17 October 2025
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 London rapper featuring guest appearances from Drake, Naira Marley, Jorja Smith, Burna Boy, Popcaan, CB, Villz and Boss Belly
7.3
The London rapper’s third album extends his carnal and philosophical investigation of masculinity against lush, robust beats that evoke a distinctly Black British take on G-funk Read Review
Back after three years away, the east Londoner is polarised between feelgood summer tracks and bleak reportage – but he makes it all cohere, despite some terrible sex puns Read Review
Beautiful and Brutal Yard displays both the beauty and brutality of the world, from a man at the top but also aware of where he came from. It is an album that connotes the essence of home, and his home is his music Read Review
On his third album – and first since 2020 – the British star taps Drake, Burna Boy and more for a scattershot burst of brilliance Read Review
No other artist commands rhythm and rhyme like Hus, and it’s patently clear that the Stratford rapper is enjoying making music again, which is a blessing for the rest of us Read Review
The Stratford rapper is back with both fiery drill cuts and forays into a smoother sound Read Review
The London rapper inhabits various roles on his third album, from badman to Casanova Read Review
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Militarie Gun God Save the Gun
God Save the Gun isn’t about victory or transcendence. It’s about maintenance and the quiet, exhausting work of staying for others Northern Transmissions
As brutally difficult as it is cathartic DIY
The Last Dinner Party From The Pyre
Instead of switching lanes, the band develop the dramatic baroque-pop sound they first introduced themselves with on their highly anticipated second album NME
Tame Impala Deadbeat
The psych hermit-turned-pop hitmaker turns to dance music – and openly embraces his introversion and insecurities NME
Go-for-broke rock songs and total vulnerability make the Gun’s second LP their most compelling yet NME
God Save the Gun feels universal and uniting in the way the best records often do. It is an invitation for all those who have caught themselves feeling like burning their life down to release those feelings together, transmuting that negativity into something vital and deeply cathartic Under The Radar
Los Angeles outfit’s second album mixes hardcore punk and pop rock with sincerity and passion with infectious results musicOMH
Sudan Archives The BPM
‘The BPM’ is an absolute blast and deserves to be played as often and LOUD as you can. When you really crank it, you get to immerse yourself in every note, vocal and tone Clash
Ian Shelton has squared up to the tempest, his bandmates in Militarie Gun helping him brave the torrent. The sound is their weapon, making this one Gun that's actually worth saving Exclaim
The overstuffed nature of its production choices means that ‘God Save The Gun’ perhaps lacks some of the raw, impactful lucidity of the band’s debut, but it nonetheless overflows with singular, soaring and soulful energy Clash
Drawing on indie influences and high-profile collaborators for their sophomore album, the California band pushes its post-hardcore sound into something both raw and exciting Paste Magazine
The album ends suddenly and uncertainly. We’re left with plenty to mull over but, equally importantly, a great desire to hear those ginormous hooks all over again The Line Of Best Fit
All this merely confirms what we suspected but deep down already knew: The Last Dinner Party are a rare and special band, and ‘From The Pyre’ proves it emphatically Clash
American polymath creates a vibrant, energetic atmosphere on her bustling house party of a third album musicOMH
Brittney Parks’ tense and virtuosic new album documents a life in motion, blending breakups and rebounds, dancefloor euphoria and everyday anxiety Pitchfork
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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
Spiritbox Tsunami Sea
Self Esteem Prioritise Pleasure
Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree
Frank Ocean Channel Orange