Eric Church

Soul

Snakefarm Records

Country

The third installment of Eric Church's triple-LP Heart & Soul is a relaxed good time.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Dinosaur Jr.

Sweep It Into Space

Jagjaguwar

Pop/Rock

The 12th studio album from this slacker pop institution includes some of the catchiest and most immediate songs since their 2005 reunion.

— Fred Thomas

The Who

The Who Sell Out [Super Deluxe Edition]

Geffen

Pop/Rock

Guitar-smashing hooligans get a psychedelic facelift on their third album--and first flirtation with rock opera.

— Patrick Sullivan

Field Music

Flat White Moon

Memphis Industries

Pop/Rock

The British sibling duo's ninth album is a poetic production full of warm prog rock and AOR influences.

— Matt Collar

Imelda May

11 Past the Hour

Decca

Pop/Rock

A dusky pop album that finds the Irish rocker joined by special guests, including Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood.

— Matt Collar

Animal Collective / Deakin / Geologist

Crestone [Original Score]

Domino

Pop/Rock, Stage & Screen

Members of Animal Collective return to the understated abstraction of their early days for the soundtrack of this film set in a desert town.

— Fred Thomas

John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band

Plastic Ono Band [Super Deluxe Edition]

Apple / Capitol

Pop/Rock

A weighty new box set features a plethora of new mixes, outtakes, and jams.

Tom Jones

Surrounded by Time

S-Curve

Pop/Rock

On his 42nd album, the Welsh singer offers a powerful, deeply personal collection of covers chosen from across the musical spectrum.

— Thom Jurek

The Loft

Ghost Trains & Country Lanes: Studio, Stage & Sessions 1984-2015

Cherry Red

Pop/Rock

Comprehensive collection of foundational indie pop that captures songs from the band's '80s heyday including an unreleased live set and reunion recordings.

— Tim Sendra

Tangled Shoelaces

Turn My Dial: M Squared Recordings and More, 1981-84

Chapter

Pop/Rock

Odd, hooky, experimental, and gloriously innocent, this collection gathers all the magical pop songs recorded by the obscure group of Australian teenagers.

— Tim Sendra

Steve Cropper

Fire It Up

Provogue

R&B

A decade after his 2011 LP, the great guitarist and bandleader delivers a gritty, riff-based set of soul, funk, and blues.

— Thom Jurek

Lost Girls

Menneskekollektivet

Smalltown Supersound

Pop/Rock

The duo's expansive debut album reflects on the communal nature of existence with organic, often thrilling improvisations.

— Heather Phares

Alan Vega

Mutator

Sacred Bones

Avant-Garde, Pop/Rock

A previously unreleased '90s album from the former Suicide frontman showcases the duality of his music with some of his most consistent songs.

— Heather Phares

Remember Sports

Like a Stone

Father/Daughter Records

Pop/Rock

A more ambitious, varied, and volatile fourth long-player that still delivers sharp pop-punk hooks.

— Marcy Donelson

Sonic Boom

Almost Nothing Is Nearly Enough [Remix]

Carpark Records

Electronic, Pop/Rock

Synth-heavy but subtle remixes of songs from All Things Being Equal.

— Tim Sendra

The Berries

Throne of Ivory (Singles & B-Sides)

Run for Cover Records

Pop/Rock

The Seattle jangle pop band takes an artful turn on this collection of singles and rarities.

— Timothy Monger

Goldie

Timeless [25 Year Anniversary Edition]

London Records

Electronic

Deluxe edition of the groundbreaking debut from the drum'n'bass visionary, incorporating soul, hip-hop, and jazz fusion influences into deeply introspective compositions.

— Paul Simpson

GospelbeacH

Jam Jam

Curation Records

Pop/Rock

An EP of bubblegum and glitter songs given a warm California update.

— Tim Sendra

Art d'Ecco

In Standard Definition

Paper Bag Records

Pop/Rock

The performer's love letter to long-gone formats and feelings gives his vivid mix of glam rock, synth pop, and post-punk a widescreen upgrade.

— Heather Phares

Cabaret Voltaire

BN9Drone

Mute

Electronic

The second of two longform apocalyptic soundscapes from Richard H. Kirk's solo reboot of Cabaret Voltaire.

— Paul Simpson

Sindy

Horror Head

PNKSLM

Pop/Rock

Giddy, melancholy indie pop with impressively warped, immersive textures from the lead singer of Gothenburg's Ruby Empress.

— Marcy Donelson

Alfa Mist

Bring Backs

Anti-

R&B, Rap, Jazz

The keyboardist and rapper's first album for Anti- finds him further expanding his jazz, hip-hop, and classical-influenced sound.

— Matt Collar

The Selecter

Too Much Pressure [Deluxe Edition]

Chrysalis Records

Pop/Rock

Expanded reissue of the taut and satisfying debut from one of the few sexually integrated bands on the U.K.'s 2-Tone ska scene.

— Mark Deming

Oberon

A Midsummer's Night Dream [Deluxe Edition]

Grapefruit

Pop/Rock, Folk

An obscure British classic, Oberon's lone 1971 LP is a fascinating slab of deep progressive folk representative of its time and place.

— Timothy Monger

Peter Frampton / Peter Frampton Band

Peter Frampton Forgets the Words

Universal

Pop/Rock

Peter Frampton's warm, lyrical guitar shines on this all-instrumental covers album.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Still Dreams

Make Believe

Elefant

Pop/Rock

The Japanese synth pop duo combine familiar reference points with their own uniquely strange and dreamy voice.

— Fred Thomas

Yellow Ostrich

Soft

Barsuk

Pop/Rock

A meditative and architecturally sound set of immaculately rendered bedroom pop.

— James Christopher Monger

Various Artists

Riding the Rock Machine: British Seventies Classic Rock

Grapefruit

Pop/Rock

Fun collection of a random selection of hard rockers, quirky pop songs, glam delights, deep cuts from classic bands, and rarely heard obscurities.

— Tim Sendra

Catriona Morison / Malcolm Martineau

The Dark Night Has Vanished

Linn / Linn Records

Classical

A fine song recital from soprano Morison touches on a little-known female composer.

— James Manheim

Budapest Scoring Orchestra / Péter Illényi

Oliver Davis: Solace

Signum Classics

Classical

Compositions that tread an interesting line between straight crossover and minimalism, inflected in several directions.

— James Manheim

Paul Lewis / Steven Osborne

French Duets

Hyperion

Classical

A delightful collection of small French four-hand works performed with obvious enthusiasm.

— James Manheim

Sandrine Piau

Clair-Obscur: Strauss, Berg, Zemlinsky

Alpha

Classical

Distinctive late Romantic song treatments from one of the age's great sopranos.

— James Manheim

Lionel Meunier / Freiburger BarockConsort / Vox Luminis

Biber: Requiem

Alpha

Classical

A warm, stately reading of the Biber Requiem, with works related not in place or time but in style

— James Manheim

Sonya Yoncheva

Rebirth

Sony Classical

Classical

This Yoncheva release lands all over the map but showcases her fearless star quality.

— James Manheim

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