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22 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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James BlakeTrying Times

"A record that couldn’t be more consistently him" (9/10 - DIY). "Amid the stylistic shifts of Blake’s seventh record come samples of Dusty Springfield and Dizzee Rascal" (8/10 - The Guardian)

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Kim GordonPlay Me

"It’s a huge credit to Gordon that, even in her 70s, she’s writing something so fresh, different, and plain relevant" (9/10 - Spill Magazine). "Sometimes resistance is a rhythmic thing" (8/10 - Exclaim)

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The Black CrowesA Pound of Feathers

"Another vibrant, joyful, fun rock'n'roll record, albeit 'fun' with a slighter smaller 'f'." (10/10 - Mojo). "A rambunctious record that sees them adding new wrinkles to their exciting rock & roll sound" 8/10 - All Music)

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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)

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)

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5.9

Megadeth

Megadeth

Sventeenth and final full-length studio release from the Los Angeles thrash metal band

Added: 23/01/2026
5.5

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
5.5

Ed Sheeran

Play

Eighth studio album from the English popstar working with a number of producers including Andrew Watt, Blake, Slatkin, Cirkut, Elvira Anderfjärd and Fred Again

Added: 12/09/2025
4.9

Arcade Fire

Pink Elephant

Seventh album from the Canadian indie rock band co-produced by Daniel Lanois and band members Win Butler and Régine Chassagne

Added: 08/05/2025
4.8

Justin Bieber

SWAG II

Second surprise release from the Canadian pop singer-songwriter featuring guest appearances by Bakar, Eddie Benjamin, Hurricane Chris, Lil B and Tems

Added: 10/09/2025
4.6

Maroon 5

Love Is Like

Eighth album from the LA pop rock group featuring guest appearances from Lisa, Lil Wayne and Sexyy Red

Added: 22/08/2025
3.2

Will Smith

Based On A True Story

First full-length album in 20 years from the actor/rapper featuring guest appearances from Big Sean, Fridayy, Jaden, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Joyner Lucas, Marcin, India Martínez, OBanga, Jac Ross, Russ, B. Simone and Teyana Taylor

Added: 02/04/2025

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The cover artwork to Ladytron’s latest record Paradises adopts mind trickery by showing two hands touching through a triangle shape that looks both like a reflective mirror and a translucent window. Befitting artwork to hint at the content inside the triad’s album, which often takes the listener to places that are up to one’s own imagination and interpretation God Is In The TV

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We Are Together Again by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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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