Featured New Releases for
September 22, 2017

Album cover for Haiku from Zero by Cut Copy
Cut Copy

Haiku from Zero

Astralwerks / Virgin EMI
Pop/Rock
The group's fifth album is their biggest and most confident-sounding yet, full of warmly upbeat dance tracks and swaggering pop songs.

— Tim Sendra

Album cover for Hiss Spun by Chelsea Wolfe
Chelsea Wolfe

Hiss Spun

Sargent House
Pop/Rock
Working with members of Converge, Isis, and Queens of the Stone Age, the singer/songwriter delivers some of her heaviest and most fragile music.

— Heather Phares

Album cover for V by The Horrors
The Horrors

V

Caroline
Pop/Rock
Embracing rave, baggy, and industrial influences, the band makes the biggest changes to its music since Primary Colours.

— Heather Phares

Album cover for Skin & Earth by LightsEditors' Choice
Lights

Skin & Earth

Warner Bros.
Pop/Rock
The Canadian singers's sixth album is a sweepingly romantic, post-apocalyptic, comic book concept album rife with sophisticated pop hooks.

— Matt Collar

Album cover for A Sentimental Education by LunaEditors' Choice
Luna

A Sentimental Education

Double Feature
Pop/Rock
The indie rock veterans' first album in over a decade is a languorous set of thoughtfully curated covers augmented by an EP of original instrumentals.

— Matt Collar

Album cover for Strange Peace by METZEditors' Choice
METZ

Strange Peace

Sub Pop
Pop/Rock
Canadian indie rock trio has actually grown tighter and more powerful on its brutal yet meticulous third album.

— Mark Deming

Album cover for Multi-Task by OmniEditors' Choice
Omni

Multi-Task

Trouble in Mind
Pop/Rock
The Georgia trio's second album is a post-punk delight, with cleaner sound and more powerfully confident performances.

— Tim Sendra

Album cover for Double Dutchess by Fergie
Fergie

Double Dutchess

Dutchess Music
Rap
Eleven years after her multi-platinum solo debut, the Black Eyed Peas member returns with a similarly uninhibited and eclectic follow-up.

— Andy Kellman

Album cover for Gemini by Macklemore
Macklemore

Gemini

Bendo
Rap
After finding multi-platinum pop success with Ryan Lewis, the Seattle rapper returns to his solo rap roots with this sophomore effort.

— Neil Z. Yeung

Album cover for Cold Dark Place by Mastodon
Mastodon

Cold Dark Place

Reprise
Pop/Rock
The progressive/sludge metal veterans deliver a mostly somber EP featuring three outtakes from Once More 'Round the Sun and one from Emperor of Sand.

— James Christopher Monger

Album cover for On the Rocks by Midland
Midland

On the Rocks

Big Machine Records
Country
A warm, rich love letter to the smooth styles of '80s country music.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Album cover for Gossip by Sleeping with Sirens
Sleeping with Sirens

Gossip

Warner Bros.
Pop/Rock
On this major-label debut, the former post-hardcore quintet fully embraces streamlined pop/rock on a glossy and potentially divisive set.

— Neil Z. Yeung

Album cover for Gathering by Josh RitterEditors' Choice
Josh Ritter

Gathering

Pytheas Recordings
Pop/Rock, Folk
One of Ritter's loosest and most rewarding outings to date delivers a steady stream of compelling characters caught between bravado and vulnerability.

— James Christopher Monger

Album cover for Cousteaux by CousteauXEditors' Choice
CousteauX

Cousteaux

Shellshock / Silentx
Pop/Rock
After a 15-year hiatus, Cousteau's two main players reunite, add a silent X, and deliver a sexy, dark, elegant collection of decadent pop.

— Thom Jurek

Album cover for Brand New Abyss by The Blow
The Blow

Brand New Abyss

Womanproducer
Pop/Rock
The duo takes its meta-pop to inspired new heights filled with abstract electronics and brilliant wordplay.

— Heather Phares

Album cover for Everybody by Chris Janson
Chris Janson

Everybody

Warner Bros. / Warner Music
Country
On his second album, Chris Janson settles into a relaxed, nice-guy persona.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Album cover for I'm a Harmony by Linda Perhacs
Linda Perhacs

I'm a Harmony

Omnivore
Pop/Rock, Folk
Freak folk heroine returns with her third album; includes appearances by Julia Holter, Devendra Banhart, and members of Wilco.

— Mark Deming

Album cover for Fool's Paradise by Cold Specks
Cold Specks

Fool's Paradise

Arts & Crafts
Pop/Rock
Inspired by her Somali roots, these songs about loss and hope comprise some of Ladan Hussein's richest work yet.

— Heather Phares

Album cover for George Best 30 by The Wedding Present
The Wedding Present

George Best 30

Scopitones
Pop/Rock
While in the studio recording their 2008 album, El Rey, the Wedding Present convinced Steve Albini to record them playing their debut album in full.

— Tim Sendra

Album cover for The Spark by Enter Shikari
Enter Shikari

The Spark

Ambush Reality / PIAS
Pop/Rock
A radio-friendly amalgam of electropop, grime, and dance-rock that's been run through an emo/post-hardcore filter.

— James Christopher Monger

Album cover for 1992-2001 by Acetone
Acetone

1992-2001

Light in the Attic Records
Pop/Rock
Career-spanning anthology of this indie rock band focuses exclusively on their slowcore sides, leaving out their rockier tracks.

— Mark Deming

Album cover for 1989 by Kölsch
Kölsch

1989

Kompakt
Electronic
Danish techno producer Kölsch completes his autobiographical trilogy with an album recalling his turbulent adolescence.

— Paul Simpson

Album cover for Let Love Rule by Ledisi
Ledisi

Let Love Rule

Verve
R&B
The Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and producer continues to roll with another set of positive and proud modern R&B.

— Andy Kellman

Album cover for Clear Language by Balmorhea
Balmorhea

Clear Language

Western Vinyl Records
Pop/Rock
On their first album in five years, the Austin-based post-rockers recall the rustic simplicity of their 2007 debut.

— Paul Simpson

Album cover for The Amulet by Circa Survive
Circa Survive

The Amulet

Hopeless Records
Pop/Rock
Jarring tonal shifts, epic drumming, sweet/sour melodies, and enough mathy bits to advance you two grades ahead.

— James Christopher Monger

Album cover for Plum by Wand
Wand

Plum

Drag City
Pop/Rock
The band's fourth album finds them adding two members, changing their songwriting approach, and incorporating a more traditional indie rock sound.

— Tim Sendra

Album cover for BRVNX (V) by The BronxEditors' Choice
The Bronx

BRVNX (V)

ATO
Pop/Rock
Album number five sees the L.A. hardcore staples melding wild energetic grit with latter-day tunefulness.

— Timothy Monger

Album cover for ununiform by Tricky
Tricky

ununiform

!K7 / False Idols
Electronic
The 13th official studio album from the Bristol trip-hop icon is another set packed with claustrophobia, dark beats, and inspired guests.

— Neil Z. Yeung

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