Recent Volatile Releases

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  Iron Maiden
  Senjutsu
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  An epic late-career triumph, albeit one that requires multiple spins to set up camp in your Homeric metal-craving cranium.

  - James Christopher Monger
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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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  Elvis Costello / Elvis Costello & …
  Spanish Model
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  A surprisingly effective and entertaining reworking of This Year's Model containing new Spanish-language vocals from contemporary Latin artists.

  - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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  Rufus Wainwright
  Unfollow the Rules: The Paramour Ses …
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  A superb if abbreviated live set culled from a June 2020 album-release stream featuring minimal accompaniment and two previously unreleased songs.

  - Marcy Donelson
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  Lorde
  Solar Power
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  Lorde indulges in good vibes on this hazy, sunny album.

  - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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  Martha Wainwright
  Love Will Be Reborn
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  The Canadian singer/songwriter shares with her audience the agony and hope that comes with divorce.

  - Mark Deming
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  The Vaccines
  Back in Love City
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  The English indie rockers' fifth long-player sees the band looking for connections in an emotionally disconnected world.

  - James Christopher Monger
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  Sleigh Bells
  Texis
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  The duo's fifth album taps into the anything-goes spirit of their early days with songs that teeter between sweetness and annihilation.

  - Heather Phares
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  Sepultura
  SepulQuarta
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  A collection of spirited lockdown collaborations that re-interpret some of Sepultura's best-known tracks.

  - James Christopher Monger
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  Jake Bugg
  Saturday Night, Sunday Morning
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  The British singer's fifth album finds him embracing a robust pop/rock vibe that still retains some of his vintage influences.

  - Matt Collar