

Christopher OwensI Wanna Run Barefoot Through Your Hair

"Potentially one of the year’s best records" (10/10 - DIY). "A must-listen for anyone who’s ever been in the type of love that doesn’t always get a light shone on it" (9/10 - Northern Transmissions)

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Grow Up

Second album from the London post-punk fourpiece fronted by Jo Bevan

ADM rating[?]: 7.8
Label: Fierce Panda
UK Release date: 24/03/2017
US Release date: 24/03/2017

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10.0 94464
10.0 | The Skinny

A huge undertaking, a staggering achievement. You need this
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9.0 | God Is In The TV

Holy shit. What a band
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8.5 | The Quietus

What’s perhaps most remarkable is the fact that each player has a distinctive voice, and with the ear able to discern and separate the parts, it creates an eerie space in which the listener can move around in
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8.0 | Q

A personal diary magnified to the scale of an IMAX screen. Print edition only
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6.0 | Mojo

Jo Bevan declaims like Siouxsie leading The Smiths. Print edition only
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