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September 15, 2017
Wide Open
BMG
Michael McDonald's first album of original material in 17 years is one of his strongest ever.
Dedicated to Bobby Jameson
Mexican Summer
The maverick's 11th album explores wish fulfillment, disappointment, and mortality via ironic bubblegum and decaying soft rock.
Walk Into a Storm
Descendant Records / Masterworks
The dynamic Americana trio trade Brooklyn for Nashville on their Dave Cobb-produced third effort.
Memphis... Yes, I'm Ready
Masterworks / OKeh Records / Sony Masterworks / Sony Music
The jazz diva travels to Memphis to cut an album of R&B, soul, blues, and gospel classics with plenty of sass and style.
Deer Tick, Vol. 1
Partisan / PTKF
On the first of two simultaneously released volumes, Rhode Island's favorite sons present the softer, more acoustic side of their persona.
Deer Tick, Vol. 2
Partisan / PTKF
On the second of its two simultaneously issued albums, the band turns up the volume, delivering a rowdy cache of garage rockers.
Choir of the Mind
Last Gang Records
The Metric singer's first solo album in more than a decade is lush and restrained at once, with her warmly emotional vocals leading the way.
Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee
Legacy
Ten years after the sequel to the first Carnival, the preacher's son closes out the trilogy in high, eclectic-as-ever spirit.
OGOGO
ATO
The Phish bassist teams with producer Shawn Everett on the most pleasingly streamlined and cohesive album of his career.
Give More Love
Universal
Ringo teams with the All-Starr Band for another collection of amiable pop/rock.
The Laughing Apple
Cat-O-Log Records / Decca / Verve
The artist looks back to his earliest days as Cat Stevens in a rich, satisfying fusion of past and present.
Half-Light
Nonesuch
The former Vampire Weekend member's solo debut is an audacious, heartfelt set of songs about his years in New York City.
Electric Trim
Mute
The former Sonic Youth guitarist turns in an adventurous, heartfelt set of songs full of poetic cool and quixotic charm.
Did It for the Party
Big & Rich Records / Thirty Tigers
The gonzo country duo attempt to rock it, but are hemmed in by their smooth production.
Feel the Real
eOne
Despite its double-album length, a typical Taalib Johnson set for its high percentage of easygoing and heartfelt hip-hop soul.
In Full Swing
Verve / Republic
The Family Guy auteur is in swell spirits on his fourth collection of swinging standards.
New Magic
Anti-
Second album from this gifted singer, songwriter, and producer is more organic than his debut, but just as accomplished and soulful.
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The Singles [2017 Remaster]
Elektra / Rhino
All the A- and B-sides the Doors released with and without Jim Morrison.
Fifth
Thrill Me
After a long break, the band returns with a tightly focused, wide-ranging batch of garage rock ballads and hard rock jammers.
Rookie
Black Kids
Back together after a long break, the frothy, '80s-loving band return with another fun and sometimes silly album.
Bone on Bone
True North Records
On his first recording in six years, the veteran songwriter delivers an album rooted in the grist and grit of life, spiritual, political, and material.
Savage (Songs From a Broken World)
BMG
The new wave pioneer's 21st LP is awash in ambient horrorscapes, blast-furnace percussion, and electro-goth synth leads.
Where the Gods Are in Peace
Daptone
Another powerful Afro-beat session from America's finest proponents of the style; features guest vocals from Zap Mama.
Anchovies
Mello Music Group
Delivering hard rhymes over soft music, this pairing of producer Apollo Brown and MC Planet Asia proudly declares itself an acquired taste.
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A Few Small Repairs [20th Anniversary Edition]
Columbia / Legacy / Sony Music
Shawn Colvin's breakthrough album, featuring the Grammy-winning "Sunny Came Home."
The City That Always Sleeps
Tee Pee / Teepee Records
Employing elements of hard rock, shoegaze, stoner metal, and Hawkwind-esque space rock, the Canadian rockers' sophomore LP delivers both atmosphere and power.
Familia: Tribute to Bebo & Chico
Motéma Music
A virtuosic blend of old traditions and forward-thinking musicality makes up this ambitious celebration of two Afro-Cuban family legacies.
The Aviary
Big Beat / Warner Bros. / WEA
On this sophomore set, the Swedish duo take their radio-friendly electronic pop and inject it with summery island influences.
Greatest Hits
Curb
A 15-song sampler that skims choice country-style cuts from the third-generation outlaw's Curb Records catalog.
Son of a Lady
QRC / Tendril Tales
Languid and calm three-song EP featuring an acoustic version of Until the Hunter's "Let Me Get There" minus Kurt Vile.
Mini Dresses
Joy Void
Playing a sweet, dreamy form of indie pop, Boston trio Mini Dresses follow several EPs with a more focused, direct full-length.
Resolution
Mello Music Group
After surviving near-fatal tragedies, Mr. Lif and Akrobatik reflect on personal and political issues with their second album as the Perceptionists.
Schmidt: Symphony No. 2; R. Strauss: Festival Prelude, Op. 61
MDG
Stefan Blunier and the Beethoven Orchester Bonn present Franz Schmidt's massive Symphony No. 2 with Richard Strauss' Festival Prelude.
G.Ph. Telemann: Twelve Fantasias for Solo Flute
Channel Classics
The fantasias are attractive works, but the real star here is Ashley Solomon and his collection of period flutes.
Dark Queen Mantra: Terry Riley, Stefano Scodanibbio
Sono Luminus
The San Francisco scene that Riley and the Kronos Quartet helped nurture has remained vital and continued to develop.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Tangere
ECM
Lubimov achieves insight into the mind of this notoriously troublesome composer that no one else has quite managed before.
Brahms
Decca
The dispassionate, investigative way Freire plays is probably the fastest way into these works that take a lifetime to appreciate.