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April 30, 2013
Ready to Die
Fat Possum Records
The Stooges sound remarkably joyful on the surprisingly strong Ready to Die.
Life on a Rock
Blue Chair Records / BNA
Kenny Chesney takes things light and easy on the sunny, breezy Life on a Rock.
Tears on Tape
Razor & Tie
The wildly successful Finnish goth rockers give fans exactly what they want: a sonic meditation on romantic love as it meets the mystery of death.
Sister Faith
Temporary Residence
Coliseum blend atmospheric production with muscular riffs on their fourth album, Sister Faith.
Such Hot Blood
Island
The Airborne Toxic Event mix their moody pop with some smaller, more personal excursions on their third album.
Sub Verses
Dead Oceans
This exceptionally inspired date uses familiar elements to examine sonic landscapes past, present, and future.
To Dust
Tru Thoughts
Despite better-known peers, this Essex singer is the true blue-eyed soul queen, and To Dust proves it inarguably.
If You Leave
Glassnote Entertainment Group
Daughter's intimate yet majestic sound channels haunted, wounded, and weary feelings with often exquisite results.
Me, You & the Music
19 Records / Interscope
The debut album from 2012 American Idol runner-up Jessica Sanchez showcases her soulful R&B vocals.
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Praxis Makes Perfect [Deluxe Edition]
Lex
The Super Furry Animals/Boom Bip collaboration returns with another engaging concept album about maverick publisher Giangiacomo Feltrinelli.
The Circle and the Blue Door
Metal Blade / Rise Above Records
Purson embark on a mystical journey through rock's psychedelic past on their debut LP.
Your Turn
Northern Spy
Just as rocking as 2008's Party Intellectuals, and just as eclectic, Your Turn has plenty of raw, noisy, twisted guitar.
Siberia Acoustic
Last Gang Records
The Canadian electronic pop artist delivers reworked acoustic versions of songs off her 2011 album, Siberia.
Synesthesia
Kill Rock Stars
Hands' debut album is full of bright, dense synth rock that nods to Hot Hot Heat as well as Hot Chip.
The Hands That Thieve
Victory Records
Streetlight Manifesto deliver another album of earnest ska-punk on The Hands That Thieve.
Fool Metal Jack
Krian Music Group
After a 2006 reunion, strong new material from these legends of Brazilian psych help them climb out of the shadows of their own legacy.
Various Artists
Iron Man 3: Heroes Fall: Music Inspired by the Motion Picture
Hollywood / Marvel
The soundtrack to 2013's Iron Man 3: Heroes Fall features cuts from various indie pop artists.
New History Warfare, Vol. 3: To See More Light
Constellation
On this volume of single-take saxophone atmospherics, the only overdubs come in the form of guest vocals from Bon Iver's Justin Vernon.
Head in the Dirt
Innovative Leisure
Hanni El Khatib teams up with Dan Auerbach for a pop-leaning sophomore effort.
4: Into Unknown
Goner Records
Now signed to Goner, the Detroit art-punk band deliver their most muscular outing to date.
Weird Work
Carpark Records
Adventure's third album lives up to its name, presenting some of producer Benny Boeldt's most accomplished and least accessible music.
English Little League
Guided by Voices, Inc.
The fourth album in a year by the reunited mid-'90s lineup shows the inevitable strain of making so much music in such a short time.
13 Degrees of Reality
Now-Again
In contrast to their grooved-out debut, this is a dark, mysterious, abstractly funky listening experience, led by a killer rhythm section.
Wake Up
Island / Republic
The debut album from the Los Angeles outfit is an infectious, lightly psychedelic, pop-oriented summer album.
Love Triangles Hate Squares
One Little Indian
The Computers' second album infuses their blazing punk with soul, blues, and rockabilly, making for some of their best songs yet.
Cloud Room, Glass Room
Kranky
Mark Nelson goes deeper into the his glacial sonscape aesthetic and explores rhythm, dub and drone along the way.
Orlando di Lasso: Hymnus
CPO
These performances are sensitive and don't distort the rather intellectual qualities of the music, which include various symmetrical structures, with fancy vocal devices.
14
Deutsche Grammophon
This is an accomplishment of which Garrett can be rightfully proud, and that his fans will treasure.
Fandango
Memphis Industries
The languid and lofty fifth long-player from the Wellington-based space rockers clocks in at nearly 80 minutes.
Are You Going to Stand There and Talk Weird All Night?
Kanine Records
The Canadian duo's second album is an epically moody, synth pop-meets-shoegaze gem.
The Phoney
Moniker
The lo-fi cassette artist goes digital and adds ambitious orchestration to his bittersweet songs.
The Sun Will Rise Soon on the False and the Fair
The End
The Texas quintet's debut falls somewhere between the bottom-heavy blast of post-Melvins sludgecore and the post-punk unpredictability of Baroness.
Open the Crown
K Records
The third album from this eclectic Olympia, Washington post-punk group is their most accessible and adventurous to date.
The Ways We Separate
Ghostly International
The contemporary R&B-inspired synth pop duo's first album for Ghostly is a subtle, richly detailed set of ballads.
Pardon My French
Fearless Records
Dirty, atonal intros that segue into meaty, throat-clearing verses that in turn give way to big, predictable choruses with familiar melodies, but fun!
In Technicolor
Kompakt
The Cologne-based club music duo follows several years of EP releases with a blithe, sometimes daft debut album for Kompakt.
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Edgeland [Deluxe Edition]
Universal
Influenced by the writing of J.G. Ballard, the Underworld vocalist's first solo album is mellow, abstract, and alluring.
2 Hot 2 Wait
100% Silk / Revolver USA
A deeper journey into his house music roots, this is one of Coyote Clean Up's most accessible albums on several levels.
Ghosts Go Blind
Western Vinyl Records
Brightly arranged indie rock and an underlying narrative make this the best effort yet from this cinematically minded quartet.
Now What?!
Eagle Records
Now What?! doesn't cater much to contemporary studio tricks, which makes it feel and sound like it comes from the golden age of British prog metal.
The M&M Mixes, Vol. 3
BBE
The disco pioneer lovingly extends two dozen soul and disco classics from the likes of the Dramatics, Marvin Gaye, and Johnny Hammond.
Complete Original #1 Hits
Razor & Tie / Real Gone Music
The Complete Original #1 Hits spotlights Eddy Arnold's lesser heard, hard to find, original RCA mixes, sans strings, in chronological order.
The Complete Paramount & Brunswick Recordings, 1929
Tompkins Square
This set collects all of the sides Charlie Poole made with Roy Harvey, Lucy Terry, and twin fiddlers Lonnie Austin and Odell Smith.
Golden Rules for Golden People
Equal Vision
Returning after five years, the Boston indie trio refine their sound while maintaining their quirky style of songwriting.
I Know I've Been Changed
Fat Possum Records / Music Maker
Sisters Rhiannon Giddens and Lalenja Harrington deliver a blend of Southern gospel duets, old-time Appalachian music, and spoken word poetry.
Harp Dances
Decca
This program's appeal resides in its variety. Much of the music is arranged for harp from piano works, but there are several harp originals.
Handel: Bad Guys
Aparte
The accompanimental work from the historical-instrument group Il Pomo d'Oro under Riccardo Minasi is both technically superb here and fully participatory in the dramatic characterization.
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4
BIS
This is highly recommended: taut, fast, devoted to the emergence of Sibelius' unique brand of atomized forward motion, precise motivic work that builds up great waves of energy.
Schubert: Winterreise
Wigmore Hall Live
Alice Coote's critically acclaimed performance of Schubert's Die Winterreise at Wigmore Hall is captured here with transparent sound.
These Wilder Things
Red House Records
On her second solo offering, Moody delivers a diverse, confident, and poignant collection of new songs with help from some very special friends.