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11 April 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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My New Band BelieveMy New Band Believe

"A postmodern kaleidoscope" (9/10 - DIY). "At the helm of an enormous, constantly shifting collective, the former Black Midi man swings for the fences" (10/10 - NME)

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Holly HumberstoneCruel World

"The singer’s best album yet" (10/10 - Rolling Stone UK). "Replaces introspection with euphoric choruses, 80s synths and even happy hardcore on her vivid second LP" (8/10 - The Giardian)

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Angine de PoitrineVol.II

"There's a ferocity and alienness to the complexity" (10/10 - Exclaim). "It breathes on its own and speaks without words. Angine de Poitrine let the music do the talking" (8.4/10 - Northern Transmissions)

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The Twilight SadIt's The Long Goodbye

"An astonishing body of work that firmly emphasizes what an important band The Twilight Sad are" (9/10 - Under The Radar). "A powerful and truly wonderful return from The Twilight Sad" (9/10 - Clash)

UnderscoresU

"A tour-de-force of production chops that cements April Harper Grey as a key auteur in the future of the genre" (10/10 - NME). "Hits all the beats of a classic pop record" (8.3/10 - Paste)

Trembling Bells and Bonnie Prince BillyThe Marble Downs

"Strengthened by communal tendencies, meeting bombs in Iran and executions in Minneapolis not with clenched fists of protest, but with hugs" (8/10 - PopMaters).

GorillazThe Mountain

"The album’s posthumous contributors remind us that music can keep ghosts alive" (10/10 - The Independent). "Powerful reflections on mortality from Damon Albarn and Co" (8/10 - Hot Press)

MobyFuture Quiet

"Moby has created a 14-track state of therapy for his own mind but kindly offered it to the world. It is the offering of one of the genius producers of our time" (8/10 - CLash)

Charli XCXWuthering Heights

"This brilliantly moody soundtrack confirms Charli XCX as a star who makes better art when she’s not trying to deliver a hit" (10/10 - The Irish Times). "At times gorgeous" (8/10 - Clash)

Standing On A Chair

Beans On Toast

Standing On A Chair

50-song debut album from acoustic-guitar strumming singer-songwriter, social commentator and festival favourite

Label: Beans On Toast
UK Release date: 30/11/2009

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6.0 | Drowned In Sound

A winding album of songs that have been kicking around for years but are somehow still relevant and outstanding
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