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24 October 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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Michael KiwanukaFudge

"It’s perfect listening as the seasons turn and the world seems harsh, real soft music for hard times" (10/10 - The Arts Desk). "Sombre and reflective songwriting from a modern soul great" (8/10- Clash)

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Tony IommiFrom The Dark

"This is a splendid album, brilliantly performed and recorded; it is forward-looking and completely able to hold its own in the contemporary metal world" (10/10 - Louder Than War)

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Fontaines D.C.Dopamine Chamber

"A masterpiece from the greatest band of their generation" (10/10 - The Independent). "This is a band firing on all cylinders and staking their claim to be the best band of their generation" (10/10 - Dork)

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Troye SivanShe's The Best

"Adored by the A-list and filling arenas, but without huge smash hits, the Australian singer treads his own distinctive path through pop via shoegaze, Balearic and the Smiths" (8/10 - The Guardian)

Greg FreemanAll Set The Bone

"Full of brazen idiosyncrasies, kinetic explosions, and fortitudinous lyricism that captures one of America’s most talented songwriters on his glorious ascent to the top" (9/10 - Far Out)

Johnny MarrThe Age of Everything

"Once again, Johnny has delivered a strong and assured body of work, with his solo material continuing to go from strength to strength" (9/10 - God Is In The TV)

The TubsHard Life

"An album that consolidates and amplifies both 2023’s debut Dead Meat and last year’s Cotton Crown, transcending notions of what indie rock is supposed to be in the 21st century" (10/10 - Mojo)

Arab StrapHalf-Told Tales

"Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton offer a meditation on age, modern life and the past, offering hope and resilience – and evidence that things can get better" (9/10 - musicOMH)

Billy StringsSo Much For Goodbyes

"The crossover star’s introspective sixth album is full of memories of his mother, who died in 2025, bringing his dextrous guitar to songs rooted in tradition and yearning" (10/10 - The Guardian)

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Protomartyr

Hotel Usona

Seventh album from the Detroit post-punk quartet produced by Dave Fridmann

Added: 02/10/2026
8.0

Greg Freeman

All Set The Bone

Third full-length album from Vermont-based singer-songwriter produced by John Congleton

Added: 12/10/2026
8.0

Ezra Collective

Here Because of Hope

Fourth album from the five-piece London jazz collective featuring guest appearances from Lila Iké, Leona Lewis, Libianca, Pa Salieu and Letitia Wright

Added: 23/09/2026
7.5

Johnny Marr

The Age of Everything

Fifth solo album from the former Smiths guitarist produced with James Doviak

Added: 08/10/2026
7.5

Wishy

Natures Pill

Second album of indie-pop / shoegaze from the Indianapolis five-piece led by Kevin Krauter and Nina Pitchkites

Added: 06/10/2026
7.0

Beabadoobee

Pylon

Fourth full-length release from the Filipino-born Londoner Beatrice Laus includes contributions from The 1975's George Daniel, Matty Healy, Deftones' Chino Moreno and Hayley Williams

Added: 09/10/2026
7.0

Beck

Ride Lonesome

Fifteenth studio album and first in seven years from the art pop singer-songwriter was self-produced and mixed by Nigel Godrich

Added: 01/10/2026
6.5

Gilla Band

Pugnello

Second album under this moniker from the Dublin noise rock band previously known as Girl Band

Added: 09/10/2026
6.0

Slow Pulp

Melodie

Third full-length album from Chicago-based indie rock band

Added: 09/10/2026
5.5

Cameron Winter

Live at Carnegie Hall

Second solo album from New York-based Geese frontman was recorded at Carnegie Hall in December 2025

Added: 21/10/2026
5.5

Teenage Fanclub

Do Not Dare To Dream

Album number thirteen from the veteran Scottish alt-rockers recorded on Great Bernera in the Outer Hebrides

Added: 13/10/2026

Latest Reviews

Tony Iommi From The Dark

Doomheads may regret this new record isn't an experimental black mass of riffs. Fans of lacy-sleeved hard rock, however, will lean into the tuneful thunderstorm. Print edition only Uncut

Tony Iommi From The Dark

The whole thing is biblically, sometimes exhaustingly epic, but a timely reminder of Iommi's pioneering musicianship. Print edition only Mojo

Tony Iommi From The Dark

From The Dark is the sort of album where nothing is out of place - everything adds to its integrity, and to the brooding atmosphere of foreboding. Print edition only Record Collector

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She's The Best by The Avalanches

"Mad, joyous and utterly absorbing, ‘No Bad Memories’ proves that more than two decades on, The Avalanches can still surprise, and still make a concept this heady feel like pure play" (9/10 - Clash)

Teenage FanclubDo Not Dare To Dream
"While this, their 14th album, may not have the blood-rush of 1995's power-pop masterclass Grand Prix, it matches it every step of the way when it comes to hook-laden, harmonic thrills." (9/10 - Uncut)

WishyWishy
The Indianapolis band’s second album is all big feelings and bigger hooks as songwriters Kevin Krauter and Nina Pitchkites level up from their already promising debut (8/10 - NME)

Fat DogCancel Me (I'm Tired)
"'Cancel Me (I'm Tired)' is packed with choruses and bright synths, with the title track getting stuck into a funk groove that suits them remarkably well" (10/10 - Dork)

ProtomartyrHotel Usona
"They’ve chosen the perfect time to double down on their righteous anger and despair. If everything were to come to a catastrophic end right now, you’ve got the perfect soundtrack" (9/10 - Far Out)

BlondshellViolins
"Everything great about Blondshell is present on ‘Violins’, but it feels sharper, more adventurous and more assured then ever before" (9/10 - Clash)

Julia JacklinThe Gem
"The Gem finds the singer refining what she does best, while pushing her sound into more daring territory, with a blend of restless energy and bittersweet lyricism" (8.5/10 - Hot Press)

BeckRide Lonesome
"On his first album in seven years, Beck keeps the quality control extremely high as he surveys mid-50s malaise in the wake of divorce" (10/10 - The Guardian). "A masterpiece of melancholia" (10/10 - Mojo)

All-time top 10

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.

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