Recent Rousing Releases

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  Lady Gaga
  Chromatica
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  Lady Gaga returns to glitzy disco and house on the streamlined, stylized Chromatica.

  - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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  Bob Dylan
  Rough and Rowdy Ways
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  On his first set of new material in eight years, Dylan turns in a vital roots outing ranging across history, culture, spirituality, sex, and mortality.

  - Thom Jurek
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  Wire
  10:20
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  The venerable post-punkers reimagine rarities and live favorites with inspired results.

  - Heather Phares
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  Lamb of God
  Lamb of God
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  The stalwart metallers rise to meet the perceived heft of the late-career eponymous LP with a ten-song set that's spilling over with caustic sonic riches.

  - James Christopher Monger
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  Kenny Chesney
  Here and Now
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  A breezy good time that finds Kenny Chesney squarely in his musical wheelhouse while stretching himself emotionally.

  - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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  The Strokes
  The New Abnormal
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  Complicated, ambitious, and emotionally raw, the band's sixth album is a surprising and rewarding triumph.

  - Heather Phares
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  John Scofield
  Swallow Tales
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  An intimate and textured trio date from the guitarist, spotlighting bassist Steve Swallow's compositions.

  - Matt Collar
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  Iggy Pop
  The Bowie Years
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  Hefty box set from the punk icon's comeback year with Bowie delivers some great music but almost nothing new or unusual.

  - Mark Deming
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  Romain Collin / Bill Frisell / Grégo …
  Americana
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  A love letter to the culture and music of the U.S. from two top-notch European-born jazz talents and an iconic American guitarist.

  - Thom Jurek
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  The 1975
  Notes on a Conditional Form
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  Ambitious, stylistically eclectic, and sprawling fourth album from the Manchester pop outfit.

  - Matt Collar