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December 11, 2015A little more rounded than the pied piper's previous album, featuring plenty of outlandish content and younger R&B peers.
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December 11, 2015Almost complete, thoroughly pleasing anthology of the top-tier dream pop band's 1989-1996 output for 4AD.
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December 11, 2015The deluxe vinyl reissue of the band's moody 2005 album featured demos and downloadable bonus tracks.
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December 11, 2015A fresh, vibrant, and smart country-pop debut from Cam, who has penned songs for Maggie Rose and Miley Cyrus.
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December 11, 2015The prolific indie troubadour opens the vaults on this unusual collection of rarities and B-sides.
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December 11, 2015The former Vivian Girl's reverb-heavy, lo-fi take on ten Christmas classics should appeal to those who get a bit bummed out this time of year.
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December 11, 2015Remastered edition of the producer and songwriter's first album for MGM; introduces his cowboy turned hipster persona.
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December 11, 2015Remastered edition of this eclectic, idiosyncratic effort where the self-styled Cowboy shows off his serious and playful sides.
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December 11, 2015The idiosyncratic singer/songwriter heads to the lounge and sings the blues on this 1968 set, now remastered and expanded.
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Various ArtistsDecember 11, 2015Small New York-based ambient label presents a wide-ranging selection of ambient pieces from across the globe.
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November 13, 2015The overall picture of Taverner that emerges from this is that of a composer fascinated by sound itself.
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November 13, 2015Alina Ibragimova plays the violin concertos of J.S. Bach with an appealing fusion of period practice and warm modern sound.
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November 13, 2015A genuinely exciting new artist here, who is at the same time a representative of the great French conservatory tradition.
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November 13, 2015Diego Ares premieres 29 unpublished harpsichord sonatas by Padre Antonio Soler, discovered in a manuscript in the Morgan Library.
April 29, 2014
One of 2014's best albums, the debut full-length by Minneapolis-based producer Peter Runge was a caustic mutation of the U.K. grime scene's heavy bass and jagged beats, causing those elements to collapse on top of themselves. Harsh and battering, this intense, uncompromising album nevertheless had a soft heart beating underneath its armor-like layers of pulverizing distortion. Tri Angle had a pretty great 2015 with astonishing releases by Rabit and Lotic, but That's Harakiri is still a watershed moment for whatever you want to call this brand of contorted neo-grime.
Benjamin Biolay / Nicolas Fiszman
June 16, 2015
The composer, arranger and producer moves beyond his reputation as the enfant terrible modern indie chanson with this beautifully imagined, impeccably arranged tribute to the iconic singer and songwriter Charles Trenet. He executes these covers with refined taste and restraint, wry humor and organic sensuality. Vanessa Paradis makes a pair of fine duet appearances on "Ja'ia Ta Main," and "La Romance de Paris."