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6 October 2025

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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IdlewildIdlewild

"Idlewild is no nostalgic LP—it’s the sound of a band rejuvenated. Confident, certain, and brilliantly alive" (10/10- XS Noize). "A band who have stood the test of time" (9/10 - The Line Of Best Fit)

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Taylor SwiftThe Life of a Showgirl

"Swift hits all her marks — from new, exciting sonic turns to incisive storytelling" (10/10 - Rolling Stone). "Has its moments, but lacks the consistency of Taylor’s recent work" (6/10 - Clash)

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AgricultureThe Spiritual Sound

"It will have you levitating with joy" (10/10 - The Guardian). "Wraps you in screams and distortion, pummelling while blanketing, devastating amidst the uplift" (9/10 - Exclaim)

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WednesdayBleeds

"Karly Hartzman has delivered a record that’s lean, confrontational and lived-in" (10/10 - NME). "A monumental statement from one of the most exciting bands today" (9/10 - PopMatters)

Baxter DuryAllbarone

"It’s not often you’ll hear of an artist making the best work of their career by their eighth album" (10/10 - The Skinny). "This is a record that wants you to dance" (8/10 - Far Out)

Big ThiefDouble Infinity

"Classic melodies, spring water acoustics and pared-back poeticism about living in the moment fill Adrianne Lenker and co’s latest with life" (10/10 - The Guardian). "A gloriously satisfying record" (9/10 - DIY)

CMATEURO-COUNTRY

"Who else could combine soul, yodelling, Jamie Oliver and Calpol into such charming songs about the messy modern psyche? Only Europe’s best new breakout star" (10/10 - The Guardian)

Wolf AliceThe Clearing

"Their boldest, most striking record yet" (10/10 - DIY). "Frankly, soft-rock has not sounded this grand in a long time, and only Wolf Alice could have crafted it" (8.7/10 - Northern Transmissions)

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)

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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7.6

David Byrne

Who Is The Sky

First studio album from the former Talking Heads forntman in seven years working with the New York ensemble Ghost Train Orchestra

Added: 04/09/2025
7.6

The Hives

The Hives Forever Forever The Hives

Seventh studio album from the Swedish garage rockers featuring contributions from Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age) and production by Mike D and Pelle Gunnerfeldt (Beastie Boys)

Added: 27/08/2025
7.6

Snõõper

Worldwide

Second album from the Nashville punk rock produced by John Congleton

Added: 06/10/2025
7.5

Kieran Hebden and William Tyler

41 Longfield Street Late ‘80s

Debut full-length collaboration between Kieran Hebden (Four Tet ) and William Tyler recorded in Los Angles and Nashville

Added: 19/09/2025
7.5

Jehnny Beth

You Heartbreaker, You

Second solo album from the Savages front woman produced with Johnny Hostile

Added: 29/08/2025
7.4

Rocket

R is for Rocket

Debut full-length release from the Los Angeles alt.rock four-piece

Added: 03/10/2025
7.4

Saint Etienne

International

Album number twelve from the London alternative dance trio formed in 1990 that they say will be their last

Added: 03/09/2025
7.2

Ash

Ad Astra

Album number nine from the Northern Irish pop-rock trio led by songwriter Tim Wheeler featuring a guest appearance by Blur’s Graham Coxon

Added: 06/10/2025
7.2

Doja Cat

Vie

Fifth full-length album from the Los Angeles rapper featuring a guest appearance from SZA

Added: 01/10/2025
7.1

Royel Otis

hickey

Second album from the Sydney indie pop duo Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic

Added: 28/08/2025
7.1

Nova Twins

Parasites & Butterflies

Third album from the London rock duo Amy Love and Georgia South

Added: 27/08/2025
7.0

Adrian Sherwood

The Collapse Of Everything

First full-length release in 13 years features from the London-born dub producer featuring contributions from Brian Eno, Keith Le Blanc, Cyrus Richards, Alex White and Doug Wimbish

Added: 26/08/2025
6.9

Mariah Carey

Here For It All

Sixteenth studio album and first in seven years from the American pop icon featuring guest appearances from Anderson .Paak, Kehlani, Shenseea and The Clark Sisters

Added: 01/10/2025
6.9

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith

Gush

Latest full-length release from the Orcas Island-born, Los Angeles-based electronic producer

Added: 02/09/2025
6.9

Nine Inch Nails

Tron: Ares Soundtrack

Soundtrack for third film in the TRON franchise from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s cult industrial rock band

Added: 20/09/2025
6.9

Lola Young

I'm Only F**king Myself

Third studio album from the London-born indie pop artist

Added: 18/09/2025
6.8

Sabrina Carpenter

Man’s Best Friend

Seventh full-length album from pop the singer-songwriter co-produced with Jack Antonoff

Added: 29/08/2025
6.7

Cardi B

AM I THE DRAMA?

Second full-length studio release from the New York hip hop artist featuring guest appearances by Summer Walker, Selena Gomez, Kehlani, Lizzo, Cash Cobain, Lourdiz, Janet Jackson, Tyla and Megan Thee Stallion

Added: 22/09/2025
6.0

Taylor Swift

The Life of a Showgirl

Album number twelve from the singer-songwriter features a guest appearance from Sabrina Carpenter and was produced with Max Martin and Shellback

Added: 03/10/2025
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
4.8

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

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Snõõper Worldwide

Snooper are having a laugh, but you can tell they’re serious God Is In The TV

Snõõper Worldwide

Worldwide is everything that a great rock album should be: chaotic, adrenaline-pumping, and infectious, but crucially, it isn’t pretending to be anything that it isn’t. For that, the Nashville group should be lauded among the most exciting rock and roll outfits out there at the moment Far Out

Snõõper Worldwide

Snooper’s vision of egg punk is more hygienic; the full experience is still reserved for the stage. They’ve fantastically magnified a glimpse of that for larger crowds, but in the studio, Snooper aren’t as wild as we thought they were The Line Of Best Fit

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Getting Killed by Geese

"Brings a sense of unerring chaos to a work that is exciting, creative and wondrously strange" (10/10 - musicOMH). "Coherent chaos is the sound of modern hope" (9/10 - Far Out)

SprintsAll That Is Over
"There’s no shortage of noise in 2025, but precious little of it says something worth hearing. Sprints do" (10/10 - Dork). "The anger remains palpable, the lyrics ever relatable" (10/10 - DIY)

Olivia DeanThe Art of Loving
"‘The Art Of Loving’ is Olivia Dean’s ascension to the very top of Mount Pop" (10/10 - Dork). "Love in all its conflicted forms is explored on Olivia Dean's brilliant second record" (8/10 - Rolling Stone UK)

Biffy ClyroFutique
"An altogether more uplifting affair" (9/10 - DIY). "The Scottish rock legends draw on their best moments and a Bowie-esque European sheen for a vulnerable yet life-affirming blast" (8/10 - NME)

NewDadAltar
"Brimming with driving bass, spiralling guitar and diaphanous vocals, Altar is beautifully bleak listening" (10/10 - The Irish Times). "A catchy, fun, heartfelt, and unbelievably put-together album" (9/10 - Far Out)

MarujaPain To Power
"The thrill of this band is the extremes. From moshpits one minute and silence the next, they are in command with their music, unifying the crowd" (10/10 - God is in the TV)

JadeThat's Showbiz Baby!
"She’s now finally concocted a recipe for success on her own terms - and it’s anything but vanilla" (10/10 - DIY). "Chaotic, intense, with a bit of everything thrown in" (8/10 - NME)

SuedeAntidepressants
"Eleven songs of resilience and rebellion that refuse to accept the status quo" (10/10 - musicOMH). "Confrontational, unfiltered and arguably one of their most electrifying releases to date" (8/10 - Clash)

David ByrneWho Is The Sky
"Much like the vast majority of his work these songs are so fun, so triumphant, so full of life that it's easy to feel reassured by them" (8/10 - All Music). "Weirdness and wonder abound at every turn" (8/10 - Mojo)

The HivesThe Hives Forever Forever The Hives
"It’d take a cold, cold heart not to be energised by this" (8/10 - DIY). "Humour, imagination, and an impeccable musicianship that few can rival" (8/10 - musicOMH)

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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