New Reviews for April 25, 2025

SkeletáEditor's choice
Ghost
Skeletá
Concord / Loma Vista
Pop/Rock
Tobias Forge steers Ghost into darker waters while continuing to mine the vestiges of Kevin Seal and Adam Curry-era Headbangers Ball.
- James Christopher Monger
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Sunflower Bean
Mortal Primetime
Lucky Number
Pop/Rock
The indie trio balance hooky rock riffs and AM pop sweetness on their candid, assured fourth album.
- Matt Collar
Face Down in the Garden
Tennis
Face Down in the Garden
Mutually Detrimental
Pop/Rock
Sophisticated, perfectly played and sung pop music that, like most of the band's impressive catalog, buries the listener in a lingering cloud of melancholy.
- Tim Sendra
The FilmEditor's choice
Moor Mother / Sumac
The Film
Thrill Jockey
Pop/Rock, Avant-Garde
A full-length collaborative work from the avant-metal group and poet/sound artist that plays as a tense, panic-stricken narrative.
- Paul Simpson
Noble and Godlike in RuinEditor's choice
Deerhoof
Noble and Godlike in Ruin
Joyful Noise
Pop/Rock
The band's 20th album is a noisy, poignant reminder that in times of conflict, empathy is vital.
- Heather Phares
Cancionera
Natalia Lafourcade
Cancionera
Sony Music
Folk, Latin
Seeking creative and metaphysical transformation, the singer/songwriter cut this set live-to-analog tape in a single take.
- Thom Jurek
Dream into It
Billy Idol
Dream into It
Dark Horse Records
Pop/Rock
The pop icon digs into his punk legacy on his autobiographical ninth album.
- Matt Collar
TotalityEditor's choice
Bitchin Bajas / Natural Information Society
Totality
Drag City
Jazz, Electronic, Pop/Rock
After releasing their first joint album ten years prior, the spiritual jazz ensemble and spacey synth trio reactivate their collaboration on this focused, meditative set.
- Fred Thomas

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