Featured New Releases for
June 3, 2022

Album cover for Big Time by Angel OlsenEditors' Choice
Angel Olsen

Big Time

Jagjaguwar
Pop/Rock
Written as she was coming out as queer, the singer's sixth LP wrangles complex emotions with a broad palette centered on retro-shaded alt-country.

— Marcy Donelson

Album cover for Twelve Carat Toothache by Post Malone
Post Malone

Twelve Carat Toothache

Island / Republic
Rap
Emotionally heavy fourth set from the hitmaking rapper and singer/songwriter that finds him struggling with fame and his vices.

— Neil Z. Yeung

Album cover for Inside Problems by Andrew Bird
Andrew Bird

Inside Problems

Loma Vista
Pop/Rock
The gifted, eclectic indie rock fiddler looks inside himself for inspiration, delivering a witty, pleasurable exercise in art therapy.

— Mark Deming

Album cover for No Wow by The Kills
The Kills

No Wow

Domino
Pop/Rock
The 2022 reissue of the duo's incendiary second album features an ear-catching new mix by Tchad Blake.

— Heather Phares

Album cover for Mississippi Son by Charlie MusselwhiteEditors' Choice
Charlie Musselwhite

Mississippi Son

Alligator / Alligator Records
Blues
After returning to the Delta to live, Musselwhite delivers an unromanticized testament to his life as a bluesman in originals and covers.

— Thom Jurek

Album cover for Like a Fable by Shintaro Sakamoto
Shintaro Sakamoto

Like a Fable

Zelone Records
Pop/Rock
Inspired by everyday pandemic life, Sakamoto's fourth solo album creates a sanctuary out of disco, dub, surf, and Latin music.

— Heather Phares

Album cover for Up and Away by Stella
Stella

Up and Away

Sub Pop
Pop/Rock
With help from producer Redinho, Stella Chronopoulou fashions a seductive merger of vintage pop and Greek tradition for her Sub Pop debut.

— Marcy Donelson

Album cover for graves by Purity Ring
Purity Ring

graves

The Fellowship
Pop/Rock
The duo's first release on their own label reinvents their moody synth pop with crystalline productions and an overall feeling of lightness.

— Heather Phares

Album cover for Madness by Poliça
Poliça

Madness

Memphis Industries
Pop/Rock
Building on the urgent creativity of When We Stay Alive, the band's seventh album plays with closeness and distance in inventive ways.

— Heather Phares

Album cover for In the Wild by Jasmyn
Jasmyn

In the Wild

Anti-
Pop/Rock
The former Weaves leader embraces change on a free-spirited, musically mercurial solo debut produced by John Congleton.

— Marcy Donelson

Album cover for 55.4 by Sly Johnson
Sly Johnson

55.4

BBE
R&B
Soul and funk are emphasized on the romantic and benevolent fourth solo LP from the Parisian singer/rapper, beatboxer, and multi-instrumentalist.

— Andy Kellman

Album cover for Radiant Bloom by Astronoid
Astronoid

Radiant Bloom

3Dot Recordings
Pop/Rock
The Boston post-metal combo's third outing is a deeply satisfying amalgam of their best aspects.

— Timothy Monger

Album cover for Orientations by Lloyd MillerEditors' Choice
Lloyd Miller

Orientations

Fountain AVM
International, Jazz
An arresting, insightful 22-track retrospective of unissued material whose careful curation by the artist covers 60 years of his career.

— Thom Jurek

Album cover for Avondale Drive by Nicki Bluhm
Nicki Bluhm

Avondale Drive

Compass
Pop/Rock
Embracing a wealth of roots music flavors, the singer and songwriter delivers a powerful, satisfying LP about grown-up life.

— Mark Deming

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