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November 27, 2012
No One Can Ever Know: The Remixes
FatCat Records
This collection of remixes by A-list and up-and-coming artists gives the band's electronic leanings more depth and dimensions.
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Rage Against the Machine XX [20th Anniversary Special Edition]
Epic / Legacy
Hands down, one of the most influential rap-metal albums of all time.
Nights Like These
Warner Bros.
Outasight's first album is a bright and shiny tour across the commercial pop radio dial circa fall 2012.
The Garlands
Shelflife
The band's chiming C-86-inspired indie pop walks the fine line between sunny and melancholy, with all the songs sounding like A-sides.
The Concealed
Tzadik Records
This gorgeous group of mystical compositions is performed by the Nova Express quartet, cellist Erik Friedlander, and violinist Mark Feldman.
The Jazz Age
BMG Rights Management
This all-instrumental album looks back at the singer's career through the sounds of '20s-era jazz, played by a top-flight studio band.
Synthesized
Nettwerk / Nettwerk Productions
The Dutch producer takes a trip through dance-pop's past, genre-jumping his way through this exciting effort.
Girl on Fire
RCA
The triumphant fifth studio release from the multi-platinum artist involves a wide range of collaborators, from Jamie xx to John Legend.
Teen Trot
Sundazed
This 1965 live set from the Midwestern frat rock kings is as raw and exciting as one might expect.
The Evolution of Man
Ministry of Sound
The rapper searches his soul, atones for his sins, and cranks out a dancefloor confessional that's hooky and euphoric.
Gang Banged with a Headache and Live
Joyful Noise
Fuzzy archival recordings from a 2003 gig reveal this instrumental math rock unit to be both quietly influential and tragically ahead of its time.
Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968
Rhino
The original groundbreaking garage/psychedelic compilation Nuggets gets a stellar new remastering on this 2012 reissue.
Nouveau Monde: Baroque Arias and Songs
Deutsche Grammophon
Patricia Petibon brilliantly pulls off an insanely ambitious program of arias and songs, accompanied by La Cetra and conductor Andrea Marcon.
DNA
Syco Music
The X Factor-winning U.K. four-member ensemble updates the '90s girl group sound with a mix of fresh, dance-oriented pop.
Live at the Gluepot 1980
Goner Records
A crucially important document for fans of New Zealand's fabled indie rock heyday.
Brian Byrne: Tales from the Walled City
Decca
Byrne has a knack for appealing to a variety of audiences. He leads the fine RTÉ Concert Orchestra here, and these are doubtless accurate realizations of the composer's intentions.
Fire It Up
Columbia / Sony Music
Joe Cocker turns in an assured piece of professionally crafted adult pop on Fire It Up.
The Female Boss
Island
The lamentable R&B-meets-urban pop debut album from former N-Dubz member feels like a missed opportunity.
Le Concert Spirituel: Les 25 Ans!!!
Glossa
This collection marks Le Concert Spirituel's 25th anniversary and could serve as an admirable introduction to the ensemble's work. It has a sonic unity and is recommended for all levels of familiarity with the French Baroque.
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Deutsche Grammophon
This live recording inaugurates a series of Mozart operas to be recorded live at the Festspielhaus in Baden-Baden in southwestern Germany, featuring a galaxy of top operatic stars. The performance marks an impressive beginning indeed for the project.
Do Anything You Wanna Do: The Best of Eddie & the Hot Rods
Spectrum Music
Good and generous double-disc retrospective of punky pub rockers Eddie & the Hot Rods.
Ten
Polydor
An update of the 2006 compilation The Sound of Girls aloud, Ten features several later singles and four new songs.
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"; Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 "Italian"
Tafelmusik Media
This fine orchestra, which in the past has often enough been accurate but something less than exciting, does not flag. For a crisp, lean, detailed, and innovative "Eroica," this is worth a strong recommendation.
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Nine Lessons & Carols [2010 Service]
King's College Choir
Rautavaara's piece is by far the strongest of the commissioned pieces, and although it's quite distinctive in style, it fits in best with the traditional carols. Worthwhile for lovers of the English cathedral tradition.