Featured New Album Releases

Ed Sheeran

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Asylum / Atlantic

Pop/Rock

Ed Sheeran basks in the joy of being a newlywed father on this sleek and cozy set of adult-oriented pop.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

The War on Drugs

I Don't Live Here Anymore

Atlantic

Pop/Rock

After the densely layered moodiness of their last album, this '80s-modeled band returns with a warmer, more uplifting rendering of their blue collar rock sound.

— Fred Thomas

Tori Amos

Ocean to Ocean

Decca

Pop/Rock

Processing grief and loss, the singer/songwriter offers hope and healing with another strong late-era set.

— Neil Z. Yeung

Mastodon

Hushed and Grim

Reprise

Pop/Rock

The Atlanta power quartet chart the stages of grief, and the journey of a soul on their most musically varied -- and focused -- set to date.

— Thom Jurek

Marissa Nadler

The Path of the Clouds

Sacred Bones

Pop/Rock

Inspired by binging Unsolved Mysteries during lockdown, the Gothic folk artist's wired ninth LP features members of Cocteau Twins, Midlake, and more.

— Marcy Donelson

R.E.M.

New Adventures in Hi-Fi [25th Anniversary Edition]

Concord

Pop/Rock

This 25th Anniversary edition contains a bonus disc which rounds up all the B-sides from the album's singles, plus live tracks and acoustic versions.

The Doobie Brothers

Liberte

Island

Pop/Rock

The trio of Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, and John McFee update the Doobie Brothers' rocking boogie.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Joe Bonamassa

Time Clocks

J&R Adventures

Blues

An introspective album filled with long songs with a distinct Pink Floyd influence.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Various Artists

Think I'm Going Weird: Original Artefacts from the British Psychedelic Scene 1966-1968

Grapefruit

Pop/Rock

This stunning and essential collection of peak British psych captures big names, cult favorites, and dusty rarities in a technicolor swirl of sound.

— Tim Sendra

Various Artists

Sun Shines Here: Roots of Indie Pop 1980-1984

Cherry Red

Pop/Rock

Three well-chosen discs that examine melodic post-punk of various stripes that served as building blocks for the indie pop that emerged later in the decade.

— Tim Sendra

Jonathan Bremer / Bremer/McCoy / Morten McCoy

Natten

Luaka Bop

Pop/Rock, Jazz

The Danish instrumental duo's second Luaka Bop album is a spectral, deeply evocative blend of jazz, classical, and electronic sounds.

— Matt Collar

Mon Laferte

1940 Carmen

Latino / Universal

Latin, Pop/Rock

The Chilean singer/songwriter delivers her second album in five months; it was entirely written and recorded in a Los Angeles Airbnb.

— Thom Jurek

Hayes Carll

You Get It All

Dualtone Music

Folk, Pop/Rock, Country

The songwriter's regular-guy wit and wisdom connect on an album that does everything it needs to do just right.

— Mark Deming

Billy Bragg

The Million Things That Never Happened

Cooking Vinyl

Pop/Rock

The former "one-man Clash" ponders the personal more than the political on an album reflecting a mature, thoughtful outlook.

— Mark Deming

Normil Hawaiians

Dark World (79-81)

Upset the Rhythm

Pop/Rock

Early singles, a Peel Session, and other formative material from the unconventional U.K. post-punk band led by Guy Smith.

— Paul Simpson

Pia Fraus

Now You Know It Still Feels the Same

Seksound

Pop/Rock

The Estonian noise pop band celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut album by producing refined versions of their earliest songs.

— Paul Simpson

Maya Jane Coles

Night Creature

I/AM/ME

Electronic

Coles' fifth studio album is a haunting, sensual exploration of all the things that happen at night.

— Paul Simpson

Jerry Cantrell

Brighten

Jerry Cantrell

Pop/Rock

Jerry Cantrell's first new set in decades dials back the dimly lit ruminations of past efforts for something that hews dangerously close to hope.

— James Christopher Monger

The Beau Brummels

Turn Around: Complete Recordings 1964-1970

Now Sounds

Pop/Rock

An exhaustive and lovingly compiled eight-disc set covering the influential San Francisco band's complete 1960s run.

— Timothy Monger

Nightmares on Wax

Shout Out! To Freedom...

Warp

Electronic

Released 30 years after his debut full-length, George Evelyn's deepest LP features input from Haile Supreme and Shabaka Hutchings, among many others.

— Andy Kellman

Theon Cross

Intra-I

Marathon Artists / New Soil

Electronic, International, Jazz, Rap, Reggae

Creating a virtual sound system from his tuba, the U.K. musician creates a gritty, dramatic soundscape that points squarely to the future.

— Thom Jurek

Sam Evian

Time to Melt

Fat Possum Records

Pop/Rock

The songwriter/engineer's narcotic third LP dials up the vintage funk and loungey wooziness of prior albums while injecting sociopolitical themes.

— Marcy Donelson

White Plains

The Collection

7T's / Glam

Pop/Rock

Collected works by the middle of the road-meets-bubblegum vocal pop band, featuring a disc of rarities.

— Tim Sendra

The Pop Group

Y in Dub

Mute

Pop/Rock

Mirroring the tracklisting of their 1979 debut, Y in Dub is a collection of heavyweight dub versions that match the prodigious intensity of their source material.

Lily Konigsberg

Lily We Need to Talk Now

Wharf Cat Records

Pop/Rock

A founding member of Palberta, Lily and Horn Horse, et al. delivers a mercurial set of two-minute indie pop tracks for her full-length solo debut.

— Marcy Donelson

Lone

Always Inside Your Head

Greco Roman

Electronic

Lone's immersive eighth album is a lush, magical fusion of ambient house, indie pop, and trip-hop.

— Paul Simpson

Charlotte Cornfield

Highs in the Minuses

Double Double Whammy

Pop/Rock

Emotionally raw songs from this Canadian indie songwriter are rich with exceptionally well-crafted lyricism and balanced by a sense of warmth and openness.

— Fred Thomas