Featured New Releases for
September 9, 2016

Album cover for Schmilco by Wilco
Wilco

Schmilco

Anti-
Pop/Rock
Album number 12 from the indie rock veterans is a mostly acoustic set they describe as "joyously negative."

— Mark Deming

Album cover for AIM by M.I.A.
M.I.A.

AIM

Interscope
Electronic
The controversial performer's fifth album explores musical, political, and geographical borders with renewed passion.

— Heather Phares

Album cover for Here by Teenage FanclubEditors' Choice
Teenage Fanclub

Here

Merge
Pop/Rock
The Scottish guitar pop outfit return with an album of warm, poetic beauty and folk-inflected lyricism.

— Matt Collar

Album cover for They Don't Know by Jason Aldean
Jason Aldean

They Don't Know

Broken Bow
Country
Jason Aldean sounds comfortable in his own skin on this slow-marching collection of power ballads.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Album cover for KIN by KT TunstallEditors' Choice
KT Tunstall

KIN

Virgin EMI
Pop/Rock
A bright, colorful celebration of life that functions as a counterpoint to the meditative Invisible Empire/Crescent Moon.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Album cover for Sea of Noise by St. Paul & the Broken BonesEditors' Choice
St. Paul & the Broken Bones

Sea of Noise

Records
R&B
Inspirations for the tight retro-soul octet shift from the fiery '60s ballads of their debut to the more socially conscious era that followed.

— Marcy Donelson

Album cover for Wild World by Bastille
Bastille

Wild World

Virgin
Pop/Rock
The band's second album builds on "Pompeii"'s success with style, adding hints of R&B and rock to their anthemic pop.

— Heather Phares

Album cover for Cosmonaut by The Monochrome SetEditors' Choice
The Monochrome Set

Cosmonaut

Tapete Records
Pop/Rock
The sophisticated pop band's fourth album since their 2010 re-formation shows that they haven't lost a step and maybe even gained a couple.

— Tim Sendra

Album cover for Ilusión by Gaby MorenoEditors' Choice
Gaby Moreno

Ilusión

Metamorfosis / Sony Music
Pop/Rock, Latin
On her finest recording to date, this set showcases the contemporary singer/songwriter's skills in commanding a dazzling array of styles.

— Thom Jurek

Album cover for Big Mess by GrouploveEditors' Choice
Grouplove

Big Mess

ATL / Atlantic / Canvasback
Pop/Rock
An exuberant, hooky album that finds the group balancing a newfound maturity with their playful, hippie-pop sensibilities.

— Matt Collar

Album cover for Goodbye to Language by Daniel Lanois
Daniel Lanois

Goodbye to Language

Anti- / Red Floor Records
Avant-Garde
The veteran producer teams up with frequent collaborator Rocco DeLuca for a fascinating album of ambient steel guitar experiments.

— Paul Simpson

Album cover for The Manuscript by Dave HollisterEditors' Choice
Dave Hollister

The Manuscript

Shanachie
R&B
Another solid addition to the Chicago native's deep discography of gospel-rooted soul, made with much of the crew that worked on Angie Stone's Dream.

— Andy Kellman

Album cover for The End of Comedy by Drugdealer
Drugdealer

The End of Comedy

Weird World
Pop/Rock
Wood-smoked '70s singer/songwriter sounds and big-city smooth soft rock from former Run DMT and Salvia Plath mastermind.

— Tim Sendra

Album cover for Cosmetic by Nots
Nots

Cosmetic

Heavenly
Pop/Rock
Memphis garage-punk noisemakers sound tighter, more thoughtful, and more accomplished on their second album.

— Mark Deming

Album cover for Kid Sister by The Time Jumpers
The Time Jumpers

Kid Sister

New Rounder / Universal
Country
The Nashville Western swing veterans turn in a sparkling tribute to one of their own on their third LP.

— Timothy Monger

Album cover for Sunlit Youth by Local Natives
Local Natives

Sunlit Youth

Loma Vista
Pop/Rock
Things are looking up on album three, which follows their more reflective Hummingbird with a brighter tone and more prominent synths.

— Marcy Donelson

Album cover for No Burden by Lucy Dacus
Lucy Dacus

No Burden

Matador
Pop/Rock
Thoughtful, lilting rock tunes and an alluring, buttery voice mark the debut of the singer/songwriter out of Richmond, Virginia.

— Marcy Donelson

Album cover for Stripped by Macy Gray
Macy Gray

Stripped

Chesky Records
Jazz
The singer mostly revisits her past work with a jazz quartet, recorded in a church with one microphone.

— Andy Kellman

Album cover for Cold World by Of Mice & Men
Of Mice & Men

Cold World

Rise Records
Pop/Rock
The fourth outing from the Austin Carlile-led, John Steinbeck-adoring California metalcore unit gets commercial.

— James Christopher Monger

Album cover for Strange Diary by Psychic Twin
Psychic Twin

Strange Diary

Polyvinyl
Pop/Rock
Synth pop songwriter Erin Fein documents several years' worth of major life changes on her instantly appealing debut album.

— Paul Simpson

Album cover for Darren 4 by The Tyde
The Tyde

Darren 4

Spiritual Pajamas
Pop/Rock
After a decade away from the studio, the band returns with an album that recaptures its old sound with some detours into trad rock balladry.

— Tim Sendra

Album cover for Science Agrees by D.A.R.K.
D.A.R.K.

Science Agrees

Cooking Vinyl
Pop/Rock
Retro synth pop/dance-rock from the descriptively acronymed trio of Dolores O'Riordan (the Cranberries), Andy Rourke (the Smiths), and Olé Koretsky.

— Marcy Donelson

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