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May 17, 2019
Dedicated
Interscope / Polydor / Schoolboy
On her fourth album, the Canadian pop star adds sophistication and ambition to her always-relatable songs.
IGOR
Columbia
The vital, heartsick follow-up to the rapper and producer's Grammy-nominated Flower Boy.
Cuz I Love You
Atlantic
The boundary-breaking artist's major-label debut is a triumphant showcase for every part of her talent, physicality, and sexuality.
Living Mirage
Parlophone / Reprise / Warner Bros.
The Seattle-based Americana/indie folk group's fourth LP toes the line between sleek and homespun.
A Fine Mess
Matador
Gathered from the Marauder sessions, these songs continue that album's direct-yet-doomy vibe.
Finding Gabriel
Nonesuch
The pianist and his collaborators deliver a provocative and profound, genre-defying pass through biblical prophecy and modern history.
Just For a Moment: Music 1973-1997
Universal
A lovingly collected and packaged box set of the former Faces bassist's organic and wonderfully warm solo work.
Readjusting the Locks
Sacred Bones
Third album from this raw punk act is a dizzying soundtrack for political and existential crisis.
Heroes & Gods
Shanachie
The veteran R&B artist's sixth album contains several of his best originals and a fine Luther Vandross cover.
Various Artists
Sad About the Times
Mexican Summer
Compelling collection of early-'70s singer/songwriters, obscure soft rockers, and oddball AOR artists operating on the fringes of the American scene.
Living Theatre
Trouble in Mind
Caity Shaffer and Quilt's Shane Butler alternate lead vocals on their second set of amber-tinted psychedelic folk-rock.
No Keys
Thrill Jockey
On their third album, transplanted L.A. power trio come into their own by delivering tighter, darker songwriting and more expansive, nuanced psych textures.
Baby, Please Come Home
The Last Music Company
The Texas guitar man returns with a swinging set of unlikely covers of vintage jump blues, R&B, doo wop, and more showcasing his inimitable style.
Star People Nation
Music On Vinyl
A cosmic fusion of jazz, electronic traditions, hip-hop, and R&B inform the trumpeter's elevated fifth album.
Love Starvation/Trombone
Yep Roc
Nick Lowe's second EP with Los Straitjackets adheres to his love of pre-Beatles pop.
Transience
Southern Domestic
This relatively downbeat effort from the U.K. new wave veteran hits the right balance between messy and focused.
SlipCover
S-Curve / S-Curve Records
The legendary songwriter honors ten of his favorite artists, performing classic tunes alone at the piano.
Release
Haven Sounds
The Canadian pop eccentric's third outing explores mortality and existential anxiety in his typically grandiose style.
The Future's Still Ringing in My Ears
30th Century Records
The second solo album from the ex-Yellowbirds songwriter blends pessimism with warm, psychedelic retro-pop.
Persuasion System
Ghostly International
Seth Haley switches up his recording process on this slightly mellow and subdued mini-album.
We Fall
Sound of Sinners
The Breeders bassist brings her skills as a composer to the fore on these beautifully pensive instrumentals.
Small World Turning
Shameless
The adult alternative songwriter relies on acoustic instrumentation for her compassion-themed 17th album.
Detroit Love, Vol. 2
Planet E
Carl Craig represents his Detroit Love concept with a diverse, generally optimistic mix.
Hail to the Kings!
Alligator / Alligator Records
A raucous, vibrant, funny collection that brings Chicago blues into the modern age.
The Best of Luck Club
Dead Oceans
The second album from the Australian pop-punk troubadour adds some new moves without dulling her songwriting smarts or sonic energy.
Holy Spring
The Leaf Label
Australian musician Laurence Pike's second set of solo improvisations for drums and sampler recorded live during a single day.
Hitsville Re-Visited
Mr. Bongo
Recorded in Ghana in 1982, this brief four-track set is a killer fusion of highlife, funky jazz, and soul.
Les Arts Florissants 40 ans
Harmonia Mundi
This greatest-hits collection from Les Arts Florissants shows the breadth of the group's influence and the consistency of their approach.
Björk's Vespertine: A Pop Album as an Opera
Oehms Classics
Icelandic artist Björk's 2001 album Vespertine is rendered as an opera.
Herbert Howells: Chamber Music
Naxos
Lovely recording of little-known chamber music from the first part of Howells' career.
Rachmaninov: 24 Préludes
Naxos
Technically exciting Rachmaninov preludes from the latest avatar of the pure Russian school.
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6
Mariinsky
Of many versions of the "Pathétique," by Gergiev and others, this live 2010 reading stands out for its pervasive tension.
If
Signum Classics
Intriguing countertenor album that mixes music by Michael Nyman and Henry Purcell.