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7 June 2020

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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Run The JewelsRTJ4

Clash say the fourth studio album from the two hip hop heavyweights Killer Mike and El-P is "a must listen" while Northern Transmission asy it's an "antidote to today’s unrelenting barrage of bullshit"

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Rolling Blackouts Coastal FeverSideways to New Italy

The Irish Times describe the 2nd full-length LP from the indie rock quintet as "exquisite jangle pop" while All Music reckon they are "making the best guitar pop anywhere in 2020"

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Jade HairpinsHarmony Avenue

"It’s hard not to be swept up in the sheer glee that runs throughout the album" - music OMH’s take on the debut from Fucked Up's Falco and Haliechuk. Loud & Quiet say it's "playful and spontaneous"

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The 1975Notes On A Conditional Form

NME say the fourth album from Manchester-based indie rock / pop quartet "encompasses everything from electronica to anarcho-punk" while DIY say "among all the killer, there’s also a lot of filler"

Charli XCXhow i'm feeling now

"This is undoubtedly next level Charli" - Loud And Quiet's take on the fourth studio album from the English electro popstar while The Independent say it's "a brash, adventurous lockdown album"

Mark LaneganStraight Songs Of Sorrow

XS Noize say album No12 from the alt.rock musician is "a brutally honest record, full of pleasure, pain, darkness, light and ultimately, hope". The Arts Desk say it's "a few circles of hell deeper than anything Leonard Cohen ever did"

Car Seat HeadrestMaking a Door Less Open

Loud And Quiet say the fourth label-backed album of low-fi indie pop from the Will Toledo is "a masterclass in mixing influences seamlessly" while Slant say it's "overflowing with adventurous new ideas"

The StrokesThe New Abnormal

"it’s an illustrious effort, which should become an instant classic" - Clash's take on the 6th LP from the indie rock band. TLoBF say it "cements their continued relevance when many had been written them off"

Empress OfI'm Your Empress Of

The Independent say the 3rd LP from the Los Angeles electro-pop singer-songwriter Lorely Rodriguez is "an album that bristles with life" while NME reckon it "conjures up half an hour of breathtaking avant-pop"

Childish Gambino3.15.20

"3.15.20 is as spell-binding, illuminating and honest as any of the great albums in recent history" - The Line of Best Fit's take on the latest from Donald Glover while The Guardian say it's "the first truly outstanding album of the decade"

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Zerozerozero

The latest soundtrack from the Scottish post-rock band for the Amazon Prime Italian organised-crime drama
The Cool Greenhouse

The Cool Greenhouse

Debut album from the London post-punk band led by Tom Greenhouse

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Brigid Mae Power Head Above The Water

Rich, textural melodies with arresting narrative lyrics make up the Irish artist’s third record The FT

Run The Jewels RTJ4

The duo’s timely fourth album deploys booming basslines and dystopian imagery to confront the US’s oldest trauma The FT

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Sideways to New Italy

It’s an album that you can leave on the background at a patio party or really delve into its intricacies with headphones on Northern Transmission

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Chromatica by Lady Gaga

"Gaga is back, with her bangers intact" - music OMH's take on the sixth studio album the New York pop singer while The Irish Times reckon "a star is reborn in this return to fully fledged pop"

HindsThe Prettiest Curse
The Skinny reckon the third album from the Madrid-based garage rock quartet is "the year’s sharpest, wittiest pop record" while PopMatters say it "captures the vibrancy of youth without being childish"

Jeff RosenstockNo Dream
"Punk rock that's fit for the masses without sacrificing any of its authenticity" - Exclaim's take on the 5th solo LP from the Long Island punk rock singer while Pitchfork say he "delivers hook after hook"

DeerhoofFuture Teenage Cave Artists
"As irresistibly loopy and buoyantly Beefheartian as anything in Deerhoof's formidable back catalogue" - Uncut's take on the 15th LP from the experimental indie rock quartet

Badly Drawn BoyBanana Skin Shoes
"A wonderful mix of cathartic quandaries and boisterous quirks" - PopMatters' take on the 9th LP from singer-songwriter Damon Gough while The Arts Desk say "he’s taking great strides forward"

WoodsStrange To Explain
Sputnik Music say the 11th album from the psychedelic folk rock band "doesn’t need to be compartmentalized – it’s gorgeous, and that’s enough". PopMatters reckon "it sounds euphoric"

Tim BurgessI Love The New Sky
music OMH say the latest solo release from The Charlatans frontman is "very much a record for these times" while The Arts Desk say it "has reframed what he might be seen as"

Steve Earle & The DukesGhosts of West Virginia
"Americana at its finest" - The Arts Desk's take on the 17th studio album from the alt.country singer songwriter while Exclaim say they "unearth anthemic gems for America's marginalized"

Moses Sumneygræ
"It is complex yet universal – comforting yet unsettling" - Beats Per Minute's take on the 2nd LP from the LA-based artist while DIY say it is "complex, unconventional and ultimately, essential"

SparksA Steady Drip, Drip, Drip
Exclaim reckon the latest release from the LA pop / rock duo is "one of their most dynamic — and strongest — efforts". PopMatter say they "continue their reign of resonantly quirky art pop-rock delights"

The Soft Pink TruthShall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase?
"It's exactly the record we need right now" - The Arts Desk's take on the 4th LP from Matmos member Drew Daniel. music OMH say it's "a calming, almost cleansing experience"

I Break HorsesWarnings
"A triumphant, timely, and life-affirming return" - Under The Radar's take on the 3rd LP from Swedish shoegaze / synth pop duo. All Music say it's "sure to melt the frozen heart of anyone lucky enough to discover it"

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