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14 May 2026

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Aldous HardingTrain On The Island

"A spellbinding listen, the high water mark of Harding's singular career" (9/10 - Exclaim. "It’s an oblique character study of herself, and the best album of her career so far" (9/10 - Pitchfork)

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The Lemon TwigsLook for Your Mind!

"This is musical joy captured in a record one of the group’s strongest works to date" (9/10 - Clash). "The exultant power-pop on the D'Addario brothers' sixth album is untouchably brilliant" (7/10 - musicOMH)

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Broken Social SceneRemember The Humans

"You can hear them having fun, bouncing the ideas off one another" (8.5/10 - Under The Radar). "Celebrates the joy and spirit of a bunch of old friends simply jamming together" (8/10 - musicOMH)

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FrikoSomething Worth Waiting For

"A record that leaves the kind of impression more associated with acts with far lengthier histories" (9/10 - DIY). "A euphoric, breakneck adventure towards a promised land" (8/10 - The Skinny)

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)

Angine de PoitrineVol.II

"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)

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)

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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8.4
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Angine de Poitrine

Vol.II

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

Added: 06/04/2026
8.3

My New Band Believe

My New Band Believe

Debut album from the London rock band formed by former Black Midi bassist and vocalist Cameron Picton

Added: 09/04/2026
8.0

Wendy Eisenberg

Wendy Eisenberg

Solo realese from the singer-songwriter and guitar virtuoso produced with their partner Mari Rubio

Added: 09/04/2026
8.0

Aldous Harding

Train On The Island

Fifth album from the New Zealand-born gothic folk singer-songwriter recorded in Wales with co-producer John Parish

Added: 08/05/2026
7.9

Kneecap

FENIAN

Third studio album from Belfast hip-hop trio produced by Dan Carey (Black Country, New Road, Black Midi, Squid)

Added: 27/04/2026
7.8

Lime Garden

Maybe Not Tonight

Second full-length album from the Brighton indie rock band

Added: 16/04/2026
7.8

Holly Humberstone

Cruel World

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

Added: 10/04/2026
7.7

Kacey Musgraves

Middle of Nowhere

Seventh studio album from the Texas country singer produced with Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk

Added: 01/05/2026
7.7

Friko

Something Worth Waiting For

Second albumfrom the Chicago indie rock quartet produced by John Congleton

Added: 23/04/2026
7.7

Cola

Cost Of Living Adjustment

Third album from the post-punk Canadian trio

Added: 08/05/2026
7.6

The Lemon Twigs

Look for Your Mind!

Sixth full-length release of psychedelic pop from the Long Island, New York brothers Brian and Michael D’Addario and first to feature touring members Reza Matin and Danny Ayala

Added: 08/05/2026
7.6

Slayyyter

Wor$T Girl In America

Third full-length album from Los Angeles-based pop artist Catherine Grace Garner inspired by her adolescence years in St. Louis

Added: 03/04/2026
7.6

Thundercat

Distracted

Fifth solo album from the LA-based bass player and Flying Lotus collaborator Stephen Bruner featuring guest appearances from A$AP Rocky, Channel Tres, Lil Yachty, Mac Miller, Tame Impala and Willow

Added: 03/04/2026
7.5

Tori Amos

In Times Of Dragons

Album number eighteen from the American singer-songwriter

Added: 01/05/2026
7.5

American Football

American Football (LP4)

Fourth studio album and first in seven years from the Illinois-based indie quartet workign with producer Sonny DiPerri

Added: 01/05/2026
7.5

Brown Horse

Total Dive

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

Added: 16/04/2026
7.5

Broken Social Scene

Remember The Humans

Sixth full-length studio album and first in nine years from the Canadian dream pop / art rock collective

Added: 08/05/2026
7.4

Jessie Ware

Superbloom

Sixth album from the English R&B pop star working with producers James Ford, Barney Lister, Karma Kid, Jon Shave and Stuart Price

Added: 17/04/2026
7.4

Yaya Bey

Fidelity

Latest full-length album from the New York R&B artist featuring guest appearances from Anastasia Antoinette, Exaktly, NESTA, Samantha G. Deem Spencer

Added: 22/04/2026
7.4

They Might Be Giants

The World Is to Dig

Twentyfourth studio album from the indie rock stalwarts produced with Pat Dillett (Joan as Police Woman, Joe Jackson, David Byrne)

Added: 18/04/2026
7.2

Tigers Jaw

Lost On You

Seventh full-length album from the Pennsylvania indie rock band produced by Will Yip (Panic! at the Disco, The Wonder Years, Keane)

Added: 13/04/2026
7.2

Zayn

Konnakol

Fifth solo album from former One Direction singer Zayn Malik working with various producers including Nick Hahn, Malay, Malik, Connor McDonough

Added: 22/04/2026
7.2

Squarepusher

Kammerkonzert

Seventheenth studio album from the pioneering electronica producer Tom Jenkinson

Added: 22/04/2026
7.1

Ringo Starr

Long Long Road

Twenty-second album from the former Beatles drummer and his second country record produced by T Bone Burnett and featuring guest appearances from Billy Strings, Sheryl Crow, St. Vincent, Molly Tuttle and Sarah Jarosz

Added: 24/04/2026
7.1

Nine Inch Nails & Boys Noize

Nine Inch Noize

Collaboration between Nine Inch Nails and Boys Noize features reimagined Nine Inch Nails tracks first performed at Coachella in 2026

Added: 19/04/2026
7.1

Lykke Li

The Afterparty

Sixth and final album of synth pop from Swedish singer, songwriter, model and actress

Added: 08/05/2026
6.9

Metric

Romanticize The Dive

Tenth studio album from the indie rock quartet from Toronto recorded at New York's Electric Lady Studios.

Added: 24/04/2026
6.9

deary

Birding

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

Added: 03/04/2026
6.9

Earl Sweatshirt / MIKE / Surf Gang

POMPEII // UTILITY

Collaboration beetween Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE with production by SURF GANG featuring guest appearances from Jadasea, Lerado Khalil, Anysia Kym, Niontay and Na-Kel Smith

Added: 10/04/2026
6.8

MUNA

Dancing On The Wall

Fourth album from the Los Angeles-based electronic pop trio produded by band member Naomi McPherson

Added: 08/05/2026

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Kneecap double down on a lyrical outlook that sees no stove as being too hot to touch, and FENIAN brings the beats and delivery to pull their listeners closer Under The Radar

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Fresh stuff

FENIAN by Kneecap

"After their Glastonbury fracas and legal troubles, political friction provides the backbone to this dense, musically adventurous third album" (9/10 - musicOMH).

Kacey MusgravesMiddle of Nowhere
"Grammy-winning star revels in sprawling songs about single life, dry spells and toxic exes, against a sonic backdrop inspired by her homes in Mexico and Texas" (10/10 - The Independent)

The Black KeysPeaches!
"‘Peaches!’ is full of dynamism, swirling riffs and pounding drumbeats. It never loses itself in the mele" (8/10 - Clash). "The Black Keys‘ most raw-sounding record" (8/10 - Far Out)

Foo FightersYour Favorite Toy
"An addictive collection that – like most Foos records – demands repeat playing, this is easily one of the albums of the year" (9/10 - Hot Press). "A retread of well-worn ideas" (4.2/10 - Paste)

Ringo StarrLong Long Road
"While he may indeed have travelled a long long road, here he sounds 85 years young" (8/10 - Mojo). "You'd have to go back to the 1970s to find a Ringo Starr solo album that was as well-crafted" (7/10 - All Music)

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)

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)

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)

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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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