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10 March 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.

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Harry StylesKiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.

"An excellent record that is at points raw but more often joyful; proof of the importance of taking time out" (9/10 - DIY). "Finds him taking a new approach to life – and to music" (8/10 - NME)

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SqueezeTrixies

"Revived and newly recorded, Difford and Tilbrook’s pre-fame project might be the best work of their caree" (10/10 - Mojo). "Presents the sound of one of the best bands in Britain" (8/10 - musicOMH)

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MorrisseyMake-Up Is A Lie

"Beyond the conspiracy theories, there's still a poignancy that resonates" (7/10 - Uncut). "Sitting through an entire album of his musings and moanings circa 2026 is less than fun" (5/10 - All Music)

Highest Recent Ratings

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MobyFuture Quiet

"Moby has created a 14-track state of therapy for his own mind but kindly offered it to the world. It is the offering of one of the genius producers of our time" (8/10 - CLash)

Charli XCXWuthering Heights

"This brilliantly moody soundtrack confirms Charli XCX as a star who makes better art when she’s not trying to deliver a hit" (10/10 - The Irish Times). "At times gorgeous" (8/10 - Clash)

RatboysSingin' To An Empty Chair

"Ratboys have earned their seat at the top table" (9/10 - DIY). "Their most emotionally affecting and compositionally advanced songs to date" (8.4/10 - Pitchfork)

Joyce ManorI Used to Go to This Bar

"The Californian trio’s exhilarating, bittersweet seventh album marks a vital evolution" (8/10 - musicOMH). "They keep up their uninterrupted streak of never releasing a bad album" (8/10 - Under The Radar)

Westside CowboySo Much Country ‘Till We Get There

"So Much Country ‘Till We Get There is barely 15 minutes long; it is scarcely believable how much promise they’ve packed into it. Believe the hype" (10/10 - The Skinny)

Dove EllisBlizzard

"With shades of Jeff and Tim Buckley, the Galway-born artist writes tunes so strong they seem as familiar as old friends" (10/10 - The Guardian). "The sound is entirely his" (8/10 - DIY)

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Gorillaz

The Mountain

Ninth studio album from Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's virtual band featuring posthumous appearances from Dennis Hopper, Bobby Womack, David Jolicoeur from De La Soul, Tony Allen and Mark E. Smith

Added: 25/02/2026
8.0

Hemlocke Springs

The Apple Tree Under the Sea

Debut full-length release from the North Carolina bedroom pop singer-songwriter and producer Isimeme "Naomi" Udu

Added: 12/02/2026
8.0

Beverley Glenn-Copeland

Laughter in Summer

Latest full-length release from the American-born Canadian singer-songwriter featuring his wife Elizabeth Glenn-Copeland

Added: 06/02/2026
8.0

Ratboys

Singin' To An Empty Chair

Sixth album from the Chicago indie band led by Julia Steiner and David Sagan produced by Chris Walla ex-Death Cab For Cutie

Added: 02/02/2026
7.0

waterbaby

Memory Be a Blade

Debut full-lenght release from the Swedish alt-pop artist Kendra Egerbladh produced by Marcus White

Added: 06/03/2026
7.0

Mitski

Nothing's About to Happen to Me

Eighth album from the New York-based Japanese/American synth-pop singer songwriter produced by Patrick Hyland

Added: 26/02/2026
7.0

Bill Callahan

My Days of 58

Ninth album of mellow indie rock and Americana from the Maryland-born singer-songwriter recorded with his touring band

Added: 25/02/2026
7.0

Charli XCX

Wuthering Heights

The latest release from the English electro pop star is both a companion and soundtrack to "Wuthering Heights" featuring guest appearances from John Cale and Sky Ferreira

Added: 13/02/2026
7.0

J. Cole

The Fall-Off

Seventh studio album from the American rapper featuring guest appearances from Erykah Badu, Burna Boy, Future, Morray, PJ, Petey Pablo and Tem

Added: 11/02/2026
7.0

Mandy, Indiana

URGH

Second full-length album from the Manchester-based industrial post-punk quartet

Added: 05/02/2026
7.0

Joyce Manor

I Used to Go to This Bar

The California quartet's sventh studio album of pop/rock produced by Bad Religion’s Brett Gurewitz

Added: 29/01/2026
7.0

Geologist

Can I Get a Pack of Camel Lights?

Debut full-length solo album from Animal Collective's Brian Weitz, featuring contributions from Emma Garau, Aliana Kalaba, Adam Lion, Shane McCord, Ryan Oslance, Dave Portner, Mikey Powers and Merrick Weitz

Added: 21/01/2026
7.0

Searows

Death in the Business of Whaling

Second album of indie folk from the Portland, Oregon singer-songwriter Alec Duckart

Added: 21/01/2026
5.0

Harry Styles

Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.

Fourth solo album from the LA-based former One Direction singer executive produced by Kid Harpoon

Added: 09/03/2026
5.0

Morrissey

Make-Up Is A Lie

Fourteenth solo release and first in five years the former Smiths frontman produced by Joe Chiccarelli (The Strokes, The Killers, U2)

Added: 06/03/2026

Latest Reviews

waterbaby Memory Be a Blade

The takeaway is that how you treat those lesions is crucial to moving on; if done productively, those bygone romantic woes will no longer penetrate the heart The Line Of Best Fit

waterbaby Memory Be a Blade

By its final "mmm," Memory Be a Blade's title has come into sharp focus All Music

waterbaby Memory Be a Blade

The Stockholm musician’s debut album is a fascinating character study with improvised lyrics and a light, pretty sound that belies its emotional depth The Guardian

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Fresh stuff

Future Quiet by Moby

"The album’s posthumous contributors remind us that music can keep ghosts alive" (10/10 - The Independent). "Powerful reflections on mortality from Damon Albarn and Co" (8/10 - Hot Press)

Bill CallahanMy Days of 58
"Veteran singer-songwriter returns with a personal yet approachable masterwork" (10/10 - The Skinny) "One of our greatest pulp, not quite gothic, singer songwriters" (9.1/10 - Northern Transmissions)

Iron & WineHen's Teeth
"The delicate, technicolour tracks on Sam Beam’s eighth album see him consolidate his reputation as a songwriter of distinction" (8/10 - musicOMH).

PeachesNo Lube So Rude
"Nothing short of a musical battle standard for those refusing to conform" (10/10 - The Arts Desk). "There’s a beating heart at the centre of Merrill Nisker’s exhilarating, essential work" (8/10 - misocOMH)

Mumford & SonsPrizefighter
"The solemnness of the title track reverberates throughout most of the other tracks on the ‘Prizefighter’ album. It easily wins the ‘prize’ as the best song on an especially spectacular album" (8/10 - Clash)

Danny L HarleCerulean
"His most cohesive work to date, finding parity in both its nostalgia and its modernity" (9/10 - DIY). "‘Cerulean’ is the album Danny L Harle has been waiting his whole life to make" (10/10 - Dork)

DaphniButterfly
"It may only be February, but this already feels like a defining electronic record of the year" (9/10 - Clash). "It might already be the most relentlessly feel-good album of 2026" (8/10 - DIY)

CastYeah Yeah Yeah
"Sounding comfortable and confident. Songs are strong, the production is polished" (8/10 - XS Noize). "Sound of a band determined to prove they’re more than a Britpop legacy act" (7/10 - musicOHM)

All-time top 10

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.

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