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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)

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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7.8

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

Gruff Rhys

Dim Probs

Ninth solo album from the Super Furry Animals frontman featuring backing vocals from Cate Le Bon and H. Hawkline

Added: 15/09/2025
7.8

Flyte

Between You and Me

Fourth album from the London folk-rock duo Jon Supran and Sam Berridge produced by Ethan Johns (Rufus Wainwright, The Vaccines, Laura Marling)

Added: 02/09/2025
7.8

Die Spitz

Something To Consume

Debut album from the Austin-based punk quartet signed to Jack White’s label

Added: 13/09/2025
7.8

Cass McCombs

Interior Live Oak

Eleventh studio album from the California-born singer-songwriter

Added: 15/08/2025
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

Militarie Gun

God Save the Gun

Second album from Los Angeles alt.rock five-piece led by singer Ian Shelton

Added: 17/10/2025
7.8

Margo Price

Hard Headed Woman

Fifth studio album from the Nashville-based country singer-songwriter featuring guest appearances from Tyler Childers and Jesse Welles

Added: 29/08/2025
7.8

Hemlocke Springs

The Apple Tree Under the Sea

Debut full-length release from the North Carolina bedroom pop singer-songwriter and producer Isimeme "Naomi" Udu

Added: 12/02/2026
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

De La Soul

Cabin In The Sky

First full-length album from the influential New York hip hop gourp since 2016 and first since the death of Dave “Trugoy the Dove” Jolicoeur

Added: 26/11/2025
7.8

Celeste

Woman Of Faces

Second full-length album the Los Angeles-born, London-based neo-soul singer-songwriter produced by Jeff Bhasker

Added: 14/11/2025
7.8

Bill Callahan

My Days of 58

Ninth album of mellow indie rock and Americana from the Maryland-born singer-songwriter recorded with his touring band

Added: 24/02/2026
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
7.8

The Beths

Straight Line Was A Lie

Fourth album of indie pop from the Auckland, New Zealand four-piece

Added: 27/08/2025
7.8

Charli XCX

Wuthering Heights

The latest release from the English electro pop star is both a companion and soundtrack to "Wuthering Heights" featuring guest appearances from John Cale and Sky Ferreira

Added: 13/02/2026
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
7.7

The Cribs

Selling A Vibe

Ninth album of indie rock from the Jarman brothers is their first in five years produced by Patrick Wimberly (Solange, MGMT, Caroline Polachek)

Added: 09/01/2026
7.7

Stella Donnelly

LOVE AND FORTUNE

Third album of indie rock from the Welsh-Australian singer-songwriter

Added: 07/11/2025
7.7

Snõõper

Worldwide

Second album from the Nashville punk rock produced by John Congleton

Added: 06/10/2025
7.7

Sam Akpro

Evenfall

Debut full-length album from the South London experimental songwriter

Added: 01/04/2025
7.7

Kali Uchis

Sincerely

Fifth studio album from Colombian-American singer Kali Uchis

Added: 12/05/2025
7.7

Barry Can’t Swim

Loner

Second album from the cottish electronic music producer and DJ Joshua Spence Mainnie

Added: 11/07/2025
7.7

Mark Pritchard and Thom Yorke

Tall Tales

Debut collaboration between the electronic musician Pritchard and the Radiohead frontman

Added: 09/05/2025
7.7

Hotline TNT

Raspberry Moon

Third full-length album from Will Anderson's shoegaze project produced by Amos Pitsch

Added: 20/06/2025
7.7

Jeff Tweedy

Twilight Override

Fifth solo release from the Wilco singer is a triple album featuring contributions from James Elkington, Finom's Sima Cunningham and Macie Stewart and Liam Kazar along with Tweedy's sons Spencer and Sammy

Added: 24/09/2025
7.7

Jay Som

Belong

Fourth album of lo-fi dream pop from the Oakland-based Melina Duterte featuring guest appearances from Jimmy Eat World's Jim Adkins and Paramore's Hayley Williams

Added: 10/10/2025
7.7

Beverley Glenn-Copeland

Laughter in Summer

Latest full-length release from the American-born Canadian singer-songwriter featuring his wife Elizabeth Glenn-Copeland

Added: 10/02/2026
7.7

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Perimenopop

Eighth studio album from the English pop singer, actress and model working with a variety of singers and songwriters including Clementine Douglas, Julia Michaels, Nile Rodgers, Shura, Sigrid and Selena Gomez

Added: 15/09/2025

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