Lana Del Rey

Chemtrails over the Country Club

Interscope / Polydor

Pop/Rock

Del Rey continues her evolution from pop persona to emotionally and culturally complex artist, turning in her most atmospheric work to date.

— Fred Thomas

Justin Bieber

Justice

Def Jam / EMI Records

Pop/Rock

Inapt title and MLK interludes notwithstanding, a solid addition to the singer's catalog with each pop mode skillfully handled.

— Andy Kellman

Loretta Lynn

Still Woman Enough

Sony Music

Country

The fourth album from Loretta Lynn's Patsy Lynn Russell and John Carter Cash-produced sessions celebrates women in country music.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Chris Cornell

No One Sings like You Anymore

A&M / Polydor / Universal

Pop/Rock

A collection of classic rock and soul covers recorded by the Soundgarden singer in 2016.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Harry Connick, Jr.

Alone with My Faith

Decca / Verve

Religious, Pop/Rock, Vocal

A heartfelt celebration of traditional hymns, gospel songs, and faith-based originals from the New Orleans singer.

— Matt Collar

Jon Batiste

We Are

Verve

R&B

The Late Night bandleader crafts an uplifting album of genre-bending soul and R&B.

— Matt Collar

Sting

Duets

A&M / Polydor / UMC

Pop/Rock

A collection of duets recorded over the years showcases Sting's worldly ways.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Middle Kids

Today We're the Greatest

Domino

Pop/Rock

The follow-up to the Australian Top Ten-charting Lost Friends delivers soaring hooks, rumination, and post-wedding affection.

— Marcy Donelson

Ringo Starr

Zoom In

Universal

Pop/Rock

A cheerful, star-studded collection of familiar pop sounds that Ringo recorded while quarantined at home.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Hedvig Mollestad Trio

Ding Dong. You're Dead.

Rune Grammofon

Jazz

Returning to work with her trio in time to celebrate their tenth anniversary, the Norwegian guitarist convincingly expands her jazz palette.

— Thom Jurek

Mono

Beyond the Past: Live in London

Temporary Residence

Pop/Rock

To celebrate 20 years, the Japanese power trio and a symphony orchestra delivered a career-spanning performance at the Barbican Centre.

— Thom Jurek

Chad VanGaalen

World's Most Stressed Out Gardener

Sub Pop

Pop/Rock

The Calgary-based singer and multi-instrumentalist unloads his creative whims with an almost frantic gusto on his seventh album.

— Timothy Monger

Triptides

Alter Echoes

Alive Naturalsound Records / Alive Records

Pop/Rock

The band stretch and expand their now-cleaned-up garage psych sound to include more jangle, spacey ballads, and Zombies-esque pop.

— Tim Sendra

Keith Jarrett

Sun Bear Concerts

ECM

Jazz

More than four decades after its release, this ten-LP masterpiece of solo jazz piano improv gets a limited-facsimile vinyl reissue from ECM.

— Thom Jurek

Mint Julep

In a Deep and Dreamless Sleep

Western Vinyl Records

Pop/Rock, Electronic

A consistently denser, hazier fifth full-length from the indie electronic duo whose sophisticated textures are often exquisite.

— Marcy Donelson

New Bums

Last Time I Saw Grace

Drag City

Pop/Rock

Another lovely volume of heartbreak ballads with a clever lyrical twist delivered by members of Skygreen Leopards and Six Organs of Admittance.

— Tim Sendra

Nik Bärtsch

Entendre

ECM

Avant-Garde

On his first solo piano outing since 2002, the Swiss pianist and composer reinvents and reworks compositions recorded by his bands.

— Thom Jurek

Hello

Complete Singles Collection

7T's / Glam

Pop/Rock

A pleasing trip through the effervescent glam rock band's decade-long career, punctuated by the timeless hit "New York Groove."

— Tim Sendra

Harpers Bizarre

Come to the Sunshine: The Complete Warner Brothers Recordings

Él / Él

Pop/Rock

This compilation collects the first four albums and several non-album B-sides from the short-lived and quickly evolving late-'60s sunshine pop group.

— Fred Thomas

Ted Byrnes / Brad Caulkins / Greg Coates / Tomas Dolas / John Dwyer

Endless Garbage

Castle Face

Jazz, Pop/Rock

Free-form collaborative improvisations helmed by John Dwyer, built around Ted Byrnes' chaotic drumming.

— Paul Simpson

William Doyle

Great Spans of Muddy Time

Tough Love

Pop/Rock

An impressive, mostly home-recorded meld of art rock, synth pop, textured instrumentals, and sound experiments from the artist fka East India Youth.

— Marcy Donelson

American Culture

For My Animals

HHBTM

Pop/Rock

The Denver band delivers a raw but comforting paean to the D.I.Y. underground on their sophomore set.

— Timothy Monger

Aisslinn Nosky / Max Mandel / Handel & Haydn Society

Mozart: Violin Concertos Vol. 1

Coro

Classical

A unique meeting of talents creates an unusual set of Mozart concerto performances.

— James Manheim

Steven Isserlis / Connie Shih

Music from Proust's Salons

BIS

Classical

Beautifully performed thematic album by Isserlis goes beyond superficial connections.

— James Manheim

Lowell Liebermann

Personal Demons

Steinway & Sons

Classical

A grand recital by Liebermann in the old virtuoso-composer tradition.

— James Manheim

Gianandrea Noseda / London Symphony Orchestra

Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10

LSO Live

Classical

Impeccably prepared and performed Shostakovich puts the listener in the midst of the culturally turbulent postwar years.

— James Manheim

Will Liverman / Paul Sánchez

Dreams of a New Day: Songs by Black Composers

Cedille Records

Classical

This revelatory collection of songs by Black composers includes unknown treasures.

— James Manheim

The Crossing / Donald Nally

The Tower and the Garden

Navona Records

Classical

Absorbing new choral works from a small virtuoso choir on environmental and spiritual themes.

— James Manheim

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