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January 20, 2017The duo's first proper studio album finds them joined by a 40-plus-piece orchestra, the Lemon Twigs, and Steven Drozd, and it's a corker.
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January 20, 2017The band's second album was a struggle to make, but the resulting smoothly polished melancholy pop is a breeze to listen to.
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January 20, 2017Tycho's fourth studio album is darker and moodier than past efforts, but it still maintains the instrumental group's familiar, pleasant sound.
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January 20, 2017Alterna-punk vets evolve on their tenth set, combining the band's muscle with the rhythmic new wave/post-punk influences found on side project Blakq Audio.
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January 20, 2017Third LP from the British "Too Close" singer that finds him reflecting on faith, self-worth, and positivity in an increasingly challenging world.
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January 20, 2017Innovative turntablist Kid Koala enlists Icelandic vocalist Emilíana Torrini for a wondrous album of dreamy ambient pop.
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February 3, 2017The singer/songwriter's second album is a warm and shiny electro-pop collaboration with Boxed In's Oli Bayston.
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January 20, 2017The first anthology from this seminal Zimbabwean heavy rock band who led the country's mid-'70s counterculture.
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January 20, 2017The New York-based noise rock duo mix industrial and thrash metal influences on their violent, terrifying second full-length.
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January 20, 2017The singer/songwriter's visionary expansion of tropicalia was misunderstood in 1971, but is now justly regarded as a Brazilian rock classic.
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January 20, 2017This 1970 masterpiece is a formal goodbye to the Jovem Guarda as it melds MPB, rock, soul, and groove to inspire a new generation.
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January 20, 2017On this intimate date, the Brazilian singer/songwriter explored influences ranging from the Laurel Canyon scene to spacy soul and jazz.
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January 27, 2017London-based producer Ross Tones' second album as Throwing Snow is a suspenseful, constantly evolving cinematic journey.
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January 20, 2017The prolific songwriter's first solo LP in six years fits pretty seamlessly alongside recent work by his bands Magic Trick and the Fresh & Onlys.
1996
Following Slowdive's last album, Neil Halstead and Rachel Goswell gift-wrapped this charming album of desert soundscapes. Full of echoing guitars and hushed, breathy vocals, the songs are never rushed and the performances are never urgent. The whole project simmers in its own heat and never boils over.
September 21, 1999
Nearly two decades later, this double-disc beast remains the most satisfying and involved in Reznor's catalog. Sure, it's long and indulgent, but it's also a completely enveloping experience. In hindsight, it was a turning point for NIN; nothing sounded as depraved and wounded once sobriety and gym visits came into the picture. For all the typical pain and rage, The Fragile shines in moments of beauty like "The Great Below" and everything on companion EP, Still.
