New Reviews for September 6, 2024
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.
Sony Music
A richly detailed late-career highlight from the veteran singer and guitarist, whose family joins him on several songs.
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.
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.
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.
Luaka Bop
The Danish duo's relaxing and sonically atmospheric third album of spacey dub jazz for Luaka Bop.
Warp
An enlightening and awe-inspiring second effort from the visionary composer, harpist, and modular synth player.
Sacred Bones
The Belarusian trio's expansive fourth album sounds closer to '90s Depeche Mode and futurepop than their early, lo-fi work.
Editors' Choice for August, 2024
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.
