19 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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Third album from the North Carolina rapper featuring guest appearances from J. Cole, D'Angelo, GZA, JID, Leikeli47, Mereba] and Queen Latifah among others
8.0
Nina Simone said an artist’s duty, “as far as I’m concerned, is to reflect the times”. This is precisely what Rapsody has done – in the most resonant way possible Read Review
Rapsody’s third record is a triumph. The North Carolina MC unlocks her full skillset and brings her creativity and ingenuity to the fore Read Review
With every track named for a black woman, Nina, Aaliyah and Oprah among them, Rapsody’s playful flow is balanced by her dry wit Read Review
A little trap, a little soul, each song brings different energies that showcase Rapsody’s versatile rapping style Read Review
The North Carolina rapper has always been a skilled artist. Here she becomes a vital one Read Review
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Cloud Nothings Final Summer
This is the sound of a band and a songwriter who have grown confident in their own skin, who are skilled in their craft and not afraid to show it off.This is the sound of a band and a songwriter who have grown confident in their own skin, who are skilled in their craft and not afraid to show it off Spectrum Culture
Melvins Tarantula Heart
Tarantula Heart definitely needs a better editor in numerous spots and the repetitiveness of the riffing doesn’t generate the heat that Melvins-adjacent bands like Earth did at their peak. But it’s got some killer moments Spectrum Culture
Pearl Jam Dark Matter
It'd be nigh impossible to argue the band hasn't faded with age. But they're still here, they're still alive and by all available evidence, they're better for it Exclaim
Lucy Rose This Ain't The Way You Go Out
The Brighton musician was left with several broken vertebrae in her back following pregnancy. Her creative community and drive during recovery spurred on these brilliant new songs NME
On their 12th studio album, the grunge veterans both return to their heavier roots and experiment with new sonic avenues after years of playing it safe NME
Cleveland’s most consistent rock group returns with—surprise, surprise—another solid album Paste Magazine
See review link XS Noize
It has a perfect mix of emotion and raw rock n roll craziness, which is one of the reasons why Cloud Nothings stands out in the world of Alt Rock and Garage Rock Northern Transmissions
Feels like the beginning of a thrilling new era for the band as Pearl Jam sound absolutely revitalised creatively on Dark Matter, a truly exciting record that captures the band at their best in nearly two decades Spill Magazine
See review link All Music
Nothing here is a misfire, as Rose deftly navigates these new approaches All Music
Musically, this album is some of the band’s catchiest and punchiest material in years The Independent
Taylor Swift The Tortured Poets Department
Arriving at the peak of her imperial phase, Swift’s 11th studio album is surprisingly flat and, at times, cringeworthy NME
Taylor Swift finds new ways to open up on the sophisticated pop of The Tortured Poets Department The Line Of Best Fit
Subtly detailed album splits the difference between 1989’s glossy pop-rock and Midnights’ understatement – and lets her ex Matty Healy have it in no uncertain terms The Guardian
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.
Kendrick Lamar To Pimp A Butterfly
Fiona Apple Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Kendrick Lamar Damn.
D'Angelo And The Vanguard Black Messiah
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Ghosteen
Self Esteem Prioritise Pleasure
Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree
Frank Ocean Channel Orange
Dave We’re All Alone In This Together