Featured New Releases for
July 22, 2016

Album cover for Everybody Looking by Gucci Mane
Gucci Mane

Everybody Looking

Atlantic
Rap
After three years behind bars, the self-professed trap god returned to reclaim territory in a scene he helped popularize.

— Neil Z. Yeung

Album cover for Lil Durk 2X by Lil Durk
Lil Durk

Lil Durk 2X

Def Jam
Rap
The Chicago-based drill rapper sounds re-energized and more optimistic on his second major-label full-length.

— Paul Simpson

Album cover for Born of the Sun by Faun FablesEditors' Choice
Faun Fables

Born of the Sun

Drag City
Pop/Rock
On their first outing in five years, the family duo offer their most musically expansive, exotic, and accessible set to date.

— Thom Jurek

Album cover for Killer Elite by DragonForceEditors' Choice
DragonForce

Killer Elite

Spinefarm Records
Pop/Rock
The English video game/speed/neo-classical power metal enthusiasts' first ever "best of" is pure might and magic.

— James Christopher Monger

Album cover for Ambulance by The AmazingEditors' Choice
The Amazing

Ambulance

Partisan / PTKF
Pop/Rock
The Swedish indie rockers' fourth LP was recorded live in a one-room studio with little rehearsing, and hits like a long-forgotten memory.

— Marcy Donelson

Album cover for The Northern Sanctuary by Witherscape
Witherscape

The Northern Sanctuary

Pop/Rock
The sophomore full-length by this Swedish duo is more balanced and diverse than its predecessor, and pays homage to (nearly) the entire history of metal.

— Thom Jurek

Album cover for Dress to Impress by Keith Sweat
Keith Sweat

Dress to Impress

KDS
R&B
The singer's best album in over a decade, highlighted by romantic ballads that smoothly draw from multiple eras of R&B.

— Andy Kellman

Album cover for Double Bind by Trust Punks
Trust Punks

Double Bind

Faux Discx / Spunk / Wharf Cat Records
Pop/Rock
The band's restless, ambitious full-length builds on the legacy of post-punk acts that challenged themselves as much as their listeners.

— Heather Phares

Album cover for Still Euge by Euge Groove
Euge Groove

Still Euge

Shanachie
Jazz
The saxophonist's tenth studio album of warm, lyrical smooth jazz and R&B.

— Matt Collar

Album cover for Look Park by Look Park
Look Park

Look Park

Yep Roc
Pop/Rock
Fountains of Wayne's Chris Collingwood strikes out on his own with an expanded and more mature sound that doesn't skimp on bright melodies.

— Marcy Donelson

Album cover for Operator by MSTRKRFT
MSTRKRFT

Operator

eOne Music Third Party / Last Gang Records
Electronic, Pop/Rock
Pulling a U-turn back to their debut, the electro duo forgo big singles and high-profile guests in favor of an abrasive edge and unrelenting hypnotics.

— Neil Z. Yeung

Album cover for Redshift by Rhyton
Rhyton

Redshift

Thrill Jockey
Pop/Rock
The Brooklyn psych trio's third release for Thrill Jockey is their most focused work as well as their most ambitious and wide-ranging.

— Paul Simpson

Album cover for Jeff Mcdonald [LP] by Jeff McDonald
Jeff McDonald

Jeff Mcdonald [LP]

Bang! Records
Pop/Rock
Redd Kross guitarist's barely released 1999 solo effort plays on the wit, tunefulness, and songcraft that made that band great.

— Mark Deming

Album cover for This Is Gap Dream by Gap Dream
Gap Dream

This Is Gap Dream

Burger Records
Pop/Rock
Third album from Gabe Fulvimar's one-man studio project recalls an '80s bedroom recording without the hiss.

— Mark Deming

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