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6 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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7.5

Mariah Carey

Caution

Fifteenth studio album by American pop icon featuring guest appearances from Blood Orange, Gunna, Slick Rick, and Ty Dolla Sign

Added: 21/11/2018
7.5

Matthew Dear

Bunny

Album number five by American experimental electro-pop artist, producer and DJ featuring Tegan and Sara

Added: 17/10/2018
7.5

Lala Lala

The Lamb

Second full-length album from the Chicago-based singer-songwriter

Added: 02/10/2018
7.5

Joyce Manor

Million Dollars To Kill Me

The California quartet's fifth studio album of pop/rock

Added: 22/09/2018
7.5

Troye Sivan

Bloom

Second album from the South African-born Australian-raised singer-songwriter and actor includes a guest appearance from Ariana Grande

Added: 31/08/2018
7.5

Tomberlin

At Weddings

Debut album from Kentucky singer-songwriter Sarah Beth Tomberlin

Added: 17/08/2018
7.5

Mac Miller

Swimming

Fifth album from the Pittsburgh rapper featuring guest appearances from Snoop Dogg and Thundercat

Added: 03/08/2018
7.5

Tony Molina

Kill The Lights

Third album from the San Francisco Bay Area power pop singer-songwriter

Added: 28/07/2018
7.5

Bernice

Puff: In The Air Without A Shape

Second LP from the Toronto experimental R&B/pop collective fronted by Robin Dann, a follow up to last year's Puff EP

Added: 26/05/2018
7.5

Junglepussy

Jp3

Third album from the NYC rapper Shayna McHayle

Added: 11/05/2018
7.5

Simian Mobile Disco

Murmurations

Fifth studio album of house, technno and nu-disco from Londoners James Ford and Jas Shaw working with The Deep Throat Choir

Added: 11/05/2018
7.5

The Sea and Cake

Any Day

Eleventh album from the jazzy Chicago indie rock group

Added: 05/05/2018
7.5

Goat Girl

Goat Girl

Debut album from the South London post punk quartet

Added: 09/04/2018
7.5

Caroline Says

There's No Fool Like An Old Fool

Second album from singer-songwriter Caroline Sallee self-recorded in her Austin, Texas apartment

Added: 21/03/2018
7.5

Kendrick Lamar

Black Panther: The Album OST

Soundtrack to Black Panther, curated by and featuring Kendrick Lamar with contributions from 2 Chainz, Ab-Soul, Anderson .Paak, James Blake, Future, Vince Staples, the Weeknd and more

Added: 12/02/2018
7.5

Shame

Songs Of Praise

Debut album of guitar-based indie rock from the Brixton-based quintet

Added: 17/01/2018
7.5

Jonny Greenwood

Phantom Thread OST

The Radiohead guitarist's soundtrack to Paul Thomas Anderson's latest movie, starring Daniel Day Lewis

Added: 16/01/2018
7.5

BROCKHAMPTON

Saturation III

Third 2017 release from the Texas alternative hip hop group

Added: 15/12/2017
7.5

Hundred Waters

Communicating

Third album from the Gainesville, Florida of indie rock quartet

Added: 15/09/2017
7.5

Tori Amos

Native Invader

Album number fifteen from the Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter

Added: 13/09/2017
7.5

Liars

TFCF

Album number eight from the Brooklyn-based experimental art rock / noise-rock trio

Added: 28/08/2017
7.5

Iron & Wine

Beast Epic

First album of new material in nearly four years from Sam Beam's indie folk outfit

Added: 24/08/2017
7.5

Downtown Boys

Cost Of Living

Third album from the Providence, Rhode Island punk rock band produced by Fugazi’s Guy Picciotto

Added: 09/08/2017
7.5

Bedouine

Bedouine

Debut album of sixties and seventies inspired folk from Azniv Korkejian

Added: 25/07/2017
7.5

Paramore

After Laughter

Fifth album from the Tennessee pop punk / emo band produced by guitarist Taylor York and previous collaborator Justin Meldal-Johnsen

Added: 15/05/2017
7.5

Nite Jewel

Real High

Fourth album of 80s influenced synth pop / R&B from LA-based Ramona Gonzalez

Added: 10/05/2017
7.5

Orchestra Baobab

Tribute to Ndiouga Dieng

First new album in 10 years from the Afro-Cuban Senegalese band is a tribute to singer Ndiouga Dieng who died in November 2016

Added: 04/04/2017
7.5

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

The Tourist

Fifth album from the Brooklyn indie rock band now with just original member Alec Ounsworth and producer and bassist Matt Wong

Added: 05/03/2017
7.5

Teen Daze

Themes for Dying Earth

Sixth full-length album of ambient pop from the British Columbian Jamison Isaak

Added: 08/02/2017
7.5

Various

T2 Trainspotting: OST

Soundtrack to Danny Boyle's latest movie, featuring the likes Iggy Pop, Young Fathers, Wolf Alice, and Underworld

Added: 07/02/2017

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Arlo Parks Ambiguous Desire

One of those albums that evokes a tangible mood; in this case, somewhere adjacent to the sun coming up after a rollercoaster of a night out. As such, it's frequently wonderful. Print edition only Uncut

Arlo Parks Ambiguous Desire

"We're blossoming," she sings of a new romance, but she could easily be talking about herself and her artistic trajectory, having pulled off a daring makeover with such style. Print edition only Record Collector

Arlo Parks Ambiguous Desire

Any fear, dissociation or sorrow Parks describes is repeatedly shaken off in the communion of the dancefloor The Independent

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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.