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18 September 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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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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)

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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7.3

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

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

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
7.1

Marissa Nadler

New Radiations

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

Added: 15/08/2025
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

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
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

Mac DeMarco

Guitar

Sixth full-length release from the Los Angeles-based Canadian multi-instrumentalist

Added: 21/08/2025
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
6.5

The Black Keys

No Rain, No Flowers

Thirteenth studio album from the Akron Ohio garage rock duo Dan Auerback and Patrick Carney recorded at Easy Eye Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennessee

Added: 08/08/2025
6.3

Alison Goldfrapp

Flux

Second solo album from the London-born singer and one half of electronic duo Goldfrapp co-produced with Stefan Storm and Richard X

Added: 14/08/2025
5.3

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
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

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Biffy Clyro Futique

An altogether more uplifting affair DIY

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A fierce, fearless debut DIY

Die Spitz Something To Consume

A brilliant debut, ambitious in the best of ways. The Austin outfit possess an unrivaled passion that is genuinely exciting, leaving their listeners eager for more Clash

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Fresh stuff

Double Infinity by Big Thief

"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)

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)

Blood OrangeEssex Honey
"It takes in all the avant-garde and otherwise out-there influences Hynes has encountered along his meandering way" (10/10 - The Arts Desk). "A remarkable album" (9/10 - All Music)

Water From Your EyesIt’s A Beautiful Place
"One of indie’s most unique duos embrace sci-fi sounds, frightening existentialism and a newfound heaviness on their new album" (8/10 - NME).

LaufeyA Matter Of Time
"Laufey conjures a fairytale world woven from jazz, pop and a ticking clock" (10/10 - Laufey). "It makes for the boldest chapter in her artistic story yet" (9/10 - The Line Of Best Fit)

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)

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)

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)

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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