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Talkin to the Trees
Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts / Neil Young
Talkin to the Trees
Reprise
Pop/Rock
The venerable rocker introduces a new band, who expertly follow his many musical impulses.
- Mark Deming
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P(Doom) Records
Pop/Rock
The band add orchestral string and horn arrangements to classic rock- and jam band-inspired tracks recorded during the sessions for their previous album, Flight b741.
- Tim Sendra
Remembering Now
Van Morrison
Remembering Now
Exile Records / Virgin
Pop/Rock, R&B
In a major return to his Celtic soul roots, the Irish singer/songwriter and his band look at the past through the lens of the moment.
- Thom Jurek
Load [Expanded Edition]
Metallica
Load [Expanded Edition]
EMI Records / UMR
Pop/Rock
This incredibly comprehensive collection includes hours of unreleased demos, live recordings, riff sketches, and rehearsal recordings made around the time of Metallica's controversial sixth album.
- Fred Thomas
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Brandee Younger
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Impulse!
Jazz
On her third offering for Impulse, the harpist played Alice Coltrane's harp and recorded with her trio and guests in her Harlem apartment.
- Thom Jurek
All the Quiet, Pt. 2
Joe Armon-Jones
All the Quiet, Pt. 2
Aquarii
Electronic, Reggae, Jazz, Rap
The second installment of the keyboardist and composer's sprawling project that reveals his artful, grooving command of many styles and genres.
- Thom Jurek
About Ghosts
Mary Halvorson
About Ghosts
Nonesuch
Jazz
For the third disc with her Amaryllis sextet, the guitarist and composer opens up to include guest saxophonists Brian Settles and Immanuel Wilkins.
- Thom Jurek
Blushing
Blushing
Blushing
Kanine Records
Pop/Rock
Remastered edition of the Austin dream pop band's 2019 debut album, including a remix by A Place to Bury Strangers.
- Paul Simpson

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A stylish, bright-toned alt-pop act from New Zealand, Balu Brigada is the partnership of multi-instrumentalist brothers Henry and Pierre Beasley. The band got their start self-releasing singles in the late 2010s, then signed a joint major-label deal with Atlantic and Warner Music Australia, which released their first EP, 2022's I Should Be Home. A subsequent move to New York and the viral success of their 2024…  Read More about Balu Brigada

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May 5, 2017
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