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April 20, 2018
Eat the Elephant
BMG / BMG
After 14 years, the supergroup returns with an intense, politically charged set of atmospheric progressive-alternative.
Primal Heart
Warner Bros.
The singer's consistently winning third album hits the sweet spot between imagination and accessibility.
Scratching the Door: The First Recordings of the Flaming Lips
Rhino / Ryko
A suitably gonzo collection of the band's EP and cassette demos.
Personne d'Autre
Arts Music
On her first recording in six years, the French yé-yé icon offers an extended meditation on mortality and various kinds of love.
Volunteer
Columbia Nashville
Working with producer Dave Cobb, Old Crow Medicine Show expand their sonic horizons and sharpen their focus.
Roxy: Tonight's the Night Live
Reprise / WB
Vintage live recordings that offer a tighter, lighter take on the classic Tonight's the Night.
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Paradox [Original Music from the Film]
Reprise
Soundtrack to Daryl Hannah's dystopian Western meanders more than it connects, despite a few strong numbers.
Family Tree
Mascot / Mascot Music
The band's sixth long-player delivers a loose but punchy set of crispy Deep South confections that radiate both swagger and soul.
Wolf of the Cosmos
Drag City
Will Oldham puts his spin on Susanna's album Sonata Mix Dwarf Cosmos, making these songs his own.
Live
Blue Note
The trumpeter leads his fusion group the E-Collective in a series of impactful live shows in cities that have suffered tragic deaths from gun violence.
Beautiful Thing
Domino
Working with producer Tim Goldsworthy, the Hot Chip member delivers kinetic, thoughtful songs that stand apart from his previous solo albums.
Live at the Fillmore East 1968
Polydor / UMe
Official release of a heavily bootlegged ferocious live gig from April 1968.
Port Saint Joe
Capitol Nashville / EMI
Brothers Osborne get funky and funny on this assured sophomore set.
Hippo Lite
Drag City
Second album of complex and challenging psych-folk with proggy influences made with intricate care by Cate Le Bon and Tim Presley.
The Recognitions
Felte
Devon Church and Aleksa Palladino's second album is a stunning swan song for their creative and romantic partnership.
Goods/Gods
Tomlab
The Austrian band's arty and kinetic sophomore album mixes electronics, synths, and horns to atmospheric effect.
Mr. Jukebox
Third Man Records
An exceptionally well-crafted salute to the glory days of '60s country.
Pinkus Abortion Technician
Ipecac / Liberator
The veteran Merchants of Heavy double the bass with the addition of Jeff Pinkus to the lineup.
Never Gonna Die
Epitaph
The stalwart California punk band's 12th studio long-player is Pennywise's first collection of new songs with vocalist Jim Lindberg in over a decade.
When I Think of You in a Castle
Polyvinyl
The Chicago indie rockers prove their classic rock chops and songwriting mettle on their self-produced debut LP.
The Kids November 1974 Demos/The Real Kids 1977 Demos/Live at the Rat
Crypt
Vital collection of two early demo sessions and a ripping 1978 live show from one of the great rock & roll bands of the 1970s.
Stargate Music
Leaving Records
Futuristic yet organic experimental hip-hop from Los Angeles beat scene mainstay Ras G.
Inter-Fusion
Cleopatra
Forty-four years after his last studio offering, the intrepid guitarist returns with a mostly instrumental set drenched in funk, rock, and blues.
Innerland
Sonic Cathedral
Pleasant, evocative guitar-based instrumentals from Mark Peters, leader of dream pop group Engineers.
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Who Came First [45th Anniversary Expanded Edition]
Universal
Pete Townshend's first solo album was a homespun tribute to his spiritual guru, Meher Baba.
Evil Spirits
Spinefarm Records
The punk pioneers belatedly develop an interest in things sociopolitical on this polished but lively effort.
How to Get Your Record Played in Shops
Drag City
Gloomy lo-fi keyboard experiments from the founder of the Sic Alps and the Peacers.
Standards, Vol. IV
Karaoke Kalk
Deceptively sparse pop from Bill Wells' misleadingly named project, spotlighting the emotionally direct vocals of Kate Sugden.
My Future Is My Past
Anti-
Outstanding set of late-night meditations on love gone good and bad from the New Orleans blues legend.
This Time I Got It Figured Out
Burger Records
The exuberant Orange County synth punks return with a quirky second helping.
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4
Ondine
In the final volume of Lars Vogt's Beethoven concerto cycle, he plays and conducts the Royal Northern Sinfonia in the Second and Fourth Concertos.
Fanfares
Chandos
One can easily imagine these short fan fares being used in composition classes, but they're viscerally fun as well.
Presentiment
Orion Weiss
Orion Weiss presents piano works written in the 1910s that embody musical systems flying apart while avoiding atonality.
Alan Hovhaness: Suite for Band; October Mountain; The Ruins of Ani
Naxos
This album in Naxos' American Classics series presents a wide sampling of Hovhaness' music, with a close focus on his works for winds.
Brahms: The Symphonies
Linn Records
Robin Ricciati and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra turn in transparent readings of Brahms' symphonies, with a strong emphasis on historical practices.
English Motets
Hyperion
The Gesualdo Six present a program of English motets from the 16th and 17th centuries, with works by Tallis, Byrd, Gibbons, and others.