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Embracing prog rock complexity along with unbeatable pop melodies, the indie rock heroes continue a remarkable winning streak.

- Mark Deming

Moor Mother

Jazz Codes

Avant-Garde, Rap, Electronic, R&B

The guest-heavy companion album to 2021's Black Encyclopedia of the Air grew out of a book of poems about iconic blues and jazz artists.

- Paul Simpson

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Tresor

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The Welsh artist's third album is a contemplative, subdued take on the experimental pop of previous releases, though it still contains much mystery and beauty.

- Tim Sendra

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Giant Palm

Pop/Rock

The former Goat Girl member's debut album blends folk, classical, jazz, and electronic influences into songs with an independent yet generous spirit.

- Heather Phares

Tedeschi Trucks Band

I Am the Moon: II. Ascension

Pop/Rock, R&B, Blues

The second installment in TTB's four-album I Am the Moon is more laid-back, with gorgeous songs that lean more on soul and modal blues.

- Thom Jurek

Neighbor Lady

For the Birds

Pop/Rock

Produced by Jason Kingsland (Belle and Sebastian, Lissie), the longing drawl of the group's second album is even more hauntingly vintage in character.

- Marcy Donelson

Paolo Nutini

Last Night in the Bittersweet

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A gorgeously sprawling, deeply literate and personal album from the Scottish singer.

- Matt Collar

Momma

Household Name

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Following a concept album, Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten refocus their riffy, ruminative indie rock on the everyday for their Polyvinyl debut.

- Marcy Donelson

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Silberland: Kosmische Musik, Vol. 1 (1972-1986)

Electronic, Avant-Garde, Pop/Rock

This compilation of early synthesizer music and Krautrock offers a perfect primer for anyone interested in digging a little deeper beyond the genre's best-known acts.

- Fred Thomas

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Lunatic Harness

June 30, 1997

Drill'n'bass

Lunatic Harness marked Mike Paradinas' full embrace of the unrestrained rhythmic possibilities of jungle, and he managed to craft impossibly complex beat patterns matched only by the sheer emotion of the often heartbreaking melodies. Approaching its 25th anniversary, the album remains as jaw-dropping and life-changing as ever.

- Paul Simpson

The Beach Boys

All Summer Long

July 13, 1964

AM Pop

Released at the height of the American summer in 1964, All Summer Long represents the first step the Beach Boys took away from being a trendy pop band towards the more personal songwriting they'd perfect in just a few years on Pet Sounds. While there's still some spirited, rocking tunes about cars and the beach, Brian Wilson's inherent tenderness begins showing more clearly on these songs. The gleeful xylophones and flutes of the title track also hint at the expanded orchestral arranging that was soon to follow.

- Fred Thomas