R. Kelly

The Buffet

RCA

R&B

A little more rounded than the pied piper's previous album, featuring plenty of outlandish content and younger R&B peers.

— Andy Kellman

Lush

Chorus

4AD

Pop/Rock

Almost complete, thoroughly pleasing anthology of the top-tier dream pop band's 1989-1996 output for 4AD.

— Andy Kellman

August Alsina

This Thing Called Life

Def Jam

R&B

Despite platinum success, the R&B singer's second album is often as grim, gritty, and open as the debut.

— Andy Kellman

Miles Davis

The Last Word: The Warner Bros. Years [2015 Remastered]

Rhino / Warner Bros. / Warner Music / Warner Records

Jazz

Exhaustive eight-disc collection covering the legendary jazz trumpeter's final years at Warner Bros. from 1986-1991.

— Matt Collar

Spoon

Gimme Fiction

Merge

Pop/Rock

The deluxe vinyl reissue of the band's moody 2005 album featured demos and downloadable bonus tracks.

— Heather Phares

Cam

Untamed

Arista / Sony Music

Country

A fresh, vibrant, and smart country-pop debut from Cam, who has penned songs for Maggie Rose and Miley Cyrus.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Cass McCombs

A Folk Set Apart

Domino

Pop/Rock

The prolific indie troubadour opens the vaults on this unusual collection of rarities and B-sides.

— Timothy Monger

Cassie Ramone

Christmas in Reno

Burger Records

Holiday

The former Vivian Girl's reverb-heavy, lo-fi take on ten Christmas classics should appeal to those who get a bit bummed out this time of year.

— Marcy Donelson

jennylee

Right On!

Rough Trade

Pop/Rock

The Warpaint vocalist goes solo on a stripped-down set that offers a refreshing balance of unique and familiar.

— Heather Phares

Neil Finn / Paul Kelly

Goin' Your Way

Omnivore

Pop/Rock

Two of the Antipodes' finest pop songwriters captured on-stage together during a joint tour from 2013.

— Mark Deming

Lee Hazlewood

The Very Special World of Lee Hazlewood

Light in the Attic Records

Pop/Rock

Remastered edition of the producer and songwriter's first album for MGM; introduces his cowboy turned hipster persona.

— Mark Deming

Lee Hazlewood

Lee Hazlewood-ism: Its Cause and Cure [Bonus Tracks]

Light in the Attic Records

Pop/Rock, Country

Remastered edition of this eclectic, idiosyncratic effort where the self-styled Cowboy shows off his serious and playful sides.

— Mark Deming

Lee Hazlewood

Something Special [Bonus Tracks]

Light in the Attic Records

Pop/Rock

The idiosyncratic singer/songwriter heads to the lounge and sings the blues on this 1968 set, now remastered and expanded.

— Mark Deming

Various Artists

Driftless Ambient II

Driftless Recordings

Electronic

Small New York-based ambient label presents a wide-ranging selection of ambient pieces from across the globe.

— Paul Simpson

Fleur East

Love, Sax & Flashbacks

Syco Music

R&B, Pop/Rock

Strong debut of disco-funk and '80s-influenced R&B pop from the season 11 U.K. X Factor runner-up.

— Neil Z. Yeung

The Tallis Scholars / Peter Phillips

John Taverner: Missa Corona Spinea

Gimell

Classical

The overall picture of Taverner that emerges from this is that of a composer fascinated by sound itself.

— James Manheim

Alina Ibragimova / Jonathan Cohen / Arcangelo

Bach: Violin Concertos

Hyperion

Classical

Alina Ibragimova plays the violin concertos of J.S. Bach with an appealing fusion of period practice and warm modern sound.

— Blair Sanderson

Edgar Moreau / Riccardo Minasi / Il Pomo d'Oro

Giovincello

Erato

Classical

A genuinely exciting new artist here, who is at the same time a representative of the great French conservatory tradition.

— James Manheim

Diego Ares

Sol de mi fortuna: Antonio Soler - Harpsichord Sonatas from the Morgan Library

Harmonia Mundi

Classical

Diego Ares premieres 29 unpublished harpsichord sonatas by Padre Antonio Soler, discovered in a manuscript in the Morgan Library.

— Blair Sanderson

L'Arpeggiata / Christina Pluhar

Francesco Cavalli: L'Amore Innamorato

Erato

Classical

Richly sensual and strongly recommended for anyone with the slightest interest in the crucial music of Venice.

— James Manheim

Muriel Cantoreggi / Jürg Dähler / The Hilliard Ensemble / Geneviève Strosser

Heinz Holliger: Machaut-Transkriptionen

ECM

Classical

An unusually satisfying experiment involving the music of a composer whose legacy has hardly been explored creatively.

— James Manheim

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