Featured New Releases for
January 21, 2022
KGLW
Remixes and remodels of tracks from Butterfly 3000 done by a mix of big names and less well-known electronic artists.
EMI Records / Republic
The heartland rock hero of the 1980s leans to citified folk on an album where he celebrates aging with help from Bruce Springsteen.
Slumberland
A joyfully noisy, happily hooky, and sneakily political second album that builds nicely on the band's almost perfect debut.
Glassnote Entertainment Group
An ambitious mix of intimate acoustic, club-fit electro, and sweeping orchestral pop marks the Norwegian's mythology-themed fourth album.
Paradise of Bachelors
The North Carolinian turns in another marvelous and deeply charming LP of obscure folk songs and a handful of originals.
Glassnote Entertainment Group
The Mexico City-based songstress delivers a simply rendered set of emotionally powerful songs that reflect tradition but are not traditional.
Concord / Rounder
A mellow, soulful album that features cameos from Darius Rucker, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Kristin Chenoweth.
Slumberland
Members of Burnt Palms, Lunchbox, and Kids on a Crime Spree make a not-to-be-missed trio debut for fans of punk-leaning D.I.Y. indie pop.
Spinefarm Records
The Canadian rock stalwarts process societal issues big and small with this lean burst of punk-inflected anthems.
!K7
Ambitious, genre-spanning project from Tom Middleton (Global Communication) that explores themes related to artificial intelligence and space travel.
BMG / BMG Rights Management
The Last Shadow Puppets co-leader brings a frothy, glitter-punk swagger to his ebullient fourth album.
Phosphonic
The moodily autumnal psych combo return from a break with their most assured and song-based album to date.
Fire Records
The Liverpool trio teams up with the Radiophonic Workshop on a fascinating live rescoring of the cult classic 1973 animated sci-fi film.
Various Artists
Cherry Red
This 76-song, four-hour-long compilation explores British post-punk and new wave by presenting certified hits alongside obscure gems.
Monument Records
Walker Hayes doubles down on the silly, tacky "Fancy Like" and winds up with an album that's a bunch of fun.
Captured Tracks
The third album from this Portland act trades woozy, galactic synth pop for a more direct sound inspired in part by '90s alt-rock.
Martina Topley-Bird
Martina Topley-Bird's first album in over a decade is an emotionally varied work reflecting several periods of her life.
Criss Cross
An uncharacteristically straight-ahead date from the saxist and an all-star quartet contains compelling covers as well as bracing originals.
Red House Records
The debut from Bonnie and Eleanor Whitmore combines hard-won wisdom with tight sibling harmonies.
TUM Records
Tribute to Cecil Taylor recorded by a star-studded trio of players who worked with and were profoundly influenced by him.
Warner Classics
Unfamiliar Baroque arias reveal a fascinating repertory dealing with the Amazons of Greek mythology, done full justice by Desandre.
Bridge
New music from the nonagenarian Crumb finds him breaking new ground and supervising a superb realization of his work.
Aparte
A definite oddball entry in Scholl's catalog reveals his ability to do almost anything.
BIS
Largely unknown Finnish works inspired by the Kalevala epic are impressively performed.
Linn Records
MacMillan is well served by the choir Cappella Nova in these often-performed but mostly never-recorded works.
Naxos
A very promising start, with crackling and sharp Hindemith, to Alsop's tenure with the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony.