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7 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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The ADM rating is a weighted average from our survey of more than 50 sources , taking into account the number of reviews

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6.4

Turbo Fruits

Echo Kid

Second slice of pop-punk from the Nashville trio led by former Be Your Own Pet mainman Jonas Stein

Added: 11/12/2009
6.4

Jookabox

Dead Zone Boys

Third album of genre-hopping sounds from Indianapolis musician David Adamson

Added: 02/12/2009
6.4

The Shaky Hands

Let It Die

The Oregon indie rock four-piece, moving away from their lo-fi roots on their third album

Added: 27/10/2009
6.4

Lord Cut-Glass

Lord Cut-Glass

Literate alt-pop on the debut solo album from former Delgados frontman Alun Woodward

Added: 16/07/2009
6.4

Gossip

Music For Men

Beth Ditto and her indie rock / dance punk band's follow up to the vastly successful Standing In The Way Of Control

Added: 24/06/2009
6.4

Clues

Clues

Montreal indie pop band with their debut album

Added: 20/05/2009
6.4

Akron/Family

Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free

Brooklyn alt.folk outfit led by Michael Gira, mixing acoustic and prog

Added: 07/05/2009
6.3

Hilary Duff

Luck… or something

First full-length release in ten years from the actress and pop artist produced by Matthew Koma and Brian Phillips

Added: 20/02/2026
6.3

Danny L Harle

Cerulean

Second full-length release from THE pop producer featurING guest appearances from Clairo, Kacha, Dua Lipa, Pinkpantheress and Caroline Polachek

Added: 12/02/2026
6.3

Daphni

Butterfly

Fourth house-oriented side project release from Dan Snaith (Caribou)

Added: 12/02/2026
6.3

Matt Berninger

Get Sunk

Second solo album from The National's frontman

Added: 04/06/2025
6.3

Ringo Starr

Look Up

Twentyfirst album from the former Beatles drummer is a country record produced by T Bone Burnett and featuring guest appearances from Alison Krauss, Larkin Poe, Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle

Added: 13/01/2025
6.3

Franz Ferdinand

The Human Fear

Sixth album from the Scottishindie rock band and first since with drummer Audrey Tait, who replaced original member Paul Thomson in 2021

Added: 10/01/2025
6.3

Justice

Hyperdrama

Fourth album from the French electro-pop duo Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay featuring guest appearances from Miguel, Connan Mockasin, Rimon, Tame Impala, The Flints and Thundercat

Added: 25/04/2024
6.3

The Libertines

All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade

First full-length album for nine years from the British indie rock band led by Carl Barât and Pete Doherty produced by Dimitri Tikovoï (Placebo, The Horrors, Charli XCX)

Added: 08/04/2024
6.3

Georgia

Euphoric

Third album of electro pop from London-born multi-instrumentalist Georgia Barnes (daughter of Leftfield’s Neil Barnes) prodcued by Rostam Batmanglij

Added: 04/08/2023
6.3

The Smashing Pumpkins

Atum

Twelfth full-length release from the alternative rock band is a 33-track rock opera/concept album

Added: 11/05/2023
6.3

Quasi

Breaking the Balls of History

First full-length album for ten years from the Portland, Oregon indie rock duo Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss

Added: 14/02/2023
6.3

Paramore

This Is Why

Sixth album and first in six years from the Tennessee pop punk / emo band produced by Carlos de la Garza (The Linda Lindas, Best Coast,Bad Religion)

Added: 10/02/2023
6.3

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Return Of The Dream Canteen

Thirteenth studio album and second of 2022 from the veteran Californian alt.rock band produced by Rick Rubin

Added: 18/10/2022
6.3

Sylvan Esso

No Rules Sandy

Fourth studio album of indie electropop from North Carolina duo Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn

Added: 16/08/2022
6.3

Beach Bunny

Emotional Creature

Second full-length release from the Chicago indie pop quartet fronted by Lili Trifilio

Added: 22/07/2022
6.3

Bicep

Isles

Second album from the Belfast-born, London-based duo and internationally acclaimed DJs and producers Andy Ferguson and Matt McBriar

Added: 22/01/2021
6.3

Nas

King's Disease

Thirteenth album from the NYC rapper includes guest appearances from The Firm, Anderson Paak, ASAP Ferg, Big Sean and additional vocals by Dr. Dre

Added: 27/08/2020
6.3

Margo Price

That's How Rumors Get Started

Third studio album from the Nashville-based singer-songwriter produced by Sturgill Simpson

Added: 15/07/2020
6.3

The Beths

Jump Rope Gazers

Second album of indie pop from the Auckland, New Zealand four-piece produced by guitarist Jonathan Pearce

Added: 13/07/2020
6.3

Porches

Ricky Music

Fourth album from the New York-based synth-pop singer-songwriter Aaron Maine

Added: 19/03/2020
6.3

BTS

Map of the Soul: 7

Fourth Korean-language (seventh overall) album from South Korean boy band featuring guest appearances from Halsey and Sia

Added: 25/02/2020
6.3

Loving

If I Am Only My Thoughts

Debut album from the Canadian trio David Parry, Jesse and Lucas Hendersonm recorded and mixed by Jesse and Lucas' brother, David

Added: 01/02/2020
6.3

Gang Starr

One Of The Best Yet

First release in 16 years from the rap group includes vocals from Guru, who died in 2010 and guest appearances from J. Cole, Royce da 5'9", Talib Kweli, M.O.P., and Q-Tip

Added: 11/11/2019

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