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28 July 2017

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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Manchester OrchestraA Black Mile To The Surface

"A stunning evolution of a band who aren’t afraid to test themselves" - TLoBF's take on the 5th LP from the Atlanta alt.rock band. Exclaim describe it as "an artistic triumph"

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CorneliusMellow Waves

AV Club reckon the Ssxth studio album from the Japanese electronic musician and producer Keigo Oyamada is "just as nice as it sounds". The Music highlight the "lusciously laid-back vibes"

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Chris Robinson BrotherhoodBarefoot In The Head

"Captures their trippy side as easily as it showcases their sturdy foundation" - All Music's take on the fifth album from Black Crowes singer Chris Robinson's project

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Lana Del ReyLust for Life

DIY say that her fourth album is "witty, complex, and endlessly intriguing", and The Guardian are pleased to see that "Del Rey is moving on from the darkness she's inhabited in the past"

Declan McKennaWhat Do You Think About The Car?

"Political messages packaged inside great pop songs" - Evening Standard's take on the singer-songwriter's debut. The Guardian describe it as "sun-soaked protest songs"

Jay-Z4:44

"As a direct, firework-filled admission of past mistakes, ‘4:44’ couldn’t be more watertight" - NME's take on LP No13 from the hip hop giant. The Guardian say it's "a bracingly honest but conservative confessional "

WaxahatcheeOut In The Storm

"It’s a privilege to witness this talent as it continues to bloom" - The Skinny's take on the 4th LP from the indie singer-songwriter Katie Crutchfield. TLoBF say it's "her noisiest and least apologetic yet"

This Is The KitMoonshine Freeze

"A five-star stone-cold instant classic" - The Irish Times' take on the fourth album from the British folk-rock band fronted by Kate Stables. Exclaim say it's "a uniquely woven tapestry of captivating beauty"

Public Service BroadcastingEvery Valley

"The overall effect is sad and stirring" - Evening Standard's take on the third studio album from London krautrock / synthpop band. Q say it's "poignant and powerful"

Broken Social SceneHug Of Thunder

"This is simply the sound of a band having the time of their lives. A delight" - The Skinny's take on the fifth LP from the Canadian dream pop / art rock collective. Q say it's "joyous, enraged and exciting"

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Alice Cooper Paranormal

Tremendous fun throughout. Print edition only Mojo

The Fall New Facts Emerge

Smith doesn’t have to prove anything. Really, I’m just glad he’s still out there, still doing the work. The work sounds terrible, but I’m still comforted that it exists A.V. Club

The Fall New Facts Emerge

This is no return to form, but it has its merits. Thing is, we’d rather The Fall kept making average records than not existing at all Loud And Quiet

Everything Now by Arcade Fire

The Arts Desk reckon the fifth album from the Canadian indie rock band is "a thrilling thing to experience" while The Independent say it "feels like staggering through a disco with a dagger in your side"

Nicole AtkinsGoodnight Rhonda Lee
The Skinny reckon the fourth album from the New Jersey singer-songwriter is "up there with her finest work". American Songwriter says her "grasp of the past creates ageless, enduring music for any year"

Nine Inch NailsAdd Violence
Earbudy reckon the second of a trilogy of EPs from the cult industrial rock band is "another interesting entry in the NIN library" though Sputnick suggest "subtract noise, multiply choruses, divide fanbase"

Tyler, The CreatorFlower Boy
"Exquisitely arranged, melodious synth-rap, wistful and reflective, heavy on the heavenly" - The Guardian's take on the rapper's fourth. Clash say he's "found real sense of balance, perspective, and cohesion"

Avey TareEucalyptus
"It’s undoubtedly Avey’s best solo work to date" - DiS''s take on the 2nd solo album from the Animal Collective man. AV Club say although "undoubtedly intriguing, it’s only occasionally enjoyable as music"

DaphniFABRICLIVE 93
Gig Soup say Dan Snaith's 75 minute mix of new music "encapsulates everything a good night should consist of". RA reckon "Snaith can still make familiar dance music sound fun all over again"

Lo TomLo Tom
"Just listen and like it if you like it" is PopMatters' approach to this Pedro the Lion/Starflyer 59 collaborative project. Likewise, All Music find it to be a "comfortable, well-crafted listen"

ChildhoodUniversal High
Loud And Quiet describe the second album from the London-based quartet as "a melody-driven, good-time record of fabulous soul-pop" while NME say it's "the reinvention we never knew we needed"

Dizzee RascalRaskit
Mojo reckon that on his sixth album the "grime elder statesman forsakes throwaway pop for righteous rap fury" NME say "it’s out with the sugar-coated hits and in with angry anthems on this brilliant return to grime"

Mura MasaMura Masa
Alex Crossan's guest-filled debut is "pure quality" according to Q, although Mojo reckon "few of his collaborations stick or turn out to be more than the sum of their parts"

All-time top 10

Since we've been around, that is. So, the highest-rated albums from the past eight years or so. Rankings are calculated to two decimal places.