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June 9, 2015
Sticky Fingers [Deluxe Edition]
Capitol / Polydor
Deluxe reissue of the 1971 classic is highlighted by an alternate "Brown Sugar" featuring Eric Clapton, and killer vintage live tracks.
More Faithful
Mexican Summer
Third album from shoegaze-friendly quartet is a high-watermark of inventive production and darkly blissful songwriting.
Beneath the Skin
Island / Republic
A soaring, majestic sophomore effort from the Icelandic answer to Arcade Fire.
Wild Nights
Bella Union
The band gives more color and nuance to its gritty post-punk, adding touches of surf, psychedelia, and more.
Kablammo!
Ear Music
A snappy, vigorous statement of purpose from a trio of true believers in the power of rock & roll.
Passion World
Concord Jazz
A yearning, literate collection of songs from around the world held together by Elling's nuanced, lyrical vocals.
Sub-Lingual Tablet
Cherry Red
Always the same, always different, the veteran band is in top form on the well-rounded and surprisingly busy album number 31.
Mosaic
CTD / Wharf Cat Records
Brooklyn's post-psych rockers add a second drummer and explore some visceral new sonic territory.
3
Rounder
Semi-acoustic duo show off their strong skills as instrumentalists, songwriters, and vocalists on their third album.
City Lights, Vol. 3: Soweto
Foreign Exchange Music
Inspired by South Africa tour stops, another blissful travelogue from the Foreign Exchange's non-singing, one-man-band half.
I Don't Want to Let You Down
Jagjaguwar
Like an unreleased side C of Are We There, this concise and angst-packed EP is delivered with emphasis in all the right places.
Ones and Zeros
Relativity Entertainment / Wind-Up Records
The English stadium rockers' third studio long-player and first outing for Virgin/EMI.
The Decline of British Sea Power [Deluxe Edition]
Golden Chariot
Stunning 2003 debut by lyrical indie rock troupe; ranges from Sonic Youth fuzz to Smiths pop majesty.
Angel Dust [Deluxe Edition]
GC / Rhino
This band's adventurous, off-kilter 1992 masterpiece gets beefed up in a Deluxe Edition featuring 17 bonus tracks.
The Real Thing [Deluxe Edition]
GC / Rhino
Deluxe edition of the alt-rock group's 1989 breakthrough album features 11 bonus sides, remixes, and live tracks.
Many Levels of Laughter
Joyful Noise
Artful, neo-psychedelic lo-fi incorporating tape delay and contemporary and vintage instruments, notably Vox Jaguar organ.
The Deslondes
New West
Engaging mix of high-lonesome country and laid-back New Orleans atmosphere on this group's debut album.
Southernality
Republic
On its anticipated debut, the South Carolina band's well-written, passionately played songs wed modern country to rock & roll.
Live in Paris
Abstract Dragon
Dramatic, cathartic live concert film recorded at Paris' Theatre Trianon during the trio's 2014 European tour.
Call Me Insane
Red House Records
Another dose of high-octane Texas honky tonk, along with a few quality weepers and a dash of countrypolitan.
Pharmacy
Atlantic / Big Beat / Warner Bros. / WEA
EDM gets vibrant and vocal as Christian Karlsson and Linus Eklöw joins forces on this debut LP.
1983
Kompakt
A travelogue of steady, wistful, and melodic techno from the Danish producer and his second album for Kompakt.
Sounding Lines
Honest Jon's
Afro-beat master Tony Allen replaces Vladislav Delay on drums for an often sedate set that blurs techno, jazz, and dub.
Bound by the Blues
Provogue / Provogue Music Productions
After 12 years, the guitarist and his longstanding trio deal out a back-to-basics hard blues album.
Our Toast
Empty Cellar / Empty Cellar Records
Third album from this California trio delivers rough-and-sweet sunshine for lonely and overcast days.
Re-Sound: Beethoven Symphonies 1 & 2
Alpha
Martin Haselböck and the Vienna Academy Orchestra perform Beethoven's First and Second symphonies at the locations where there were premiered.
Marion Cotillard / Marc Soustrot / Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra / Xavier Gallais
Arthur Honegger: Jeanne d'Arc au Bûcher
Alpha
Cotillard's beautifully oracular statements put across the uncanny sense of how Joan lives entirely in her own world. A fine, fresh version of a 20th-century classic.
Brahms: Works for Solo Piano, Vol. 4
Chandos
On balance this is a strong addition to Douglas' series, although maybe not the one to start with for those just buying one.
Smith & Handel
Chandos
These Six Lessons for harpsichord, Op. 3, by keyboardist Perkins is a world premiere. They hold the listener's interest, for they're more than "lessons."
Quincy Porter: String Quartets Nos. 5-8
Naxos
Continuing its series on Naxos dedicated to Quincy Porter, the Ives Quartet presents his String Quartets, Nos. 5-8.
Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 "New World"; Varèse: Amériques
Seattle Symphony
Ludovic Morlot and the Seattle Symphony pair Dvorák's "From the New World" with Varèse's Amériques in a thought-provoking match-up.