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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Debut album of psychedelic noise rock from this Australian duo, who specialise in house parties
7.4
We always suspected the Deathrays would chuck a cherry bomb into the bog when their record dropped, but the scope of their vision and melody – alongside the teenage puss and puke – has turned out to be flabbergasting Read Review
Heel-stomping music. God-forbid, head-banging music. It seems simpler than most albums, easier to enjoy, a more concentrated measure Read Review
When the Brisbane duo hit full, throat-ripping, riff-driven throttle they sound superbly riotous Read Review
From the moment you hear the bassless, guitar pedal-wielding ‘Intro’, ‘Bloodstreams’ beckons you to embrace a cocktail of condensation-raining ceilings and nose bleeds that you don’t mind splattering over your favourite Black Flag tee Read Review
It’s not all endless thrash -‘Play Dead’ with its’ organ sounds nods just as much to Suicide as any guitar outfit. But then tracks like the opening ‘Teenage Kickstarts’ take no prisoners whatsoever Read Review
An assault of the senses which will have you chomping at the bit for the next house party Read Review
If we're going to hell in a handbasket, DZ Deathrays know that the dirt-track ride there has to be fun Read Review
Listen close and you’ll hear flashes of Sabbath, Anthrax, Blood Brothers and all manner of doom-thrash-heaviness – and that’s a groove well-worn for a reason Read Review
They've delivered an album easily in step with the function of their early years Read Review
Two long-haired Aussies impress more with volume than skill....Still, there’s nothing wrong with grunge Read Review
An admirable, idiosyncratic record that unfortunately misses a few tricks along the way Read Review
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DZ Deathrays: Bloodstreams
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