Featured New Releases for
September 23, 2022
Domino
The erstwhile home recordist challenged a half-dozen engineers to put their "best" quality forward on an eerily disjointed and dynamic ninth LP.
BMG / BMG Rights Management
The Australian group's introspective yet still hooky fifth album.
Rounder
Dr. John's tender final album stacks covers and originals reflecting his love of the country & western he heard in his dad's record shop.
Impulse!
The fourth album by this futurist electro-jazz trio was improvised over four days, then deconstructed and reassembled into apocalyptic party music.
Groenland
This 50th anniversary box set collects classic 1970s and '80s albums from the genre-defining Krautrock act, and includes additional new remixes from Mogwai, the National, and more.
Dead Oceans
Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré interprets the music of his legendary father, accompanied by the versatile Texan trio.
Joyful Noise
The band's third album forgoes the nostalgic sound they'd established in favor of something more mysterious, moody, and painfully honest.
Bella Union
An overstuffed double album bursting with ideas and styles.
Modern Recordings
A surprisingly vulnerable and sentimental collection of ethereal piano solos from the celebrated producer.
Blue Note
The second volume in saxophonist's Trios series was recorded in an empty theater during the pandemic with Anthony Wilson and Gerald Clayton.
Winspear
The Chicago-by-way-of-Colombia band take a left turn and stylishly add many flavors of modern Latin pop to their laid-back indie approach.
BBE
Following Dorothy Ashby and Alice Coltrane, harpist Alina Bzhezhinska and her ensemble deliver a tour de force of jazz past, present, and future.
Sacred Bones
The project's most revealing album to date traces the aftermath of family trauma with a mix of post-punk and industrial that seethes and grieves.
Mexican Summer
Outtakes collection that sheds light on the creative process behind this Danish band's quickly evolving sound.
Black River / Black River Entertainment
Kelsea Ballerini lives through a turbulent year and comes through with a positive, empowering set of soft-focused country-pop.
Nonesuch
Seven years in the making, this cumulative effort enlists a dozen collaborators who recorded in five studios and four gigs.
Thrill Jockey
The Portland guitarist's latest solo outing is a mediation on resilience and stillness of the mind.
Mom + Pop Music
A more streamlined, ethereal second album with new songwriting partners and a design inspired by Phoebe Bridgers and Taylor Swift.
Play It Again Sam
The debut from these British indie rockers shows they know how to build a good song, and then improve it with sonic vandalism.
Smalltown Supersound
Helge Sten's audio score for a series of performances by Ensemble Musikfabriek, composed on rare instruments designed by Harry Partch.
Italians Do It Better
The second album of cinematic dream pop from the saxophonist and songwriter best known for touring with Bryan Ferry.
New West
Queens of the Stone Age leader Josh Homme produces Nikki Lane's collection of searching songs.
Leiter Verlag
A sparse, three-hour ambient work with no specific purpose surprisingly ends up being one of Nils Frahm's most engaging releases.
Thrill Jockey
Sparse, expansive solo release from the bassist/guitarist, resembling a more intimate version of his work in Brokeback.
Various Artists
Grapefruit
Over the course of more than 60 tracks, this box set focuses on developments in British rock that were happening as glam was beginning to take hold.
Deutsche Grammophon
Fabulously recorded music arranged for the intriguing and rich combination of brass chamber ensemble and organ.
Signum Classics
A fine representative of the genre of accompanist-driven song recitals.
Sono Luminus
A collection of salon pieces, and some that were antecedents of the genre, delves into the underrated Ernesto Lecuona.
Rubicon
Attractive Warlock recital uses contemporary folk song settings to set off his distinctive style.
Deutsche Grammophon
A collection by two brothers of 20th century and contemporary Dutch music also pays tribute to their teacher.