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July 15, 2022
Beatopia
Dirty Hit
The singer/songwriter's second album is a musical sanctuary where she confronts her past and tries out new sounds.
The Other Side of Make-Believe
Matador
The band's seventh album leans into the quieter, shadowy side of their music, offering plenty of mood and a little innovation.
Something More Than Love
Ruby Range Records
Atmospheric singer/songwriter Lera Lynn moves into the soft, shaded light.
XI: Bleed Here Now
Dine Alone
Recorded in quadraphonic sound and inspired by the epic albums of the 1970s, the band's 11th album reaffirms their belief in rock's pure pageantry.
World Wide Pop
Domino
The band's second album is a bright and sunny modern pop record, produced with great skill and featuring guests like CHAI and Stephen Malkmus.
Reboot
Blue Note
The 1970s organ icon returns to Blue Note after an over-30-year absence with a funky, textural trio album.
Born for This Moment
BMG
On their first album in eight years -- and first with Neil Donell as their main vocalist -- Chicago give their fans a little bit of everything they may want.
Katalyst JID013
Jazz Is Dead
Jazz Is Dead signals a change in direction on their finger-popping collaboration with Inglewood's Katalyst Collective.
My Father's Hands
HighNote Records
A loving trio tribute to the pianist's late father, who taught him how to play.
Renaissance
Brownswood
A musically and politically savvy debut from one of South London's most auspicious 21st century jazz acts.
Artificial Countrysides
Yep Roc
The venerable Georgia indie pop outfit prove you can sound both nervous and playful on their 14th album.
Dance Ancestral
Stones Throw
The composer and keyboardist delves deeply into electronics to offer a musical meditation on the unfolding of an ordinary day in the life.
Moonshine
Western Vinyl Records
Dave Hartley's even more sonically panoramic, otherworldly fourth album includes contributions from his War on Drugs bandmates.
Rachel@Fairyland
RCA
A lushly cinematic record that pairs old-world grandeur with modern art-pop sensibilities.
Isoviha
Planet Mu
Vladislav Delay channels the unceasing activity of city life on the counterpart to his Rakka releases.
Tick Tick Tick
Dais
The third solo album from the former Cabaret Voltaire frontman, focusing on stripped-down house and electro grooves.
Various Artists
Earl's Closet: The Lost Archive of Earl McGrath 1970-1980
Light in the Attic Records
A sampling from the private archives of Earl McGrath, who knew good music even if he didn't know how to sell it.
Escapology
Hyperdub
The audio component to a larger project by the Hyperdub boss, which encompasses a video game within an art installation and a sonic fiction.
Alter Ego
Warner Classics
Clarinet-and-lute duos, some original and some based on Baroque pieces, achieve a striking variety of sound and sense.
Britten: The Turn of the Screw
Alpha
A crackling version of Britten's chamber opera The Turn of the Screw originated with a 2021 online performance.
Jacques Offenbach: Le Voyage dans la Lune
Palazzetto Bru Zane
An energetic recording of a very rare Offenbach spectacular based on a Jules Verne novel.
Precious Things: Choral Music by Bernard Hughes
Delphian
Short, straightforward, but not obvious works are well matched to the Epiphoni Consort choir.
John Ireland: The Forgotten Rite; Mai-Dun; A Dowland Suite; Epic March; A London Overture; Satyricon; The Holy Boy
Chandos
Wilson leads his Sinfonia of London in a program of John Ireland's orchestral works.
Musa Italiana: Mendelssohn, Schubert, Mozart
Decca
A brisk, enjoyable examination of the "Italian muse" in works of three Austrian and German composers.