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Cass McCombs

Heartmind

Pop/Rock

A playful, breezy tenth full-length that looks at music and humanity through a delightfully wry lens.

- Marcy Donelson

Röyksopp

Profound Mysteries II

Electronic

A less haunted but equally satisfying second installment of the electronic duo's Profound Mysteries project.

- Timothy Monger

Tall Dwarfs

Unravelled: 1981-2002

Pop/Rock

Career-spanning anthology from this New Zealand lo-fi duo illuminates just how profound their influence was on most of the indie rock that followed.

- Fred Thomas

Jonathan Richman / Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers

Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers

Pop/Rock

Debut recordings of this singer/songwriter's more childlike reading of his formerly proto-punk band are simpler, friendlier, and fearlessly vulnerable.

- Fred Thomas

Shemekia Copeland

Done Come Too Far

Blues, Country

Building on the momentum harnessed on her last two studio albums with producer Will Kimbrough, the Texas-born singer transcends them here.

- Thom Jurek

Watkins Family Hour

Watkins Family Hour, Vol. 2

Pop/Rock, Country, Folk

Another loose, lively, and surprising set from the ever-shifting collective featuring cameos by Fiona Apple, Jackson Browne, Benmont Tench, and Jon Brion.

- Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Motorpsycho

Ancient Astronauts

Pop/Rock

Though composed and demoed for cinema and dance troupes, the band's "visual music" offers an intensely focused, holistic listen.

- Thom Jurek

Oneida

Success

Pop/Rock

After the sprawling Romance, the Brooklyn group presents a more stripped-down set of garage punk and noise pop songs.

- Paul Simpson

Early James

Strange Time To Be Alive

Pop/Rock

With producer Dan Auerbach, Early James creates a colorful, shambling, and poetic spin on Americana.

- Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Universal Truths and Cycles: An Appreciation of Robert Pollard and Guided by Voices

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Five Microgenres of the 21st Century

Classical

ZZ Top's first inarguably great album, 1973's Tres Hombres was where the Li'l Ol' Band from Texas perfected their formula of chunky minimalist blues coupled with inspired tall tales and the gritty splendor of Billy Gibbons' guitar work. Few bass players did more with less than Dusty Hill, and while Eliminator's chopped and channeled sound made them superstars ten years later, they never gave more bang for the buck than they did here.

- Mark Deming

Brandon Flowers

Flamingo

September 4, 2010

New Wave/Post-Punk Revival

A little corny, a little overearnest, but entirely within the Vegas showman's wheelhouse. On this 2010 solo debut, he takes his Springsteen devotion out into the dusty desert for a pleasant collection of wide-eyed storytelling gems that end up being more satisfying than all of the Killers' 2010s output. Highlights include "Only The Young," "Crossfire," and the four bonuses on the deluxe edition.

- Neil Z. Yeung