Featured New Releases for
April 6, 2018

Album cover for Invasion of Privacy by Cardi B
Cardi B

Invasion of Privacy

Atlantic / KSR
Rap
Impressive and entertaining debut from the Bronx rapper that balances her cartoonish boasts with unflinching vulnerability.

— Neil Z. Yeung

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Sloan

12

Yep Roc
Pop/Rock
12 albums and 25 years into their recording career, these power pop heroes are still writing and playing at the top of their game.

— Mark Deming

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Kylie Minogue

Golden

BMG
Pop/Rock, Country
After a run of strong dance-pop albums, Minogue channels heartbreak and country music into something shiny, sad, and very Nashville circa 2018.

— Tim Sendra

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Thirty Seconds to Mars

America

Interscope
Pop/Rock
Genre-bending fifth LP finds the rock trio layering their inspirational anthems with electronic sheen and hip-hop beats.

— Neil Z. Yeung

Album cover for Song for Alpha by Daniel AveryEditors' Choice
Daniel Avery

Song for Alpha

Mute
Electronic
The long-awaited follow-up to techno producer Daniel Avery's acclaimed debut is more hazy and abstract, but just as fascinating.

— Paul Simpson

Album cover for Bark Your Head Off, Dog by Hop AlongEditors' Choice
Hop Along

Bark Your Head Off, Dog

Saddle Creek Records
Pop/Rock
The Philadelphia quartet's follow-up to 2015's Painted Shut feels a little broader and brighter, without smoothing out their off-kilter sound.

— Marcy Donelson

Album cover for I Don't Run by HindsEditors' Choice
Hinds

I Don't Run

Mom + Pop Music
Pop/Rock
The Spanish quartet's second album is a tightly focused, stripped-down garage rock album with shiny hooks and a surplus of cheerful attitude.

— Tim Sendra

Album cover for Visitors by TriptidesEditors' Choice
Triptides

Visitors

Requiem Pour un Twister
Pop/Rock
The band's sixth album of excellent psych-pop is their cleanest sounding yet, letting the melodies soar and guitars ring clearly.

— Tim Sendra

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En Vogue

Electric Café

eOne
R&B
Whimsical yet steady sixth album from the vocal group, featuring collaborations with Foster & McElroy, Raphael Saadiq, and Ne-Yo.

— Andy Kellman

Album cover for In Transit by The AmazingEditors' Choice
The Amazing

In Transit

Partisan / PTKF
Pop/Rock
The elegant psych-rockers' fifth LP continues a trajectory toward more lavish arrangements that stay afloat without losing sight of the ocean floor.

— Marcy Donelson

Album cover for Erase Me by UnderoathEditors' Choice
Underoath

Erase Me

Fearless Records
Pop/Rock
On their first LP in eight years, the Florida post-hardcore outfit makes a radical shift in sound and outlook.

— Neil Z. Yeung

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Mien

Mien

Rocket / Rocket Recordings
Pop/Rock
Members of Elephant Stone, the Black Angels, the Horrors, and the Earlies combine their psych powers on their wide-ranging debut.

— Heather Phares

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Bambara

Shadow on Everything

Wharf Cat Records
Pop/Rock
Brooklyn-via-Atlanta trio place a greater emphasis on Reid Bateh's sour, poetic lyrics, resulting in their most powerful work yet.

— Paul Simpson

Album cover for Scented Pictures by Nonpareils
Nonpareils

Scented Pictures

Mute
Pop/Rock
Aaron Hemphill's first post-Liars music takes his commitment to disorienting listeners to greater -- and weirder -- heights.

— Heather Phares

Album cover for Blackout Summer by Dusted
Dusted

Blackout Summer

Polyvinyl
Pop/Rock
Brian Borcherdt's hazy, lo-fi side project returns with a more cohesive and well-written sophomore set.

— Timothy Monger

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Makeness

Loud Patterns

Secretly Canadian
Electronic, Pop/Rock
Kyle Molleson of art-pop quartet Glad Hand explores a gloriously broken style of dance music under his solo moniker, Makeness.

— Paul Simpson

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Goat Girl

Goat Girl

Rough Trade
Pop/Rock
The band's debut album is a smoldering mix of post-punk attitude, goth atmosphere, and country twang.

— Heather Phares

Album cover for Dreaming Too Close to the Edge by Great Lakes
Great Lakes

Dreaming Too Close to the Edge

Happy Happy Birthday to Me Records / Loose Trucks
Pop/Rock
The Elephant Six alums expand on the country-folk/Americana leanings of their previous outing while paying homage to their psych-pop past.

— James Christopher Monger

Album cover for Deeper by Lisa Stansfield
Lisa Stansfield

Deeper

Ear Music
R&B
The singer's first album in four years offers a lot of variety, veering from contemporary pop to retro-soul, house, and even drum'n'bass.

— Andy Kellman

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