Featured New Releases for
October 1, 2013

Album cover for Pure Heroine by Lorde
Lorde

Pure Heroine

Republic / Virgin EMI
Pop/Rock
Evocative, elusive debut from the gothic pop teenage singer/songwriter.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Album cover for Innocents by Moby
Moby

Innocents

Little Idiot
Electronic
Featuring vocal showcases for Mark Lanegan, Wayne Coyne, Skylar Grey, and Cold Specks, this is Moby's most powerful album in several years.

— Andy Kellman

Album cover for M.O. by Nelly
Nelly

M.O.

Republic
Rap
Nicki Minaj, 2 Chainz, Pharrell, and many others join the rapper on this mixed bag of an album.

— David Jeffries

Album cover for VII by Blitzen Trapper
Blitzen Trapper

VII

Vagrant
Pop/Rock
Pacific Northwest-kissed countrypolitan BBQ pit jams abound on the band's seventh long-player and first for Vagrant Records.

— James Christopher Monger

Album cover for Days Are Gone by HAIM
HAIM

Days Are Gone

Polydor
Pop/Rock
The trio's debut puts such an engaging spin on its mainstream '80s and '90s pop influences that it could be a greatest-hits album.

— Heather Phares

Album cover for The Blow by The Blow
The Blow

The Blow

Kanine Records
Pop/Rock
Seven years after Paper Television's breakthrough, Khaela Maricich returns with a set of arch indie electro.

— Heather Phares

Album cover for B-Room by Dr. Dog
Dr. Dog

B-Room

Anti-
Pop/Rock
Dr. Dog deliver their most soulful album to date on their eighth full-length, B-Room.

— Gregory Heaney

Album cover for Siberia by Polvo
Polvo

Siberia

Merge
Pop/Rock
On their sixth album overall and second since reuniting after a 12-year absence, math rock pioneers sound at home in their unchanging vision.

— Fred Thomas

Album cover for Mole City by Quasi
Quasi

Mole City

Kill Rock Stars
Pop/Rock
Quasi celebrate their 20th anniversary with a sprawling album that explores the Portland duo's entire career.

— Gregory Heaney

Album cover for Cupid's Head by The Field
The Field

Cupid's Head

Kompakt
Electronic
Not as bleak as its cover and title indicate, Axel Willner's fourth Field album is very familiar sounding but occasionally brilliant.

— Andy Kellman

Album cover for Lucky Numbers by Dave Stewart
Dave Stewart

Lucky Numbers

Weapons of Mass Entertainment
Pop/Rock
All of Stewart's professional instincts contradict his eccentricities on this odd album.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Album cover for Blur the Line by Those Darlins
Those Darlins

Blur the Line

Oh Wow Dang
Pop/Rock
The group's third album casts aside their wild garage rock sound in favor of a well-manicured indie rock approach.

— Tim Sendra

Album cover for Hunters by Hunters
Hunters

Hunters

Mom + Pop Music
Pop/Rock
The Brooklyn act's first full-length is a grungy love letter to sludgy guitars and singsong melodies.

— Heather Phares

Album cover for Internal Sounds by The SadiesEditors' Choice
The Sadies

Internal Sounds

Yep Roc
Pop/Rock
A big, ballsy, broken, and blisteringly solid offering from one of the Great White North's greatest exports.

— James Christopher Monger

Album cover for Fuzz by Fuzz
Fuzz

Fuzz

In the Red Records
Pop/Rock
Debut full-length from über-heavy trio featuring Ty Segall on drums and steeped in the proto-metal of Sabbath and Blue Cheer.

— Fred Thomas

Album cover for Tall Tall Shadow by Basia Bulat
Basia Bulat

Tall Tall Shadow

Secret City Records
Pop/Rock
On her third full-length, the Canadian singer/songwriter delivers her most musically sophisticated offering to date.

— Thom Jurek

Album cover for Glow & Behold by Yuck
Yuck

Glow & Behold

Fat Possum Records
Pop/Rock
After losing a key member, the noise-pop trio returns with an album that is very poppy, but lacks the thrills of their debut.

— Tim Sendra

Album cover for Glacier by Teen Daze
Teen Daze

Glacier

Lefse Records
Pop/Rock
Jamison's rapid growth as a producer and songwriter makes Glacier's Brian Eno-like atmospheres some of his finest work.

— Heather Phares

Album cover for As Plantas Que Curam by BoogarinsEditors' Choice
Boogarins

As Plantas Que Curam

Other Music Recording Company
Pop/Rock
Channeling '60s Tropicalia with incredible accuracy, this band of Brazilian teenagers produces on of the year's most promising debuts.

— Fred Thomas

Album cover for Girls Like Us by PINS
PINS

Girls Like Us

Bella Union
Pop/Rock
The band's debut capitalizes on the sullen girl-gang magnetism of their early singles and EPs.

— Heather Phares

Album cover for Event 2 by Deltron 3030Editors' Choice
Deltron 3030

Event 2

Bulk Recordings
Rap
Thirteen years after the original conceptual classic, the Deltron crew return with a more high-profile blow against the empire.

— David Jeffries

Album cover for Redneck Crazy by Tyler Farr
Tyler Farr

Redneck Crazy

Sony Music / Sony Music Entertainment
Country
Cheerful, appealing party-hearty suburban country debut.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Album cover for Time Warriors by Horisont
Horisont

Time Warriors

Metal Blade
Pop/Rock
Horisont continue to battle against the flow of time with their third album of revivalist heavy metal.

— Gregory Heaney

Album cover for These Days by M+A
M+A

These Days

Monotreme
Pop/Rock
The Italian duo switch from glitchy electro-pop to total Phoenix worship (with a little Beck biting too) on their second album.

— Tim Sendra

Album cover for Anthology: 1992-2003 by Poets of Rhythm
Poets of Rhythm

Anthology: 1992-2003

Daptone
R&B
This overview of the German funk revivalists highlights their first two albums, as well as singles, stray cuts, and alias releases.

— Andy Kellman

Album cover for Savages by Soulfly
Soulfly

Savages

Nuclear Blast
Pop/Rock
A turgid, neck-snapping message of doom/call to arms from one of metal's most reliable and resilient death squads.

— James Christopher Monger

Album cover for Trinine by Bailter Space
Bailter Space

Trinine

Fire Records
Pop/Rock
On the follow-up to Strobosphere, this New Zealand trio delivers more muscle, melody, and experimentation.

— Thom Jurek

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