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Releases for
October 14, 2022
Mata
Island / M.I.A.
The multi-hyphenate artist's sixth album reconnects with her music's roots and her gift for capturing the emotions behind the issues.
Return of the Dream Canteen
Warner Records
On their second Frusciante reunion album of 2022, the funk-rockers deliver more trippy, free-form jams soaked in psychedelic bliss.
Dirt Femme
Pretty Swede
The Swedish singer/songwriter's first album on her own label offers a fuller portrait of her music's confessional, sexual, and danceable sides.
Too-Rye-Ay, As It Should Have Sounded
EMI Records / Mercury / Mercury Records / UMC
Remixed version of the classic album with bonus discs of rarities and a stunning live show from 1982.
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YTILAER [REALITY]
Drag City
The singer/songwriter's post-pandemic reflections capture the moment's tensions and hopes with songs of timeless quality.
FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE
Verve
Eno's first solo album of vocal-based songs in 17 years is a sobering reflection on civilization and the environment.
Sunday in Heaven
Concord
The Arizona native's third album is an inspired, sonically textured blend of '70s-style pop.
Various Artists
Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen
Blue Note
A jazz-leaning tribute to the great songwriter that focuses on the beauty of his music rather than the darkness.
Live in Cuxhaven, 1976
Mute
A brief third volume of officially released improvisational live sets by Can.
They Only Wanted Your Soul
Slumberland
This compilation-style release from the dour-yet-catchy indie pop band expands an out-of-print 7" EP into a full album with previously unreleased material.
Space Force
Cleopatra
Todd Rundgren completes unfinished songs by a variety of friends and colleagues, including Neil Finn, Adrian Belew, Sparks, and Rivers Cuomo.
See You in the Stars
BMG / BMG Rights Management
The Liverpool band's first album in 13 years is an uplifting and sweetly melodic return to indie pop form.
What Kind of Blue Are You?
Bar/None Records
A slightly darker and much more shoegaze-leaning album that switches between dreamy pop and noisy teardrop ballads.
Morfo
Because Music
A richer, more soul-steeped follow-up to the Brazilian-Norwegian singer/songwriter's promising debut.
¡Ay!
RVNG
Lucrecia Dalt sets a sci-fi story line to a warped blend of bolero, salsa, and merengue, inspired by the music she grew up hearing in Colombia.
Nicks and Grazes
Saddle Creek Records
A knotty and noisy yet still melodic and rhythmically tight third LP that adds treated guitars and electronic and metal influences to the band's toolbox.
Feels So Real: The Complete Elektra Recordings 1978-1984
Strut
Five of the era's finest jazz-infused R&B albums, lovingly bundled with well over a dozen relevant (and often revelatory) bonus tracks.
Quiet the Room
Secretly Canadian
Helen Ballentine expands the ambient influence apparent on her early indie folk songs for a quietly cinematic, Andrew Sarlo-produced debut album.
Following Amelia: The 1972 Recordings & More
Lemon Recordings
An elaborate and defining collection documenting Ian Matthews' excellent 1972 country folk-rock project.
Quietude
Candid
The São Paulo-born singer/pianist collaborates with several guitar luminaries for an intimate and loving homage to her home.
Grow Your Hair Long If You're Wanting to See Something That You Can Change
Run for Cover Records
The singer/songwriter trades in the lo-fi recording of his earlier work for heightened studio production, but manages to retain his charm and emotional impact.
Cruel Liars
Kill Rock Stars
A surprising venture into dark synth rock by alt-country's River Shook for their solo project debut.
The Claudettes Go Out!
Forty Below Records
The Claudettes re-emerge from the pandemic with a richly layered, empathetic record.
Various Artists
John Sinclair Presents Detroit Artists Workshop
Strut
A revelatory compilation of music associated with the historic Detroit Artist's Workshop sourced from the archives of co-founder John Sinclair.
Lost & Found
Pentatone / PentaTone Classics
A highly spiritual group of works by experimental electric guitarist Shibe hangs together despite eclectic origins.
Mahler: Symphony No. 4
Harmonia Mundi
Historically oriented performance of Mahler's Fourth has the virtues of such readings of music from earlier eras.
Vivaldi's Women: Instrumental and Vocal Sacred Music
Signum Classics
Music written by Vivaldi for female performers at the Ospedale della Pietà in Venice reveals some unusual and fascinating works.
Mozart: Violin Concertos, Vol. 2 - KV 207, KV 211 & KV 219 'Turkish'
Chandos
Rich, lively Mozart pairing a rising star with conductor Norrington in what is said to be his final turn.
Sinfoniettas: Poulenc, Prokofiev, Britten
BIS
The successful partnership between Slobodeniouk and the Lahti Symphony continues with three rarely heard works by significant composers.
Vivaldi: Il Mondo al Rovescio - Concerti con molti instromenti
Harmonia Mundi
Violinist Beyer and her ensemble Gli Incogniti capture Vivaldi's sheer exuberance in this highly varied set of concertos.