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Western Stars
Western Stars
Bruce Springsteen
Western Stars
Columbia / Sony Music
Pop/Rock
A beguiling evocation of the hippie twilight of the early 1970s.
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Madame X
Madame X
Madonna
Madame X
Interscope / Polydor
Pop/Rock
A dense, arty album that embraces the world outside the United States.
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Doom Days
Doom Days
Bastille
Doom Days
Capitol / Virgin EMI
Pop/Rock
Chronicling the ups and downs of a night out with friends, the band's relatable third album celebrates living in the moment.
- Heather Phares
Years to Burn
Years to Burn
Calexico / Iron & Wine
Years to Burn
Sub Pop
Pop/Rock
Almost 15 years after they made In the Reins, the two Americana titans rekindle their collaboration for a set of expansive country-folk ballads.
- Tim Sendra
Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest
Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest
Bill Callahan
Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest
Drag City
Pop/Rock
The singer/songwriter's first album in six years tackles life, love, and death with a refreshing and thought-provoking lightness.
- Heather Phares
Gold & Grey
Gold & Grey
Baroness
Gold & Grey
Abraxan Hymns
Pop/Rock
With new guitarist Gina Gleason, the band deliver their most diverse, kaleidoscopic, intricate release to date.
- Thom Jurek
The Book of Traps and Lessons
The Book of Traps and Lessons
Kate Tempest
The Book of Traps and Lessons
American Recordings
Rap, Pop/Rock
The London poet and rapper holds up a mirror to reveal our most vulnerable reflections on her powerful third LP.
- Timothy Monger
Getz at the Gate
Getz at the Gate
Stan Getz / Stan Getz Quartet
Getz at the Gate
Verve
Jazz
Hidden in the vaults for 58 years, this 1961 concert showcases the saxophonist during a muscular period of creative transition.
- Thom Jurek
Servants of the Sun
Servants of the Sun
The Chris Robinson Brotherhood / Chris Robinson
Servants of the Sun
Megaforce / Silver Arrow Records
Pop/Rock
The CRB best funky mid-'70s Grateful Dead with this buoyant album.
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Live at Montreux 1973
Live at Montreux 1973
Carole King
Live at Montreux 1973
Eagle Rock
Pop/Rock
Long-archived live recording of the singer/songwriter's first performance outside of the states, taped weeks after the release of her fifth album Fantasy.
- Fred Thomas
Goin' 50
Goin' 50
ZZ Top
Goin' 50
Rhino / Warner Bros.
Pop/Rock
A 50th anniversary celebration of ZZ Top that tells their entire history in detail.
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine
The End of Radio
The End of Radio
Shellac
The End of Radio
Touch & Go
Pop/Rock
The authorized release of two BBC Radio sessions from Steve Albini and company captures their live approach brilliantly.
- Mark Deming
And Now for the Whatchamacallit
And Now for the Whatchamacallit
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
And Now for the Whatchamacallit
Believe Direct Limited / Marathon / Marathon Artists / What Reality? Records
Pop/Rock
Blazing guitar work and clever melodies mark the Australian psych combo's intricate third outing.
- Timothy Monger
Natural, Everyday Degradation
Natural, Everyday Degradation
Remo Drive
Natural, Everyday Degradation
Epitaph
Pop/Rock
Improving production and writing, the Minnesota band mature from D.I.Y. punks to indie rock songsmiths.
- Neil Z. Yeung
Got to Be Real: The Columbia Anthology
Got to Be Real: The Columbia Anthology
Cheryl Lynn
Got to Be Real: The Columbia Anthology
Soul Music
R&B
Sharp two-disc overview of the singer, songwriter, and producer's eight years with Columbia, including all of her charting singles and much more.
- Andy Kellman
I'm Your Puppet: The Complete Bell Recordings 1966-1969
I'm Your Puppet: The Complete Bell Recordings 1966-1969
James & Bobby Purify
I'm Your Puppet: The Complete Bell Recordings 1966-1969
Soul Music
R&B
The biggest and best-known '60s sides from this renowned soul duo come together in this anthology.
- Mark Deming
Turn Off the News, Build a Garden
Turn Off the News, Build a Garden
Lukas Nelson / Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
Turn Off the News, Build a Garden
Fantasy
Pop/Rock
A bright, optimistic Americana album that functions as a tonic in a troubled times.
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine
III
III
Butcher the Bar
III
Bobo Integral
Pop/Rock
The third album from the indie folk solo act gone full band sounds effortlessly rich and understated.
- Fred Thomas
Me You They We
Me You They We
Ages and Ages
Me You They We
Needle & Thread Entertainment Llc
Pop/Rock
While lyrics grapple with societal and personal tensions, the psych-pop band's fourth album is again ruled by catchy, inviting songs.
- Marcy Donelson
Satis Factory
Satis Factory
Mattiel
Satis Factory
ATO
Pop/Rock
Spirited, retro-minded rock & roll that ups the ante on an already attention-grabbing 2017 debut that led to tour dates with Jack White.
- Marcy Donelson
Sunset
Sunset
Christopher Willits
Sunset
Ghostly International
Electronic
Brief but immersive release from ambient composer Christopher Willits intended to soundtrack twilight.
- Paul Simpson
Jeanines
Jeanines
Jeanines
Jeanines
Slumberland
Pop/Rock
Sparkling jangle pop from a Brooklyn duo who know their post-C-86 history very well.
- Tim Sendra
Fast Faster Disaster
Fast Faster Disaster
Dressy Bessy
Fast Faster Disaster
Yep Roc
Pop/Rock
On their seventh album, the colorful songcraft of this indie fixture continues to evolve.
- Fred Thomas
Ta Da
Ta Da
J. McFarlane's Reality Guest
Ta Da
Night School
Pop/Rock
Sparse and emotionally powerful post-punk-influenced breakup album from the former Twerps guitarist.
- Tim Sendra
San Isabel
San Isabel
Jamestown Revival
San Isabel
Jamestown Revival Recordings
Folk
By looking inward, the Austin duo have crafted their most outwardly satisfying collection of folk- and country-inflected Americana songs to date
- James Christopher Monger
Perfect Version
Perfect Version
Julia Shapiro
Perfect Version
Hardly Art
Pop/Rock
The Chastity Belt and Childbirth leader takes a somber detour into intimate sounds and more personal subject matter.
- Mark Deming
Ways of Seeing
Ways of Seeing
Konx-om-Pax
Ways of Seeing
Planet Mu
Electronic
Konx-om-Pax's third Planet Mu full-length places a greater emphasis on beats and melodies, but still sounds hazy and nostalgic.
- Paul Simpson
Samsara
Samsara
Los Coast
Samsara
New West
R&B
The debut of the eclectic Austin-based combo delivers a hip-shaking amalgam of pop, soul, R&B, funk, gospel, and psychedelic rock.
- James Christopher Monger
Orion
Orion
X Ambassadors
Orion
Interscope / Polydor
Pop/Rock
A polished sophomore album from the Ithaca trio that magnifies all of their soulful pop, rock, and hip-hop inclinations.
- Matt Collar
There Is No Feeling Better
There Is No Feeling Better
Mike Adams at His Honest Weight
There Is No Feeling Better
Joyful Noise
Pop/Rock
Sweetly sad and beautifully crafted fourth album from this Indiana-based pop savant.
- Mark Deming
Turkey Dinner
Turkey Dinner
Pinky Pinky
Turkey Dinner
Innovative Leisure
Pop/Rock
The band's debut album adds touches of country, new wave, and sunny indie pop to their bag of tricks.
- Heather Phares
Mother Nature
Mother Nature
The Dangerous Summer
Mother Nature
Hopeless Records
Pop/Rock
The emo outfit's second album after a five-year hiatus is an anthemic statement of struggle and survival.
- Matt Collar
Self-Discovery for Social Survival
Self-Discovery for Social Survival
Various Artists
Self-Discovery for Social Survival
Mexican Summer
Electronic, Pop/Rock, Stage & Screen
Soundtrack to a documentary following 16 surfers that features several groups handpicked to create exclusive surf-inspired music for the film.
- Fred Thomas
Reason in Madness
Reason in Madness
Carolyn Sampson / Joseph Middleton
Reason in Madness
BIS
Classical
Impressively versatile thematic recital by soprano Carolyn Sampson covering English and French songs depicting famous madwomen.
- James Manheim
Reynaldo Hahn: Le Rossignol Éperdu - Poems for Piano
Reynaldo Hahn: Le Rossignol Éperdu - Poems for Piano
Yoonie Han
Reynaldo Hahn: Le Rossignol Éperdu - Poems for Piano
Steinway & Sons
Classical
Fine performances of Hahn's giant set of miniatures that captures their sparsity.
- James Manheim
Stanford: Mass 'Via Victrix'; At the Abbey Gate
Stanford: Mass 'Via Victrix'; At the Abbey Gate
Adrian Partington
Stanford: Mass 'Via Victrix'; At the Abbey Gate
Lyrita
Classical
A century late, recorded premieres of major works by Charles Villiers Stanford.
- James Manheim
Franz Liszt: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 52 - Transcriptions from Operas by Auber and Verdi
Franz Liszt: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 52 - Transcriptions from Operas by Auber and Verdi
Wai Yin Wong
Franz Liszt: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 52 - Transcriptions from Operas by Auber and Verdi
Naxos
Classical
Enjoyable operatic transcriptions of Auber and early Verdi offer insight into Liszt's world.
- James Manheim
Beethoven: Variations on Themes by Grétry, Paisiello, Righini, Winter
Beethoven: Variations on Themes by Grétry, Paisiello, Righini, Winter
Larry Weng
Beethoven: Variations on Themes by Grétry, Paisiello, Righini, Winter
Naxos
Classical
Worthwhile collection of near-total obscurities by Beethoven.
- James Manheim
Mr Handel's Dinner: Music for the Opera Intermissions
Mr Handel's Dinner: Music for the Opera Intermissions
Maurice Steger / La Cetra
Mr Handel's Dinner: Music for the Opera Intermissions
Harmonia Mundi
Classical
Brilliant virtuoso works for recorder by Handel and others, astonishingly cleanly performed.
- James Manheim
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