8 August 2022
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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Amanda Shires Take It Like A Man
Shires has written something akin to a break-up album, but she's challenged herself more by staying in the hard places and not fully moving beyond the questions Spectrum Culture
A radiant revelation of an album that places a premium on art over artifice and substance over semblance, Take It Like A Man evinces the many gifts of a songwriter who arguably hasn’t reached her creative prime just yet, but is well on her way to experiencing the pinnacle soon enough Albumism
King Princess Hold On Baby
There are no sticky hooks, no big realizations – just Strauss muddling through covid lockdown and a slowly dying long-term relationship over moody synths Spectrum Culture
Superorganism World Wide Pop
The results can be overwhelming and unrestrained, but they also capture a freewheeling euphoric high that is undeniable. Even if you may want to enjoy it in moderation, the band’s universalist vision of indie pop has a little something for everyone Under The Radar
Calvin Harris Funk Wav Bounces Vol.2
Everyone from Dua Lipa to Justin Timberlake to Snoop Dogg is on board for a very smooth ride Rolling Stone
Lauv All 4 Nothing
The singer’s second LP spans a wide range of styles and moods Rolling Stone
More concise than his debut, the Californian’s second album still errs on the side of average The Observer
A-list guests including Dua Lipa, Jorja Smith and Stefflon Don provide the high points on the Scot’s quality funk follow-up The Observer
Guests include Dua Lipa, Justin Timberlake and Busta Rhymes but the album lacks heart The FT
With the help of an A-List cast including Dua Lipa and Justin Timberlake, Harris’ first album in five years is a sure summer smash Evening Standard
Harris enlists Dua Lipa, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell, Halsey and others for a second round of slinky disco-pop, but his luxurious production doesn’t disguise the dullness of the songs The Guardian
The super-producer's sixth album takes you on a journey to a star-studded boogie wonderland – with Dua Lipa, Justin Timberlake and more in tow NME
Post-breakthrough, the singer-songwriter has created a space for childhood wonder and chest-out confidence, even if his message is sometimes lost NME
If pop really is the greatest art form – and it is – Lauv is already one of its masters Dork
All 4 Nothing finds Lauv being both brutally honest and beautifully cathartic The Line Of Best Fit
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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.
Kendrick Lamar To Pimp A Butterfly
Fiona Apple Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Kendrick Lamar Damn.
D'Angelo And The Vanguard Black Messiah
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Ghosteen
Self Esteem Prioritise Pleasure
Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree
Frank Ocean Channel Orange
Dave We’re All Alone In This Together