Featured New Releases for
September 4, 2020

Detroit 2

Def Jam / Getting Out Our Dreams
Rap
Detroit rapper enlists an intimidating star-studded host of guest contributors to pay tribute to the city that made him.

— Fred Thomas

Gold Record

Drag City
The singer/songwriter imbues these character sketches with the deeply personal warmth of his previous album, Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest.

— Heather Phares

Fall to Pieces

!K7
The mournful 14th LP by the Bristol electronic pioneer delves deep into grief following the death of his daughter.

— Neil Z. Yeung

L' Ère du Verseau

Recreation Center
The French duo tone down the technicolor in favor of a more expressive sound that's still hooky and fun.

— Tim Sendra

Faith

Lento Records
The British duo draw upon early-'90s goth and industrial sounds for their dusky fifth album.

— Matt Collar

As God Intended

Mello Music Group
Rap
Buffalo's Che Noir demonstrates her remarkably focused lyricism and stylistic versatility over Apollo Brown's rich, earthy productions.

— Paul Simpson

One World

Sony Music
R&B
Billy Ocean reunites with his '80s collaborator Barry Eastman for this good-natured, mellow album.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Heaven's Mayor

Bobo Integral
Snarky and quietly satirical lyrics meet beautifully written and arranged chamber pop tunes on the secnd album from this Canadian wunderkind.

— Mark Deming

All That Emotion

Brassland
The Juno-nominated songwriter's fourth album explores soft atmospheres and human behavior with help from the National's Aaron Dessner.

— Marcy Donelson

Solo II

Groenland
Box set of the Neu!/Harmonia co-founder's solo works from 1983 onwards, moving from Krautrock to dreamy ambient pop.

— Paul Simpson

After Silence

VOCES8 Records
A gorgeous album in four parts, uniting previous releases of the individual parts and combining music thematically in new ways.

— James Manheim

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