Featured New Releases for
May 14, 2021

Album cover for Daddy's Home by St. Vincent
St. Vincent

Daddy's Home

Loma Vista
Pop/Rock
The singer/songwriter's sixth album sets her explorations of moral grey areas to the loose, warm sounds of the early '70s.

— Heather Phares

Album cover for The Off-Season by J. Cole
J. Cole

The Off-Season

Dreamville
Rap
The sixth studio album from this masterful rapper/producer sees him shedding some of his self-seriousness for a set of lighter, wordplay-focused tracks.

— Fred Thomas

Album cover for Copycat Killer by Phoebe Bridgers
Phoebe Bridgers

Copycat Killer

Dead Oceans
Pop/Rock
Four-song EP reworks material from this indie songwriter's 2020 breakthrough album Punisher with nothing but vocals and cinematic strings.

— Fred Thomas

Album cover for Scatterbrain by The Chills
The Chills

Scatterbrain

Fire Records
Pop/Rock
The legendary New Zealand band's third post-comeback release is a sonically diverse, lyrically thoughtful album that reinforces, and adds to, their legacy.

— Tim Sendra

Album cover for Blood by Juliana Hatfield
Juliana Hatfield

Blood

American Laundromat Records
Pop/Rock
A nervy and hooky exploration of the agitated state of the world in the early 2020s.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Album cover for The Blue Elephant by Matt BerryEditors' Choice
Matt Berry

The Blue Elephant

Acid Jazz
Pop/Rock
The musical polymath adds another style to his growing list of conquests; this time it's proggy psychedelia circa 1969.

— Tim Sendra

Album cover for Black to the Future by Sons of KemetEditors' Choice
Sons of Kemet

Black to the Future

Impulse!
Jazz
On this almost uncategorizable musical milestone, the band and guests move across Black history and create an already present future.

— Thom Jurek

Album cover for DJ-Kicks by Jayda G
Jayda G

DJ-Kicks

!K7
Electronic
The Grammy-nominated DJ, producer, and singer's first commercially issued set mixes jazz-funk and post-disco favorites with soulful house gems.

— Paul Simpson

Album cover for Came Down Different by PardonerEditors' Choice
Pardoner

Came Down Different

Bar/None Records
Pop/Rock
The third album from this inventive and angular guitar-pop band reconfigures the influence of flagship indie bands in unexpected ways.

— Fred Thomas

Album cover for Skellig by David Gray
David Gray

Skellig

Laugh a Minute Records
Pop/Rock
Gray has always been a reflective songwriter, but in removing some of his sonic crutches, he's unearthed a bit of Van Morrison's mystic soul-food shine.

— James Christopher Monger

Album cover for Voyager by Current Joys
Current Joys

Voyager

Secretly Canadian
Pop/Rock
Nick Rattigan's moody, post-punk-informed solo project uses collaborators and a studio for the first time for a cinematic Secretly Canadian debut.

— Marcy Donelson

Album cover for Lionel Boy by Lionel Boy
Lionel Boy

Lionel Boy

Innovative Leisure
Pop/Rock
Oahu native Lionel Deguzman (Tigers in the Sky) offers a collaborative solo debut abundant in laid-back grooves and dreamy, sun-streaked atmospheres.

— Marcy Donelson

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