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Banks

III

Electronic, Pop/Rock

Expansive third set from the alt-R&B singer/songwriter features improved production and matured lyrics.

- Neil Z. Yeung
K.Flay

Solutions

Pop/Rock

Buoyant, pop-leaning third set from the genre-defying Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter.

- Neil Z. Yeung
Torche

Admission

The Floridian doom-pop quartet's fifth full-length effort administers seismic confections that vary in sweetness but always satisfy.

- James Christopher Monger

Tycho

Weather

Electronic, Pop/Rock

On its fifth album, Tycho adds vocals to its already accessible electronic pop sound, courtesy of Hannah Cottrell (aka Saint Sinner).

- Paul Simpson
New Order

∑(No,12k,Lg,17Mif) New Order + Liam Gillick: So it goes..

Pop/Rock

The legendary band run through a lively set of mostly deep cuts from throughout their long career with the help of a 12-person synth orchestra.

- Tim Sendra
Purple Mountains

Purple Mountains

Pop/Rock

Singer/songwriter David Berman ends his decade-long hiatus with lonely songs that are as warm as a hug from a long-lost friend.

- Heather Phares

Pere Ubu

Long Goodbye

Pop/Rock

The band's "definitive destination" is a challenging, surprisingly tender, and always thought-provoking journey.

- Heather Phares
Kyle Craft

Showboat Honey

Pop/Rock

A less rip-roaring but still compelling third set from the '70s rock disciple and his titular backing band.

- Marcy Donelson
Gauche

A People's History of Gauche

Pop/Rock

The activist band from Washington, D.C., delivers potent new wave-inspired dance tunes along with satisfying food for thought.

- Mark Deming

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The Replacements

For Sale: Live at Maxwell's 1986

October 6, 2017

Alternative/Indie Rock

Alcohol was a way of life for the Replacements, but this cracking live recording of a February 1986 show in Hoboken, New Jersey finds them hitting the sweet spot where they were loaded enough to be inspired but not too sodden to play at their peak. A practically perfect show near the end of the Bob Stinson era, this captures the snottiness and the heart that made the 'Mats a band for the ages.

- Mark Deming

Steve Reid

Nova

1976

Free Jazz

The list of those who could make out jazz funky is a short one. Drummer Reid must now be added to that list. This music is as beautiful and dangerous as a shower of broken glass -- just when you think you've got a song figured out, this clever group of largely unsung musicians heightens the tension and takes things careening off in an unexpected direction.

- Rob Ferrier

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Album Premiere: Coldswell, ‘Void Calls’

‘Leto’ Screenwriters Discuss Rock’s Infiltration of the Soviet Union and Biopic Pitfalls

New Classical Reviews, May 2019

Keb’ Mo’ Tells the Story Behind His All-American New Track, “This Is My Home”

Sebadoh’s Lou Barlow Faces and Embraces Hard Truths on ‘Act Surprised’

John Dwyer of Oh Sees Flashes Back to His Early Albums With a Trio of Reissues