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October 26, 2018
Fudge Sandwich
In the Red Records
The contemporary garage punk mastermind covers 11 of his favorite tunes, ranging from the Dils to the Grateful Dead.
Aviary
Domino
The multifaceted artist's sixth album responds to the chaos of 21st century life with some of her most challenging and beguiling music.
A Legendary Christmas
Columbia
The EGOT winner's first holiday album, produced by Raphael Saadiq, is joyously nostalgic with no shortcuts taken.
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The Village Green Preservation Society [Super Deluxe Edition]
Sanctuary
This 50th Anniversary edition presents three LPs, three 7" singles, and five CDs, all offering a different avenue for exploration of the Village Green.
Shadows and Reflections: The Complete Recordings 1964-1968
Grapefruit
Like the title says, this is everything the mods turned psych pop explorers recorded in their brief career.
Various Artists
Harmony in My Head: UK Power Pop & New Wave 1977-81
Cherry Red
Great collection of songs recorded during a time when punk, new wave, and power pop collided to create a sound that's still fresh decades later.
I Wasn't Only Thinking About You...
ATO
The duo's folk-inflected indie pop is both more vibrant and more thoughtful on their solid second LP.
Monte Sagrado
Sony Music Latin
After two prolonged battles with cancer, the artist returns with his first studio album in nine years and it's a rocker.
This Christmas Day
Republic
A pleasant rendition of classics infused with big-band glitz and smooth '90s R&B production.
IC-01 Hanoi
Jagjaguwar
While making Sex & Food in Vietnam, the band recorded an electric jazz record with the Neilsons' horn-playing father and local musician Minh Nguyen.
Salt
Plancha / Twin Group
The band's thought-provoking third album manages to be sultry and political at the same time.
Western Culture
Moshi Moshi Records
Leonard's fourth LP explores contemporary society with riveting, exasperated art rock.
Du Bist So Symmetrisch
Trouble in Mind
The Swiss duo's third album finds them further refining their synth-filled space disco sound into something slick and satisfying.
Memento Mori
Mute
A brilliantly compiled retrospective of the artist's four-decade career as a recording artist, composer, arranger, and producer.
Dean Wareham vs. Cheval Sombre
Double Feature
A dusky Western dream pop album full of psychedelic twang and purple desert melancholy.
Here If You Listen
BMG / BMG
A collaboration with Croz's "Lighthouse Band" that plays like a soothing, surprising hybrid of Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, and CSN.
Young & Dangerous
Interscope / Polydor / The Struts
The Struts may not be capable of staging a second British Invasion, but they sure would put on a helluva Super Bowl halftime show.
La Fenice
ECM
Captured in 2006 when the pianist had resumed performing solo concerts, this show is one of breathtaking invention.
Ouch
Tin Angel
The Canadian smart-pop eccentric delivers a melancholic but deeply comfortable breakup album.
Songs for the Season
Cabin 24 Records
The singer/songwriter applies her heartfelt vocals to a vintage '50s-sounding collection of holiday standards.
Through a Wall
Dine Alone
Canada's angriest man is back and howling on the Ontario band's furious but articulate third album.
Constant Stimulation
Dirtnap Records
Texas punk trio sound smarter, tighter, and more ambitious on their well-crafted fourth album.
The Southern Ground Sessions
3 Legged Records
An acoustic EP recorded at Zac Brown's Nashville studio showcases the Southern rock band's warm, easy interplay.
Igbó Alákọrin (The Singer’s Grove) Vol. I & II
Pi Recordings / El Tivoli Music
The pianist's dream project of returning to Santiago de Cuba and recording the works of its best composers with a local cast of all-stars.
We Are Inextricable
Felte
The former Exitmusic member's solo debut introduces his intriguing mix of folk-inspired songwriting and dream pop sounds.
B.E.D
Le Label
Fun collection of lo-fi electropop songs that combine and blend the unique talents of the three diverse artists perfectly.
Humble Pi
Stones Throw
Brief yet explosive collaboration between endlessly creative MC Homeboy Sandman and psych-rap maestro Edan.
3 (The Purple Album)
Warner Bros.
The Danish soul-pop trio processes newfound fame with typically over-earnest sentiment and drama.
Universal Beings
International Anthem
The drummer's "organic beat music" is articulated brilliantly by editing the music of four different ensembles improvising live in four cities.
I'm Sticking With You: An Introduction to Moe Tucker
Modern Harmonic
Nine-song sampler of the Velvet Underground drummer's solo work is a concise celebration of what she does best.
Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 1; Enescu: Octet
Warner Classics
Vilde Frang explores the public and private aspects of her art in Bartók's Violin Concerto No. 1 and Enescu's Octet.
Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety"
Deutsche Grammophon
A fine, fluid performance of Bernstein's second symphony that seems to unfold according to an inner logic.
Stephen Darlington / Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford / Mark Dobell / Kirsty Hopkins / The Lanyer Ensemble
Howard Goodall: Invictus - A Passion
Coro
A semi-popular Passion that is innovative in several respects.
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 40 & 41
BR Klassik
Herbert Blomstedt and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra observe traditionalist and revisionist practices in these Mozart symphonies.
The Organ of St. Bavo, Haarlem
Signum Classics
German organ music from various eras, exquisitely selected to display the sounds of the Organ of St. Bavo in Haarlem.
Antonio Salieri: Les Horaces
Aparte
Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques make a strong case for the revival of this French-language opera by Mozart's rival.