10 July 2025
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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This third release from the San Franciscan group continues in their quest for the 'new garage rock'
7.5
Long Slow Dance will surely turn heads and will make the debate for the best rock record of 2012 now a much more interesting one Read Review
There’s not a song on Long Slow Dance that’s not winning in its way Read Review
A woozy, sunbleached triumph Read Review
Their most satisfying album to date Read Review
A brilliant album that makes being in a band sound like the most fun thing in the world Read Review
A fresh sounding record, despite the obvious echoes of past practitioners Read Review
There is enough haze and psychedelia in the songs to suggest that the initials of the album’s title are no coincidence Read Review
An unabashedly catchy record Read Review
Probably their best yet. Print edition only
Easily the slickest album the Fresh & Onlys have made yet, Long Slow Dance subtly expands the band's sonic palette without overwhelming the band's appealing simplicity Read Review
The Fresh and Onlys have a firm grasp of songcraft that is worlds beyond their contemporaries Read Review
Shows a band attempting to, and generally succeeding at, conveying the warmth and exuberance of summer Read Review
Infectiously delightful: you’re going to need jumbo-sized beach towel to wipe that grin off your face Read Review
One for the long haul rather than instant gratification Read Review
A strong garage pop album with some incredibly catchy songs Read Review
A schizophrenic album, at times frustratingly so. Yet it has its redemptive elements Read Review
The Fresh & Onlys are a significant and highly-skilled band, but one still with a lot of growing to do despite their deep discography Read Review
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The Fresh & Onlys: Long Slow Dance
Wet Leg moisturizer
Moisturizer is a bold, confident blast fuelled by the security and invincibility of a deep love. Print edition only Uncut
Moisturizer shows, decisively, that while the metal gauntlets might be very much on, creatively, Wet leg's gloves are off. Print edition only Mojo
Gwenno Utopia
A reflective journey through memory and identity from an artist who proves that her music knows no boundaries, linguistic or otherwise musicOMH
Tinged with a sense of growth and resilience, Utopia is a work that spans 25 years. That surely deserves a celebration The Quietus
Gwenno roams the cities of her youth on her vivid fourth album, Utopia The Skinny
'Utopia' might be a result of employing a form of astral projection The Arts Desk
The band’s propensity for catchy, danceable garage-punk remains intact Slant Magazine
Kesha . [Period]
Following years of tumult, the newly-independent Kesha is ready for Top 40 glory. Her new album excels when she’s doing it on her own terms PopMatters
Kesha fills her first fully independent album with accordion disco, stadium-sized twang, and too many hooks to handle. It’s… confusing Pitchfork
Spikier, sleazier and sexier, the Isle of Wight duo defy second album syndrome musicOMH
U.S. Girls Scratch It
Though Scratch It is more low-key than one has come to expect of U.S. Girls as of late, it is undeniably a commanding statement that feels like a musical victory lap Beats Per Minute
Period is an album of lukewarm nostalgic bops, where the few moments of truly interesting artistry are left to languish alone in their respective corners Sputnik Music (staff)
A disappointing missed opportunityMaybe after this spell of touring, they need to go off and live their lives instead of rushing back to album number three. A disappointing missed opportunity God Is In The TV
There’s no sniff of second album syndrome here. moisturizer oozes confidence and Wet Leg continue to play to their strengths in style The Skinny
Lorde Virgin
The New Zealander sings dramatically about new selves, the body and gender fluidity on her fourth release The FT
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
Spiritbox Tsunami Sea
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