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16 April 2024

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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Maggie RogersDon't Forget Me

"The sound of an artist beginning to sink cosily into her own skin, and enjoying herself enormously in the process" (8/10 - DIY). "Perfect for blasting out on a sunny day driving along a highway" (8/10 - musicOMH)

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Nia ArchivesSilence Is Loud

"This is truly an album of someone who’s grown up completely native to the information glut age" (10/10 - The Arts Desk). "Her trailblazer status has never been more assured" (9/10 - DIY)

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Vampire WeekendOnly God Was Above Us

"Neat summation of where they've been, while still looking forward" (10/10 - The Skinny). "Their most accomplished album yet" (9/10 - DIY). "Sprawling ode to a long-gone, old New York City" (8/10 - NME)

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ElbowAudio Vertigo

"This is phenomenal stuff" (10/10 - The Arts Desk). "An album that further cements their legacy" (9-10 - Clash). "It’s nice to see Elbow stepping outside their comfort zone" (8/10 - Under The Radar)

Kacey MusgravesDeeper Well

"Revels in Laurel Canyon folk and psychedelic pop on her fantastic sixth album" (10/10 - The Independent). "Ring it up as another jewel in the crown" (8/10 - The Irish Times)

Kim GordonThe Collective

"An astonishing work that’s at least as good (if not better) than some of the albums with which she made her fame and fortune" (10/10 musicOMH)

Yard ActWheres My Utopia?

"Wry, riveting, chaotic, and infectious throughout, Where's My Utopia? easily upstages what was an impressive debut" (All Music). "A resounding, charismatic and dance-heavy sophomore LP" (Paste)

Liam Gallagher & John SquireLiam Gallagher John Squire

"This is too much fun to be a one-off" (Mojo). "The half-inched tunes come and go rather forgettably but they’re charged with an electric vigour" (The Independent). OR "An excruciating exercise in bluster and swagger" (The Irish Times)

IdlesTangk

"The sound of a band who’ve finally arrived" (Northern Transmissions). "A raucous expression of love, TANGK is raw, vulnerable and inimitably IDLES" (The Skinny). "Their best yet" (The Irish Times)

Brittany HowardWhat Now

"Dancefloor bangers, vintage soul, joyous funk… the winningly candid Alabama Shakes frontwoman mixes it up to perfection on her second solo album" (The Observer). "A gem" (DIY)

THE CHART: THE TOP RATED NEW ALBUMS

The ADM rating is a weighted average from our survey of more than 50 sources , taking into account the number of reviews

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7.1

The Libertines

All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade

First full-length album for nine years from the British indie rock band led by Carl Barât and Pete Doherty produced by Dimitri Tikovoï (Placebo, The Horrors, Charli XCX)

Added: 05/04/2024
7.1

The Dandy Warhols

Rockmaker

Eleventh album from Portland, Oregon's psychedelic pop quartet led by Courtney Taylor-Taylor

Added: 18/03/2024
7.1

Norah Jones

Visions

Ninth album from the jazz/pop singer-songwriter produced by Leon Michels

Added: 14/03/2024
7.0

The Staves

All Now

Fourth album from the Watford folk rock duo sisters Jessica and Camilla Staveley-Taylor

Added: 29/03/2024
7.0

Gossip

Real Power

First full-length studio release since 2012 from the indie rock trio led by Beth Ditto and produced by Rick Rubin

Added: 21/03/2024
6.6

Shakira

Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran

Twelfth album and first on seven years from Columbian-born pop star featuring collaborations with Cardi B, Bizarrap, Rauw Alejandro, Grupo Frontera, Ozuna, Karol G, Fuerza Regida and Tiësto

Added: 23/03/2024
6.6

Bleachers

Bleachers

Fourth album from producer Jack Antonoff's New York-based indie pop project featuring guest appearances from Lana Del Rey, Aaron Dessner, Kevin Abstract and Florence Welch

Added: 08/03/2024
6.4

The Black Keys

Ohio Players

Twelfth studio album from the Akron Ohio garage rock duo Dan Auerback and Patrick Carney features a guest appearance from Beck, Juicy J, and Lil Noid

Added: 04/04/2024
6.4

Sheryl Crow

Evolution

Album number twelve from the American country/rock singer-songwriter produced by Mike Elizondo

Added: 01/04/2024
4.8

Justin Timberlake

Everything I Thought It Was

Sixth studio album and first in six years from the pop/rnb singer-songwriter featuring guest appearances from NSYNC, Fireboy Dml and Tobe Nwigwe

Added: 15/03/2024

Latest Reviews

English Teacher This Could Be Texas

There’s no other way to put it, really. This is an absolute masterpiece. Sure, not everybody gets to go to space, but English Teacher prove that we’ve got more than enough stars here on Earth Dork

Maggie Rogers Don't Forget Me

As Maggie herself once promised, “It all works out in the end” – and this album serves as compelling evidence of that sentiment Dork

Nia Archives Silence Is Loud

‘Silence Is Loud’ is a record of expression and freedom. Freedom to experiment and make exactly what you want but also freedom to look deep within yourself and make something that has a legacy beyond simply the dancefloor Dork

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Interplay by Ride

"When they delve into the big guitar histrionics of yesteryear, as on “Light in a Quiet Room,” the results are breathtaking" (9/10 - Under The Radar). "One of the most intriguing albums of their career to date" (8/10 - Clash)

The LibertinesAll Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade
"Their most ambitious and expansive record to date" (8/10 - The Independent). "Its 11 new tunes display energetic rock-pop hooks, plenty going on in the lyrics" (8/10 - Arts Desk)

Bob VylanHumble As The Sun
"Bob Vylan are here to make long-lasting change, and you are their army’s newest recruit" (8/10 - Clash). "Their rebellious spirit is intertwined with a sense of total, inspiring self-love" (8/10 - Kerrang!)

Sum 41Heaven :X: Hell
"A true grand finale, and it's one worth reveling in" (8.8/10 - Sputnik Music). "Without any shadow of a doubt, the album of their career. What a way to leave" (8/1- - Kerrang!)

Julia HolterSomething in the Room She Moves
"The distinct work of an unparalleled songwriting experimentalist" (9/10 - Loud And Quiet). "Warming, aqueous, immersive and endlessly engaging" (9/10 - Uncut)

Chastity BeltLive Laugh Love
"By opening up their songwriting process, the band have managed to carve out an even more singular sound" (8/10 - DIY). "Overall this record is a heady, expansive treat" (8/10 - Mojo)

Bolis PupulLetter to Yu
"Succeeds in melding melancholy with joyous electronica" (8.4/10 - Northern Transmissions). "A compelling journey of grief, loss and the effects of ancestry" (8/10 - musicOMH)

Justin TimberlakeEverything I Thought It Was
"Some focus and editing would have really helped because there's a great album buried somewhere in here" (6/10 - All Music). "Makes me want to enrol in a nunnery immediately" (4/10 - Evening Standard)

Moor MotherThe Great Bailout
"A dense and visceral history lesson from Moor Mother" (8/10 The Line Of Best Fit). "One of her most bracing works" (8/10 All Music). "A grand, artistic and political statement" (8/10 Mojo)

The Jesus and Mary ChainGlasgow Eyes
"A staggering, swaggering achievement more vital than anything they’ve done in the last 35 years" (10/10 Record Collector)

Everything EverythingMountainhead
"One of the UK’s best bands once again showing everyone how it’s done" (Northern Transmissions). " Full of instantly catchy indie-pop numbers, bursting with energy and hooks" (musicOMH)

All-time top 10

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.

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