Featured New Releases for
January 13, 2017

Album cover for Oczy Mlody by The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips

Oczy Mlody

Warner Bros. / WEA
Pop/Rock
The band searches for hope on a set of hip-hop, prog, and orchestral-tinged songs full of psychedelically heightened emotions.

— Heather Phares

Album cover for Run the Jewels 3 by Run the JewelsEditors' Choice
Run the Jewels

Run the Jewels 3

Run the Jewels, Inc.
Rap
The third installment in the duo's excellent catalog is their best to date, packed with agile wordplay, inspired guests, and tight production.

— Neil Z. Yeung

Album cover for I See You by The xxEditors' Choice
The xx

I See You

Young Turks
Pop/Rock
The trio's bold third album celebrates taking risks when it comes to love and music.

— Heather Phares

Album cover for Migration by Bonobo
Bonobo

Migration

Ninja Tune
Electronic
Simon Green continues to effortlessly blend acoustic and electronic instrumentation, as well as global influences, on his sixth album as Bonobo.

— Paul Simpson

Album cover for Machine Messiah by Sepultura
Sepultura

Machine Messiah

Nuclear Blast
Pop/Rock
This conceptual set weds the band's ever expanding appetite for experimentation with its roots in thrash and groove.

— Thom Jurek

Album cover for Rennen by SOHN
SOHN

Rennen

4AD
Pop/Rock
A step forward in terms of lyrical content, but a plateau regarding melody and structure.

— Liam Martin

Album cover for Danse by Colin Vallon / Colin Vallon Trio
Colin Vallon / Colin Vallon Trio

Danse

ECM
Jazz
This adventurous and accessible date by the Swiss trio should help establish an audience beyond Europe's borders and jazz's confines.

— Thom Jurek

Album cover for Godfather by Wiley
Wiley

Godfather

Wiley
Rap
The veteran British MC reclaims his title as Godfather of Grime on his 11th (and purportedly final) studio album.

— Paul Simpson

Album cover for As Was by Black Anvil
Black Anvil

As Was

Relapse Records
Pop/Rock
A thoroughly enjoyable, yet unavoidably pugilistic 50 minutes of in-you-face time.

— James Christopher Monger

Album cover for Cockfighters by Chavez
Chavez

Cockfighters

Matador
Pop/Rock
Reunion EP from celebrated '90s indie rockers is high on quality, but at just nine minutes, rather short on quantity.

— Mark Deming

Album cover for Join Us by Le Matos
Le Matos

Join Us

Death Waltz Recording Co. / Le Matos
Electronic, Pop/Rock
On their 2013 debut, Montreal synthwave act Le Matos craft sleek, suspenseful epics fit for action movies as well as clubs.

— Paul Simpson

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