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May 28, 2013
Wrote a Song for Everyone
Vanguard
With a little help from his friends, John Fogerty revisits his past.
Once I Was an Eagle
Virgin EMI
Marling's fourth outing finds the porcelain English folkie relocating to circa 1969 Los Angeles.
Slow Summits
Domino
Unhurried, beautifully arranged, and heartbreakingly sincere, the group's fifth album may be its best to date.
Ultraviolet
Season of Mist
Kylesa hit their psychedelic peak on their expansive and melodic sixth album.
False Idols
!K7 / False Idols
The trip-hopper's tenth album is a thoughtful return to form that is also relevant to today's electronic music scene.
Tales of a GrassWidow
Transistor Recordings
Working with producer Valgeir Sigurðsson, CocoRosie deliver some of the duo's most polished and accomplished songs.
The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
Capitol / Round Hill / Virgin
Alice in Chains consolidate their comeback with this expansive yet heavy record.
Leanin' on Slick
Decon
The pop and the powerful mix well on the rapper's '60s-flavored effort which features a guest appearance from Cee Lo Green.
Cave Rave
Atlantic
Three years after their debut, Crystal Fighters return with a pared-down lineup and a sunny, feel-good electro-pop sound.
Gravez
Full Time Hobby
Packed with raw energy and intensly hooky songs, the Toronto quartet's second album is a stunner.
Cold Spring Fault Less Youth
Warp
With Kai Campos and rapper King Krule on the mike, Kimbie's excellent sophomore effort has more vocals and more traditional songs.
Other Life
Arbutus Records
This Canadian singer hits the mark with several brilliant tracks that meld '80s quiet storm soul jams with art school conceptualization.
This World Oft Can Be
Rounder
On their second full-length album, Della Mae combine traditional mountain music with modern Americana roots and singer/songwriter sensibilities.
WomanChild
Mack Avenue
The bewitching U.S. debut album from the winner of the 2010 Thelonious Monk jazz vocal competition.
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Wings Over America [Deluxe Edition]
Hear Music / Universal Music
The Deluxe Edition of Wings Over America offers extra music and a DVD, which is a lot more of a good thing.
Original Television Soundtrack
True Blood: Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 4
ATO
The fourth volume of music from the vampire series is among the show's most star-studded -- and disjointed.
Abandon
Sacred Bones
Pharmakon unsettles listeners with anguished screams and surges of ominous noise on her Sacred Bones debut.
Semi-Sweet
Innovative Leisure
The Long Beach trio swaps vocals and writes catchy surf-style garage rock songs on its sophomore outing.
How Far Away
Woodsist
With this second album for his rootsier side project, Real Estate bassist Alex Bleeker crafts warm and patient indie pop tunes.
Infinity Pool
!K7
The Danish quartet's second album builds on their haunting art-pop, with results that are more streamlined and more natural-sounding.
All Hell Breaks Loose
Nuclear Blast
This band's excellent debut underscores their members' previous participation in bands like Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, and Alice Cooper.
Construct
Century Media
The band may have rounded off some of its sharper edges, but it certainly hasn't lost its ability to tear a hole in the sky.
Wrecked Again
Fly Records / Light in the Attic Records
On his final Harvest album, the British guitarist and songwriter delivers a timeless, ambitious classic, showcasing the wealth in his diversity.
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Revolutions per Minute [RPM10]
Fat Wreck Chords
Deluxe ten-year anniversary edition of the Rise Against's breakthrough 2003 album includes ten bonus demo tracks.
I'm Leaving
Kitsuné
Is Tropical's second album delivers a more diverse, and more interesting, take on the band's fizzy electro-rock.
Tranklements
Dust Science
Titled after "a great Sheffield word" for trinkets, Downie and the Dusts' sixth album together is another hour of bracing techno.
Somewhere
ECM
Recorded live in 2009, this is another truly sublime entry in this longstanding trio's recorded legacy.
We Partyin' Traditional Style
Basin Street Records
Ruffins continues preserving and freshly annotating the unique music of New Orleans, making everything into a joyous party in the process.
Whelmed...But Not Overly
New Wave Dynamics
With topics like celebrity crop-dusting and enemas, the SNL veteran returns to standup on this 2013 release.
Desperation
In the Red Records
With more than 15 years having passed since their last studio album, this legendary punk-blues trio sound like they never left.
Between Two Selves
100% Silk
Following two EPs and work with L.A. Vampires, Maya Bouldry-Morrison's first album is 100% Silk's most emotive and direct house release.
Katherine Bryan Plays Flute Concertos by Christopher Rouse & Jacques Ibert
Linn Records
This program is more than the sum of its parts and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra matches Bryan step for step.
I Thought About You: A Tribute to Chet Baker
Concord
The Brazilian-born pianist/vocalist pays homage to legendary jazz trumpeter/singer Chet Baker.
The White House Sessions: Live 1962
Columbia
An impromptu 1962 live collaboration, previously lost in the Sony vaults, between two iconic performers.
Songs from the Vanished Frontier
Royal Potato Family
With its second album, this Brooklyn group creates spacy indie pop as warm and hazy as a summer sunset.
Brahms, Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann: Violin Sonatas
Chandos
Poster brings just the right amount of prominence to his role, which is substantial in the Clara Schumann Romances. An impressive accomplishment.
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: String Quintets
MDG Gold
This is well worth considering for the fine performance of the B flat major quintet and the top-notch engineering.
Telemann: Ouvertures pittoresques
BIS
This effort offers a unique opportunity to listen through 18th-century ears, and the players render it with lightness and enthusiasm.
C.P.E. Bach, J.C. Bach, J.S. Bach: Keyboard Concertos
Ondine
There are plenty of Bach family recordings on both piano and harpsichord, but this one is a standout, with fine sound accomplished by Ondine.
All in the Same Boat
Big Hit Records
Released as support to the All in the Same Boat tour, this collection finds Joe Diffie, Sammy Kershaw, and Aaron Tippin exploring common ground.
Elsewhere
Paper Bag Records
Sally Shapiro's 2013 Somewhere Else album was remixed by the likes of Little Boots, the Field, and Dan Lissvick.