Featured New Releases for
April 29, 2022

Palomino

RCA / SME / Vanner Records
Miranda Lambert indulges in her wanderlust on this varied and empathetic collection.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Alpha Games

Infectious
The band's sixth album reconnects with the spiky, defiant energy of their beloved debut Silent Alarm.

— Heather Phares

Mahal

Dead Oceans
Casting aside the pop sounds of recent work, Chaz Bear dives headfirst into dreamily psychedelic guitar overload and gritty funk grooves.

— Tim Sendra

LP.8

Smalltown Supersound
Kelly Lee Owens evokes both Throbbing Gristle and Enya on her challenging yet soothing third album.

— Paul Simpson

Two Ribbons

Transgressive
The duo traces their growing pains, devastating losses, and healing on songs that span poignant synth pop to confessional acoustic epics.

— Heather Phares

Blue Water Road

Atlantic
R&B
Work on tracks for an intended deluxe edition of the singer's 2020 album developed into their mostly tender third LP, executive produced by Pop Wansel.

— Andy Kellman

Flickering i

Duophonic / Duophonic Super 45s
A tricky jumble of indie rock sounds from the past few decades paired with mysterious emotions and sneaky good melodies to form an unexpected delight.

— Tim Sendra

With People

Polyvinyl
Shaun Fleming's most personal album yet was produced by Foxygen bandmate Jonathan Rado but opts for a tone closer to '70s and '80s soft rock.

— Marcy Donelson

Zeit

Spinefarm Records / Virgin
A mature, late-era gem that finds the fiery industrial metal masters in a reflective (but no less aggressive) mood.

— Neil Z. Yeung

All In

Warner Music
Chris Janson gets lean and sinewy on a record that bears a distinct debt to Eric Church.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Honk If You're Sad

Tru Thoughts
The second studio album from the boundlessly creative British jazz quintet, whose influences include dub, ambient, post-punk, and U.K. drill.

— Paul Simpson

Wet Tennis

Sofi Tukker
A summer-friendly set of party-starting electronic pop anthems from the worldly New York-based duo.

— Neil Z. Yeung

The Bees

Paper Bag Records
The nervy indie rockers return with a reliably unsettling ten-song set that's surprisingly laid-back.

— James Christopher Monger

Parade

Oscar St. Records
The Vancouver indie pop duo's winsome sophomore set builds on their already ample assets.

— Timothy Monger

Boy

Believe Direct Limited / House Anxiety
The Australian electronic artist's full-length debut plays like a funky, synth-laden house party from 1980.

— Matt Collar

Thisness

Pi Recordings
A compellingly listenable four-movement suite of subtle, spacious, inquisitive, psychedelic, electro-acoustic jazz.

— Thom Jurek

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