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1 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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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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)

last 12 months

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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7.9

Valerie June

Owls, Omens, and Oracles

Sixth studio album from the Memphis soul / blues singer-songwriter produced by M. Ward and featuring a guest appearance from The Blind Boys Of Alabama.

Added: 14/04/2025
7.9

Porridge Radio

Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me

Fourth full-length album from the Brighton indie rock band led by Dana Margolin

Added: 18/10/2024
7.9

Mdou Moctar

Tears Of Injustice

Latest release from the Nigerien desert blues Tuareg guitarist Mahamadou Souleymane is a rearranged and re-recorded acoustic version of 2024's Funeral for Justice

Added: 28/02/2025
7.9

Lorde

Virgin

Fourth album of electronic pop from New Zealand-born Ella Yelich-O'Connor co-produced with Jim-E Stack

Added: 27/06/2025
7.9

Alan Sparhawk

White Roses, My God

Debut full-length solo release from Low's founder Alan Sparhawk was recorded in Minnesota

Added: 26/09/2024
7.8

Bon Iver

SABLE, fABLE

Fifth album and first in six years from the American indie/folk band fronted by singer-songwriter Justin Vernon featuring contributions from Dijon, Flock of Dimes and Danielle Haim

Added: 10/04/2025
7.8

Floating Points

Cascade

Fourth album from the London-based producer and composer Sam Shepherd

Added: 12/09/2024
7.8

Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy

The Purple Bird

Latest release from the lo-fi alt.folk singer-songwriter Will Oldham produced by David "Ferg" Ferguson and includes guest appearances from John Anderson and Tim O'Brien

Added: 30/01/2025
7.8

Bartees Strange

Horror

Third album from the Washington DC-based musician Bartees Leon Cox Jr co-produced with Jack Antonoff

Added: 13/02/2025
7.8

William Tyler

Time Indefinite

Fifth album of instrumental guitar compositions from the Nashville-based former member of Lambchop and Silver Jews

Added: 01/05/2025
7.8

The Smile

Cutouts

Third collaboration between Radiohead members Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner produced by Sam Petts-Davies and recorded in Oxford and Abbey Road Studios, London

Added: 03/10/2024
7.8

Hand Habits

Blue Reminder

Latest full-length album from the American indie rock musician Meg Duffy includes contributions from Anna Butterss, Josh Johnson, Blake Mills and Gregory Uhlmann

Added: 23/08/2025
7.8

Bob Mould

Here We Go Crazy

Fiftheent full-length solo studio release from the man behind alt.rock bands Hüsker Dü and Sugar

Added: 06/03/2025
7.8

Alison Krauss and Union Station

Arcadia

Eighth studio album from the Grammy Award-winning bluegrass country singer-songwriter and first in fourteen years with Union Station

Added: 02/04/2025
7.8

Maria Somerville

Luster

Second album and first for 4AD from the Irish dream pop singer/songwriter

Added: 28/04/2025
7.8

Haim

I quit

Fourth studio album from the LA pop rock trio Este, Danielle and Alana Haim produced by Danielle Haim, Rostam Batmanglij and Buddy Ross

Added: 18/06/2025
7.8

Geordie Greep

The New Sound

Debut full-length solo release from the ex-Black Midi frontman features over 30 session musicians and was recorded in Brazil and England

Added: 03/10/2024
7.8

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
7.8

The Weather Station

Humanhood

Seventh studio album of indie folk from the Canadian outfit led by actress and musician Tamara Lindeman

Added: 16/01/2025
7.8

Sunflower Bean

Mortal Primetime

Fourth album from the Brooklyn-based psych-pop trio Nick Kivlen, Julia Cumming and Jacob Faber

Added: 25/04/2025
7.8

Patterson Hood

Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams

Latest solo album from the Drive-By Truckers frontman featureing guest appearances from Lydia Loveless and Waxahatchee, produced by The Decemberists' Chris Funk

Added: 24/02/2025
7.8

Laurie Anderson

Amelia

Eighth studio album from the experimental performance artist is a fictionalized retelling of Amelia Earhart’s final voyage

Added: 04/09/2024
7.8

Lambrini Girls

Who Let The Dogs Out

Debut album from the Brighton punk duo Phoebe Lunny (vocals/guitar) and Lilly Macieira (bass)

Added: 08/01/2025
7.8

Jason Isbell

Foxes in the Snow

The first full-length solo release in ten years fromthe Alabama-born ex Drive-By Truckers member featuring only his acoustic guitar and vocals

Added: 05/03/2025
7.8

Hayden Pedigo

I'll Be Waving As You Drive Away

Latest album from the Texas-born avant-garde musician produced and mixed by former Hiss Golden Messenger member Scott Hirsch

Added: 11/06/2025
7.8

Steven Wilson

The Overview

Eighth studio album of progressive pop from the Porcupine Tree founder features two 20 minute tracks

Added: 14/03/2025
7.8

David Gilmour

Luck And Strange

Fifth solo album from the Pink Floyd Guitarist produced with Charlie Andrew

Added: 06/09/2024
7.8

Cass McCombs

Interior Live Oak

Eleventh studio album from the California-born singer-songwriter

Added: 15/08/2025
7.8

Tunde Adebimpe

Thee Black Boltz

Debut full-length solo album from the singer, songwriter, actor and vocalist with TV On The Radio

Added: 18/04/2025
7.7

The Linda Lindas

No Obligation

Second album from the Los Angeles punk rock quartet produced by Carlos de la Garza (Paramore, Cold War Kids)

Added: 11/10/2024

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Fresh stuff

The Clearing by Wolf Alice

"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)

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)

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)

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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