Of Montreal

Innocence Reaches

Polyvinyl

Pop/Rock

Kevin Barnes and crew's 14th studio LP is a mostly uptempo pleaser albeit with an amalgam of styles, from glam-pop to up-to-date indie electronic.

— Marcy Donelson

JEFF the Brotherhood

Zone

Dine Alone

Pop/Rock

Zone brings JEFF the Brotherhood to the thick, heavy sound of their pre-Warner recordings.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Rae Sremmurd

SremmLife 2 [Deluxe Version]

Eardruma / Interscope

Rap

Pegged as a one-hit wonder early on, this sophomore release proves the hip-hop duo are for real.

— David Jeffries

Thee Oh Sees

A Weird Exits

Castle Face

Pop/Rock

Another raging album, their 16th, laced as usual with lacerating solos, but now with two drummers and a spot of Krautrock jamming.

— Tim Sendra

Blind Pilot

And Then Like Lions

ATO

Pop/Rock

Elegant arrangements and songcraft mark the folk-pop stylists' third LP, written in a period of personal loss for leadman Israel Nebeker.

— Marcy Donelson

Beaty Heart

Till the Tomb

NUA Entertainment

Pop/Rock

The British trio move away from the tropical jams of their debut and deliver a sophisticated, hypnotically jazzy sophomore album.

— Matt Collar

Young the Giant

Home of the Strange

Atlantic / Fueled by Ramen Records

Pop/Rock

Polished production and exciting new directions mark the California indie rock band's third effort as their most exciting and fun album to date.

— Neil Z. Yeung

Horseback

Dead Ringers

Relapse Records

Pop/Rock

Jenks Miller's longstanding experimental project is a moody, sprawling, haunted, post-psych gem.

— Thom Jurek

The Moles

Tonight's Music

Fire Records

Pop/Rock

Ramshackle and often mesmerizing, the first collection of new music to be released under the Moles moniker in over 20 years doesn't disappoint.

— James Christopher Monger

Hockey Dad

Boronia

Kanine Records

Pop/Rock

Rambunctious Australian fuzz-pop with a carefree and sun-roasted beach vibe.

— Timothy Monger

Atmosphere

Fishing Blues

Rhymesayers Entertainment

Rap

The alternative hip-hop group continue with the homecoming theme of their previous album but with a more positive and laid-back approach.

— David Jeffries

Ausmuteants

Band of the Future

Aarght

Pop/Rock

Australian synth-punk revivalists sound tight, wild, and powerful on their outstanding fourth album.

— Mark Deming

Bad Sports

Living with Secrets

Dirtnap Records

Pop/Rock

Short and not-so-sweet punk action on this EP from Denton, Texas' resident troublemakers.

— Mark Deming

Cool Ghouls

Animal Races

Empty Cellar

Pop/Rock

California retro-rockers combine '60s sounds and 21st century energy on their excellent third album.

— Mark Deming

Brendan Canning

Home Wrecking Years

Arts & Crafts

Pop/Rock

The Broken Social Scene co-chair offers pleasantly disheveled Baroque pop and breezy Tropi-Canadiana on his third solo LP.

— Timothy Monger

The Dead C

Trouble

Ba Da Bing Records

Pop/Rock, Avant-Garde

Double album of lengthy improvisations from the 30-years-running New Zealand noise-rock legends.

— Paul Simpson

The Pineapple Thief

Your Wilderness

Kscope

Pop/Rock

After two mainstream albums, the Somerset outfit returns to contemporary prog with new drummer Gavin Harrison.

— Thom Jurek

Judy Henske / Jerry Yester

Farewell Aldebaran [Bonus Tracks]

Omnivore

Pop/Rock

Long-awaited official reissue of this psych-folk masterpiece from the cult-heroine vocalist and her producer/arranger husband.

— Mark Deming

Dylan Scott

Dylan Scott

Curb

Country

On his full-length debut, Dylan Scott trades the sound of Luke Bryan for Sam Hunt.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Macula Dog

Why Do You Look Like Your Dog?

Wharf Cat Records

Pop/Rock

Full-length debut from an unabashedly bizarre New York City-based group who instantly recall Devo and the Residents.

— Paul Simpson

Savoir Adore

The Love That Remains

Nettwerk

Pop/Rock

The Brooklyn outfit's first album since the departure of singer Deirdre Muro is an uplifting set of heartachingly romantic '80s-style pop and dance music.

— Matt Collar

Katie Dey

Flood Network

Joy Void

Pop/Rock

Second album of fragmentary home-recorded pop from the inventive Australian singer/songwriter.

— Paul Simpson

Jimmy Webb

Voices [Selections From the Motion Picture Soundtrack]

Varèse Sarabande

Pop/Rock, Stage & Screen

Lackluster soundtrack to 1979 romantic drama includes songs and score extracts written by Jimmy Webb.

— Mark Deming

Valery Gergiev / London Symphony Orchestra

Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette

LSO Live

Classical

Berlioz's ambitious symphony Roméo et Juliette is presented in rich multichannel sound by Valery Gergiev and the London Symphony Orchestra.

— Blair Sanderson

Mario Venzago

Bruckner 0-9

CPO

Classical

Mario Venzago leads five different orchestras in his period performances of Bruckner's symphonies in this CPO box set.

— Blair Sanderson

Franz Hauk / Bavarian Classical Players

Johann Simon Mayr: Overtures

Naxos

Classical

Franz Hauk conducts the opera overtures of Johann Simon Mayr, a transitional figure between Classicism and Romanticism.

— Blair Sanderson

Yaniv d'Or

Latino Ladino: Songs of Exile & Passion from Spain and Latin America

Naxos

Classical

An innovative and lovely mix of music, from Spain to South America, from the 17th century to the 21st.

— James Manheim

Silesian String Quartet

Grazyna Bacewicz: Complete String Quartets

Chandos

Classical

Grazyna Bacewicz's seven string quartets receive transparent performances from the Silesian Quartet on this 2016 Chandos release.

— Blair Sanderson

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