25 September 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 of grungey alternative rock by this duo from Brighton
7.3
Reeks of ambition and achievement. Taking a scythe to their rule book proves they rate artistry some way above cash Read Review
Each album they release has been a forward step – this perhaps being the greatest they’ve taken so far Read Review
Like a flash of the eponymous footwear in a dark city alleyway, Blood Red Shoes are a shock to the system Read Review
They have in many ways remained true to their punk and grunge roots, yet have also proved themselves to be quite innovative Read Review
This is big, anthemic indie rock packed with soaring harmonies, frantic drums and driving chord progressions Read Review
Despite – or perhaps because of – their rigid limitations, Blood Red Shoes have stuck at it to pull of the well-heeled whiskey, better-with-age trick. Good for them Read Review
An extremely impressive and clever modern rock record Read Review
An album so texturally complex that there is simply no space to consider what it might, or might not, be missing Read Review
Whilst ‘In Time To Voices’ doesn’t completely bin-off their brattish punk beginnings, it finds Carter and band-mate Steven Ansell making more psychedelic stride Read Review
Turns down the acerbic tone of the first record and adds - for the most part - a more expansive dimension to their sound Read Review
The Brighton-based pair’s pop-rock sound has been refined to an admirably high shine Read Review
Stacked with songs of trailblazing angst, sinister desperation and nut-cracking jams Read Review
The production is a significant step forward, and the instrumental palette has been successfully broadened while still remaining apparently bass-free Read Review
Fizzing with ideas, their future looks bright. Print edition only
Themes of angst and alienation, by now a staple for this duo, are again front and center on In Time to Voices Read Review
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Blood Red Shoes: In Time To Voices
Blondshell Violins
This is an artist widening her frame without losing her bite. It’s confident, a little wistful, and often loud in all the right places Northern Transmissions
On her third album, Sabrina Teitelbaum fights to strike a balance between savage beauty and jagged home truths NME
Everything great about Blondshell is present on ‘Violins’, but it feels sharper, more adventurous and more assured then ever before Clash
LA alt-rock singer Blondshell trades plain-speaking lyricism for something more abstract, while Irish rock band Gurriers cut through the noise with their ambitious second album The Independent
While trying to find and assert herself, the song has her imagining walking down the aisle to Beethoven's Für Elise, even though no one, including her, would pick it as a wedding song All Music
An often-delicate inward vision that pairs frustration with beauty DIY
It's in her ability to take the everyday experience and turn it into an epic noise that Violins finds its sweet spot The Line Of Best Fit
It would be unfair to call Violins Blondshell’s finest work to date, given the strength of her previous albums. What’s clear, though, is that it’s every bit as good as what came before Under The Radar
Protomartyr Hotel Usona
The album is more eerie in tone than its predecessors, like a distant alarm sounding, trying to amplify the sounds we cannot hear Northern Transmissions
It’s a bleak listen, sure, but Protomartyr haven’t ever been the comforting types. In fact, they’ve chosen the perfect time to double down on their righteous anger and despair, and if everything were to come to a catastrophic end right now, you’ve got the perfect soundtrack for it Far Out
For newcomers, it's a perfectly moody entry point. Hotel Usona is the sound of a band settling into their own skin, creating a space that's uniquely theirs and generously sharing the key Exclaim
From singer Joe Casey’s handmade album artwork to drummer Alex Leonard’s impish, kinetic inversions of classic post-punk rhythm, the Detroit band crafts an austere, unflinching record as bleak as it is cathartic Paste Magazine
This is not a hotel you'd want to stay at any time soon, but it's a remarkable record to spend time with. Print edition only Uncut
Under dim hotel lights, Casey’s lyricism appears foreboding and alien in a way it never has before The Line Of Best Fit
Ezra Collective Here Because of Hope
Arguably the biggest jazz band in the country return with an album that shows off both their exuberant and more reflective sides musicOMH
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