5 June 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 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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Violet Grohl Be Sweet To Me
Grohl takes command of her sound with an evident thrill for how music can be imbued with a spectrum of emotion; and, in turn, ‘Be Sweet To Me’ becomes unforgettable Clash
Violet Grohl has shifted the weight of expectation with the expertise of a powerlifter. Outrunning a long-cast shadow, she's proven why she deserves your attention Exclaim
Death Cab For Cutie I Built You A Tower
Though the album obviously deals with themes of loss, it remains multidimensional in its approach, and it is a brave and astute reflection on times gone by Clash
Modest Mouse An Eraser And A Maze
On their first independent album in nearly 30 years, the Pacific Northwest legends ponder endurance and mortality as they abandon the polish of recent releases for a looser, no-filter approach Pitchfork
Kurt Vile Philadelphia's been good to me
There’s no place like home on Kurt Vile’s new album, a mellow but poignant consideration of the tension between life as a working musician and a family man Pitchfork
Iceage For Love of Grace & the Hereafter
On its exhilarating sixth album, the Danish band channels melodic richness and punk immediacy into a set of subtly pastoral, ominously romantic songs Pitchfork
Death Cab for Cutie’s first release for their new label, I Built You a Tower, is a full-circle collection that still adds new layers to their signature sound PopMatters
Bleachers Everyone For Ten Minutes
On his fifth album as Bleachers, everyone for ten minutes, Jack Antonoff uses a comfortable sonic space to make a new statement about fame PopMatters
Boards of Canada Inferno
The ever-increasing sonic fidelity of the BoC sound has proven contentious, but it is precisely Inferno’s depth and hi-fi clarity that allows the album’s gods their fullest refulgence The Quietus
Like any indie institution worth their salt, Modest Mouse deals in big feelings The Line Of Best Fit
If it’s not a return to their earliest sound, it does capture a carefree attitude. It’s far from the sound of a band at a crossroads, this is some of the most urgent music of their career The Line Of Best Fit
Though the album is consistent in its moody menace, it charts too-familiar territory Slant Magazine
The Scottish electronic production duo prove nobody is better at their kind of limpid lullabies Rolling Stone
A dense, challenging, and highly rewarding listen. It is a record that is at times anxious, claustrophobic, and deliberately rough around the edges. Yet, amidst the manic energy and junkyard clatter, it always leaves the door propped open for a moment of unexpected, heartbreaking beauty for those willing to take a bite Under The Radar
Inferno is yet another piece of the puzzle by the ever confounding Scottish brothers. A million questions are raised here and as time marches onwards you can be sure there will be attempts to unpack every vocal sample, every possible mystery. Inferno is a comeback album that sounds perfectly conceptualized, live and alluring Under The Radar
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