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Straight Line Was a LieEditor's choice
The Beths
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With Elizabeth Stokes turning to self-help writing practice to conquer creative blocks, the hooky indie rockers' fourth LP is their most personal yet.
- Marcy Donelson
Essex HoneyEditor's choice
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Devonté Hynes breaks from film scores and classical compositions to deliver a soul-stirring fifth album under his main alias.
- Andy Kellman
The Hives Forever Forever the HivesEditor's choice
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The Hives Forever Forever the Hives
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The band's seventh album is a potent distillation of their sharp wit and steamrolling energy.
- Heather Phares
Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party
Hayley Williams
Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party
Pop/Rock
The Paramore singer lets go of the past and moves forward on her artful, introspective third solo album.
- Matt Collar
Once Upon a Time In California
Belinda Carlisle
Once Upon a Time In California
Edsel
Pop/Rock
The Go-Go's frontwoman turned pop chanteuse covers ten glossy pop nuggets of the '60s and '70s in sincere, skillful style.
- Mark Deming
Airline Highway
Rodney Crowell
Airline Highway
New West
Pop/Rock, Country
The great singer/songwriter rocks a bit and passes along plenty of wisdom on this LP produced by Tyler Bryant.
- Mark Deming
Rwanda Sings with StringsEditor's choice
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Rwanda Sings with Strings
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The Rwandan folk duo are complemented by two string players on this poignant and spontaneous album.
- Timothy Monger
Time and Patience
Tift Merritt
Time and Patience
One Riot Records
Country, Pop/Rock, Folk
The gifted singer/songwriter gives fans a glimpse of her archives, including five acoustic demos of songs from Tambourine.
- Mark Deming

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Pop singer/songwriter Morgxn delivers rousing indie pop anthems and soaring, personal ballads rooted in an early sound that combined electronic atmospherics with a warm R&B-influenced delivery. Spending his first few years releasing beat-centric singles, he quickly pivoted toward the mainstream with his 2018 full-length debut, Vital. Numerous singles and collaborations followed, including the chart hit "Home" with Walk the Moon. In 2021, he released the double-volume EP Meridian,…  Read More about Morgxn

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April 21, 1998
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In a city that produced some of the most party-starting music of the 1950s and '60s, Huey "Piano" Smith cut tunes that could spread joy in record time, and hits like "Don't You Just Know It," "High Blood Pressure," and "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" still delight decades after the fact. This is a superior single-disc collection of his hits and near-misses, boasting 18 New Orleans classics.
- Mark Deming
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