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24 February 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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Mumford & SonsPrizefighter

"The solemnness of the title track reverberates throughout most of the other tracks on the ‘Prizefighter’ album. It easily wins the ‘prize’ as the best song on an especially spectacular album" (8/10 - Clash)

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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)

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PeachesNo Lube So Rude

"Nothing short of a musical battle standard for those refusing to conform" (10/10 - The Arts Desk). "There’s a beating heart at the centre of Merrill Nisker’s exhilarating, essential work" (8/10 - misocOMH)

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RatboysSingin' To An Empty Chair

"Ratboys have earned their seat at the top table" (9/10 - DIY). "Their most emotionally affecting and compositionally advanced songs to date" (8.4/10 - Pitchfork)

Joyce ManorI Used to Go to This Bar

"The Californian trio’s exhilarating, bittersweet seventh album marks a vital evolution" (8/10 - musicOMH). "They keep up their uninterrupted streak of never releasing a bad album" (8/10 - Under The Radar)

Westside CowboySo Much Country ‘Till We Get There

"So Much Country ‘Till We Get There is barely 15 minutes long; it is scarcely believable how much promise they’ve packed into it. Believe the hype" (10/10 - The Skinny)

Dove EllisBlizzard

"With shades of Jeff and Tim Buckley, the Galway-born artist writes tunes so strong they seem as familiar as old friends" (10/10 - The Guardian). "The sound is entirely his" (8/10 - DIY)

SnocapsSnocaps

"They are back playing pop that is pretty darn unmatched" (8.6/10 - Northern Transmissions). "A hailstorm of warm, exceptionally-written country-rock bangers backed by MJ Lenderman and Brad Cook" (8.5/10 - Paste)

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Peaches

No Lube So Rude

Seventh studio album from the Toronto-born electroclash, dance-punk artist

Added: 17/02/2026
8.0

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
8.0

J. Cole

The Fall-Off

Seventh studio album from the American rapper featuring guest appearances from Erykah Badu, Burna Boy, Future, Morray, PJ, Petey Pablo and Tem

Added: 09/02/2026
8.0

A$AP Rocky

Don't Be Dumb

Fourth studio album from the New York rapper featurubg guest appearances from Jon Batiste, BossMan Dlow, Gorillaz, Jessica Pratt, Thundercat, Tyler, The Creator and will.i.am

Added: 19/01/2026
7.0

Zach Bryan

With Heaven On Top

Sixth full-length album from the Oklahoma country artist features 25 tracks. An acoustic 24-track version was released three days later

Added: 13/01/2026
6.0

Mandy, Indiana

URGH

Second full-length album from the Manchester-based industrial post-punk quartet

Added: 02/02/2026
6.0

Sébastien Tellier

Kiss The Beast

Eighth studio album from the French producer, multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter featuring guest appearances from Kid Cudi, Nile Rodgers and Slayyyter

Added: 01/02/2026
4.0

Louis Tomlinson

How Did I Get Here?

Third album from the Doncaster-born One Direction member working with producers Joseph Cross, Nicolas Rebscher and Mathias Wang

Added: 23/01/2026

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Gorillaz The Mountain

A rich, rewarding take on living with and after loss, brimming with feeling, character and vibrant pop purpose. Print edition only Record Collector

Gorillaz The Mountain

Gorillaz's most ambitious (and moving) record to date. Print edition only Mojo

Gorillaz The Mountain

Its 15 tracks are filled with cheery major-key singalongs, sitar-soaked synth-pop bangers and whimsical waltzes that serve as ecstatic celebrations of life, rebirth and reinvention. Print edition only Uncut

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Fresh stuff

Wuthering Heights by Charli XCX

"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)

Danny L HarleCerulean
"His most cohesive work to date, finding parity in both its nostalgia and its modernity" (9/10 - DIY). "‘Cerulean’ is the album Danny L Harle has been waiting his whole life to make" (10/10 - Dork)

DaphniButterfly
"It may only be February, but this already feels like a defining electronic record of the year" (9/10 - Clash). "It might already be the most relentlessly feel-good album of 2026" (8/10 - DIY)

CastYeah Yeah Yeah
"Sounding comfortable and confident. Songs are strong, the production is polished" (8/10 - XS Noize). "Sound of a band determined to prove they’re more than a Britpop legacy act" (7/10 - musicOHM)

Tyler BallgameFor The First Time, Again
"Mark it down as the first great album of 2026" (10/10 - Record Collector). "Ballgame's got the goods and the charisma" (8/10 - All Music). "Often startlingly brilliant" (8/10 - Mojo)

Lucinda WilliamsWorld's Gone Wrong
"While burning with barely suppressed anger, her 16th album shows that, even in the darkest of times, there’s hope to be found" (8/10 - musicOMH). "The music is straight and soothing" (8/10 - Uncut)

Courtney Marie AndrewsValentine
"An earnest, aching set carried by dazzling vocal performances and rich, chamber-folk production" (7.4/10 - Pitchfork). "Brims with rich orchestration and incisive lyrics" (8/10 - Record Collector)

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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