Featured New Releases for
March 24, 2017

Album cover for The Afterlove by James BluntEditors' Choice
James Blunt

The Afterlove

Atlantic / East West
Pop/Rock
The "You're Beautiful" crooner takes a risky but rewarding shift into pop territory with the help of Ryan Tedder and Ed Sheeran.

— Neil Z. Yeung

Album cover for Brood X by Boss Hog
Boss Hog

Brood X

In the Red Records
Pop/Rock
Long-awaited album from this punk-blues supergroup is less physical than their early work, but just as dirty and satisfying.

— Mark Deming

Album cover for Untouchable by Cairo GangEditors' Choice
Cairo Gang

Untouchable

God
Pop/Rock
Recorded at Ty Segall's studio and featuring the man himself on drums, the band's fifth album is a punchy, jangling delight.

— Tim Sendra

Album cover for Heartless by PallbearerEditors' Choice
Pallbearer

Heartless

Profound Lore
Pop/Rock
On their third full-length, this Little Rock doom quartet move further afield to excellent result without leaving their origins behind.

— Thom Jurek

Album cover for Whiplash Splash by The DollyrotsEditors' Choice
The Dollyrots

Whiplash Splash

Arrested Youth Records
Pop/Rock
As Whiplash Splash proves yet again, the Dollyrots are made for fun, built for speed, and safe at any speed.

— Tim Sendra

Album cover for The Wild by Raekwon
Raekwon

The Wild

Ice H2O / Mood Muzik
Rap
Mostly strong-arming street survivalism from Corey Woods, enhanced with guest appearances from Andra Day and CeeLo Green.

— Andy Kellman

Album cover for A Crow Looked at Me by Mount Eerie
Mount Eerie

A Crow Looked at Me

P.W. Elverum & Sun
Pop/Rock
Recorded shortly after the death of Phil Elverum's wife, Geneviève Castrée, this is a beautiful, harrowing expression of grief.

— Heather Phares

Album cover for Eternity, in Your Arms by CreeperEditors' Choice
Creeper

Eternity, in Your Arms

Roadrunner / Roadrunner Records / Warner Music
Pop/Rock
The English horror-punk outfit's stellar debut delivers pit-worthy, minor-chord verses that almost always yield fist-pumping, arms-around-your-mates choruses.

— James Christopher Monger

Album cover for Tuxedo II by Tuxedo
Tuxedo

Tuxedo II

Stones Throw
Pop/Rock, R&B
More robo-funk, post-disco glitter, and '80s R&B from the natty revivalists Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One.

— Tim Sendra

Album cover for Concrete Desert by The Bug / Earth
The Bug / Earth

Concrete Desert

Ninja Tune
Electronic
This meeting of two seemingly dissimilar talents results in a successful, holistic exercise in atmospheric paranoia, tension, and dread.

— Thom Jurek

Album cover for Under the Pines by Bardo Pond
Bardo Pond

Under the Pines

Fire Records
Pop/Rock
The Philadelphia space rock veterans conjure up an uneasy mix of bliss and sadness on their 2017 full-length.

— Paul Simpson

Album cover for The Valley by Betty Who
Betty Who

The Valley

RCA
Pop/Rock
The singer's second album expands her influences from the '80s to the Top 40 of the 2010s.

— Heather Phares

Album cover for Wildhorse by RaeLynn
RaeLynn

Wildhorse

Warner Bros.
Country
An affable mix of electronic-laced pop and warm country storytelling from this budding star.

— Timothy Monger

Album cover for You Had Me at Goodbye by Samantha Crain
Samantha Crain

You Had Me at Goodbye

Ramseur Records
Pop/Rock
Still with producer John Vanderslice, the indie folkstress' fifth LP embraces synths and glistening strings for a turn toward earthy indie pop.

— Marcy Donelson

Album cover for Tremaine the Album by Trey Songz
Trey Songz

Tremaine the Album

Atlantic
R&B
The follow-up to the chart-topping, platinum-certified singer's sixth album is stocked with hyper-libidinal slow jams.

— Andy Kellman

Album cover for Midnight by Lewis Watson
Lewis Watson

Midnight

Cooking Vinyl
Pop/Rock
For his Cooking Vinyl debut, the English singer returns with more love songs and a ramped-up sound with production by Oh Wonder's Anthony West.

— Marcy Donelson

Album cover for Feral Ohms by Feral Ohms
Feral Ohms

Feral Ohms

Silver Current
Pop/Rock
A three-headed beast of brazen, noisy guitar rock from this Bay Area power trio.

— Timothy Monger

Album cover for Year of the Snake by Fucked Up
Fucked Up

Year of the Snake

Tankcrimes Records
Pop/Rock
The Canadian punk band lets its experimental side run wild on this installment of its Zodiac singles series.

— Mark Deming

Album cover for Imaginary Enemies by Hiccup
Hiccup

Imaginary Enemies

Father/Daughter Records
Pop/Rock
Fast, infectious morsels of indie rock/pop-punk from a power trio formed by members of The Chris Gethard Show's house band.

— Marcy Donelson

Album cover for Epithymía by Anjou
Anjou

Epithymía

Kranky
Electronic
Dark, devastating second album from Anjou, the duo of former Labradford members Mark Nelson and Robert Donne.

— Paul Simpson

Album cover for The Psalms by Jessi Colter
Jessi Colter

The Psalms

Black Country Rock
Country
A hushed, haunting testimonial to the power of enduring faith produced by Lenny Kaye.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Album cover for Electric Glitter Boogie by Power
Power

Electric Glitter Boogie

In the Red Records
Pop/Rock
Monumentally loud and just as simple, this Australian power trio has energy and snazz to spare, but the songs are lacking.

— Mark Deming

Album cover for Prototype by The Jeff Lorber Fusion
The Jeff Lorber Fusion

Prototype

Shanachie
Jazz
A set of slickly delivered contemporary jazz from the keyboardist and his group, featuring bassist Jimmy Haslip and saxophonist Andy Snitzer.

— Matt Collar

Album cover for Undertow by Wolf Eyes
Wolf Eyes

Undertow

Lower Floor Music
Pop/Rock, Avant-Garde
Debuting their Lower Floor imprint, Michigan's trip metal kings Wolf Eyes deliver another descent into confusion and paranoia.

— Paul Simpson

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