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8 April 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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Arlo ParksAmbiguous Desire

"Her most vividly realised and affecting body of work to date" (9/10 - DOY). "Arlo Parks approaches euphoria and vulnerability with a soothing ambivalence" (8/10 - The Skinny)

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Sunn O)))Sunn O)))

"An immersive, strangely euphoric listening experience recorded in the wilds of Washington" (8/10 - The Guardian). "The album is a magnificently heavy double of downtuned, epic riffing" (9/10 - Uncut)

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ThundercatDistracted

"Thundercat invites listeners into a space where confusion, beauty, and pain coexist, reminding us that even in a fractured world, there is still room to feel, create, and live fully" (8.5/10 - Northern Transmissions)

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UnderscoresU

"A tour-de-force of production chops that cements April Harper Grey as a key auteur in the future of the genre" (10/10 - NME). "Hits all the beats of a classic pop record" (8.3/10 - Paste)

James BlakeTrying Times

"A record that couldn’t be more consistently him" (9/10 - DIY). "Amid the stylistic shifts of Blake’s seventh record come samples of Dusty Springfield and Dizzee Rascal" (8/10 - The Guardian)

Trembling Bells and Bonnie Prince BillyThe Marble Downs

"Strengthened by communal tendencies, meeting bombs in Iran and executions in Minneapolis not with clenched fists of protest, but with hugs" (8/10 - PopMaters).

GorillazThe Mountain

"The album’s posthumous contributors remind us that music can keep ghosts alive" (10/10 - The Independent). "Powerful reflections on mortality from Damon Albarn and Co" (8/10 - Hot Press)

MobyFuture Quiet

"Moby has created a 14-track state of therapy for his own mind but kindly offered it to the world. It is the offering of one of the genius producers of our time" (8/10 - CLash)

Charli XCXWuthering Heights

"This brilliantly moody soundtrack confirms Charli XCX as a star who makes better art when she’s not trying to deliver a hit" (10/10 - The Irish Times). "At times gorgeous" (8/10 - Clash)

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7.2

Wet Leg

Wet Leg

Debut album from the Isle of White indie rock band formed by Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers

Added: 08/04/2022
7.2

SASAMI

Squeeze

Second album from LA-based singer-songwriter Sasami Ashworth

Added: 08/03/2022
7.2

Keeley Forsyth

Limbs

Second album from the Manchester singer-songwriter and actress produced by Ross Downes

Added: 01/03/2022
7.2

Anaïs Mitchell

Anaïs Mitchell

Eighth album from the Vermont singer-songwriter includes contributions from Aaron Dessner, Josh Kaufman, Michael Lewis and Nico Muhly

Added: 28/01/2022
7.2

Emma Ruth Rundle

Engine Of Hell

Fifth solo album from the Portland, Oregon singer-songwriter

Added: 15/11/2021
7.2

Hovvdy

True Love

Fourth album from the Austin, Texas indie-pop duo Charlie Martin and Will Taylor

Added: 11/10/2021
7.2

Chvrches

Screen Violence

Fourth album from the Glasgow synthpop trio includes a contribution from The Cure's Robert Smith

Added: 02/09/2021
7.2

Los Lobos

Native Sons

Seventeenth studio album of roots rock from the Los Angeles five-piece features covers of songs about Los Angeles

Added: 10/08/2021
7.2

Wolf Alice

Blue Weekend

Third album from the London alt.rock quartet produced by Markus Dravs (Arcade Fire, Coldplay, Björk)

Added: 17/06/2021
7.2

Rostam

Changephobia

Second solo album from the former Vampire Weekend member Rostam Batmanglij

Added: 04/06/2021
7.2

Jorja Smith

Be Right Back

Mini album of pop R&B from the English singer-songwriter features a guest appearance from Shaybo

Added: 19/05/2021
7.2

Eyehategod

A History Of Nomadic

Sixth album from the New Orleans sludge metal band produced by Sanford Parker and James Whitten

Added: 24/03/2021
7.2

Justin Bieber

Justice

Sixth album from the Canadian pop singer-songwriter with guest appearances from Khalid, Chance the Rapper, the Kid Laroi, Dominic Fike, Daniel Caesar, Giveon, Beam, Burna Boy, Benny Blanco and TroyBoi

Added: 23/03/2021
7.2

Cloud Nothings

The Shadow I Remember

Eighth studio album from the Cleveland, Ohio indie punk four-piece produced by Steve Albini

Added: 02/03/2021
7.2

Viagra Boys

Welfare Jazz

Second album from the Stockholm post-punk six-piece

Added: 12/01/2021
7.2

Paul McCartney

McCartney III

Eighteenth solo album from the music legend, where he plays all instruments, is self-recorded and produced during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown

Added: 23/12/2020
7.2

Phoebe Bridgers

Copycat Killer

Third EP from the the LA indie rock singer-songwriter consists of orchestral arrangements of four songs from the Punisher album produced by Rob Moose

Added: 27/11/2020
7.2

Dizzee Rascal

E3 AF

Seventh album from the London rapper and grime pioneer Dylan Kwabena Mills

Added: 02/11/2020
7.2

Ela Minus

Acts of Rebellion

Debut album from the Colombia-born, Brooklyn-based artist recorded at home on analogue equipment

Added: 29/10/2020
7.2

Kevin Morby

Sundowner

Sixth album of indie rock from the Kansas-based former Woods bassist and The Babies frontman

Added: 19/10/2020
7.2

My Morning Jacket

The Waterfal II

Eighth album of psychedelic indie rock from the Kentucky veterans consists of tracks from the same recording sessions as The Waterfall (2105)

Added: 13/07/2020
7.2

Braids

Shadow Offering

Fourth album of experimental indie / psych pop from the Canadian trio produced by former Death Cab For Cutie guitarist Chris Walla

Added: 22/06/2020
7.2

Hinds

The Prettiest Curse

Third album from the Madrid-based garage rock quartet (formerly know as Deers) produced by Jenn Decilveo (Bat for Lashes, The Wombats, Albert Hammond Jr.)

Added: 09/06/2020
7.2

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith

The Mosaic Of Transformation

Seventh album from the Orcas Island-born, Los Angeles-based electronic producer

Added: 20/05/2020
7.2

Hayley Williams

Petals For Armor

Debut solo album from the Mississippi-born Paramore singer, produced by the band's guitarist Taylor York

Added: 12/05/2020
7.2

M. Ward

Migration Stories

Tenth album from the Californian indie/folk singer-songwriter recorded in Quebec with Arcade Fire's Tim Kingsbury and Richard Reed Parry and with production from The Suburbs engineer Craig Silvey

Added: 13/04/2020
7.2

Anna Burch

If You're Dreaming

Second album of indie pop from the Detroit singer-songwriter and former Failed Flowers member

Added: 07/04/2020
7.2

Brooke Bentham

Everyday Nothing

Debut album from the South Shields-born singer-songwriter

Added: 28/02/2020
7.2

The Men

Mercy

Eighth studio album from the Brooklyn post-hardcore punk five-piece was recorded live

Added: 19/02/2020
7.2

Drive-By Truckers

The Unraveling

Album number twelve from the Georgia alt.country rockers co-produced by Matt Ross-Spang (Jason Isbell, Margo Price, John Prine) and longtime collaborator David Barbe

Added: 11/02/2020

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