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David Bowie

Divine Symmetry: The Journey to Hunky Dory

Pop/Rock

A fascinating four-disc chronicle of how David Bowie created the multifaceted Hunky Dory.

- Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Tom Petty / Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

Live at the Fillmore, 1997

Pop/Rock

A spectacular document of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers sounding like the world's best garage band.

- Stephen Thomas Erlewine

The Cure

Wish [30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition]

Pop/Rock

The 30th anniversary edition of the Cure's ninth studio album includes a wealth of previously unreleased demos, outtakes, and live tracks from the era.

- Fred Thomas

The Flaming Lips

Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots [20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition]

Pop/Rock

This 20th anniversary deluxe edition adds two EPs plus B-sides, demos, remixes, radio sessions and live recordings across 100 songs.

The International Submarine Band

Safe at Home [Bonus Tracks]

Pop/Rock

This reissue of the classic country-rock album features a mono mix and tracks that isolate Gram Parsons' lead vocals.

- Tim Sendra

The Fall

1970s

Pop/Rock

Massive retrospective box of the band's first decade that contains every known studio recording and eight discs of live material; six were previously unissued.

- Thom Jurek

Karate

Time Expired

Pop/Rock

This collection includes most of the Boston trio's studio output from 2000 to 2005, a phase that found them incorporating jazz ideas into their post-hardcore sound.

- Fred Thomas

The Mighty Lemon Drops

Inside Out: 1985-1990

Pop/Rock

Exhaustive, well-curated collection that covers the prime years of an underrated band who combined garage rock energy with post-punk drama.

- Tim Sendra

Hieroglyphic Being

There Is No Acid in This House

Electronic

Jamal Moss returns to Soul Jazz Records with a sprawling album of raw, improvisational house tracks.

- Paul Simpson

Stripped Songs: How an Acoustic Version Can Change a Tune

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Firesign Theatre

Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers

1970

Comedy

An evening of late night television sometime after World War III: George Tirebiter and his pals try to find their stolen high school, someone has changed the water, Joe Beets demands shoes for industry, and the pizza guy still won't come up into the hills. Quite simply, the greatest comedy album ever made.

- Mark Deming

Bobby Charles

1972

New Orleans R&B

Hearing the languid and earthy sounds enveloping Bobby Charles' New Orleans R&B and laid-back soul, it is no surprise that this album was co-produced by The Band's Rick Danko and their close collaborator John Simon. The songs roll around the studio with a loose and earnest push, an easy groove perfect for a sunny afternoon or back porch hang.

- Zac Johnson