New Reviews for October 4, 2024

Moon Music
Atlantic / MULTIPLE
On this sibling set to Music of the Spheres, the band remains in orbit, trying to unite the universe with positivity and love.
- Neil Z. Yeung
Honey
Merge
Dan Snaith extends the club-friendly sound of his work as Daphni into his main project, resulting in his most outwardly expressive music.
- Paul Simpson
Hard Quartet
Matador
Band that includes members of Pavement, Superwolves, the Cairo Gang, and Dirty Three, combining the sum of their parts and then piling on more guitars.
- Fred Thomas
Leon
Columbia
An inviting, emotionally complex nostalgia trip taken primarily with Kacey Musgraves collaborators Ian Fitchuk, Daniel Tashian, and Josh Moore.
- Andy Kellman
See You at the Maypole
Anti-
Mixing warm orchestral textures with eerie synths and distorted effects, and themes of loss with aspiration, LP six eludes simplicity.
- Marcy Donelson
No Title as of 13 February 2024, 28,340 Dead
Constellation
The Canadian ensemble's most explicitly political work is triumphant and uplifting rather than bleak and mournful.
- Paul Simpson
New Jill Swing 1988-1994
Various Artists
Ace
R&B
Classics and deep cuts from SWV, Jade, Karyn White, En Vogue, and other women who exemplified contemporary R&B in the post-Control era.
- Andy Kellman
Key
Cooking Vinyl
In honor of Alf's 40th anniversary, she revisits her solo catalog with 16 remakes (and two originals) chosen for their current thematic relevance.
- Marcy Donelson
Odds & Sods
AllMusic Staff Pick - October 4, 2024
1974
Odds & Sods, released 50 years ago today, is a compilation of outtakes and rarities from the Who's first decade. Setting your expectations at the appropriate level, however, you'll find much of this worthwhile.
- Richie Unterberger