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New Reviews for September 12, 2025

Breach
Twenty One Pilots
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Atlantic
Pop/Rock
After ten years and five albums, the genre-blurring Ohio duo brings the story of Clancy to a cathartic, satisfying close.
- Neil Z. Yeung
Arctic Moon
The Chameleons
Arctic Moon
Metropolis / Metropolis Records
Pop/Rock
The influential British post-punk band's first original album in over 20 years maintains their urgent yet atmospheric sound.
- Paul Simpson
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Parcels
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Because Music
Pop/Rock, R&B
While not for cynics, the Aussies' third LP offers a winning mix of celebratory dance-funk, caring bittersweetness, and stratospheric group harmonies.
- Marcy Donelson
AllbaroneEditor's choice
Baxter Dury
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Heavenly
Pop/Rock
With the help of Paul Epworth's shimmering production, the debauched poet of the London scene has made his most accessible record yet.
- Tim Sendra
CREAM (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)Editor's choice
Kassa Overall
CREAM (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)
Warp
Jazz
On his fourth long-player, the drummer and his ensemble revision rap classics live in the studio as instrumental contemporary post-bop jazz.
- Thom Jurek
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Greatest Hits/BBC Sessions [2 CD]
Because Music
Pop/Rock, Electronic
The band celebrates their 25th anniversary with an immensely enjoyable collection of highlights from their discography and BBC performances.
- Heather Phares
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Robin Kester
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Memphis Industries
Pop/Rock
An intensely spooky and vulnerable second album recorded with Ali Chant (PJ Harvey, Aldous Harding) and members of Portishead and This Is the Kit.
- Marcy Donelson
How the Moon Got Back Home
Bombadil
How the Moon Got Back Home
Ramseur Records
Pop/Rock
In yet another tunefully bittersweet charmer, the acoustic trio's ninth outing is a concept album about friends helping a fallen moon.
- Marcy Donelson

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Going under the name Sea Lemon, Seattle musician Natalie Lew makes sonically blissful dream pop with sharp hooks and the occasional biting lyric rising above her washed-out instrumentals. After establishing her sound with a series of singles and EPs, Sea Lemon released her debut full-length, Diving for a Prize, in 2025. Lew grew up in Seattle, taking in the city's rich alternative music culture. She played piano in her youth,…  Read More about Sea Lemon

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