Liam Gallagher

As You Were

Warner Bros. / WEA

Pop/Rock

A modern, mature, colorful, and fiery solo debut from the Oasis singer.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

The Replacements

For Sale: Live at Maxwell's 1986

Rhino / Sire

Pop/Rock

Superlative document of a 1986 club show that captures this band at its combustible best.

— Mark Deming

Marilyn Manson

Heaven Upside Down

Loma Vista

Pop/Rock

Continuing his late-era hot streak with producer Tyler Bates, Manson's tenth merges heartbreak and blues with a jagged industrial edge.

— Neil Z. Yeung

The Church

Man Woman Life Death Infinity

Unorthodox

Pop/Rock

The Australian band's 25th album is an illuminating mix of astral-toned space rock and goth-psychedelia.

— Matt Collar

Pere Ubu

20 Years in a Montana Missile Silo

Cherry Red

Pop/Rock

The band's disturbing, affecting meditations on life's unknowability continue their 2010s winning streak.

— Heather Phares

Whitney Rose

Rule 62

Six Shooter Records

Country

A casual, assured Americana tour de force.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Wolf Parade

Cry Cry Cry

Sub Pop

Pop/Rock

Canadian indie rockers are in fine form and high spirits on their first album in seven years.

— Mark Deming

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith

The Kid

Western Vinyl Records

Electronic, Pop/Rock

Blending orchestral arrangements with kaleidoscopic electronics, Smith crafts a highly advanced form of futuristic new age pop.

— Paul Simpson

JD McPherson

Undivided Heart & Soul

New West

Pop/Rock

The third album from the Oklahoma-born rocker finds him digging into a gritty, '60s R&B sound.

— Matt Collar

My Sad Captains

Sun Bridge

Bella Union

Pop/Rock

An elegantly sculpted, more ambient fourth LP that rewards repeat listens but still offers instant gratification.

— Marcy Donelson

The Black Dahlia Murder

Nightbringers

Metal Blade

Pop/Rock

With Arsis guitarist Brandon Ellis now in the fold, the Detroit death metal quintet deliver a blistering, tight 33-minute set that ranks with their best records.

— Thom Jurek

Bunny

Bunny

Tin Angel

Pop/Rock

Indie pop with soft rock and chamber pop influences done with style by Drew Smith of the Bicycles and a bunch of his friends.

— Tim Sendra

August Burns Red

Phantom Anthem

Fearless Records

Pop/Rock

The metalcore veterans deliver a balanced, brutal, and almost relentlessly efficient set that deftly utilizes every inch of sonic space to its advantage.

— James Christopher Monger

Gill Landry

Love Rides a Dark Horse

ATO

Country, Pop/Rock

The mercurial Americana troubadour turns in a dark gem of lonesome and bittersweet balladry.

— Timothy Monger

Blue Hawaii

Tenderness

Arbutus Records

Pop/Rock, Electronic

Returning after a four-year hiatus, the duo delivers bold, sensual electro-pop inspired by the end of an online relationship.

— Heather Phares

Ducktails

Jersey Devil

New Images

Pop/Rock

Matt Mondanile's first LP after leaving Real Estate and returning to his New Jersey hometown embraces nostalgia.

— Marcy Donelson

Carla Bruni

French Touch

Decca / Verve

Pop/Rock

The French singer and songwriter delivers an elegant, intimate collection of covers of pop, rock, and jazz standards, produced and arranged by David Foster.

— Thom Jurek

Cults

Offering

Sinderlyn

Pop/Rock

Inspired by Pink Floyd and Gary Numan, the duo returns from a four-year hiatus with an eclectic, exciting third album.

— Heather Phares

Benjamin Clementine

I Tell a Fly

Behind / Virgin EMI

Pop/Rock

Britain's theatrical pop eccentric follows up his Mercury Prize-winning debut with a wildly ambitious and deeply challenging second effort.

— Timothy Monger

Kele Okereke

Fatherland

BMG

Pop/Rock

Honest and introspective solo effort that finds the singer veering off his usual indie rock/electronic path into organic folksy territory.

— Neil Z. Yeung

Kelela

Take Me Apart

Warp

R&B

Soul-piercing hyperballads and zero-gravity club tracks color the singer's riveting Warp debut.

— Andy Kellman

Sound of Ceres

The Twin

Joyful Noise

Pop/Rock

The band's second album eschews the guitars and warmth of its first record for something far colder and synth-filled, while still remaining an enchanting listen.

— Tim Sendra

Shigeto

The New Monday

Ghostly International

Electronic

Zach Saginaw's first album in four years is an extensively collaborative work that incorporates multiple hues of house, footwork, hip-hop, and jazz.

— Andy Kellman

Melanie De Biasio

Lilies

Le Label

Jazz

An austere and enticing session that builds from the singer's 2016 post-industrial suite Blackened Cities.

— Andy Kellman

Mister Heavenly

Boxing the Moonlight

Polyvinyl

Pop/Rock

The indie rock supergroup returns with a bit more muscle and variety on its second offering.

— Timothy Monger

Gwen Stefani

You Make It Feel Like Christmas

Interscope / Polydor

Holiday, Pop/Rock

Stefani offers a bunch of original tunes on her holiday album, including a duet with Blake Shelton.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Dave Stewart

Nashville Sessions: The Duets, Vol. 1

Dave Stewart Entertainment / DSE / Membran

Pop/Rock

The producer orchestrates a superstar jam session where he plays with stars and unknowns alike.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Ben Boye / Mark Kozelek / Jim White

Mark Kozelek with Ben Boye and Jim White

Caldo Verde Records

Pop/Rock

Teaming up with keyboardist Ben Boye and Dirty Three drummer Jim White, this is one of Kozelek's most natural-sounding collaborations.

— Paul Simpson

Deradoorian / Angel Deradoorian

Eternal Recurrence

Anticon

Pop/Rock

Angel Deradoorian's second Anticon release is a soothing yet challenging piece of meditative, thoughtful drone-folk.

— Paul Simpson

Dhani Harrison

IN///PARALLEL

BMG / Hot Records

Pop/Rock

A controlled, almost cinematic album of electronic-based psychedelic pop.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

The Darkness

Pinewood Smile

Cooking Vinyl

Pop/Rock

At its best, the band's fifth LP is both self-aware and hopelessly in love with the dumb pageantry of rock & roll.

— James Christopher Monger

Yumi Zouma

Willowbank

Cascine

Pop/Rock

Warm and unassuming follow-up to their promising debut that gives their subtle electropop sound a home-cooked twist.

— Tim Sendra

Jerrod Niemann

This Ride

Curb

Country

The country-pop singer is revitalized by a label change.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Jamila Woods

HEAVN

Jagjaguwar

R&B

Sanguine and nurturing contemporary soul from a Chicagoan whose words and voice previously enhanced material by Saba, Chance the Rapper, and Macklemore.

— Andy Kellman

The World

First World Record

Upset the Rhythm

Pop/Rock

Hyperactive post-punk with a dual sax attack that's fun, punchy, and highly danceable.

— Tim Sendra

Citizen

As You Please

Run for Cover Records

Pop/Rock

The Midwestern indie rockers wield their uneasy power like a sword on album number three.

— Timothy Monger

Bottin

I Have What I Gave

2MR

Electronic, Pop/Rock

Italian producer Bottin continues to strike a balance between shimmering neo-disco and sleek, DJ-friendly house on his fourth album.

— Paul Simpson

Canon Blue

Lasso Yo

Temporary Residence

Pop/Rock

Songwriter/producer Daniel James' first album in six years is musically vibrant despite his struggles with mental health.

— Marcy Donelson

Nick Nicely

Sleep Safari

Tapete Records

Pop/Rock

The cult artist's fascinating exploration of the unconscious mind is some of his most abstract, surreally vivid music.

— Heather Phares

ORB

Naturality

Castle Face

Pop/Rock

Second album from these Australian heavy rock devotees is more tuneful but still full of buzzy guitar heroics.

— Mark Deming

Simon Joyner

Step Into the Earthquake

Ba Da Bing Records

Pop/Rock

The Omaha singer/songwriter delivers a a sprawling double album that touches on everything from intimacy and loss to rage and confusion.

— Thom Jurek

The Pineapple Thief

Where We Stood

Kscope

Pop/Rock

Film and audio counterpart capture this prog outfit at a live creative peak with drummer Gavin Harrison and guitarist Darran Charles.

— Thom Jurek

Weaves

Wide Open

Kanine Records

Pop/Rock

The hotly anticipated follow-up to the Canadian indie pop outfit's 2016 debut, Wide Open is a more polished affair than its predecessor.

— James Christopher Monger

Sacconi Quartet / Charles Owen / Mark Padmore

Jonathan Dove: In Damascus

Signum Classics

Classical

With crisp work from the Sacconi Quartet, this is an important British entry in the post-minimalist field.

— James Manheim

Hugo Rignold / Edmund Rubbra / Rudolf Schwarz / Endre Wolf

Edmund Rubbra: Sinfonia Concertante Op. 38; Violin Concerto Op. 103

Lyrita

Classical

The music of British composer Edmund Rubbra, arch-Romantic and highly expressive, appears well on its way to revival.

— James Manheim

Dunedin Consort / John Butt

Monteverdi: Vespers 1610

Linn / Linn Records

Classical

John Butt and the Dunedin Consort are joined by His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts in this luminous recording of Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers.

— Blair Sanderson

Michala Petri / Lars Hannibal

Garden Party

OUR Recordings

Classical

Petri explores the character piece, delightful miniatures, with clarity, tonal precision, and warmth.

— James Manheim

Martha Argerich

Martha Argerich & Friends: Live from Lugano 2016

Warner Classics

Classical

A fine tribute to an artist who has been not only a star, but a great inspiration to others.

— James Manheim

Barbara Hannigan / Ensemble Ludwig

Crazy Girl Crazy

Alpha

Classical

Virtuoso vocalist, gifted conductor, and theatrical phenomenon, Barbara Hannigan displays her many talents in works by Berio, Berg, and Gershwin.

— Blair Sanderson

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