Featured New Releases for
January 8, 2016

Bowie continues his 21st century comeback with this restless, explorative collection of jazzy art-pop.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

The "Fight Song" singer turns in a well-crafted collection of inspirational AAA affirmation-pop.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

The Spanish garage pop quartet's full-length debut is a ramshackle affair full of sunny grooves and melodies.

— Timothy Monger

The Glaswegian composer, singer, and songwriter confronts the folk tradition with sparse, fragmented, beguiling, and accessible tunes.

— Thom Jurek

The fourth studio long-player from the Canadian retro-metal torchbearers is their best yet.

— James Christopher Monger

Peerless original singles and rare solo sides from the vocal group that merged studio pop with California hippie culture.

— Mark Deming

Massive 11-disc collection spanning Episodes I through VI, collecting all the iconic themes and beloved compositions from John Williams' work on the Star Wars series.

— Neil Z. Yeung

Sarah Lipstate's 2011 full-length was a refinement of her atmospheric guitar-based sound, containing her most melodic material to date.

— Paul Simpson

Expanded reissue of the songwriter's first solo album is a touchstone of countrified soft rock, rivaling his work with the Eagles.

— Mark Deming

Rana delivers an extremely exciting debut and fine versions of these two standards by any measure.

— James Manheim