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22 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.

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Lime GardenMaybe Not Tonight

"A breakup album that wears its messiness on its sleeve, Lime Garden’s second is figuring life out, track by track" (9/10 - NME). "A new indie disco essential" (9/10 - DIY)

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Jessie WareSuperbloom

"A glorious ode to connection, and Jessie’s most evocative work yet" (10/10 - DIY). "The third album in the singer’s disco trilogy feels like something brighter and more perennial" (9/10 - Slant)

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My New Band BelieveMy New Band Believe

"A postmodern kaleidoscope" (9/10 - DIY). "At the helm of an enormous, constantly shifting collective, the former Black Midi man swings for the fences" (10/10 - NME)

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Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds

Mojo

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Arlo ParksAmbiguous Desire

"Her most vividly realised and affecting body of work to date" (9/10 - DOY). "Arlo Parks approaches euphoria and vulnerability with a soothing ambivalence" (8/10 - The Skinny)

The Twilight SadIt's The Long Goodbye

"An astonishing body of work that firmly emphasizes what an important band The Twilight Sad are" (9/10 - Under The Radar). "A powerful and truly wonderful return from The Twilight Sad" (9/10 - Clash)

UnderscoresU

"A tour-de-force of production chops that cements April Harper Grey as a key auteur in the future of the genre" (10/10 - NME). "Hits all the beats of a classic pop record" (8.3/10 - Paste)

Trembling Bells and Bonnie Prince BillyThe Marble Downs

"Strengthened by communal tendencies, meeting bombs in Iran and executions in Minneapolis not with clenched fists of protest, but with hugs" (8/10 - PopMaters).

GorillazThe Mountain

"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)

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)

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The ADM rating is a weighted average from our survey of more than 50 sources , taking into account the number of reviews

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8.0
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Angine de Poitrine

Vol.II

Second full-length release from the Canadian experimental rock band produced by Fabien Peterson

Added: 17/04/2026
8.0

Sunn O)))

Sunn O)))

Tenth album and first in seven years from the Seattle drone metal merchants led by Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson

Added: 03/04/2026
8.0

Flea

Honora

Debut full-length solo release from Red Hot Chili Peppers' bassist features six original songs and guest appearances from Nick Cave and Thom Yorke

Added: 27/03/2026
8.0

Robyn

Sexistential

First solo album for eight years from the Swedish pop star co-produced with Klas Åhlund

Added: 27/03/2026
8.0

Fcukers

Ö

Debut album from New York electronic duo Shanny Wise and Jackson Walker Lewis

Added: 25/03/2026
8.0

Underscores

U

Third full-length self-produced release from the New York-based pop artist April Harper Grey

Added: 20/03/2026
7.0

Brown Horse

Total Dive

Third full-length release from the Norwich country rock quarter produced and mixed by Owen Turner

Added: 16/04/2026
7.0

deary

Birding

The debut full-length album from the London-based dream pop trio produced with Iggy B

Added: 02/04/2026
7.0

Ora Cogan

Hard Hearted Woman

Latest full-length release from the indie-folk Canadian artist produced with David Parry

Added: 20/03/2026
7.0

Kim Gordon

Play Me

Third full-length solo album from the Sonic Youth co-founder produced by Justin Raisen (Marissa Nadler, Sky Ferreira, Angel Olsen)

Added: 13/03/2026
6.0

Holly Humberstone

Cruel World

Second full-length album from the English indie-pop singer-songwriter produced by Rob Milton

Added: 13/04/2026

Latest Reviews

Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds Mutiny After Midnight

A revolutionary country-funk masterpiece Mojo

They Might Be Giants The World Is to Dig

They're also practitioners of the ancient art form of popcraft, constructing tight, clever confections then working with longtime co-producer Pat Dillett to ensure the hooks are delivered cleanly and efficiently. They remain funny, too. Print edition only Mojo

Tomora Come Closer

Dance don Tom Rowlands and Norwegian phenomenon Aurora take us on an otherworldly rave as an "exceptional" supergroup NME

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Fresh stuff

VOL II by Angine de Poitrine

"There's a ferocity and alienness to the complexity" (10/10 - Exclaim). "It breathes on its own and speaks without words. Angine de Poitrine let the music do the talking" (8.4/10 - Northern Transmissions)

Holly HumberstoneCruel World
"The singer’s best album yet" (10/10 - Rolling Stone UK). "Replaces introspection with euphoric choruses, 80s synths and even happy hardcore on her vivid second LP" (8/10 - The Giardian)

Sunn O)))Sunn O)))
"An immersive, strangely euphoric listening experience recorded in the wilds of Washington" (8/10 - The Guardian). "The album is a magnificently heavy double of downtuned, epic riffing" (9/10 - Uncut)

ThundercatDistracted
"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" (8.5/10 - Northern Transmissions)

RobynSexistential
"Questioning everything about love, life and sex, Robyn takes us on a joyride that’s both serious and silly" (10/10 - Robyn). "A lesson in exactly what Robyn can do that nobody else quite can" (10/10 - Dork)

Courtney BarnettCreature of Habit
"The Australian’s best album since her debut is a soundtrack to starting again" (8/10 - musicOMH). "Courtney Barnett is here to rock. No frills, no fuss; just rock." (9/10 - PopMatters)

BTSARIRANG
"The world's biggest band stresses group identity and South Korean roots, while pushing the songs into adventurous new territory" (9/10 - Rolling Stone). "A blockbuster album" (8/10 - Clash)

LadytronParadises
"Their contagious creative zeal is apparent throughout its entirety" (8/10 - Under The radar). "Their contagious creative zeal is apparent throughout its entirety" (7/10 - Far Out)

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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