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June 23, 2017
Big Fish Theory
Def Jam / Virgin EMI
Long Beach rapper's sophomore LP features an impressive list of guests on a footwork-inspired set.
Together at Last
Anti- / dBpm
Wilco leader re-records 11 of his songs solo acoustic; spare, atmospheric, and a great showcase for the strength of these tunes.
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Purple Rain [Deluxe Expanded Edition]
GC / Rhino / Warner Bros.
The expanded Purple Rain marks the first deep dive into Prince's legendary Vault.
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OK Computer: OKNOTOK 1997 2017 [2 CD]
XL
A complex, textured release that finds the group moving into new realms and leaving the Britpop tag behind.
The Underside of Power
Matador
On their militant second album, the quartet and producer Adrian Utley offer a soundtrack for the apocalypse, yet refuse to be swallowed by it.
Felt
Caroline / The Chain Gang of 1974
An uplifting, deeply emotive fourth album from Kamtin Mohager's synth pop outfit, featuring production from the Naked and Famous' Thom Powers.
Murder of the Universe
ATO
Lightning-fast, hammer-heavy psych opera about AI destroying the universe as told by the mighty Gizzard.
Telephone
Instant (UK) / Instant Records
On their sophomore album, these rocking Detroiters up the ante with craftier songwriting, better production, and the addition of tough Latin rhythms.
Visionland
Bloodshot
Top-notch Nashville-based roots rock band sounds tighter, cleaner, but no less passionate on its second album.
PCP Presents Alice in Wonderland, Jr.
HHBTM
Sprawling, brawling, and sweet experimental noise pop from an adventurous Athens, Georgia quartet.
Precious Art
SideOneDummy
A tuneful slab of deeply entertaining, '90s-indebted fuzz-pop from this West Virginia quartet.
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CHIMNEY [LP]
Dine Alone
Lucius drummer/producer Dan Molad offers bittersweet indie pop with glimmers of Beatlesque experimentalism and lo-fi immediacy on his solo debut.
Skywave
Young Heavy Souls
American producer Eliot Lipp presents a typically eclectic batch of busy yet easygoing electro-funk and abstract hip-hop.
Bravado
Terrible
The sophomore outing from the Aussie pop provocateur finds Callinan flexing his EDM muscles, while maintaining the nervy post-punk foundation that made his 2013 debut such a prickly affair.
And the Magic of Horses
Dine Alone
The Ottawa garage punks tighten things up on their strong debut for Dine Alone Records.
Various Artists
Welcome to Zamrock, Vol. 2: How Zambia's Liberation Led to a Rock Revolution 1972-1977
Now-Again
Now Again's second collection exploring the distinctive mid-'70s rock scene in Zambia.
The Complete Songs of Innocence and Experience
Omnivore
This definitive reissue of Allen Ginsberg's musical rendering of William Blake's work includes a slew of indispensable unreleased material.
Mozart: Coronation Mass; Vesperae solennes de confessore
Erato
Equilbey forges clean contrasts between the rich choir and the vibrato-free strings for a superb reading of the Mozart warhorse.
Delius, Elgar: String Quartets
Naxos
String quartets by Frederick Delius and Edward Elgar receive passionate performances from the Villiers Quartet.
Frederick Delius, Arnold Bax: Choral Music
Naxos
Many of the individual components are well worth your time and make you want to hear more from this choir.
Bruckner: Symphony No. 3; Wagner: Tannhäuser Overture
Deutsche Grammophon
Andris Nelsons leads the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig in a committed performance of the 1888/1889 version of Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 3.
Dvorák: Stabat Mater
Decca
For the combination of deep feeling and technical mastery from musicians and singers, this is an accomplishment for the ages.
George Antheil: Symphony No. 4 "1942"; Symphony No. 5 "Joyous"; Over the Plains
Chandos
All three works are nowhere less than listenable, and the performances are enthusiastic and detailed.