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New Reviews for September 19, 2025

Better Broken
Sarah McLachlan
Better Broken
Concord
Pop/Rock
The beloved Canadian singer/songwriter's first set of original material in a decade delivers emotion and a timely message of resilience.
- Neil Z. Yeung
Dance Called Memory
Nation of Language
Dance Called Memory
Sub Pop
Pop/Rock
The band's fourth LP and Sub Pop debut is danceable, eccentric, and immaculate at once in its integration of alienated '70s and '80s influences.
- Marcy Donelson
41 Longfield Street Late ‘80s
Kieran Hebden / William Tyler
41 Longfield Street Late ‘80s
Eat Your Own Ears Records
Folk, Pop/Rock, Electronic, Country
The boundaryless guitarist's collaboration with Four Tet materialized after the two bonded over a familiarity with '80s Americana.
- Paul Simpson
The Wee Small Hours
Real Estate
The Wee Small Hours
Domino
Pop/Rock
Compilation of B-sides, cover songs, and other miscellanea that traces the maturation of this long-running indie rock group.
- Fred Thomas
The Streets Like Beds Still Warm
Wilder Maker
The Streets Like Beds Still Warm
Western Vinyl Records
Pop/Rock
In a sharp left turn, Gabriel Birnbaum and band tender an immersive improvisational, experimental LP inspired by film noir, the first of a trilogy.
- Marcy Donelson
Castles I & II
Lil Peep
Castles I & II
Death Note Music
Rap
This compilation re-release of the late rapper's mixtape series with Lil Tracy captures an even deeper emotional intensity than the rest of his already depressive discography.
- Fred Thomas
Shooting Star
Golden Apples
Shooting Star
Lame-O Records / Run for Cover Records
Pop/Rock
Russell Edling and friends successfully juxtapose the musically uplifting and lyrically world-weary on the project's capricious fifth LP.
- Marcy Donelson
Laugh [Bonus Tracks]
Terry Hall
Laugh [Bonus Tracks]
Edsel
Pop/Rock
Excellent album (here with a handful of bonus tracks) that juxtaposes sunny melodies and lush arrangements with the singer's mournful vocal delivery and melancholy lyrics.
- Tim Sendra

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