Death Cab for Cutie

Asphalt Meadows

Atlantic

Pop/Rock

The urgent tenth set from the indie rock stalwarts revitalizes the band and their sound in surprising, rewarding ways.

— Neil Z. Yeung

Creedence Clearwater Revival

At the Royal Albert Hall, April 14, 1970

Craft Recordings

Pop/Rock

Long-shelved audio from this classic rock staple's first European tour finds them at the peak of both their popularity and performative powers.

— Fred Thomas

Joe Strummer / Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros

Joe Strummer 002: The Mescaleros Years

BMG / BMG Rights Management

Pop/Rock

This collection from Joe Strummer's final years reveals some of the best work of his post-Clash career.

— Timothy Monger

The Mars Volta

The Mars Volta

Clouds Hill

Pop/Rock

The veteran prog-pop adventurers reunite for a typically eclectic set that leans into jazz, funk, and Latin.

— Timothy Monger

Miles Davis

The Bootleg Series, Vol. 7: That's What Happened 1982-1985

Sony Music

Jazz, Pop/Rock

This volume contains 19 unreleased tracks, alternates, and outtakes from Star People, Decoy, and You're Under Arrest, and a 1983 live show.

— Thom Jurek

The Beths

Expert in a Dying Field

Carpark Records

Pop/Rock

The Auckland indie rockers delve still deeper into melancholy on their third album, brimming with rock-solid hooks and vulnerability.

— Marcy Donelson

Rina Sawayama

Hold the Girl

Dirty Hit

Pop/Rock

The triumphant follow-up to the pop star's 2020 breakthrough debut pushes her genre experimentation and confidence to stadium-sized levels.

— Neil Z. Yeung

Michelle Branch

The Trouble With Fever

Nonesuch

Pop/Rock

With her inviting production and pointed themes, Michelle Branch freshens classic pop/rock sounds.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Marcus Mumford

(self-titled)

Capitol

Pop/Rock

The Mumford & Sons frontman delivers a paired-down set of deeply introspective songs on his solo debut.

— James Christopher Monger

Whitney

Spark

Secretly Canadian

Pop/Rock

The startling redesign of the duo's third album jettisons their prior pastoral charm in exchange for lush electronics and Dilla-inspired beats.

— Marcy Donelson

John Coltrane

Blue Train

Blue Note

Jazz

Blue Note celebrates the album's 65th anniversary with two audiophile vinyl editions, one offering seven bonus tracks, with four previously unissued.

— Thom Jurek

No Age

People Helping People

Drag City

Pop/Rock

Entirely self-recorded and produced sixth album from L.A. punk duo pushes their experimental tendencies to the forefront.

— Fred Thomas

Little Big Town

Mr. Sun

Capitol / Capitol Nashville

Country

A sunny, optimistic album that's at its best when the tempo is picked up.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Lissie

Carving Canyons

Lionboy Records

Pop/Rock, Country

Lissie finds hope amidst grief on this reflective album.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Marxist Love Disco Ensemble

MLDE

Mr. Bongo

Pop/Rock

A sublime record of sunny Euro-disco grooves, quirky indie pop melodies, and impeccable musicianship.

— Timothy Monger

Gogol Bordello

Solidaritine

Casa Gogol / Cooking Vinyl

Pop/Rock, International

This furious punk outing offers rousing, poignant songs addressing humanity about oppression, Ukraine's invasion, dispossession, and more.

— Thom Jurek

The Modern Lovers / Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers

Rock 'n' Roll with the Modern Lovers

Omnivore

Pop/Rock

Second set of songs from the retooled, gentler Modern Lovers that added instrumentals and traditional folk elements to the band's childlike take on early rock.

— Fred Thomas

Buzzcocks

Sonics in the Soul

Cherry Red

Pop/Rock

The first album from the pop-punk pioneers since the death of Pete Shelley is a reminder of Steve Diggle's vital role in their story.

— Mark Deming

BlackPink

Born Pink [Black Complete Edition]

Interscope

Pop/Rock

The superstar quartet's hardened, hip-hop-heavy sophomore LP eschews the usual K-pop polish in favor of big boasts and explicit honesty.

— Neil Z. Yeung

Butcher Brown

Butcher Brown Presents Triple Trey

Concord

Jazz

The Richmond, Virginia quintet offers a startling modern take on big-band jazz as a new musical palette for hip-hop.

— Thom Jurek

Rhett Miller

The Misfit

ATO

Pop/Rock

The Old 97's frontman teams with producer Sam Cohen for the second time and creates his most satisfyingly weird album to date.

— Mark Deming

Clutch

Sunrise on Slaughter Beach

Weathermaker Music

Pop/Rock

Reliably muscular and groove-heavy 13th set from the long-standing Maryland hard rock quartet.

— Neil Z. Yeung

The House of Love

A State of Grace

Cherry Red

Pop/Rock

The long-running band make forays into blues and country-rock along with the lightly dramatic dream pop they made their name with in the 1990s.

— Tim Sendra

The Murlocs

Rapscallion

ATO

Pop/Rock

Flitting between wall-rattling garage rock and more nuanced sounds, the album shows the band at the height of their ever-increasing powers.

— Tim Sendra

Turin Brakes

Wide-Eyed Nowhere

Cooking Vinyl

Pop/Rock

The veteran U.K. indie folk group gather in their garden and offer us 11 songs of solace in a difficult time.

— Mark Deming

Jesca Hoop

Order of Romance

Memphis Industries

Pop/Rock

A refined, sociopolitically astute sixth LP arranged (mostly) for voice, bass, percussion, and a horn and woodwind quintet.

— Marcy Donelson

Henry Franklin / Adrian Younge

Henry Franklin JID014

Jazz Is Dead

Jazz

The legendary West Coast bassist is the focus of the 14th volume of the ongoing Jazz Is Dead series.

— Matt Collar

Disco Doom

Mt. Surreal

Exploding in Sound

Pop/Rock

The long-running Swiss duo take apart their classic indie rock sound, then rebuild it in fascinating and impressively weird fashion.

— Tim Sendra

Horace Andy

Midnight Scorchers

On U Sounds

Reggae

The dub counterpart to the reggae veteran's 2022 album Midnight Rocker finds producer Adrian Sherwood experimenting wildly with new mixes.

— Fred Thomas

Julian Lage

View With a Room

Blue Note

Jazz

On his sophomore Blue Note leader date, the guitarist expands his longtime trio with guitarist Bill Frisell in a program of bracing originals.

— Thom Jurek

Bent Arcana

Live Zebulon

Castle Face

Pop/Rock, Jazz

Live set from John Dwyer's rotating improv ensemble, sounding rawer and tighter than on the studio recordings.

— Paul Simpson

Marina Allen

Centrifics

Fire Records

Pop/Rock

A more adventurous second album that's still anchored in the '70s singer/songwriter pop of artists like Carole King and Karen Carpenter.

— Marcy Donelson

Blaqk Audio

Trop d'amour

Blaqknoise

Pop/Rock, Electronic

The polished synth pop of this sixth set channels the spirits of Depeche Mode, Erasure, and Pet Shop Boys.

— Neil Z. Yeung

LeAnn Rimes

God's Work

Everle Records

Country

A probing, dramatic spiritual journey.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Mura Masa

demon time

Interscope / Polydor

Electronic, Pop/Rock

Mura Masa returns to the clubs with his poppy, hedonistic third album, aided by guests like Erika de Casier, Shygirl, and Lil Uzi Vert.

— Paul Simpson

Ondara

Spanish Villager No. 3

Verve

Folk

A transformative, literate concept album from the Kenyan-born, Minneapolis-based songwriter.

— Matt Collar

The Devil Wears Prada

Color Decay

Solid State

Pop/Rock

The metalcore group's eighth long-player pairs unrelenting aggression with expansive arrangements and introspective lyrics.

— TiVo Staff

Various Artists

Gotta Get a Good Thing Goin': Black Music in Britain in the Sixties

Strawberry Records

R&B

Deep and outstanding survey of soul, calypso, ska, rocksteady, and other Black sounds that emanated from Britain in the 1960s.

— Andy Kellman

Christian Gerhaher / Heinz Holliger / Basel Madrigalists / Philharmonia Zürich

Heinz Holliger: Lunea

ECM New Series

Classical

Spooky, desperate settings of texts by poet Nikolaus Lenau, from his final period of insanity.

— James Manheim

Voice Trio

Hildegarde Portraits

Somm

Classical

Chants by Hildegard of Bingen, with intriguing extensions of Hildegard's language into a contemporary space.

— James Manheim

Brabant Ensemble / Stephen Rice

Mouton: Missa Faulte d'argent & Motets

Hyperion

Classical

Impressive works from a neglected Flemish composer by a strong specialist group.

— James Manheim

Ellen Nisbeth / Christian Lindberg / Norrköping Symphony Orchestra

Allan Pettersson: Symphony No. 15; Viola Concerto

BIS

Classical

Clear, skilled readings of Allan Pettersson's gnarly late scores.

— James Manheim

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