11 June 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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Five-track EP release from the New York alt.rock band
7.4
Deerhunter’s identity has solidified to the point that we’re no longer surprised that they’re capable of peeling away the ambient fuzz and writing a concise slice of pop. But hey, a damn good tune is still a damn good tune. And in this case, we’ve got five. Read Review
May not possess the air of a defining musical statement, but nonetheless represents a continuation and culmination of the themes in much of Deerhunter’s music to date Read Review
Eventually, surely, the quality control will fail in the Deerhunter ranks. But not yet. ‘Rainwater…’ is an essential purchase for existing fans, and the curious yet to explore Deerhunter’s sonic tapestries have never been presented with a more concise introductory opportunity Read Review
A digest of everything that's made Deerhunter such an enticing proposition these past few years. For the uninitiated, it's an easy entry point. For the long time devotee, it's a shift that marks another move away from the ambient punk tag of earlier days. What that may hold for Deerhunter's future is unclear. But even at their most disposable, and this is Deerhunter at their most disposable, few modern bands are capable of matching the craft displayed on Rainwater Read Review
A few tracks seem unfinished, but Deerhunter's obsession with oblivion remains as intact as always Read Review
Deerhunter: Rainwater Cassette Exchange
Pulp More
More is very much what most will have expected: Pulp sitting back and crafting an expertly compelling album on ageing, adapting their signature topics and quirks to the perspective of autumnal age Beats Per Minute
Turnstile Never Enough
A vital, exhilarating offering, sure to catapult them further out of the hardcore scene and ever closer to mainstream musical lore DIY
Addison Rae Addison
The Louisiana singer and former TikTok star crafts a gorgeous soundtrack to modern womanhood on her highly anticipated debut album NME
yeule Evangelic Girl Is A Gun
Evangelic Girl is a Gun is a pop album perfect for a world where truth is uncertain, and where we’re all as online as we are in the flesh Spectrum Culture
Like so much good pop music, the album makes hard work seem like second nature Slant Magazine
The girlypop album of summer warrants comparison to Lana, Madonna, and most of all, Britney. Are we ready for Addison? Pitchfork
We may have witnessed one of this decade’s most satisfying rebrands yet The Line Of Best Fit
The TikTok star turned pop hitmaker lays a promising foundation on her debut album Rolling Stone
The one-time TikTok dancer’s remarkably cohesive debut spans Jersey club to R&B, and defies an obsession with ‘lore’ to suggest that the best pop isn’t that deep The Guardian
On her carefree debut, the US musician has gone mononymous and enlisted Swedish producers to help craft a Nineties and Y2K scrapbook that balances pop, past and present but never feels too try-hard The Independent
‘Addison’ is a masterful pop album that comes from the heart, and there’s not many of those around right now Clash
The Sheffield band return with their first record in 24 years, but the 11 songs lack chemistry The FT
Little Simz Lotus
The Londoner raps about getting through tough times on her gripping new record The FT
More is classic Pulp, aged to near perfection All Music
On Lotus, the exceptionally gifted rapper is more vulnerable than ever, yet this only pushes her to be at her most self-empowering All Music
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
