5 October 2022
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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Second full-length album from the West Yorkshire band led by Sydney Minsky-Sargeant
8.2
This body of work is substantial and not to be ignored Read Review
The sound of a true original Read Review
With this release, Working Men’s Club have taken their meticulous attention to detail and vibrant eclecticism to immense heights Read Review
Their debut presciently dissected an isolating upbringing and their sinister second album revisits those emotions for a wider audience Read Review
WMC already have a signature viewpoint all of their own - the fun is in seeing how they continue to play with it Read Review
An acutely refined album fuelled by energy and agitation from a group way ahead of their age Read Review
Where the eponymous Working Men’s Club had all the trappings of a teenage band forging their way on an exciting – albeit slightly cocksure – path, Fear Fear is the sound of a more well-oiled machine, and that of a fully-grown band all the more sure of their own identity Read Review
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Phoebe Green Lucky Me
An unquestionably accomplished debut and certainly marks Green out as singularly talented songwriter who isn’t afraid to confront her demons and if not actually beat them at least come to an uneasy truce, and reach a place of equanimity Under The Radar
Lambchop The Bible
Wagner seems literally incapable of running out of ideas, and The Bible has plenty of good ones Under The Radar
Shygirl Nymph
British rapper, DJ and singer-songwriter Blane Muise slinks between genres, mischief and melody on her experimental first album The Observer
Pixies Doggerel
The cult indie band may not have the dark fire of yesteryear but they still rock their twisted tropes The Observer
All of life – and death – is here in the band’s numinous 16th album The Observer
Björk Fossora
The pop auteur’s 10th album deals with the death of her mother and the dawn of new love by digging deep into Dutch techno, bass clarinets – and fungi The Observer
Alvvays Blue Rev
A small but compelling step forward for the band Loud And Quiet
Alvvays return with Blue Rev, their first new album for five years, and in a strangely radical way, it simply meets our ethereal shoegaze expectations The Skinny
They explore new avenues while still reliably conjuring up the shimmering melodies and brilliant lyrics they are known for Northern Transmissions
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Cool It Down
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs aren’t one of those bands though and return in 2022 with one of their boldest statements yet — Cool It Down has everything one would need in a rock record in this day and age, and it’s the most complete version of the band we’ve ever received Beats Per Minute
The Bible is undoubtably one of Lambchop’s most mature records, but it is also one of their most honest, most unguarded in its emotional and historical perspectives Beats Per Minute
It’s a powerful album, to be sure, and she is an outlier in her field. Night clubs will be rocking this album, I think, for years to come Northern Transmissions
Fossora really encapsulates Björk’s growth as a musician. It doesn’t aim to be a well-loved record, but her worlds so are so incredibly fascinating Northern Transmissions
Doggerel maintains Pixies' resurgence in the second phase of their musical odyssey XS Noize
On the Icelandic icon’s 10th album, intricately arranged songs of grief and love initially come off imposing, but gradually build a fascinating world Paste Magazine
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