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RCA
Dave Grohl processes the loss of bandmate Taylor Hawkins on this cathartic album.
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Sour Mash
The former Oasis leader demonstrates some subtle new tricks on this unusually satisfying album.
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Cooking Vinyl
Two troubling deaths in the family inspired this dark, eloquent, sometimes confrontational music of public mourning.
- Mark Deming
Epitaph
Short, furious punk songs delivered with an amped-up sense of urgency and produced with a lack of frills make for a late-career resurgence.
- Tim Sendra
New West
After a series of classical projects, the songwriter responds to sociopolitical turmoil with a return to alternately earnest and sardonic piano pop.
- Marcy Donelson
Domino
Detroit's most brilliant malcontents go marching on, musically and editorially, on their excellent sixth album.
- Mark Deming
Mute / Mute US
The multifaceted artist returns to the dancefloor with a surprising, ambitious mix of instant-gratification disco-pop and sweaty, hypnotic grooves.
- Heather Phares
BMG
A star-studded folk covers album that combines loyal Laurel Canyon, adventurous chamber folk, and reverent traditional fare.
- Marcy Donelson
Tapete Records
Career-spanning collection of odds and sods including demos, lost tracks, and rare singles from the long-running, ever-inspiring group.
- Tim Sendra
Fantasy
Following induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame, the outlaw country legend re-teams with co-producers Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings.
- Thom Jurek
Icons Creating Evil Art
A charmingly casual country & western album from the former bassist for the Replacements and Guns N' Roses.
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Fire Records
The third album from this Australian outfit is as catchy with its college rock-informed songwriting as it is emotionally overpowering in its bleakly brilliant lyricism.
- Fred Thomas
Heavenly
R&B and hip-hop influences to the fore, the singer/songwriter takes on his troubled youth as a child of notoriety.
- Tim Sendra
Bayonet Records
The first album from this Brooklyn indie rock band since 2017 explores maturing lyrical themes and English psychedelic rock influences.
- Fred Thomas
El Camino
The Veruca Salt co-founder's solo debut album reveals more colors to her voice and music as it navigates the tug of war between past and present.
- Heather Phares
Yep Roc
Film noir meets Western cowboy tropes on the Los Angeles-based British duo's third album.
- Matt Collar
WEA
Returning after a three-year break, the Spanish songwriter and a new band return to straight-ahead, hooky rock & roll.
- Thom Jurek
Joyful Noise / Shimmy Disc
The first in a series of ambient symphonies by the prolific, storied artists and longtime friends.
- Paul Simpson
Polyvinyl
The indie pop duo balance '70s soul and '80s new wave vibes on their summery seventh album.
- Matt Collar
Because Music
The post-minimalist techno trio present a conceptual album about revisiting utopian ideas of the future.
- Paul Simpson
BMG Rights Management
Drawn from performances between 1986 and 2012, this pristinely recorded date offers a stellar portrait of the New Orleans piano legend.
- Thom Jurek
Far Out Recordings
An unissued live set from 1976 showcases the musical promise of the boundaryless, heavyweight Brazilian progressive fusion group.
- Thom Jurek
Deutsche Grammophon
A splendid sampling of works by a composer whose star is decidedly on the rise.
- James Manheim
Deutsche Grammophon
Old-school Baroque guitar recording emphasizing control and grace rather than virtuosic extremes.
- James Manheim
Harmonia Mundi
British program of American choral music works well in part because of the many interconnections between the traditions.
- James Manheim
Joyce DiDonato / Cyrille Dubois / Christopher Maltman / John Nelson / Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg
Erato
Stirring Roméo et Juliette is an especially strong entry in conductor Nelson's traversal of Berlioz's works.
- James Manheim
Sono Luminus
Explorations of vast spaces filled by shifting orchestral sonorities, impressively recorded by Sono Luminus.
- James Manheim
Resonus Classics
Mostly unrecorded works by women offer novel takes on the piano concerto.
- James Manheim
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