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Norah Jones

Begin Again

Pop/Rock

A collection of digital singles that showcase the singer/songwriter at her most elegantly adventurous.

- Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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Map of the Soul: Persona

Pop/Rock, Rap

The first installment of the Map of the Soul era finds the K-pop group at the peak of their performance and popularity.

- Neil Z. Yeung
Bruce Hornsby

Absolute Zero

Pop/Rock

A dense, adventurous album that touches upon every side of Bruce Hornsby's art.

- Stephen Thomas Erlewine

John Paul White

The Hurting Kind

Country

The Alabama-based singer/songwriter and producer pairs his trademark rural Americana with the classic countrypolitan sound.

- Thom Jurek
Chris Forsyth

All Time Present

Avant-Garde, Pop/Rock

Epic double album from masterful guitarist/composer chases various impulses but never loses its cohesive vision.

- Fred Thomas
Bibio

Ribbons

Electronic

Stephen Wilkinson celebrates his tenth year on Warp with a masterful mix of pastoral reveries and surprising tangents.

- Heather Phares

Lowly

Hifalutin

Pop/Rock

The group's second album builds on Heba's potential and showcases the intimacy within their ever-expanding songs.

- Heather Phares
Shovels & Rope

By Blood

Pop/Rock

The duo dress their noir-ish Americana with bold colors on this startling, satisfying album.

- Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Bill Frisell / Thomas Morgan

Epistrophy

Jazz

The second volume from the duo's 2016 Village Vanguard run is perhaps even more enjoyable and intimate than their first.

- Thom Jurek

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Bogdan Raczynski

Ibiza Anthems, Vol. 4

1999

IDM

20 years ago, Aphex Twin's Rephlex label released the first 3 albums by Polish eccentric Bogdan Raczynski, as well as this manic 5-song EP. The title fooled some unsuspecting DJs expecting epic trance, but the blistering noise attacks and chipmunk-on-acid screeching of tracks like "Trance and Burn" and "Death to the Natives" promptly scared them away.

- Paul Simpson

Portishead

September 30, 1997

Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

With their eponymous second album, Portishead made it clear they weren't interested in the crossover success of such fellow travelers as Sneaker Pimps. Darker and more adventurous than their debut, Portishead's claustrophobic menace and impeccable modern-day torch songs becomes more captivating and haunting each time it's played.

- Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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