Featured New Album Releases

Arcade Fire

Everything Now [Day Version]

Columbia / Sony Music

Pop/Rock

The Canadian indie rock collective opts for style over substance on its disco-friendly fifth effort, which features a dream team of producers.

— Neil Z. Yeung

Elvis Presley

A Boy From Tupelo: The Complete 1953-1955 Recordings

Legacy / RCA / Sony Music

Pop/Rock, Country

A triple-disc set containing everything Elvis Presley recorded between 1953-1955, including all the Sun sessions and Louisiana Hayride performances.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Manchester Orchestra

A Black Mile to the Surface

Caroline / Loma Vista

Pop/Rock

An artful, literate, musically balanced album from the Georgia outfit.

— Matt Collar

Vic Mensa

The Autobiography

Roc Nation

Rap

Remarkable proper debut from the multidimensional Grammy-nominated Roc Nation signee.

— Andy Kellman

The Isley Brothers / Santana

Power of Peace

Legacy / Sony Music

Pop/Rock, R&B

Two musical families assemble in a Las Vegas studio without a rehearsal and deliver a riotous celebration of soul, rock, blues, and funk.

— Thom Jurek

Joe Nichols

Never Gets Old

Red Bow Records

Country

Joe Nichols slides into laid-back middle age that feels familiar yet fresh.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

The Fall

New Facts Emerge

Cherry Red

Pop/Rock

The 31st studio album from the venerable post-punks finds Mark E. Smith and company ranting in fine, vitriolic form.

— Mark Deming

The Cars

Panorama [Expanded Edition]

Elektra / Rhino

Pop/Rock

The band's third album takes some artistic chances, but still delivers the modern pop/rock goods.

— Tim Sendra

The Cars

Candy-O [Expanded Edition]

Elektra / Rhino

Pop/Rock

The band's second album repeats the winning formula of their classic debut while giving it just the right amount of tweaks.

— Tim Sendra

Ben Gibbard

Bandwagonesque

Atlantic / Canvasback / Turntable Kitchen

Pop/Rock

A lovingly executed re-recording of Teenage Fanclub's classic 1991 album.

— Matt Collar

Cage the Elephant

Unpeeled

RCA

Pop/Rock

The American alt-rock outfit deliver their second live album, comprised of stripped-down versions of fan favorites.

— Rob Wacey

John Pizzarelli

Sinatra & Jobim at 50

Concord / Concord Jazz

Jazz

An affectionately rendered, bossa nova-steeped album inspired by the classic 1967 meeting between Sinatra and Jobim, featuring contributions from Daniel Jobim.

— Matt Collar

Pet Shop Boys

Fundamental/Further Listening 2005-2007

Parlophone / PolyGram / Rhino

Pop/Rock

A well-crafted effort that is more of its time message-wise than any previous PSB album, here with a bonus disc of rarities and remixes.

— Tim Sendra

Pet Shop Boys

Release: Further Listening 2001-2004

Parlophone / PolyGram / Rhino

Pop/Rock

The Pet Shop Boys enter their mature phase on this 2002 album.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Pet Shop Boys

Nightlife: Further Listening 1996-2000

Parlophone / PolyGram / Rhino

Pop/Rock

A loose concept album about the nightlife and all that comes with it.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Various Artists

Noise Reduction System: Formative European Electronica 1974-1984

Cherry Red

Electronic

The follow-up to 2016's Close to the Noise Floor, another engrossing four-disc documentation of early underground electronic music.

— Andy Kellman

Sweet Apple

Sing the Night in Sorrow

Teepee Records

Pop/Rock

All-star indie rock band eases back on its '70s influences with its eclectic third album.

— Mark Deming

Alice Cooper

Paranormal

Ear Music

Pop/Rock

The veteran shock rocker returns with guest turns from members of ZZ Top, U2, Deep Purple, and the original Alice Cooper band.

— Mark Deming

Annie Hart

Impossible Accomplice

Uninhabitable Mansions

Pop/Rock

The solo debut of one-third of Au Revoir Simone is an efficient mix of dark synth pop and brooding keyboard balladry.

— Marcy Donelson

Golden Retriever

Rotations

Thrill Jockey

Pop/Rock, Avant-Garde, Electronic

The absorbing modular synthesizer-bass clarinet duo's first album with a chamber ensemble.

— Marcy Donelson

Jerry Garcia / Merl Saunders

Garcia Live, Vol. 9: August 11th, 1974, Keystone Berkeley

ATO

Pop/Rock

A lively Saunders-Garcia set captured in 1974 a few months before the launch of the Legion of Mary band.

— Timothy Monger

Jillette Johnson

All I Ever See in You Is Me

Decca / New Rounder

Pop/Rock

A stripped-down yet emotionally rich feast of countrypolitan-tinged confessionals that find the sweet spot between balmy '70s FM pop and 21st century indie Americana.

— James Christopher Monger

Victoria Williams & the Loose Band / Victoria Williams

Town Hall 1995

Fire America

Folk, Pop/Rock

The charmingly eccentric singer and songwriter played in New York City in 1995, with her pal Lou Reed dropping by.

— Mark Deming

Johnny Jewel

Windswept

Italians Do It Better

Electronic, Stage & Screen

Half-compilation, half-soundtrack, this mix of songs from Twin Peaks: The Return and Jewel's various groups is a complete picture of his creativity.

— Heather Phares

Joywave

Content

Hollywood

Pop/Rock

On their sophomore LP, the New York synth rock quintet delivers an engrossing set that provides both substance and satisfaction.

— Neil Z. Yeung

Bênní

I & II

Goner Records

Electronic

Garage rocker Benny Divine morphs into a cosmic new age synthwave guru for his solo project.

— Paul Simpson

Umm

Double Worshipper

Majestic Litter

Pop/Rock

They used to be Big Harp, but after a change in musical direction in favor of something stripped down and poppy, they became Umm.

— Tim Sendra

Fumio Miyashita

Live on the Boffomundo Show

Drag City

Electronic, New Age

Fascinating collection of electronic experiments from the Far East Family Band's Fumio Miyashita, recorded on a Los Angeles public access program.

— Paul Simpson

People Like You

Verse

Top Shelf Records

Pop/Rock

The Boston indie quintet show significant sonic transformation on their jazzy, sophisticated second LP.

— Timothy Monger

Sam Coffey and the Iron Lungs

Burger Records

Pop/Rock

The Canadian punk sextet delivers a boisterous '70s power pop-indebted record made to be played loudly.

— Timothy Monger

Juiceboxxx

Freaked Out American Loser

Dangerbird Records

Pop/Rock, Rap

The eccentric rap-rocker's sophomore outing sees Juiceboxxx mind-meld hip-hop, pop, punk, garage, and classic rock into submission without losing the tiniest bit of flow.

— James Christopher Monger