Featured New Releases for
December 16, 2014

The Australian pop-punk band's first live album, featuring performances culled from their 2014 world tour.

— Matt Collar

Six new cuts, two remixes, and a live number fill this super-sized EP.

— David Jeffries

Lovingly compiled, fun and exhaustive look at the highs (mostly) and lows (few) of the '70s and '80s mod revival scene.

— Tim Sendra

The Minneapolis band's second LP is a captivating blend of intricate harmonies, punchy guitar pop, and unique Northern mysticism.

— Timothy Monger

The Minneapolis band's auspicious debut introduces their creative vision, flirting with future excellence.

— Timothy Monger

Kirill Karabits continues his cycle of Prokofiev's symphonies with the cheerful "Classical" Symphony and the uncompromising Symphony No. 2.

— Blair Sanderson

Out of nowhere comes a superb recording of Bach's Mass in B minor, BWV 232, from the British vocal-instrumental ensemble Arcangelo.

— James Manheim

Lorenzo Gatto returns to classical performance with this album of Beethoven's Violin Concerto and the two Romances.

— Blair Sanderson

Bartoli is fearless in many ways here, convincingly bringing home repertory her listeners will never have heard.

— James Manheim

Keenlyside chooses a fine program of familiar-but-not-overdone numbers on this ideal gift item for those who enjoy the operatic/musical theater boundary line.

— James Manheim

Ravel's complete Daphnis et Chloé is presented in the hybrid multichannel SACD format in a shimmering performance by Stefan Blunier.

— Blair Sanderson