Recent Cathartic Releases

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  Paul McCartney
  McCartney III
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  Working once again on his own, McCartney writes for himself, not the charts, winding up with an off-kilter pop album.

  - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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  Elvis Presley
  From Elvis in Nashville
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  A deep dive into Elvis Presley's June 1970 sessions in Nashville, a period which constitutes his last great studio recordings.

  - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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  Jimi Hendrix / The Jimi Hendrix Expe …
  Live in Maui
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  The ultimate guitar hero and his band play two fiery sets in Hawaii where they shine despite unpredictable conditions.

  - Mark Deming
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  The Smashing Pumpkins
  Cyr
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  On their 11th studio album, this alt-rock institution transfigure their layered guitar daydreams into brooding synth pop.

  - Fred Thomas
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  Mogwai
  As the Love Continues
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  The venerable Scottish post-rockers celebrate their 25th anniversary with some of their most fun and immediate music.

  - Heather Phares
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  Foo Fighters
  Medicine at Midnight
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  Foo Fighters loosen up and dance on this self-styled "party album."

  - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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  Billie Holiday / The Sonhouse All St …
  Billie [Original Motion Picture Soun …
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  The soundtrack to the 2020 documentary detailing the career of the legendary jazz vocalist.

  - Matt Collar
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  King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
  Live in San Francisco '16
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  Shouts-and-all document of a sweaty night in San Francisco circa 2016.

  - Tim Sendra
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  Ani DiFranco
  Revolutionary Love
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  This set weaves folk, rock, R&B, and jazz-pop in a radical, redemptive exhortation to practice love and acceptance in a catastrophic era.

  - Thom Jurek
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  BTS
  Be
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  An intimate soundtrack to a global pandemic that connects the K-pop septet to their loyal legion of fans.

  - Neil Z. Yeung