29 March 2024
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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Album No.4 from the Toronto metalcore / hardcore punk act
6.4
A cauldron of riffs and deathly roars stolen straight from the depths of Hell so pant-wettingly exciting that it’s impossible to do anything but scream along Read Review
A sense of defiance in the face of hostile circumstances is conveyed, which is both refreshing and urgently needed Read Review
The hardcore Canadians have stuck to their driving punk-metal roots and for this we are grateful Read Review
From the speedy fist-pumping of opener ‘RATS’ to the doomy mucus-rattling finale of ‘New World Alliance’ via the all-out pummel of the title track, Cancer Bats are not just ripping it. They’re tearing it a new one Read Review
A bumpy ride for anyone who hunkers down for its duration. Cancer Bats haven’t lost their swagger or even their appeal, but this is uneasy listening in every sense Read Review
The slow-burning artiness of Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones is dropped for a slicker, more immediate approach Read Review
Ultimately they’ve sacrificed their music for misguided creativity Read Review
Gritty punk-metal. Print edition only
Nu-hardcore guys rake funk-metal’s bounce over catchy riffs, still sound like early-AFI understudies Read Review
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Cancer Bats: Dead Set on Living
Jlin Akoma
On her dazzlingly detailed new album of experimental post-footwork, the Indiana producer pushes extreme rhythmic precision so far that it begins to feel psychedelic Pitchfork
Tyla Tyla
The South African singer’s star-making debut is a lithe, contemporary take on pop-R&B that pulses with the log-drum heartbeat of amapiano Pitchfork
Adrianne Lenker Bright Future
Bright Future’s recording style mirrors the listener’s experience: as time goes on, these songs and the emotions associated with them will inevitably deepen, transmute, and attach themselves to the memory of different people Rolling Stone
The Staves All Now
There are times when the multi-coloured music on All Now can sound Americanized (understandable with American producer John Congleton once again at the helm) but the lyrics are written with idiosyncratic English cautious optimism that will make it relate especially to those from England, while also providing perhaps helpful insight to the uninitiated God Is In The TV
Julia Holter Something in the Room She Moves
An interpretive reflection of the giddy dizziness that one might feel when enjoying life’s unpredictable now God Is In The TV
Waxahatchee Tigers Blood
One of the few uniting and defining records of the moment, especially in the face of the recent trend of popularization of the roots music and its assimilation into the indie audience God Is In The TV
Elbow Audio Vertigo
The band aren’t getting any younger, but they are getting wiser and, dare I say, more fun Sputnik Music (staff)
This is a triumphant work from an ascendant artist, and, oh yeah, also one of the finer folk albums of recent years Sputnik Music (staff)
The Indiana-based footwork producer and Pulitzer Prize finalist broadens her horizons on her first album in seven years Paste Magazine
The Jesus and Mary Chain Glasgow Eyes
Glasgow Eyes isn’t far off being a great record, but those drops in quality aren’t just blips, they’re chasms Beats Per Minute
Beyoncé Cowboy Carter
There’s no question that Cowboy Carter is a landmark record. Arguably, an inevitable one. But once the dust of its audacity settles, it misses the mark of a classic The Line Of Best Fit
Straying far beyond its original country concept, the musician’s eighth album straddles the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the blues – and Becky with the Good Hair via Dolly Parton’s Jolene The Guardian
The Black Crowes Happiness Bastards
The Robinson brothers’ greatest successes have been with the Black Crowes. Perhaps that’s why they agreed to reunite for this album, finally (but no doubt grudgingly) admitting that they do their best work when they’re playing together Spectrum Culture
Four Tet Three
Small soundscapes grow and expand without dominating Hebden’s aural trademarks Spectrum Culture
A deceptively quiet solo outing from the Big Thief singer carries a vibrant emotional impact Spectrum Culture
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
Kendrick Lamar Damn.
D'Angelo And The Vanguard Black Messiah
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Ghosteen
Self Esteem Prioritise Pleasure
Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree
Frank Ocean Channel Orange
Dave We’re All Alone In This Together