29 July 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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FASTER LOUDER
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RAVE MAGAZINE
PREFIX
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THE FLY
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UNCUT
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CONSEQUENCE OF SOUND
DAILY TELEGRAPH
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Charli XCX Music, Fashion, Film
Charli plays to her strengths on ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ and cuts straight through the fluff Dork
There's a lot to be said for capturing inspiration while it's still raw, especially when it sounds as inquisitive and invigorated as Music, Fashion, Film All Music
Across a lean 30 minutes, the songs feel like diary entries, laced with biting humour and self-awareness as she dissects the culture she helped define Hot Press
Yard Act You're Gonna Need A Little Music
Proves just how far Yard Act have come Dork
Sienna Spiro Visitor
Too much of 'Visitor' feels like prestige-pop assembled from familiar parts Dork
Madonna Confessions II
Our Madge does what sequels usually never manage - she improves on the original's emotional range Dork
Tricky Different When It’s Silent
This is a brilliant return for Tricky, and it reminds one of just how much his music and art is needed today Spill Magazine
The Strokes Reality Awaits
It was Rick Rubin who put the group back into the front line of contemporary rock, maybe this album proves that The Strokes have, two projects into their collaboration, already outgrown the superstar producer-cum-guru Beats Per Minute
A junkyard of half-formed thoughts, pretentious grabs at poetry, and amusing cultural critique. It might be her rawest album—in terms of writing and production—but it’s hard to separate the ambitious star who loves being on top of the world and one traumatized by its effects Northern Transmissions
Charli xcx’s Brat follow-up takes us deep into her ouroboros of self-referentiality: each statement contains its own contradiction, and the boundaries between truth and artifice in her autofictional world are blurred Paste Magazine
The band’s first album in six years is a far weirder and more challenging listen than The New Abnormal, but that’s largely for the better: the lyrics probe more deeply, weaving deadpan humor with surreal observations, while the music swerves into all sorts of jarring detours Paste Magazine
The pop star follows up the world-conquering ‘Brat’ with a spiky ‘rock’ album that refuses easy consumption – and insists on the transformative power of art-making NME
The New Yorkers’ first album in six years takes them even further away from where they started out. That, as this weird and wonderful collection proves, is no bad thing at all NME
Gracie Abrams Daughter From Hell
Despite containing some of Gracie Abrams’ strongest songwriting, Daughter from Hell gradually loses sight of its own identity, resulting in a record that is as frustrating as it is affecting Spectrum Culture
The Strokes have fun exploring… sometimes hitting the mark, sometimes not The Skinny
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"A deliberate retreat from their role as commentators; here, their medium has become the music" (10/10 - NME)
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
Rosalía Lux
Kendrick Lamar Damn.
D'Angelo And The Vanguard Black Messiah
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Ghosteen
Spiritbox Tsunami Sea
Self Esteem Prioritise Pleasure
Hayley Williams Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party
Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways
