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December 6, 2019
Romance
Epic
The former Fifth Harmony singer's ecstatic sophomore album finds her in the sway of new love with a candid pop sophistication.
Libertad 548
Mr. 305
On his Mr. 305 label debut, the Miami rapper and friends deliver heady, beat-driven reggaeton and Latin rap wedded to soul, funk, and rock grooves.
LP1
Capitol / Republic
The former One Direction singer's full-length debut mines hip-hop and electronic for his pop confections.
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Original Broadway Cast
Jagged Little Pill [Original Broadway Cast Recording]
Atlantic
A cast recording of a musical of Alanis Morissette's 1995 blockbuster polishes away many of the original's quirks.
HERstory, Vol. 1
Geffen
Assortment of 1992-1997 hits and rarities that will appeal most to collectors who pick up the 7" carrying-case edition.
Portrait
Mute
The composer celebrates the adventurous and traditional facets of his music by reinterpreting his career highlights.
Origin of Muse
Warner Records
Mega box set that captures every bit of minutiae from the English rock trio's first two album eras.
Bad Vibes Forever
Bad Vibes Forever
Stylistically all-over-the-place to the point of disjointed, this lengthy posthumous collection from late rapper quickly loses cohesion.
The Odd Czar Against Us
Silver Age
The rap supergroup's third full-length of 2019 is a bit more true to life than their usual comic-inspired output.
Heavy Rain
On-U Sound
Dub companion to Lee "Scratch" Perry's well-received 2019 collaboration with Adrian Sherwood.
Ensemble Live
Mexican Summer
Floating spiritual jazz and spacy synth funk played live in the studio by a five-piece ensemble.
Greg Hates Car Culture
Planet Mu / Timesig
1999 vinyl debut from the Canadian breakcore innovator, laying the foundational elements of his signature sound.
Paraiso
Leaving Records
The elusive beatmaker (and chef) returns with a brief but tantalizing slice of daydream-worthy lo-fi ambient hip-hop.
Silver Dreams: Complete Albums 1975-1980
HNE
A career-spanning collection of radio-friendly singles and exciting albums from a great rock & roll band led by John Waite's powerful vocals.
Glacial Pace
Woodsist
Low-key melodies, gentle twang, and a softly psychedelic haze mark the bittersweet Woodsist debut of home recordist Brian Collins.
Only the Song Survives
New West
The songwriter's output from 2000 to 2018, collected on heavyweight vinyl in a luxuriously packaged box set.
Reverence
RRGEMS
With a Hammond B-3 organist added to her distinctive quartet, the saxophonist explores a spiritual intersection between modal jazz and African polyrhythms.
Two
Editions Mego
The second full-length of immersive electro-acoustic improvisations by Mark Clifford (Seefeel) and Scott Gordon (Loops Haunt).
Back to Sardinia
Esoteric Antenna / Esoteric Recordings
The continued collaboration between the former Genesis guitarist and Hungary's premier jazz fusion ensemble shines on their third shared album.
Paralanguage
Wichita
An ethereal dream trip of tranquil electro-acoustic ambience and tender, misty vocals.
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice
PentaTone Classics
A direct, almost urgent performance of Gluck's reform opera, with career-making singing by countertenor Iestyn Davies as Orfeo.
American Rage
Warner Classics
A directly political, impressively virtuosic program by now-adult prodigy Conrad Tao.
Christmas with the 5 Browns
Steinway & Sons
A well-constructed holiday program from classical music's answer to the Osmonds.
Joanna Bailie: Artificial Environments
NMC
An intriguing mix of field recordings, voice descriptions, and acoustic chamber settings.
Bryce Dessner: Tenebre
Resonanzraum
Recent works by rock-to-classical crossover Bryce Dessner (The National) played by the highly sympathetic Ensemble Resonanz.