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22 June 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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Graham CoxonCastle Park

"It’s a rare delight to hear him back in the driving seat" (8/10 - DIY). "Blur guitarist's 'lost' ninth solo album mixes a strong '60s aesthetic with some interesting stylistic tangents" (8/10 - musicOMH)

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Vince StaplesCry Baby

"An urgent manifesto against American injustice and complacency" (9.1/10 - Consequence of Sound). "The Long Beach lyricist delivers his most passionately political release to date" (8/20 - NME)

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Death Cab For CutieI Built You A Tower

"Their hardest-rocking and emotionally urgent set in a while" (9/10 - All Music). "Death Cab is here to stay, my friends, and here's to hoping that there's many more to come" (9.6/10 - Sputnik Music)

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Ed O’BrienBlue Morpho

"The guitarist’s album might be the most Radiohead side project yet to emerge from the mother ship" (8/10 - The Irish Times). "Works that move and grow like the building blocks of life itself" (8/10 - Clash)

Kevin MorbyLittle Wide Open

"A masterpiece of simple and, at times, epic proportions that will linger deep within one’s soul" (9/10 - PopMatters). "The eight-minute-long title track is arguably Morby’s greatest song to date" (8/10 - Mojo)

Aldous HardingTrain On The Island

"A spellbinding listen, the high water mark of Harding's singular career" (9/10 - Exclaim. "It’s an oblique character study of herself, and the best album of her career so far" (9/10 - Pitchfork)

KneecapFENIAN

"After their Glastonbury fracas and legal troubles, political friction provides the backbone to this dense, musically adventurous third album" (9/10 - musicOMH).

FrikoSomething Worth Waiting For

"A record that leaves the kind of impression more associated with acts with far lengthier histories" (9/10 - DIY). "A euphoric, breakneck adventure towards a promised land" (8/10 - The Skinny)

Lime GardenMaybe Not Tonight

"A breakup album that wears its messiness on its sleeve, Lime Garden’s second is figuring life out, track by track" (9/10 - NME). "A new indie disco essential" (9/10 - DIY)

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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

Dave

The Boy Who Played the Harp

Third studio album from the London-born rapper includes guest appearances from James Blake, Jim Legxacy, Kano and Tems

Added: 05/11/2025
7.6

Zara Larsson

Midnight Sun

Fourth album from the Swedish popstar featuring contributions from Helena Gao, Margo XS, MNEK and Zhone

Added: 26/09/2025
7.6

They Are Gutting A Body of Water

LOTTO

Fourth full-length release from the Philadelphia shoegaze band that began as a solo project for frontman Douglas Dulgarian

Added: 17/10/2025
7.6

The Black Crowes

A Pound of Feathers

Tenth album, and first in fifteen years, from the Atlanta, Georgia rock band produced by Jay Joyce (Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, Patty Griffin)

Added: 13/03/2026
7.6

Slayyyter

Wor$T Girl In America

Third full-length album from Los Angeles-based pop artist Catherine Grace Garner inspired by her adolescence years in St. Louis

Added: 03/04/2026
7.6

Keaton Henson

Parader

Latest release from the London folk-rock singer-songwriter, visual artist and poet featuring guest appearances from Danielle Fricke and Julia Steiner

Added: 21/11/2025
7.6

Armand Hammer & The Alchemist

Mercy

Latest full-length collaboration between Elucid and Billy Woods featuring guest appearances from Kapwani, Pink Siifu, Quelle Chris, Cleo Reed, Silka and Earl Sweatshirt

Added: 11/11/2025
7.6

Alice Costelloe

Move On With Your Year

Sebut full-length solo release from the Big Deal member was produced by Mike Lindsa

Added: 10/02/2026
7.6

Joyce Manor

I Used to Go to This Bar

The California quartet's sventh studio album of pop/rock produced by Bad Religion’s Brett Gurewitz

Added: 30/01/2026
7.6

Iron & Wine

Hen's Teeth

Eighth album from Sam Beam's indie folk outfit

Added: 26/02/2026
7.6

Hatchie

Liquorice

Third full-length release from the Brisbane, Australia dream pop artist Harriette Pilbeam produced by Melina Duterte (aka Jay Som)

Added: 07/11/2025
7.6

U.S. Girls

Scratch It

Ninth solo album of dark baroque pop from Toronto-born Meghan Remy

Added: 26/06/2025
7.5

Jill Scott

To Whom This May Concern

Sixth studio album from the Philadelphia-born R&B / neo soul singer featuring contributions from Ab-Soul, JID, Tierra Whack and Too Short

Added: 13/02/2026
7.5

Gwenno

Utopia

Fourth album from the Cardiff-born indie pop musician and former member of The Pipettes

Added: 09/07/2025
7.5

Buck Meek

The Mirror

Fourth solo album from the Big Thief guitarist

Added: 27/02/2026
7.5

Madison Cunningham

Ace

Third studio album from California folk.rock singer-songwriter featuring a guest appearance from Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknold

Added: 15/10/2025
7.5

Debby Friday

The Starrr Of The Queen Of Life

Second full-legth album from the Nigeria-born, Toronto-based experimental musician

Added: 01/08/2025
7.5

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
7.5

Arlo Parks

Ambiguous Desire

Third album from London-born singer-songwriter and poet Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho

Added: 02/04/2026
7.5

Tori Amos

In Times Of Dragons

Album number eighteen from the American singer-songwriter

Added: 01/05/2026
7.5

Kim Gordon

Play Me

Third full-length solo album from the Sonic Youth co-founder produced by Justin Raisen (Marissa Nadler, Sky Ferreira, Angel Olsen)

Added: 13/03/2026
7.5

Thundercat

Distracted

Fifth solo album from the LA-based bass player and Flying Lotus collaborator Stephen Bruner featuring guest appearances from A$AP Rocky, Channel Tres, Lil Yachty, Mac Miller, Tame Impala and Willow

Added: 03/04/2026
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
7.5

Daphni

Butterfly

Fourth house-oriented side project release from Dan Snaith (Caribou)

Added: 06/02/2026
7.5

Courtney Barnett

Creature of Habit

Fourth album from the Melbourne-born, Los Angeles-based indie rock singer-songwriter featuring a guest appearance from Waxahatchee

Added: 26/03/2026
7.5

Clipse

Let God Sort Em Out

Fourth album from the Virginia hip-hop duo consisting of brothers Pusha T and Malice

Added: 11/07/2025
7.5

American Football

American Football (LP4)

Fourth studio album and first in seven years from the Illinois-based indie quartet workign with producer Sonny DiPerri

Added: 01/05/2026

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