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New Reviews for August 1, 2025

The Future Is Here and Everything Needs to Be Destroyed
The Armed
The Future Is Here and Everything Needs to Be Destroyed
Sargent House
Pop/Rock, Electronic
After a few albums of iconoclastic pop experimentation, this Detroit art-punk collective returns to the chaos of their hardcore roots.
- Fred Thomas
Sunset BoulevardEditor's choice
Elvis Presley
Sunset Boulevard
RCA / Sony Music
Pop/Rock, Country
Newly remixed studio masters and outtakes from Presley's 1970s Los Angeles sessions for the greatest breakup album that never was.
- Mark Deming
Ain't Done With the BluesEditor's choice
Buddy Guy
Ain't Done With the Blues
RCA
Blues
At 89, the Chicago-by-way-of-Lousiana singer/guitarist remains a potent blues force.
- Matt Collar
The Starrr of the Queen of Life
Debby Friday
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Sub Pop
Electronic, Pop/Rock, Rap
The Polaris Prize winner's celestially inspired second album is both more introspective and hedonistic than her debut.
- Paul Simpson
If Not WinterEditor's choice
Wisp
If Not Winter
Interscope / Music Soup
Pop/Rock
Ranging from crushing riffs to ambient collages, Natalie Lu's debut album secures her place as one of the definitive shoegaze artists of the 2020s.
- Heather Phares
West of BroadwayEditor's choice
Rachael & Vilray
West of Broadway
Concord Jazz
Jazz, Vocal
On their Concord debut, the East Coast vocal duo offer a fresh take on melding traditional pop, musicals, and West Coast jazz.
- Thom Jurek
Maybe I'm DreamingEditor's choice
Various Artists
Maybe I'm Dreaming
Anthology Recordings
Pop/Rock, Folk
The fourth volume in this compilation series of unknown soft rock artists from the '70s and '80s focuses on even deeper obscurities from private press recordings.
- Fred Thomas
Haunted Dancehall
The Sabres of Paradise
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Warp
Electronic
Brilliant slice of classic electronica that slashes across genres -- dub, funk, trip-hop, film music -- like a pirate with a noir techno style.
- Tim Sendra

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The Paper Chase
Young Bodies Heal Quickly, You Know
August 2, 2000
Alternative/Indie Rock
The Paper Chase's debut album, released 25 years ago today, clearly sets the band apart from other Texas punk bands. The Paper Chase blends layers of grit, found sounds, samples, and guitar chunk with delicate piano swells and cello melodies to create a far artier and jarring overall work.
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