Featured New Releases for
November 19, 2021

30Editors' Choice
Columbia
Triumphant fourth LP that takes the high road of growth, acceptance, and ownership after a difficult divorce.
- Neil Z. Yeung
The Legendary 1979 No Nukes ConcertsEditors' Choice
Sony Music
The Boss trims his three-hour concert extravaganza into a tight 90 minutes for a worthy cause, and delivers a musical knockout.
- Mark Deming
The Bridge
A&M / Polydor
A swift, sharply crafted collection of pop tunes highlighting the connections between cultures and eras.
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Bloodmoon: IEditors' Choice
Epitaph
A potent collaboration that pairs bracing hardcore with expansive symphonic and post-metal.
- James Christopher Monger
Raise the Roof
Rounder
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss manage to capture lightning in a bottle a second time on this joyful sequel to Raising Sand.
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine
MotherEditors' Choice
Forever Living Originals
R&B
Expansive yet concentrated second solo album from the singer/songwriter, supported again by Sault partner Inflo.
- Andy Kellman
Retrospect in Retirement of Delay: The Solo RecordingsEditors' Choice
Omnivore
More than two hours of previously unissued solo recordings from the enigmatic Philadelphia pianist reveal the hidden depths of his mastery.
- TiVo Staff
Time Flies
BMG / BMG Rights Management
Pip Brown's therapeutic fourth album uses a sparkly grab bag of synth pop, glam rock, and reggae to shimmy away from sorrow.
- Heather Phares
Flying Dream 1
Polydor / Virgin
A deeply introspective and literate ninth album from the acclaimed British rock outfit.
- Matt Collar
DJ-KicksEditors' Choice
!K7
A cosmopolitan and ecstatic mix featuring an exclusive collaboration with Hyperdub labelmate Loraine James.
- Andy Kellman
The Willie Nelson Family
Legacy / Sony Music
A relaxed, casual collection of spiritual numbers performed by Willie Nelson and his kin.
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Motorheart
Cooking Vinyl
The U.K. quartet's seventh set is a quick burst of bombast, riffs, and Justin Hawkins' signature falsetto wail.
- Neil Z. Yeung
Buds
Exploding in Sound
A poppier, more nuanced take on the guitar-heavy, deeply satisfying indie rock of the combo's 2017 album TRU.
- Tim Sendra
Destroyer [45th Anniversary Edition]
Universal
The 45th Anniversary Edition of these hard rock superheroes' 1976 classic combs the archives to include dozens of unreleased demos, live tracks, and alternate mixes.
- Fred Thomas
Deciphering the Message
Blue Note
The drummer and beat scientist remixes and appends 13 classics from the Blue Note catalog, assisted by a killer cast.
- TiVo Staff
Open Arms to Open UsEditors' Choice
Nonesuch
A kaleidoscopic, boundary-pushing album from the Chicago artist, rife with indie, avant-garde, and global influences.
- Matt Collar
Moonflowers
Century Media
An ambitious, gorgeous album-length meditation on desolation, horror, and loneliness from Finland's darkness-loving sons.
- Thom Jurek
Summer Singles 2010/2020
Polyvinyl
The chiptune punks compile several non-album singles, including remixes, collaborations, and covers.
- Paul Simpson
@0
Ahead of Our Time
Charity-benefiting ambient compilation assembled by Coldcut, with contributions from Laraaji, Nailah Hunter, Skee Mask, and dozens more.
- Paul Simpson
The Other Side of Life: Piano Ballads
Bayonet Records
This band known for their dreamy indie pop rework selections from their catalog as tender, jazz-inflected piano ballads.
- Fred Thomas
Marriage
Cooking Vinyl
The powerhouse hard rock duo add some pop, R&B, and hip-hop accents on their third album, boosting their strength and swagger.
- Mark Deming
For Those We Met on the Way
Tapete Records
The introspective first solo album by the Comet Gain leader touches on folk and country while retaining all the band's punk poetry and fire.
- Tim Sendra
Body/Dilloway/Head
Three Lobed / Twenty Years of Three Lobed Recordings
With revered noise artist Aaron Dilloway, Kim Gordon and Bill Nace create engulfing, hallucinatory pieces that seem to obliterate time itself.
- Heather Phares
Supreme Love: A Journey Through Coltrane
BBE
A unique tribute to the mastery and lasting influence of John Coltrane in the life and music of saxophonist and composer Sean Khan.
- Thom Jurek
Another Day
Mute
Liebing and co-producer Ralf Hildenbeutel continue venturing into textural, slightly dystopian electronic music with the help of several guests.
- Paul Simpson
Pal' Combo es Lo Que Hay
Olga Tañón
The world's greatest female merengue singer revisions six EL Gran Combo classics as modern dancefloor jams.
- Thom Jurek
Live at the Rum Puncheon
Happy Happy Birthday to Me Records / HHBTM
Members of the Pooh Sticks, Heavenly, and Catenary Wires combine for some snarky C-86 fun and frolic, with the occasional glimmer of real emotion.
- Tim Sendra
Other Possibilities
Overseas Artists Recordings
A strange mix of challenging, whimsical, anxious, and catchy defines the Merrill Garbus co-produced fourth album by tUnE-yArDs' Nate Brenner.
- Marcy Donelson
Berlioz: Requiem, Grande Messe des Morts
RCO Live / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
A wonderfully operatic Berlioz Requiem, always monumental rather than bombastic.
- James Manheim
Arvo Pärt: Tabula Rasa
Erato
Knife's-edge performances of Pärt from violinist Capuçon can serve as an overview of the main part of the composer's career.
- James Manheim
Chopin: Etudes Op. 25; 4 Scherzi
Warner Classics
Marvelously spontaneous yet deep Chopin from an increasingly exciting young specialist.
- James Manheim
Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta
BIS
Clean, carefully differentiated readings of late Bartók get away somewhat from the big tunes.
- James Manheim
Anton Bruckner: Symphonie Nr. 1 c-Moll WAB 101
Profil - Edition Günter Hänssler
An excellent live Bruckner First that captures the exploding creative freedom in the work.
- James Manheim
Mozart: Violin Concertos 1 & 2
PentaTone Classics
Steinbacher rounds out her Mozart violin-and-orchestra set with more rich, classic-style performances.
- James Manheim
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