9 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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FASTER LOUDER
SLANT
RAVE MAGAZINE
PREFIX
POP MATTERS
THE FLY
MUSIC OMH
THE QUIETUS
ROLLING STONE
UNCUT
STATE
CONSEQUENCE OF SOUND
DAILY TELEGRAPH
TINY MIX TAPES
THE GUARDIAN
PITCHFORK
NO RIPCORD
LINE OF BEST FIT
Q MAGAZINE
MOJO
THE SKINNY
DROWNED IN SOUND
NME
BOWLEGS 1 Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti Before Today 2 Fol Chen Part II: The New December 3 Wild Nothing Gemini 4 Avi Buffalo Avi Buffalo 5 Beach House Teen Dream 6 Secret Cities Pink Graffiti 7 The National High Violet 8 Warpaint The Fool 9 Kelly Stoltz To Dreamers 10 Deerhunter Halcyon Digest 11 Baths Cerulean 12 Marnie Stern Marnie Stern 13 How To Dress Well Love Remains 14 Tame Impala Innerspeaker 15 Caribou Swim 16 These New Puritans Hidden 17 The Walkmen Lisbon 18 Liars Sisterworld 19 Toro Y Moi Causers Of This 20 No Age Everything In Between CLASH
AV CLUB
SPIN
Blood Orange Essex Honey
Dev Hynes translates themes of loss and grief into a compelling and ultimately uplifting musical whole musicOMH
Suede Antidepressants
A remarkable triumph which captures the anxiety of the era while delivering the kind of musical thrills that could provide the answer Evening Standard
Great 10th albums are rare – but that is exactly what the band’s killer riffs, eerie atmosphere and midlife reflections achieve The Guardian
CMAT EURO-COUNTRY
There is a lot of Nashville fiddle and arched eyebrows. But her new songs are more serious, and all the better for it The FT
Sabrina Carpenter Man’s Best Friend
The singer treads a thin line between smutty pastiche and straight-faced pop while CMAT gets serious in ‘Euro-Country’ The FT
Big Thief Double Infinity
There is no doubt that ‘Double Infinity’ will be a milestone release for Big Thief – for the band’s past, present, and future Clash
Saint Etienne International
Overall, ‘International’ looks back at the confidence the band has in creating bright catchy pop songs, whilst maintainingthat whilst the band may no longer continue, the legacy that they have created remains bright and international Clash
A subversive work, ‘Antidepressants’ is confrontational, unfiltered and arguably one of their most electrifying releases to date Clash
Brett Anderson and co go for broke on tenth album, unleashing eleven songs of resilience and rebellion that refuse to accept the status quo musicOMH
The cosmic folk band’s sixth album is their first as a trio. But they still sound loose, chaotic, and intuitive as ever Pitchfork
Whatever happens, Saint Etienne want you to remember them this way with not just the pop album of the year but with the pop album of all our lives The Quietus
David Byrne Who Is The Sky
The avant-pop icon playfully ponders love, aging, and other curiosities with help from a great bunch of collaborators Rolling Stone
A typical mix of faux-naïf, amused cynicism and sheer fun The Arts Desk
Big Thief are a crossroads. They have to decide whether to push forward, retrench or simply coast., and Double Infinity doesn’t indicate which way they're headed Spectrum Culture
A gloriously satisfying record on which it feels like everything is in its right place DIY
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