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October 30, 2020
Hey Clockface
Concord
A restless, adventurous album where Elvis Costello puts a new spin on old tricks.
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All That You Can't Leave Behind [20th Anniversary]
Interscope
A lavish box set highlighted by a disc of B-sides and demos that showcase U2's weird side, in contrast to the original album's return to the band's classic sound.
Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)
Rhino
A box set containing five discs of unreleased and compelling tapes from Joni Mitchell's years as a folk singer in the mid-1960s.
Earth to Dora
E Works
With flashes of something like optimism and a warm, engaging sound, the alt rock veterans glance at the bright side for a change.
Magic Oneohtrix Point Never
Warp
Inspired by his lifelong love of radio, Daniel Lopatin combines the different facets of his music with a newfound warmth and intimacy.
The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo
Ipecac
The band delivers a bracing and vital-sounding re-recording of their 1986 thrash/punk-metal demo.
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American Beauty [50th Anniversary Edition]
Grateful Dead
An expanded edition includes a noteworthy performance from 1971, which marked the live debut of several songs that became fan favorites.
May Our Chambers Be Full
Sacred Bones
Rundle and Thou team up for an evocative set that stands at the nexus of doom, gothic rock, post-grunge, and black metal.
Existential Reckoning
BMG
Channeling dread, anxiety, and frustration, the electronic-tinged rock trio hold a mirror to society as the world burns.
Recepticon
People of Rhythm / People of Rhythm Records
Luke Vibert's fourth album of 2020 sticks to his tried-and-true method of smartly constructed grooves and clever samples.
Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God
Empire
On his apocalyptic tenth studio album, this hip-hop legend is joined by everyone from Kendrick Lamar to Mariah Carey.
The Great Dismal
Relapse Records
The band's fourth album sees them adding metal back into their shoegaze sound; the result is almost on par with their brilliant debut.
The Human Condition
Mascot / Mascot Music
Kentucky's Southern swamp metal brotherhood realize the fullness of their greasy, swaggering creative potential.
Self Worth
Captured Tracks
The band's fourth album tackles the frustrations of capitalism, the patriarchy, and relationships with fiery punk eloquence.
Artlessly Falling
Firehouse 12
The second provocative offering from the guitarist's vocal group features new members and three cameos from Robert Wyatt.
Closer Than They Appear
Bars Only Entertainment
Executive-produced by Phonte, this EP from the sharp and smooth rapper/singer packs the wallop of an album.
Budapest Concert
ECM
An improvised concert from perhaps his final European tour finds the pianist keenly exploring the musical spirits that have informed his career.
After School Special
Slumberland
Another refreshing and hook-filled jolt of lo-fi, high-excitement indie pop with mod and psych underpinnings.
A Strange Dream
Slumberland
Working with the Clean's David Kilgour gives the indie pop trio a chance to dig deep into their love of Flying Nun-style pop.
The Makarrata Project
Sony Music
A moving and culturally relevant plea for indigenous rights marks the Australian band's first release in 18 years.
E3 AF
Island / Universal
The grime pioneer's seventh full-length is leaner, more refined, and more upbeat than his 2017 return to form.
A La O Terre
Castle Face
Drifting, thrilling, and fierce psychedelia with free jazz and prog influences from a trio of Canadian explorers.
Crack a Light
Drag City
After a brief hiatus, the Baltimore noise rock band return with one of their most focused and powerful albums yet.
Hot, Wet & Sassy
Ghostly International
The Black Moth Super Rainbow leader takes inspiration from sparkling '80s pop hits, yet sounds as unsettling as ever on his fifth solo album.
April
Bella Union
A sweetly evocative fourth long-player inspired by a trip to the singer/songwriter's native Hong Kong in 2017.
I Can Go With You
Tompkins Square
The Utah native delivers a timeless-sounding debut of windblown country-folk grace and rambling melancholia.
Islands
Century Media / Inside Out Music
In direct response to the global pandemic, the band wrote this sprawling work about isolation while in transcontinental quarantine.
The Kinection
Omarion Worldwide
The singer's first independent album -- and first overall since 2014 -- contains some of his most nuanced and subtly powerful performances.
Post Human: Survival Horror
RCA
Riotous burst of rage inspired by world events in 2020, this EP is the first in a series by the English post-hardcore outfit.
Oocyte Oil & Stolen Androgens
Thrill Jockey
Marc Richter's third Thrill Jockey release expands on themes and ideas originally composed for site-specific installations.
The Otherside
RCA
After a five-year hiatus, Cam returns with a sturdy, melodic album rooted in 1970s soft rock.
About Love and Loving Again
Tapete Records
An immersive, volatile, semi-improvisational ninth album informed by divorce.
EPHEMERA
AWAL
Hazy sophomore set from the indie producer features appearances by Bon Iver, Empress Of, and more.
Shadow Forms
Soul Jazz
The Arizona-based group's third album maintains the cinematic qualities of their first two, but feels far less fragmentary.
Rachmaninoff: Préludes; Études-Tableaux; Moments musicaux
Deutsche Grammophon / UMC
Delicate and spontaneous aren't always words associated with Rachmaninoff, but both qualities are abundant in this lovely recording.
Chanson d'Amour
Erato
Devieilhe's distinctive soprano finds application in a wide range of French songs.
Ellen West
Bright Shiny Things
A powerful, engrossing chamber opera by Gordon based on real-life events.
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 in G Minor "The Year 1905"
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Turbo-Shostakovich from conductor Vladimir Jurowski and his well-drilled London Philharmonic.
Two Sonatas and Two Romances: Brahms, Martucci
Arcana
Exceptionally strong Brahms, with a period piano that catches the complex balances in the composer's two cello sonatas.
John Rutter: Anthems, Hymns and Gloria for Brass Band
Naxos
Rutter's dense tonal harmonies are ideally suited to brass band treatment, performed here with great virtuosity.