7 October 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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Second album from Ripley Johnson's (Wooden Shjips/Moon Duo) side project
8.6
In all, it's not only Johnson's sixth ace long-player in three years, but a heaven sent sanctuary from 2020's many brutal realities. Print edition only
One-man band Ripley Johnson casts an unashamedly sunny eight-song spell Read Review
There's not a weak moment to be found. Print edition only
Summerlong showcases Johnson's prowess as a songwriter, as effortlessly as the sun shines on a clear summer day Read Review
No longer masked by layers of texture, Summerlong allows Johnson to showcase his gifts for songwriting and psychedelic wandering in equal measure Read Review
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Leon Bridges Leon
He writes evocatively about his home state of Texas, which lends these songs a vivid backdrop. Print edition only Uncut
The musician’s emotional fourth album borrows liberally from the past but the themes are modern and the sound utterly timeless The Observer
Caribou Honey
With its intricate production, mesmerising melodies, dynamism and scope, ‘Honey’ is no doubt a stellar addition to Caribou’s catalogue Clash
The Smile Cutouts
A magnificent, playful, and positive return Clash
Sophie Sophie
When SOPHIE the record is finished, you are left with a mix of feelings and emotions. Gratitude for the work SOPHIE the artist brought us and the boundaries she broke down. Curiosity as to what this record may have been had she gotten to complete it Clash
Coldplay Moon Music
‘Moon Music’ feels like the best friend who helps you through the dark hours of 3am and takes you through the most beautiful sunrise when daylight breaks Clash
Dan Snaith embraces AI to deliver a feelgood set of tracks that provide a sun-drenched idyll musicOMH
Tenth album by Chris Martin and co is something of a damp squib and sees their decline continue musicOMH
Third album from Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Tom Skinner is a stranger beast than its predecessors, finding them in playful and risky mood musicOMH
The Bug Machines
This anthology of instrumentals the industrial dub stalwart crafted for his pummeling live performances is some of his heaviest, ugliest, most damaged-sounding music yet Pitchfork
Being Dead EELS
With deceptively lo-fi hooks and a playfully oblique approach, the Austin rock duo crafts songs that are goofy, serious, innocent, and knowing all at once Pitchfork
Godspeed You! Black Emperor No?Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead
The band’s adherence to formula undercuts the visceral punch that has been their appeal Slant Magazine
Floating Points Cascade
It’s Shepherd’s harnessing of electronic music’s power to tease your imagination to different places that makes Cascade such a wonderful club record Under The Radar
Although it's nauseatingly upbeat - that is also what Coldplay have always done best The Arts Desk
What it lacks in cohesion, Cutouts more than makes up for in displays of technical skill and layered textures that flesh out each composition in fascinating ways 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
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
Dave We’re All Alone In This Together