2 May 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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Third album from Australian electronic musician Harley Edward Streten includes collaborations with Oklou, May-a, Kucka, Laurel, Virgen María, Emma Louise, Caroline Polachek and Damon Albarn
6.2
This techno-charged offering upscales the drops, fidgety distortion and replay value that has proved a constant in his playbook Read Review
On this third album, the musician couples his floor-shaking, hit-making style with quieter moments of introspection, reaching new heights in the process Read Review
Intended to be enjoyed by both faithful Flume stans and new listeners drawn to the beauty of a cacophonous, glitched-out style popularised by super-producers like SOPHIE, Danny Harle, and more Read Review
Although not without its inspired moments, Harley Streten’s third LP confirms that he’s most creatively free outside the album format Read Review
Flume’s Palaces is as surprising as it is forgettable Read Review
The Australian producer’s latest gets stuck between innovation and the urge to party like it’s 2014 Read Review
Palaces is so obsessed with the serenity of open air that it forgets how much more exciting Flume is when he picks apart a single concept Read Review
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The Black Keys Peaches!
The Black Keys‘ most raw-sounding record Far Out
These versions often aren’t particularly explosive or even all that grabby. In some ways they’re kind of insular, exuding a pickup-hoops naturalism that adds to the music’s deep grind or brackish crunch Rolling Stone
‘Peaches!’ is full of dynamism, swirling riffs and pounding drumbeats. It never loses itself in the mele Clash
Dan Auerbach and Patrick Casey spend a lot of the record mining the catalogues on non-household names from the world of blues, bringing a Zeppelin-like gritty groove to RL Burnside’s Fireman Ring The Bell and a pleasing voodoo shuffle to Earl Hooker’s You Got To Lose Record Collector
14th studio album from Akron two-piece plugs them back into their primal blues roots Mojo
The live-off-the-floor Peaches! is the antithesis of 2024's overcooked Ohio Players, the duo's nadir, and a delectably scuzzy sequel to Delta Kream, complete with another seductively squalid William Eggleston cover photo. Print edition only Uncut
Tori Amos In Times Of Dragons
The LP tries to be both a plunge into Irish mysticism and an anti-Trump protest. The singer is reluctant to fully commit to either vision The Irish Times
In Times of Dragons puts love and solidarity at its core. While some will pick up charity gigs, Tori Amos turns this anxiety-ridden world into a dystopic epic with a swift turn of her pen-turned-sword The Line Of Best Fit
The veteran songwriter’s new album colorfully dramatizes the reptilian autocrats of American society, but suffers from the literalism that affects much politically reactive art today Pitchfork
The album traces the artist’s sojourn through a nation that’s turned into hell Slant Magazine
The singer-songwriter’s 18th album is full of fantastical imagery, moving emotions, and callbacks to her storied career Rolling Stone
Modern world anxieties and perils are filtered through the lens of ancient myth. A richly rewarding work results musicOMH
While all this makes for a rich, dense and sometimes overwhelming offering, Amos still ensures there's some light amid all this darkness. Print edition only Uncut
Like its closest Amos siblings, Scarlet Walk (2002) and American Doll Posse (2007, it's far from immediate, but the delayed gratification reaps rewards aplenty. Print edition only Mojo
The vital In Times of Dragons whisks Amos back to hallowed days, penetrating the soul and shaking foundations in a manner that hasn't been heard since Pele, Choirgirl, Scarlet, or Posse All Music
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
Rosalía Lux
Kendrick Lamar Damn.
D'Angelo And The Vanguard Black Messiah
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Ghosteen
Spiritbox Tsunami Sea
Self Esteem Prioritise Pleasure
Hayley Williams Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party
Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways