11 November 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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The tenth album from this German duo sees them delving into house and techno
7.1
If the textures and beats are winking and mischievous, the overall sense of musical structure is dead serious and, ultimately, virtuosic Read Review
Mouse On Mars are returning in triumphant and rapturous fashion, both sealing their reputation as relentless innovators while basking in the glory as beacons of inspiration Read Review
MoM’s sound remains startlingly distinctive: evidently enough to ensure their continuing relevance and vitality Read Review
Parastrophics sees the duo returning in part to their house and techno roots, but thankfully the signature schizoid humour and restlessness remains Read Review
Atomised techno pop for listeners who think they’ve heard it all Read Review
It might not be as approachable as Radical Connector, but after Varcharz, it’s a very enjoyable return Read Review
Mouse on Mars sound overjoyed to be back, and they continue let their freak flag hang in the wind, deftly balancing the weirdness with a terse sampling of moods and colours Read Review
Mouse on Mars are still a highly experimental unit, but they're not quite as invincible as they once seemed Read Review
Veteran blip-squishers splatter everything left Read Review
Parastrophics is that rare thing: an IDM album that snaps, crackles and pops with life Read Review
A surreal pop record that gleefully warps the tones and inflections of modern radio tunes into funhouse mirror abstractions Read Review
A laptop glitch-heavy record Read Review
Their touch is immaculate. Print edition only
Moments on jubilant techno romping prove that Mouse On Mars are still on polyhedric form. Print edition only
It’s incredibly fun, but after awhile it becomes exhausting Read Review
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Mouse On Mars: Parastrophics
Django Django Doveland
Django Django would appear to have refreshed their approach and challenged themselves to try out previously unconsidered melodic avenues The Arts Desk
Print edition only Uncut
Gilla Band Pugnello
Somewhere amidst the anarchy of Pugnello, there are gems waiting to be found. Unearthing them is well worth your time Still Listening
Greg Freeman All Set The Bone
Existentialism has a sound (and it’s hard to ignore) with Greg Freeman’s introspective All Set The Bone Still Listening
U2 Carnaval de Luz
Carnaval De Luz finds U2 50 years after their formation with the same four members and the same desire to shake things up. The album provides a convincing answer to the question of why they keep doing what they do XS Noize
Fontaines D.C. Dopamine Chamber
Fontaines D.C. push deeper into synthetic territory on Dopamine Chamber, balancing stadium-sized melodies with restless experimentation and darker texture Record Collector
They sound ambitious and engaged in their 50th year, swinging for the fences and hitting more targets than not. There’s still some gas in the tank Record Collector
La Roux Old Flames
Print edition only Record Collector
Back with her first new music in six years, La Roux's new sound explores facets of R'n'B and Europop to varying degrees of success The Skinny
La Roux turns to 90s R&B on a fourth album shaped by the end of a 17-year relationship, finding room for new beginnings beneath its layered production Still Listening
Print edition only Rolling Stone UK
Devastating moments are dressed up with warm production and kinetic 00s R&B in the now quiff-less singer’s grownup fourth album The Guardian
Elly Jackson returns with heartfelt pop songs about breaking up, resentment, vulnerability and all that entails musicOMH
Ditching erratic experimentation for an ambient concept, the indie shapeshifters' sixth album is their most coherent in years musicOMH
Doveland sounds less like a reduction of Django Django’s musical vocabulary than a more relaxed demonstration of how much they possess PopMatters
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