22 October 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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Fourth solo album from the Houston rapper featuring guest appearances from Bon Iver, Sampha, Drake, Playboi Carti, Beyoncé, 21 Savage, the Weeknd, Yung Lean, Young Thug, James Blake, Kid Cudi, Bad Bunny, Future and SZA
6.2
UTOPIA sees Scott stay true to his style, his preferences, and his principles, going against the grain of the tendencies in the viral-hungry world that is 2023 ra Read Review
Lead single ‘K-POP’ remains a titanic moment, but its immediacy is perhaps a misnomer on a record dominated by misdirection, about-turns, and sudden revelations Read Review
The album operates less as a cohesive body of work and more as a series of show-stopping set pieces Read Review
The Houston rapper's first album since 2018 teases a brave new sonic world, but has little to say about what might happen if we get there Read Review
In an attempt to give the world a true blockbuster rap album, the Houston rapper delivers a shiny, empty spectacle loaded with pop superstars who rarely make an impact Read Review
The reality is that while Scott is a masterful curator, he’s just an OK rapper. Those two realities are discordant for too many moments on Utopia Read Review
Returning with a long-awaited fourth album in the wake of the Astroworld disaster, Scott’s rhyming isn’t strong enough to distinguish him from his A-list guests Read Review
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The Avalanches No Bad Memories
The Avalanches sift through fragmented memories, advertising jingles and an unlikely cast of collaborators on a fourth album whose sunny exterior conceals a restless undercurrent Still Listening
Rachel Chinouriri I Think I Spoke Too Soon
Rachel Chinouriri turns to radiant synth-pop to untangle sobriety, old relationships and the gap between her twenties and what she thought they would be Still Listening
On her sophomore album, the Croydon singer-songwriter reevaluates her fragile relationship between alcohol, love and herself NME
"Will we break our hearts?" she asks, and no doubt the answer was yes. But some damn fine art came out of it The Line Of Best Fit
The London pop singer mines the pitfalls of young womanhood for dramedy on her sleeker, more polished second record, finding a sweet spot where goofy melodrama and emotional realism meet Pitchfork
The follow-up to 2024's A Devastating Turn Of Events swaps the jangly guitars and indie hooks for a more polished pop production musicOMH
Fontaines D.C. Dopamine Chamber
A mirror to our times casting back a stark, frightening image DIY
The outfit's fourth album explores nostalgia, childhood imagery, and the hypnotic power of modern advertising. As a commentary on consumerism, it's a fascinating achievement musicOMH
Fifth album finds Dublin quintet sounding grandiose and exhilarating, evolving while refusing to compromise any of their identity musicOMH
Mad, joyous and utterly absorbing, ‘No Bad Memories’ proves that more than two decades on, The Avalanches can still surprise, and still make a concept this heady feel like pure play Clash
Balances profound cynicism and genuine beauty as its ice-hearted stadium rock grows to darkly apocalyptic proportions Pitchfork
The Irish band's fifth album is a synth-heavy reinvention, jagged and unnerving at multiple turns Consequence Of Sound
The album transforms obsolete technology and jingles into a euphoric exploration of nostalgia Slant Magazine
If Romance was the first time Fontaines D.C. raised their head over the parapet, Dopamine Chamber is the storming of the Winter Palace. It is the absolute victory we always dream of, when the outsiders take over Under The Radar
Teenage Fanclub Do Not Dare To Dream
There are times when I think that Teenage Fanclub are one of the best bands to ever do it. Look at their back catalogue. Not a duffer in the bunch. Never a wrong foot taken and Do Not Dare to Dream joins that pantheon happily 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.
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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