Featured New Releases for
February 28, 2020

Album cover for Suddenly by Caribou
Caribou

Suddenly

Merge
Electronic, Pop/Rock
The seventh studio album from this esteemed producer pushes the clubby energy and reflection of recent albums into warm, playful places.

— Fred Thomas

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Soccer Mommy

color theory

Loma Vista
Pop/Rock
The lyrically heavy follow-up to Sophie Allison's breakthrough debut has production inspired by the idea of coming across an old cassette tape.

— Marcy Donelson

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Lil Baby

My Turn

Quality Control
Rap
Second studio album from Atlanta rapper finds inspired, masterful flows meeting infectious pop hooks.

— Fred Thomas

Album cover for The Main Thing by Real EstateEditors' Choice
Real Estate

The Main Thing

Domino
Pop/Rock
With their fifth full-length, New Jersey indie band turns in their most mature and complex set of songs to date.

— Fred Thomas

Album cover for F8 by Five Finger Death Punch
Five Finger Death Punch

F8

Better Noise
Pop/Rock
The platinum-selling arena rockers' eighth studio effort, F8 ticks off all of the FFDP boxes.

— James Christopher Monger

Album cover for Disco Volador by The OriellesEditors' Choice
The Orielles

Disco Volador

Heavenly
Pop/Rock
The band's second album is another thrilling, breathtaking blend of '90s indie, disco funk, and youthful exuberance.

— Tim Sendra

Album cover for Mission Bells by The Proper OrnamentsEditors' Choice
The Proper Ornaments

Mission Bells

Tapete Records
Pop/Rock
The band's second album in a year strips down their already restrained sound to find hidden emotional depths amid the still-pretty melodies and whispered vocals.

— Tim Sendra

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Cold Beat

Mother

DFA
Pop/Rock
The project's fourth album adds a grander scope to Hannah Lew's meditations on motherhood, the environment, and the turbulent 2020s.

— Heather Phares

Album cover for The Ryder by HOLY
HOLY

The Ryder

PNKSLM
Pop/Rock
The band's third album marks a turn away from massive psychedelia towards pocket epics driven by synths and urgent melancholy.

— Tim Sendra

Album cover for I Think I'm Good by Kassa OverallEditors' Choice
Kassa Overall

I Think I'm Good

Brownswood
Jazz
The New York-based drummer and backpack producer takes on the subject of mental illness while further dissolving boundaries between jazz and hip-hop.

— Thom Jurek

Album cover for Full Hand by Kevin Krauter
Kevin Krauter

Full Hand

Bayonet Records
Pop/Rock
The second solo set from the bassist for Hoops doubles down on the blurry, quirky soft rock vibe of his 2018 debut.

— Marcy Donelson

Album cover for A Situation by Wrangler
Wrangler

A Situation

Bella Union
Electronic
Electro trio Wrangler harness vintage technology in order to create electro-pop songs addressing 2010s technology's effect on the world.

— Paul Simpson

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Ratboys

Printer's Devil

Top Shelf Records
Pop/Rock
The Chicago indie outfit dial up the distortion without relinquishing their reflective mix of jangle and twang on a solid third album.

— Marcy Donelson

Album cover for Torch // Flame by Johnossi
Johnossi

Torch // Flame

BMG / BMG Rights Management
Pop/Rock
The Swedish rock duo tone it back down on their appealingly straightforward sixth outing.

— Timothy Monger

Album cover for Fungus II by Wasted Shirt
Wasted Shirt

Fungus II

Famous Class
Pop/Rock
Ty Segall and Brian Chippendale join forces for an exciting dive into the deep end of noise rock.

— Mark Deming

Album cover for Safe Sins by Gladie
Gladie

Safe Sins

Lame-O Records / Run for Cover Records
Pop/Rock
The former Cayetana frontwoman debuts a new project of textured, melancholic indie rock.

— Timothy Monger

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