New Reviews for November 1, 2024

Songs of a Lost WorldEditor's choice
Capitol / Polydor
On their first album in 16 years, these goth rock superpowers stir up echoes of the slow, sad beauty of their best-loved work.
- Fred Thomas
King of America & Other Realms [Super Deluxe Edition]
UMe
An epic-scale exploration of one of Costello's finest albums, and the creative doors it opened for him.
- Mark Deming
Last Leaf on the Tree
Sony Music
A poignant, masterfully delivered covers album from the country legend and his son.
- Matt Collar
Weezer [Blue Album] [30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition]
Geffen / Polydor / UMC
A newly remastered boxed set containing 36 previously unreleased tracks including demos, live recordings and early sessions.
Night Palace
Phil Elverum's sprawling, noisy document of the peace he found while reassembling his life offers a deeply rewarding listening experience.
- Heather Phares
The Cleansing
Domino
Tales of a dangerous past and uplifting survival told in classic punk troubadour style by the former Only Ones' leader.
- Tim Sendra
4 Hits & a Miss: The Essential Richard Swift
Secretly Canadian
A 14-track collection, including one previously unreleased song, spanning the late indie maverick's 15-year solo catalog.
- Marcy Donelson
A Willed and Conscious BalanceEditor's choice
International Anthem
Breathtaking ensemble work combining freshly written material and expanded arrangements of pieces the artist previously recorded solo.
- Paul Simpson
Beauty in the Beast
AllMusic Staff Pick - November 3, 2024
1986
At first listen, the music sounds terrifying -- the microtonality causes a brain raised on Western pop music to readjust almost all of its expectations about sound and harmony -- but those willing to listen and let it sink in will appreciate the beauty of the sounds.
- Sean Carruthers