10 November 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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One of two albums released on the same day by Montreal indie outfit (the other being 'Taste') and a successor of sorts to their 2006 debut
6.9
Contains more clang, but is no less drenched in introspection and invention Read Review
SIRHAS has a warm, intimate sound that heightens the impact of its songs Read Review
The stripped down feeling of the record works to Islands favor on each of SIRHAS's ten tracks Read Review
Should I Remain at Sea? has the feel of friends blowing off steam the only way they know how, after working so hard on something outside of their comfort zone Read Review
Balances its tendencies to be smart, sad and bent on having a good time in the space of a single breath Read Review
Far from feeling stripped down and intentionally analog as a statement, the sound remains as polished as any other Islands release Read Review
Should I Remain? returns the traditional band setup to the fore while retaining the sharp songcraft that made Taste such a joy Read Review
When it works, it’s a wonder Read Review
Where ‘Taste’ presents as an album fully formed, this feels like an exaggerated EP, possibly an after-thought Read Review
With a little passion and a sense of ambition these could be very good songs Read Review
If a casual fan had to choose one album or the other Should I Remain… is the no-brainer Read Review
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Islands: Should I Remain Here At Sea?
Django Django Doveland
Django Django would appear to have refreshed their approach and challenged themselves to try out previously unconsidered melodic avenues The Arts Desk
Print edition only Uncut
Gilla Band Pugnello
Somewhere amidst the anarchy of Pugnello, there are gems waiting to be found. Unearthing them is well worth your time Still Listening
Greg Freeman All Set The Bone
Existentialism has a sound (and it’s hard to ignore) with Greg Freeman’s introspective All Set The Bone Still Listening
U2 Carnaval de Luz
Carnaval De Luz finds U2 50 years after their formation with the same four members and the same desire to shake things up. The album provides a convincing answer to the question of why they keep doing what they do XS Noize
Fontaines D.C. Dopamine Chamber
Fontaines D.C. push deeper into synthetic territory on Dopamine Chamber, balancing stadium-sized melodies with restless experimentation and darker texture Record Collector
They sound ambitious and engaged in their 50th year, swinging for the fences and hitting more targets than not. There’s still some gas in the tank Record Collector
La Roux Old Flames
Print edition only Record Collector
Back with her first new music in six years, La Roux's new sound explores facets of R'n'B and Europop to varying degrees of success The Skinny
La Roux turns to 90s R&B on a fourth album shaped by the end of a 17-year relationship, finding room for new beginnings beneath its layered production Still Listening
Print edition only Rolling Stone UK
Devastating moments are dressed up with warm production and kinetic 00s R&B in the now quiff-less singer’s grownup fourth album The Guardian
Elly Jackson returns with heartfelt pop songs about breaking up, resentment, vulnerability and all that entails musicOMH
Ditching erratic experimentation for an ambient concept, the indie shapeshifters' sixth album is their most coherent in years musicOMH
Doveland sounds less like a reduction of Django Django’s musical vocabulary than a more relaxed demonstration of how much they possess PopMatters
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