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21 August 2025

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Cass McCombsInterior Live Oak

"US indie’s steadfast storyteller makes a wonderfully unhurried double album his best yet" (10/10 - The Guardian). "At its best when it leans into the reverie with a riff that calls upon a relaxed stroll" (8/10 - Far Out)

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Alison GoldfrappFlux

"Think of Flux as an elegant evolution. She’s still dancing, but this time with her heart closer to the surface" (8/10 - The Line Of Best Fit). "Floats in an elegant yet directionless orbit" (6/10 - The Skinny)

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Marissa NadlerNew Radiations

"It confirms her strength as a vulnerable storyteller in an era of frequent isolation" (8.5/10 - Northern Transmissions). "Nadler still shines as a spell-weaver and mistress of moods" (6/10 - Mojo)

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Albums to watch

The New EvesThe New Eve Is Rising

"Velvets-style drone rock, trad folk, anarcho-punk and hippy whimsy are all discernible in the Brighton quartet’s debut album – all played with white-knuckle intensity" (8/10 - The Guardian)

Wet Legmoisturizer

"Spikier, sleazier and sexier, the Isle of Wight duo defy second album syndrome" (9/10 - musicOMH). "The band’s propensity for catchy, danceable garage-punk remains intact" (8/10 - Slant)

LordeVirgin

"The pop star turns inward and redefines who she wants to be on her most introspective record yet" (9/10 - Rolling Stone). "Returns to pop’s fray to revel in the mess of late-20s angst" (8/10 - The Guardian)

Loyle Carnerhopefully!

"Full of love, fatherhood and feeling, the Croydon lyricist’s fourth is less a reinvention than a maturation" (7/10 - musicOMH). "As moving as it is musically satisfying" (8/10 - DIY)

carolineCaroline 2

"Each song is gloriously cinematic, intoxicatingly unexpected and truly powerful, even in its quietest moments" (9/10 - Far Out). "UK post-rock’s preeminent sentimentalists" (8/4/10 - Pitchfork)

StereolabInstant Holograms On Metal Film

"Lætitia Sadier et al pick up where they left off yet sound more timely than ever" (8/10 - The Guardian). "This is highbrow music for lowbrow times" (9/10 - Far Out)

THE CHART: THE TOP RATED NEW ALBUMS

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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8.5
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Deftones

Private Music

Tenth studio album from the Sacramento alt. metal band produced by Nick Raskulinecz (The Hold Steady, Korn, Alice In Chains)

Added: 21/08/2025
8.4

Dijon

Baby

Second album from the German-born Baltimore-based singer, songwriter and producer

Added: 18/08/2025
8.3

Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band

New Threats From the Soul

Second full-length album from the Jeffersonville, Indiana Americana musician Ryan Davis

Added: 25/07/2025
8.3

Jim Legxacy

Black British Music (2025)

Fourth mixtape from the London singer, rapper, and producer James Olaloye

Added: 20/07/2025
8.3

Ethel Cain

Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You

Third album from the Florida-born dream pop artist Hayden Silas Anhedönia

Added: 07/08/2025
8.0

Laufey

A Matter Of Time

Third album from the Los Angeles-based Icelandic-Chinese jazz-pop artist Laufey Lín Jónsdóttir working with producers Spencer Stewart and The National’s Aaron Dessner

Added: 21/08/2025
8.0

Billie Martin

Dog Eared

Fifth album from the English singer-songwriter Billie Marten recorded in Brooklyn with producer Phil Weinrobe

Added: 28/07/2025
8.0

Alex G

Headlights

Tenth album from the Philadelphia lo-fi indie rock musician Alex Giannascoli produced with Jacob Portrait

Added: 16/07/2025
7.9

Water From Your Eyes

It’s A Beautiful Place

Latest release from the Chicago indie pop duo Rachel Brown and Nate Amos

Added: 21/08/2025
7.9

Folk Bitch Trio

Now Would Be A Good Time

Debut full-length album from the Melbourne indie folk band recorded in New Zealand by producer Tom Healy (Tiny Ruins, the Chills)

Added: 25/07/2025
7.7

Cass McCombs

Interior Live Oak

Eleventh studio album from the California-born singer-songwriter

Added: 15/08/2025
7.7

Wolf Alice

The Clearing

Fourth album from the London alt.rock quartet produced by Greg Kurstin (Gorillaz, Foo Fighters, Paul McCartney)

Added: 21/08/2025
7.7

Barry Can’t Swim

Loner

Second album from the cottish electronic music producer and DJ Joshua Spence Mainnie

Added: 11/07/2025
7.7

The New Eves

The New Eve Is Rising

Debut full-length album from the Brighton-based quartet co-produced with Joe Jones and Jack Ogborne

Added: 01/08/2025
7.5

Debby Friday

The Starrr Of The Queen Of Life

Second full-legth album from the Nigeria-born, Toronto-based experimental musician

Added: 01/08/2025
7.5

Clipse

Let God Sort Em Out

Fourth album from the Virginia hip-hop duo consisting of brothers Pusha T and Malice

Added: 11/07/2025
7.4

Conan Gray

Wishbone

Fourth full-length album from Los Angeles-based indie pop singer-songwriter working with producers Dan Nigro, Ethan Gruska, Noah Conrad, Elvira Anderfjärd and Luka Kloser

Added: 15/08/2025
7.4

Luke Haines & Peter Buck

Going Down To The River… To Blow My Mind

Second collaboration between R.E.M.'s Peter Buck and Luke Haines (The Auteurs, Baader Meinhof, Black Box Recorder)

Added: 30/07/2025
7.3

The Armed

The Future Is Here and Everything Needs to Be Destroyed

Sixth full-length album from the Detroit hardcore punk collective

Added: 05/08/2025
7.3

Amaarae

Black Star

Third full-length release from the New York, based Ghanaian R&B / Afro-fusion singer Ama Serwah Genfi

Added: 08/08/2025
7.2

Wisp

If Not Winnter

Debut album from the San Francisco shoegaze artist Natalie R. Lu working with multiple producers including Stint, Aldn, Julian Emken, Photographic Memory, Kraus, Grayskies and Elliott Kozel

Added: 01/08/2025
7.2

Lord Huron

The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1

Fifth album of indie folk from the LA-based band led by Ben Schneider and includes contributions from Kristen Stewart and Blonde Redhead's Kazu Makino

Added: 18/07/2025
7.2

Babymetal

Metal Forth

Fifth album from the Japanese kawaii metal band featuring guest appearancesfrom Bloodywood, Electric Callboy, Tom Morello, Polyphia, Poppy, Slaughter To Prevail and Spiritbox

Added: 08/08/2025
7.2

Ada Lea

When I Paint My Masterpiece

Third full-length release from the Montreal singer-songwriter Alexandra Levy produced with Luke Temple

Added: 11/08/2025
7.1

Tyler, The Creator

Don't Tap the Glass

Ninth album from the Los Angeles-based Odd Future rapper featuring guest appearances from Pharrell Williams (under both his name and his alias Sk8brd), Madison McFerrin and Yebba

Added: 24/07/2025
7.1

Reneé Rapp

Bite Me

Second studio album from the North Carolina-born pop artist and actress

Added: 01/08/2025
7.1

Paul Weller

Find El Dorado

Eighteenth full-length solo release from the veteran English rock artist is a covers album with contributions from Amelia Coburn, Noel Gallagher, Seckou Keita, Declan O'Rourke and Robert Plant

Added: 24/07/2025
7.1

Alice Cooper

The Revenge Of Alice Cooper

First collaboration from surviving members of the original band since 1973 produced by Bob Ezrin (Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd)

Added: 28/07/2025
6.9

Marissa Nadler

New Radiations

Album number ten from the Nashville-based indie folk singer-songwriter

Added: 15/08/2025
6.8

Indigo De Souza

Precipice

Fourth album from the North Carolina-based indie rock musician recorded in Los Angeles with Elliott Kozel

Added: 24/07/2025

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Mac DeMarco Guitar

It wouldn’t be fair to criticise the album as a whole, as maybe a third of the songs have had enough care and attention put into them to make them enjoyable, but at the same time, all of these could do with additional arrangements and production added to them Far Out

Mac DeMarco Guitar

Guitar is not his most ambitious work but it deserves a moment of humanity and gratitude and at the end of the day, it’s another ripple in an already storied career Northern Transmissions

Mac DeMarco Guitar

For all their vulnerability, these songs are too inert to make a lasting impression. The flashes of resonance are undeniable, but they’re not enough to break the overwhelming fog of despair that settles over the album Slant Magazine

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Fresh stuff

The New Eve Is Rising by The New Eves

"Hayden Anhedönia closes the ‘Ethel Cain’ chapter of her artistic journey with a bleak yet beautiful record" (10/10 - NME)

The Black KeysNo Rain, No Flowers
"After a career hiccup, the reliable rock duo ground themselves with a smooth, solid LP" (7/10 - Rolling Stone). "A pleasant, straightforward collection of reliably rocking jams" (7/10 - All Music)

BabymetalMetal Forth
"There are moments of genius here. In forging new bonds and attempting to break new ground," (8/10 - Kerrang!). "Proves once again that BABYMETAL are in a league of their own" (8/10 - Dork)

Reneé RappBite Me
"Hell-raising rocker parties her troubles away on her uproarious second album" (9/10 - Rolling Stone). "It’s a record that is cut from her very core, completely on her own terms" (10/10 - Dork)

Tyler, The CreatorDon't Tap the Glass
"Half an hour of early 80s rhythms and slick one-liners with the IDGAF attitude of his early years" (8/10 - The Guardian). "A crate-digging party project that favours feel over formula" (8/10 - NME)

Folk Bitch TrioNow Would Be A Good Time
"Breathtaking vocal harmonies, razor-sharp lyrical edge and delicate darkness set this Melbourne band apart" (10/10 - NME). "In short, it’s gorgeous. All ten tracks. Gorgeous" (9/10 - Far Out)

Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse BandNew Threats From the Soul
"Jam-packed with arresting turns of phrase, collapsing structures, and revelatory and bizarre unions of form" (9.7/10 - Paste). "An essential new voice in American indie rock" (8.7/10 - Pitchfork)

Barry Can’t SwimLoner
"A gorgeous and varied album that will surely soundtrack countless summers" (8/10 - Clash). "trades sun-soaked bliss for emotional introspection – without losing the big drops" (8/10 - musicOMH)

GwennoUtopia
"Gwenno roams the cities of her youth on her vivid fourth album" (8/10 - The Skinny). "Gwenno’s songwriting matures compellingly on Utopia" (8/10 - The Line Of Best Fit)

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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