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March 29, 2019
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Interscope / Polydor
A promising debut from the genre-blurring anti-pop star of the disaffected Gen Z masses.
Honky Tonk Time Machine
MCA
Strait shines on this easygoing album of deliberately nostalgic country.
Deforming Lobes
Drag City
The garage punk hero and his band rock out like their lives depend on it in this loud and proud live document.
Side Effects
City Slang
Wild-eyed, late-'60s-style psychedelia mixes with a bold punk energy on the Austin outfit's second outing for City Slang.
Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"
Domino
Joined by the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Krzysztof Penderecki, the Portishead frontwoman honors the symphony's humanity and technical beauty.
Coltrane '58: The Prestige Recordings
Craft Records
All of Coltrane's sessions as a leader in 1958 are presented in chronological order on this handsome box set.
Badbea
AED Records
The third post-stroke album by the Scottish legend finds him in fine voice, writing tough rockers and gentle ballads while expanding his sonic horizons a touch.
The Road: Part II (Lost Highway)
Songs for the Def
Joined by many of the collaborators heard on The Road: Pt. I, James Lavelle sifts through the fallout on his second album in three years.
Come What May
Nonesuch
Redman evokes the feeling of letting go, and sinking into soulful, late afternoon reverie.
Chris Cohen
Captured Tracks
Cohen's third album continues along familiar lines, hiding deeper statements and vulnerable
expressions in the layers of unassuming soft rock templates.
Deserted
Bloodshot / Sin
The great contrarians head out to the desert and return with a confident, ambitious exercise in hallucinatory indie folk.
Guns
Mello Music Group
On his most powerful work to date, the Brooklyn-based MC/producer addresses gun violence in today's society.
Agora
Touch
Recorded at home with a stripped-down set-up, Agora falls somewhere in between Fennesz's studio albums and his live improv material.
Guy
New West
The noted singer/songwriter pays tribute to his mentor and fellow Texas tunesmith, the late Guy Clark.
Live at MySpace
Real Gone Music
Recorded in 2006, Folds' webcast offers up a decent snapshot of the convergence of music and social media before it all got really complicated.
Late Night Tales
LateNightTales
Electro-acoustic producer offers up a warm mix of dusky jazz, pastel-colored ambient tracks, and orchestral soul sounds from around the globe.
Natural Facts
Beyond Beyond Is Beyond
The New Jersey combo eschew jam band stereotypes on their harder-edged follow-up which includes psych, jangle pop, and post-punk elements.
Fucking Bliss
Run for Cover Records
A harsh, unnerving, almost unbearably personal album recorded by Sam Ray in 2015.
Quanta Series
Mute
Seven years in the making, the Syrian-Armenian-American's stunning debut album connects the personal, global, scientific, and spiritual dimensions of healing.
Various Artists
Nigeria 70: No Wahala (Highlife, Afro-Funk & Juju 1973-1987)
Strut
After an eight-year hiatus, Strut returns with a stellar fourth volume in its essential Nigeria 70 series.
Various Artists
Losing Touch with My Mind: Psychedelia in Britain 1985-1990
Cherry Red
Excellent three-disc set that expertly gathers late-'80s U.K. shoegaze, noise pop, dream pop, baggy, and other styles that fall under the neo-psychedelic banner.
Trogg Modal, Vol. 2
DFA
Perhaps the most straightforward dance release from the Black Dice leader, and easily his most consistent album.
Greetings from... Jake Owen
Big Loud Records
Jake Owen sounds relaxed and at ease on this beachy indie release.
Stand Back: 1981-2017
Atlantic / Rhino
A career retrospective released to coincide with Stevie Nicks' induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Movies for Ears
Night School
A collection of strange, dreamy lo-fi pop gems drawn from early releases by the sorely underrated Ela Orleans.
English Rose
AMF / Virgin
Fearless, idiom-switching debut from a singer/songwriter assisted by Jim Abbiss (Arctic Monkeys, Adele) and Dave Okumu (Jessie Ware, Nilüfer Yanya).
This Is Eli Young Band: Greatest Hits
Valory / The Valory Music Co.
An effective summary of the first act of the Eli Young Band.
The Years in Between
Atlantic / Gingerbread
Fifth set of yearning ditties from the soft rock revivalist is a comforting, balanced peak into his catalog.
The Mighty
Red / Red Music
The veteran indie reggae-pop group's tenth studio LP, The Mighty delivers a slick ten-song set that fits right into O.A.R.'s singles-driven oeuvre.
Curve of Earth
Full Time Hobby
An official debut over a decade in the making from an indie country-rock trio with stories to tell.
Empath
Inside Out Music
Rock's most chameleon-like polymath offers a maximalist, startling aural view of his entire soundworld simultaneously, accompanied by a stellar cast.
Cosmic Wind
The second album from the New York experimental R&B duo tends toward dreamy, laid-back tones.
Vierne, Franck: Violin Sonatas; Ysaÿe: Poème élégiaque
Hyperion
The familiar Violin Sonata of César Franck gains intensity here, surrounded by a program of pieces from its own time.
Tippett: Symphonies 3 & 4, B flat
Hyperion
The conclusion of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's Tippett symphony cycle, which has made a case for the revival of these works.
Project W: Works by Diverse Women Composers
Cedille Records
This collection of music by women has the virtue of programmatic coherence.
Busoni: Piano Concerto
Myrios Classics
A fine live performance of Busoni's epically difficult, rarely performed piano concerto.
The Music of King's: Choral Favourites from Cambridge
King's College Choir
A strong "favorites" album by the king of British collegiate choirs.