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1 November 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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Queens Of The Stone AgePerfecth

"Whether it’s a detour or an evolution of sound remains to be seen, but with that voice and these songs, the future of the Queens is still in safe hands" (9/10 - Louder Than War)

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DIIVZIRP!

"DIIV are clearly aiming for arena-sized shows, and ZIRP! is an anthem-packed album that can certainly take the band there" (8.5/10 - Under The Radar)

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Michael KiwanukaFudge

"It’s perfect listening as the seasons turn and the world seems harsh, real soft music for hard times" (10/10 - The Arts Desk). "Sombre and reflective songwriting from a modern soul great" (8/10- Clash)

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The AvalanchesNo Bad Memories

"Mad, joyous and utterly absorbing, ‘No Bad Memories’ proves that more than two decades on, The Avalanches can still surprise, and still make a concept this heady feel like pure play" (9/10 - Clash)

Troye SivanShe's The Best

"Adored by the A-list and filling arenas, but without huge smash hits, the Australian singer treads his own distinctive path through pop via shoegaze, Balearic and the Smiths" (8/10 - The Guardian)

Greg FreemanAll Set The Bone

"Full of brazen idiosyncrasies, kinetic explosions, and fortitudinous lyricism that captures one of America’s most talented songwriters on his glorious ascent to the top" (9/10 - Far Out)

Johnny MarrThe Age of Everything

"Once again, Johnny has delivered a strong and assured body of work, with his solo material continuing to go from strength to strength" (9/10 - God Is In The TV)

The TubsHard Life

"An album that consolidates and amplifies both 2023’s debut Dead Meat and last year’s Cotton Crown, transcending notions of what indie rock is supposed to be in the 21st century" (10/10 - Mojo)

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)

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5.9

Role Model

Chuck Timely & The Hourglass

Third full-length release of indie pop from Tucker Pillsbury produced by Taylor Mackall, Kane Ritchotte and Mason Stoops

Added: 05/10/2026
5.8

Miley Cyrus

Bass Persuades

Tenth studio album from the pop singer-songwriter featuring guest appearances from Model/Actriz and Andrew Wyatt of Miike Snow

Added: 22/09/2026

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PISS You Made Me / Skin on Linen

This Vancouver quartet have untied that Gordian knot and created something startling, combining monodrama scripts, non-linear broken glass bottle musical atmospherics and historical sample that dance into the sons like some sort of living theatre. Print edition only Mojo

PISS You Made Me / Skin on Linen

A brutal album that feels extremely vulnerable as PISS presents their record through a series of progressive sonic tableaux that is equally powerful and heartbreaking Spill Magazine

Queens Of The Stone Age Perfecth

This album, approached with an open mind and given time, will offer something more on every listen Clash

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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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