Recent Gritty Releases

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  Halsey
  If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power
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  Triumphant artistic showcase that pairs the pop star with producers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.

  - Neil Z. Yeung
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  Lee Morgan
  The Complete Live at the Lighthouse
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  The legendary hard bop trumpeter's final dynamic live 1970 concert album is presented in full.

  - Matt Collar
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  Imagine Dragons
  Mercury: Act 1
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  The Vegas quartet recruits Rick Rubin and digs deep on their mature and emotionally intense fifth album.

  - Neil Z. Yeung
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  Kenny Garrett
  Sounds from the Ancestors
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  On his 20th album, the saxophonist and his ensemble explore the West African roots in soul, gospel, Afro-Cuban jazz, and more.

  - Thom Jurek
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  Amyl and the Sniffers
  Comfort to Me
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  The thrilling sophomore LP from the Aussie punks adds maturity and focus to the mix without sacrificing their rabid, defiant sound.

  - Neil Z. Yeung
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  Wolves in the Throne Room
  Primordial Arcana
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  The seventh album from these Cascadian black metallers is an entirely self-created work of sinister, epic, pagan majesty.

  - Thom Jurek
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  Thalia Zedek / Thalia Zedek Band
  Perfect Vision
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  Fabled indie rock guitarist and songwriter stares into the abyss of 2021 with songs that present a personal look at a world in chaos.

  - Mark Deming
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  Divine Horsemen
  Hot Rise of an Ice Cream Phoenix
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  The reunion album from these roots/folk/punk firebrands is a more consistent effort than they delivered in their original run.

  - Mark Deming
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  Slothrust
  Parallel Timeline
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  The visceral alt-rock project's fifth album curbs the mercurial defiance of previous LPs for something more self-examining and cohesive.

  - Marcy Donelson
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  Various Artists
  Disco 75
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  Three diverse discs of 1974 and 1975 body-movers sourced from contemporaneous disco charts published by Billboard, Record World, and Blues & Soul.

  - Andy Kellman