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August 11, 2017
Cost of Living
Sub Pop
Striking and powerful third album from these leftist punks raises the stakes and provides rallying cries for troubled times.
24-7 Rock Star Shit
Sonic Blew
Recorded with Steve Albini, the band's seventh album is a raw, entertaining blast of melody and aggression.
How Do You Spell Heaven
Guided by Voices, Inc.
The second album in four months from Robert Pollard and Co. is a strong, smart set of muscular rock & roll.
Cage Tropical
Slumberland
After some time away from music, Rose returns with an epic, '80s-inspired record made with help from producer Jorge Elbrecht.
Popular Manipulations
Fat Possum Records
The Philadelphia quartet puts all the pieces together on its commanding third LP.
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Good Time [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Warp
An impressionistic triumph, the producer's score to the Safdie brothers' taut crime thriller bridges character, setting, and mood.
Poor David's Almanack
Acony Records
Utilizing a close-knit group in the studio -- Gillian Welch included -- the singer/ songwriter and guitarist widens his songwriting approach and sonic palette.
Que Aura
Castle Face
The pop craftsman takes some left turns into synth pop and disco on this well-crafted, pleasingly weird album, his ninth.
Acoustic Classics II
Beeswing
Second set of acoustic reworkings from the master singer/songwriter/guitarist's songbook is subtle but splendid throughout.
Oh, Yuck
Anti-
The Sacramento-area artist's ambitiously layered mix of soulful, indie-electro R&B and absorbing synth-pop.
Life Is Fine
Cooking Vinyl
The Australian singer/songwriter follows several ambitious projects with a modest but beautifully crafted set of new tunes.
Althaea
Domino / Double Six
The mysterious duo returns with a lush second album that's delightfully tricky to pin down.
TROBBB!
Big Dada
The left-field hip-hop producer's proper debut album is a sprawling, eclectic transmission reflecting his relocation to Berlin.
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Mental Jewelry [25th Anniversary Edition]
Geffen
Live's debut is among their most passionate albums.
Hard Lines
Crystal Paris Records
The group's third album came after a long break and saw them shifting gears into disco-pop and world affairs.
Still Summer
131 Entertainment LLC / 131 Productions
Autumn feels just around the corner on the long-tenured chamber pop ensemble's 12th outing.
Just Like Medicine
Compass
With the help of producer Dan Penn, A.J. Croce makes his first full-fledged soul record.
Murmuration Nation
Megaforce / MRI / MRI Associated Labels
The debut solo outing from Indigo Girls' Emily Saliers, Murmuration Nation is a bold, versatile, and often beautiful collection of globally inspired pop songs.
Tackle Box
New West
Tackle Box sees Ed Hamell peering into the cultural, social, and political divides of his American homeland.
Dvořák: American String Quartet & Quintet, Opp. 96-97
Champs Hill Records
The Skampa Quartet has an uncanny way of showing Dvorák as a Czech fascinated by what he heard in America.
Haydn: "Sun" Quartets, Op. 20 Nos. 4-6
BIS
Using historical bows and gut strings, the Chiaroscuro Quartet emphasizes the experimental quality of this music with edgy performances.
Béla Bartók: Complete String Quartets
Harmonia Mundi
The Heath Quartet plays the six string quartets of Béla Bartók with virtuosity and energy, though with a nervous edge in exposed passages.
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius
Decca
In this reading by Barenboim, the work emerges as positively operatic, with impressive results.
Richard Wagner: Der Ring Ohne Worte
Oehms Classics
Hansjörg Albrecht and the Staatskapelle Weimar revive Loren Maazel's "The Ring Without Words," an orchestral suite based on Wagner's masterpiece.
Various Artists
Bright Sheng: Northern Lights
Naxos
Sheng has rarely taken a Western folk tradition as the starting point as he does here.