Featured New Album Releases

Beyoncé

Renaissance

Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia

R&B

A lavish and exhilarating celebration of self and community with a similarly inclusive mix of sounds ranging from disco to dembow. - Andy Kellman

Maggie Rogers

Surrender

Capitol

Pop/Rock

The singer follows her acclaimed debut with a '90s alt rock-influenced album marked by a feeling of defiant, sensual joy.

— Matt Collar

Tedeschi Trucks Band

I Am the Moon: III. The Fall

Concord / Fantasy

Pop/Rock, Blues

The third of four projected conceptual bi-monthly volumes digs deep into blues, soul, NOLA-funk, and Americana.

— Thom Jurek

Amanda Shires

Take It Like a Man

ATO

Pop/Rock, Country, Folk

The Americana heroine throws away her rule book and delivers a stylistically diverse and remarkably accomplished album.

— Mark Deming

Josh Rouse

Going Places

Yep Roc

Pop/Rock

The veteran singer/songwriter offers a breezy, stripped-down set perfect for bopping around the barroom dancefloor.

— Timothy Monger

Orbital

30 Something

London / London Records

Electronic

The fraternal techno duo celebrate more than three decades in the game with a sprawling set of reworks and previously unreleased material.

— Paul Simpson

Tallies

Patina

Bella Union

Pop/Rock

Landing at Bella Union after a debut that summoned bands like the Sundays, the Smiths, and Lush, the Torontonians happily hold course.

— Marcy Donelson

Harish Raghavan

In Tense

Whirlwind Recordings

Jazz

The New York bassist delivers an imaginative and reflexive therapeutic second outing as bandleader.

— Timothy Monger

The House of Love

Burn Down the World: The Fontana Years 1989-1993

Cherry Red

Pop/Rock

Detailed collection of the group's post-Creation era that houses one classic album, many fine singles, and a wealth of interesting live versions, B-sides, and rarities.

— Tim Sendra

Florist

Double Double Whammy

Pop/Rock

Split between songs and instrumentals, an immersive, poignant fourth LP that finds the band reuniting for sessions on a porch with stunning results.

— Marcy Donelson

Steve Tibbetts

Hellbound Train: An Anthology

ECM

Jazz

The first career retrospective from the Minnesota-based guitarist and composer surveys nearly his four-decade tenure with ECM.

— Thom Jurek

The Sons of Adam

Saturday's Sons: The Complete Recordings 1964-1966

High Moon

Pop/Rock

Compilation of unreleased live tracks, studio outtakes, and more from this obscure '60s L.A. psych rock band with surf roots.

— Fred Thomas

The Cribs

Sonic Blew

Pop/Rock

The 2022 deluxe reissue of the band's debut adds rarities and B-sides, as well as demos that rival the original album.

— Heather Phares

The Cribs

Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever

Sonic Blew

Pop/Rock

The 2022 deluxe reissue of the band's 2007 breakthrough album gathers a wealth of demos, B-sides, and remixes.

— Heather Phares

The Cribs

The New Fellas [Definitive Edition]

Sonic Blew

Pop/Rock

The band's second album, presented here with a wealth of extra tracks, sports an unvarnished Edwyn Collins production and a raft of bitterly hooky songs.

— Tim Sendra

Friendship

Love the Stranger

Merge

Pop/Rock

The ambling folk-rockers' fourth album and Merge Records debut folds existential ruminations into a deceptively varied 17-track set list.

— Marcy Donelson

Wilder Maker

Male Models

Western Vinyl Records

Pop/Rock

Brooklyn act invites guests to contribute to this sonically and lyrically dense album, which includes appearances by members of Dirty Projectors, Counting Crows, and more.

— Fred Thomas