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June 10, 2022
The Resurrection of Rust
Capitol / EMI
Elvis Costello pairs up with former bandmate Allan Mayes as they run through songs they loved when they were teenage upstarts.
Denim & Rhinestones
Capitol / Capitol Nashville / EMI Records
Carrie Underwood dives into spangly, glitzy pop on this shiny, retro-inflected album.
Madman Across the Water
EMI / EMI Records / Mercury / UMC
A 50th anniversary boxed set including remastered audio, demos, and a 104-page hard-cover book.
Ultraviolet Battle Hymns and True Confessions
Fire Records
The Paisley Underground diehards dip their toes into minimalist grooves and prog rock textures with engaging results.
40 Oz. to Fresno
Epitaph
A satisfying 17 minutes of riffy punk and power pop from the California stalwarts.
Let Sound Tell All
Verve
Hypnotic jazz mixed with a post-modern, hip-hop, and electronic-influenced production distinguish the genre-bending pianist's Verve debut.
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Agitated
Another installment of hooky indie rock from a long-running provider, this time with a little bit of nostalgia and a lot of synths added.
The Great Awakening
BWSCD / Polyborus
Shearwater's first album in six years delivers an ornate and elemental experience that evokes their earlier works.
11 5 18 2 5 18
Mute
Created while Tiersen prepared for an electronic festival performance, the album's insistent beats and synths give his music new momentum.
Oh to Be That Free
Yep Roc
The gifted singer and songwriter looks inward on 11 beautifully crafted songs about hurt and healing.
Rufus Does Judy at Capitol Studios
BMG / BMG Rights Management
Highlights from a 2021 livestream of the singer revisiting the Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall concert, this time with a stripped-down jazz combo.
Mercury
Domino
Six years after his previous album, the master of dramatic vocal samples returns with his most successful release yet.
Michael Rault
Daptone / Wick Records
A perfect mix of dreamy ballads, strutting melodies, and folk-psych gems from a transplanted L.A. songwriter with a deep love of McCartney and Nilsson.
Get on the Otherside
Big Crown
The Finnish retro soul artist rings truer on his poignant and more personal second outing.
Magic Pony Ride
Planet Mu
Mike Paradinas reflects on family life with a breakbeat-driven album written as a sort of sequel to his 1997 classic Lunatic Harness.
Remember What I Look Like
Kill Rock Stars
An auspicious Kill Rock Stars debut by San Diego teens whose visceral, hook-anchored indie rock channels elements of emo, punk, and grunge.
A Ragged Ghost
Trouble in Mind
The synth journeyman's eighth album is an exploration of life, death, and the transitional stages in between them.
A Murmur, Boundless to the East
Mothland
Second album from the Canadian post-rock group, who stretch out their songs but never meander.
Avalanche Kaito
Glitterbeat
The debut album from this experimental trio merges West African traditions with abrasive noise rock and futuristic electronics.
Do Your Worst
Carpark Records
Hooky, '90s-style indie rock infused with Anne's potent, queer-oriented perspective.
Frabjous Days: The Secret World of Godley & Creme 1967-1969
Grapefruit
Uncompleted 1969 album from the future 10cc craftsmen is a sweet and well-crafted bit of psychedelic folk-pop.
First Congregational Church of Eternal Love and Free Hugs
Strangefolk
An ambitious, fantastical concept album evoking the '60s British psychedelic era, as well as an older, more chivalric England.
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Folk Songs, Vol. 4 - Folk Songs from Newfoundland
Albion
A compelling group of songs collected in Newfoundland is the highlight of Albion's whole Vaughan Williams folk song series.
To Speak to Our Time: Choral Works by Samuel Adler
Gloriae Dei Cantores
Ecumenical and eclectic choral music by Samuel Adler features a work written for the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht.
Between Two Worlds
Delphian
Transcendent performances of Adès and late Beethoven are at the center of this recital by an exciting young quartet.
Dora Pejačević: Piano Concerto; Symphony
Chandos
A committed revival of worthwhile works by a largely unknown female composer.
Shining Night
Avie
A wonderfully varied program from violinist Meyers incorporates music from Elvis Presley to Morton Lauridsen.
Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 3, 5; Visions fugitives
Harmonia Mundi
Melnikov's subtle, coloristic style is especially suited to the works on this final volume in his Prokofiev series.