29 July 2021
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.
Browse specific styles
If you want to advertise with ADM you can contact us here...
admteam@anydecentmusic.com
ally@anydecentmusic.com
terry@anydecentmusic.com
Yola Stand For Myself
The underrated British singer, now based in Tennessee, returns with more eclectic inspirations The Observer
The dozen tracks here showcase the range of her talents as a singer and a songwriter and that of a human being who refuses to accept life’s limitations and stand up for herself PopMatters
An enthralling step on her musical journey. Print edition only Mojo
Stand For Myself is a headphones album, lovingly written, arranged and produced. Print edition only Uncut
Torres Thirstier
Scott's ability to weave between monster guitar eruptions, refined pop and stripped-back moments that allow her voice to soar is a constant. Print edition only Uncut
Thirstier comes on like a bold, heady catharsis. Print edition only Mojo
LUMP Animal
Wherever you care to drop the needle or let the shuffle button take you, the essence of this collaboration and the velocity of its execution somehow hoovers you up and brings you along. Print edition only Uncut
Dave We’re All Alone In This Together
As we’re coming out of lockdown, this feels like the album UK rap both needs and deserves Vinyl Chapters
Laura Mvula Pink Noise
Pink Noise is totally unexpected, but so right. An album that glitters from the outside, but has more depth than your average pop album, giving way to post-COVID euphoric dance floors and never-ending pink noise Albumism
Molly Burch Romatic Images
The album’s dreamlike aesthetics serve as a reflection of Burch’s refusal to let her self-doubt dampen her spirits Beats Per Minute
Trying on so many different costumes suits her DIY
Prince Welcome 2 America
The first full album of unheard material from the late icon's legendary vault tackles race and injustice through joyful funk NME
The indie star's fifth album finds her enmeshed as deeply as ever in matters of the heart, though this time she's examining the minutiae of long-term love NME
The pair’s second collaborative album is tied together by its firm lack of boundaries and exploratory nature NME
It's a wonderful experience to hear 'new' Prince music that finds him in rare form once again — it just feels wrong knowing that he probably wouldn't want us to Exclaim
Since we've been around, that is. So, the highest-rated albums from the past eight years or so. Rankings are calculated to two decimal places.
Kendrick Lamar To Pimp A Butterfly
Fiona Apple Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Kendrick Lamar Damn.
D'Angelo And The Vanguard Black Messiah
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Ghosteen
Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree
Frank Ocean Channel Orange
Anaïs Mitchell Hadestown