New Reviews for September 6, 2024

Born Horses
Believe Direct Limited / Believe Music / Bella Union
Informed by free jazz and beat poetry, the band's first album in a decade is a swirl of transcendent sounds, brilliant imagery, and deep feeling.
- Heather Phares
Luck and StrangeEditor's choice
Sony Music
A richly detailed late-career highlight from the veteran singer and guitarist, whose family joins him on several songs.
- Timothy Monger
Hole ErthEditor's choice
Dead Oceans
Trying out yet another new style, Chaz Bundick sure-handedly whips up a dreamlike mix of cloud rap, nocturnal trap, chillwave, shoegaze, and emo pop.
- Tim Sendra
Viva Hinds
Lucky Number
Now a duo, the band replace the pop gloss of their previous album with a slightly darker, still quite hooky modern indie rock sound.
- Tim Sendra
Free EnergyEditor's choice
Trouble in Mind
The band's second album sees them altering their shoegaze-Stereolab template to get more experimental as they add avant-garde, new age, and dance music elements.
- Tim Sendra
KosmosEditor's choice
Luaka Bop
The Danish duo's relaxing and sonically atmospheric third album of spacey dub jazz for Luaka Bop.
- Matt Collar
EndlessnessEditor's choice
Warp
An enlightening and awe-inspiring second effort from the visionary composer, harpist, and modular synth player.
- Paul Simpson
Belaya Polosa
Sacred Bones
The Belarusian trio's expansive fourth album sounds closer to '90s Depeche Mode and futurepop than their early, lo-fi work.
- Paul Simpson
A Long Way Home
AllMusic Staff Pick - September 11, 2024
June 9, 1998
Selecting a great Dwight Yoakam album is as simple as picking any Dwight Yoakam album. His drawling yowl drips with emotion whether on a love song or a lament, highlighted particularly by the anthemic "movin' on" song "Things Change" with its chiming Bakersfield guitars and sing-song choruses.
- Zac Johnson