Bob Dylan

Live 1962-1966: Rare Performances from the Copyright Collections

Columbia / Legacy

Pop/Rock, Folk

A two-CD collection of live highlights from Sony's Copyright Collections, concentrating on material from the mid-'60s.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Kenny Chesney

Songs for the Saints

Blue Chair Records / Parlophone / Warner Bros. / Warner Music

Country

A love letter to the Caribbean created as a tribute to the islands in the wake of Hurricane Irma.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Iggy Pop / Underworld

Teatime Dub Encounters

Caroline International

Electronic

The punk godfather and stadium-techno duo reteamed 21 years after Trainspotting to make a diverting EP filled with flippant humor and driving rhythms.

— Andy Kellman

Boz Scaggs

Out of the Blues

Concord

Blues

In closing out his roots trilogy, the West Coast singer reaches back to the roots of his inspiration with a killer set of iconic covers.

— Thom Jurek

Tony Molina

Kill the Lights

Slumberland

Pop/Rock

A gentle baroque pop album filled with quietly hooky tunes that are over before you know it, yet stand up to many repeated listens.

— Tim Sendra

Daniel Bachman

The Morning Star

Three Lobed Recordings

Pop/Rock

Nearly two years in the making, the Virginia guitarist reveals himself as a provocative sound explorer, but doesn't lose his sonic accessibility.

— Thom Jurek

Cody Jinks

Lifers

Rounder

Country

The longtime independent Texan makes his label debut with another earthy, honest, and appealing record.

— Timothy Monger

Peter Holsapple

Game Day

Omnivore

Pop/Rock

Peter Holsapple returns with his first solo album in 21 years.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Daughtry

Cage to Rattle

RCA

Pop/Rock

DAUGHTRY ease into middle age and the middle of the road.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

The Wolfhounds

Hands in the Till: The Complete John Peel Sessions

Slumberland

Pop/Rock

Collection of scrappy and angular guitar pop gems recorded for the BBC between 1986 and 1988.

— Tim Sendra

Deaf Wish

Lithium Zion

Sub Pop

Pop/Rock

Deaf Wish's first album recorded in a professional studio reveals they're as articulate as they are furious.

— Heather Phares

Halestorm

Vicious

Atlantic

Pop/Rock

The Lzzy Hale-fronted hard rock troupe appear to have officially hit their stride on their hard-hitting fourth long-player.

— James Christopher Monger

Willie Nile

Children of Paradise

River House Records

Pop/Rock

The New York songwriter returns to his punk roots on his first unapologetically topical album.

— Thom Jurek

Sorrow

Under the Yew Possessed

Night School

Pop/Rock

Spooky and bittersweet folk ballads and dream pop made by Rose McDowell (of Strawberry Switchblade fame) and Robert Lee.

— Tim Sendra

Matchess

Sacracorpa

Trouble in Mind

Pop/Rock

Whitney Johnson completes a trilogy of albums as Matchess with her clearest, most optimistic-sounding work yet.

— Paul Simpson

Phantastic Ferniture

Phantastic Ferniture

Polyvinyl

Pop/Rock

Led by indie folkster Julia Jacklin, this band is an upbeat, off-the-cuff affair with hints of post-punk, noise-pop, and retro-rock.

— Marcy Donelson

Rise Against

The Ghost Note Symphonies, Vol. 1

Capitol / Virgin EMI

Pop/Rock

Chicago punk stalwarts transform previously released tracks with unplugged and orchestral reinterpretations.

— Neil Z. Yeung

Ross from Friends

Family Portrait

Brainfeeder

Electronic

The lo-fi house producer builds on the promise of his earlier EPs with his remarkable full-length debut.

— Paul Simpson

Astronauts, etc.

Living in Symbol

Company Records

Pop/Rock

Anthony Ferrero's Chaz Bear-produced second LP presents a dreamy, off-balance landscape that returns to the lower-fi approach of his early EPs.

— Marcy Donelson

ShadowParty

ShadowParty

Mute

Pop/Rock

Formed by a team of '80s synth pop/new wave players, this supergroup updates that era's sound for the 21st century.

— Neil Z. Yeung

Gaika

Basic Volume

Warp

Electronic

Bleak, harrowing debut album from London's Gaika, sharpening the focus of his blend of dancehall, grime, trap, and industrial.

— Paul Simpson

Thou

Rhea Sylvia

Deathwish

Pop/Rock

The Louisiana-based experimental doom metal group pay tribute to their '90s alternative metal and grunge influences.

— Paul Simpson

Various Artists

C89

Cherry Red

Pop/Rock

Comprehensive three-disc set of almost hits and obscurities that captures all the jangling, chiming, and noisy sounds of the underground U.K. music scene of 1989.

— Tim Sendra

Bellini

Before the Day Has Gone

Temporary Residence

Pop/Rock

Fourth album from this transcontinental indie rock band is a beautifully fractured exercise in chaos and precision.

— Mark Deming

Christopher Purves

Handel's Finest Arias for Base Voice, Vol.2

Hyperion

Classical

Satisfying, text-sensitive performances of little-known Handel bass arias.

— James Manheim

Jonathan Plowright

Suk

Hyperion

Classical

Revelatory rediscovery of Suk's joyous, enormously evocative piano miniatures.

— James Manheim

Sami Junnonen / Chamber Domaine

Mozart: Flute Quartets

Resonus Classics

Classical

Flutist Sami Junnonen and Chamber Domaine present bright and transparent readings of Mozart's four flute quartets.

— Blair Sanderson

Cuarteto Casals

Inventions: Ludwig van Beethoven - Complete String Quartets, Vol. 1

Harmonia Mundi

Classical

Distinctive, quick readings of Beethoven's quartets, with an original programming concept.

— James Manheim

Andris Nelsons / Boston Symphony Orchestra

Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11 "The Year 1905"

Deutsche Grammophon

Classical

Andris Nelsons continues his Shostakovich cycle on Deutsche Grammophon with the Symphony No. 4 and Symphony No. 11, "The Year 1905."

— Blair Sanderson

Vadym Kholodenko

Alexander Scriabin: Preludes, Etudes & Sonatas Nos. 4 & 5

Harmonia Mundi

Classical

With this 2018 Harmonia Mundi release, Vadym Kholodenko explores the three distinct phases of Scriabin's style in his piano music.

— Blair Sanderson

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