Any decent music? We review the reviews. You get the final word

Hello

10 September 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.

Just in

New albums just added

Unlisted recent releases

Follow us on

Source list

View top rated by publication

Specialist Genres

Browse specific styles

New

Dexy Midnight RunnersLOVE

"It’s easy to be charmed by LOVE, which transcends place and generation to immerse us once again in the Dexys Midnight Runners world" (8/10 - The Line Of Best Fit)

New

Arab StrapHalf-Told Tales

"Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton offer a meditation on age, modern life and the past, offering hope and resilience – and evidence that things can get better" (9/10 - musicOMH)

New

Chat PileWho Loves The Sun

"An extraordinary record; a layered portrait of a world sleepwalking into disaster that is somehow gripping and even fun, in a mosh-the-pain-away manner" (9/10 - Clash)

Highest Recent Ratings

Albums to watch

Westside CowboyIt Goes On

"What an undeniable rock inferno this band has unleashed, where even the quiet parts will swallow or split you" (10/10 - Paste). "A debut that proves to be more than worth the hype" (10/10 - Rolling Stone UK)

Getdown ServicesMassive Champion

"A ridiculous triumph" (9/10 - DIY). "The buzzy Minehead-via-Bristol party-starters shake off the 'joke band' label and face up to doubt on nuanced album number two" (8/10 - NME)

Laura VeirsTemple Songs

"Recorded produced and performed entirely on her own, this gorgeously crafted album serves as a soothing balm in turbulent times" (8/10 - musicOMH).

Charli XCXMusic, Fashion, Film

"How do you follow up the album that made you a star – and a caricature? In classic Charli style: with a pivot to guitar and a meta masterpiece about the instability of identity" (10/10 - The Guardian

Yard ActYou're Gonna Need A Little Music

"A deliberate retreat from their role as commentators; here, their medium has become the music" (10/10 - NME)

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

Customise your chart

7.1

Mike D 5D

Thank You

Debut solo release from Beastie Boys' Mike D featuring his sons Skyler and Davis

Added: 27/08/2026
6.9

Brandon Flowers

Thrasher

Third solo release and first since 2015 from The Killers frontman recorded in Nashville by Shawn Everett and Jonathan Rado

Added: 21/08/2026
6.8

Shaboozey

The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales

Fourth Studio album from the Country / hip-hop artist featuring contributions from Leon Bridges, Sam Elliott, Jamie Foxx, Gunna, Kehlani, Orville Peck and Teyana Taylor

Added: 05/08/2026
6.6

Hovvdy

Big World

Sixth album from the Austin, Texas indie rock duo Charlie Martin and Will Taylor

Added: 18/08/2026
6.6

FLO

Therapy At The Club

Second full-length album from the London-based R&B trio featuring guest appearances from Juicy J and kwn

Added: 07/08/2026
6.6

Adéla

Prima

Debut full-length album from the Los Angeles-based Slovakian pop artist Adéla Jergová featuring contributions from Dylan Brady, Julia Michaels, Blake Slatkin, Theron Thomas and Billy Walsh

Added: 04/09/2026
6.2

Ariana Grande

petal

Eighth album from the American pop star working with producers Ilya and Max Martin

Added: 01/08/2026
6.1

Sleep

Hempispheres

Fifth full-length album and first in eight years from the Northern California stoner doom metal band

Added: 07/09/2026

Latest Reviews

Alabama Shakes I Must Be Dreaming

Even at their most wide-ranging, the Shakes make it all sound effortlessly cool No Ripcord

Julia Holter Materia

Materia is best appreciated as a document of process rather than a completed thought No Ripcord

Getdown Services Massive Champion

Unmistakably English, but way funnier and much more interesting musically than Sleaford Mods No Ripcord

More reviews

Support what we do

As we're sure you are aware this is a really tough time for websites like ours. So we are asking you to help support us in any way you can via Patreon. Whether it's a small amount each month or a one-off payment, everything we receive will be put back into making ADM as good as it can possibly be.

Fresh stuff

So Much For Goodbyes by Billy Stings

"The crossover star’s introspective sixth album is full of memories of his mother, who died in 2025, bringing his dextrous guitar to songs rooted in tradition and yearning" (10/10 - The Guardian)

InterpolThis Mirror Weighs a Ton
"The NYC gloom-mongers up their game to examine themselves and the world for the unifying and experimental album number eight" (9/10 - NME). "A fantastic return" (8/10 - Clash)

MastodonMarrow Deep
"One of the many great things about Marrow Deep is that it doesn’t try to reduce or oversimplify its sentiments at the expense of their power" (8/10 - Kerrang!)

Alabama ShakesI Must Be Dreaming
"From musicianship to introspection, immersive production to well-timed political critiques, this is the long-awaited Alabama Shakes follow-up fans have been dreaming of" (8/10 - Exclaim)

Brandon FlowersThrasher
"Even a couple of bafflingly misguided social commentary songs can’t detract from the joys of Flowers’ classically full-throated commitment to the Nashville bit" (8/10 - The Guardian)

LambchopPunching The Clown
"Lambchop's 17th album is a thing of spine-tingling hymnal beauty" (9/10 - Uncut). "Its bold confidence to be unapologetically hymnal in the chaotic year of 2026 is fresh and commendable" 8/10 - Far Out)

JungleSunshine
"Over a decade and still churning out albums like this. Jungle seem completely incapable of putting a foot wrong at this point" (10/10 - Far Out). "A summer smasher" (8/10 - Record Collector)

James Ellis FordLost In Another World
"Whether made in a hospital bed, a million-dollar studio or an abandoned warehouse, ‘Lost In Another World’ is raw, rare and radiant — regardless of the world one is lost in" (8/10 - Clash)

ShearwaterThe New World
"Fans and newcomers alike will be entranced by the beauty of Jonathan Meiburg and co's stately creation – assisted by an astonishing supporting cast" (9/10 - 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.

See full list