Featured New Releases for
December 16, 2022

Two nights and four shows (professionally) recorded during the band's early rock & roll peak, stripped of studio gloss and full of rambunctious joy.

— Tim Sendra

Compilation highlighting the very different approaches taken by this '70s psychedelic spiritual sect on their independently recorded and released music.

— Fred Thomas

A 1986 session containing what are thought to be Sun Ra's only recordings using the then-new Prophet VS digital synthesizer.

— Paul Simpson

Assured, precisely arranged, and as brilliantly innocent as ever, the band create another tiny masterpiece of indie psych-folk.

— Tim Sendra

Compiled from 50-year-old tapes, this compilation of restored demos reveals a powerful Brit-folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist.

— Thom Jurek

1986 one-off from this Japanese band walks a similar path as Galaxie 500, Felt, Yo La Tengo, and other post-Velvets indie rock of its time.

— Fred Thomas

Gloomy, sneakily hooky post-punk delivered with slashing energy and moody restraint.

— Tim Sendra

First compilation to track the great composer/producer's work for Epic from 1976 to 1981, also including unissued bonus material.

— Thom Jurek

Supremely intelligent readings of early-to-middle-period Schubert sonatas complete Lewis' cycle.

— James Manheim

High-energy, intense Sibelius from a young firebrand has nothing coolly Scandinavian about it.

— James Manheim

A hyper-historical re-creation of a Christmas service at St. Mark's in Venice over which Monteverdi might have presided.

— James Manheim

Fresh Pärt recording with an intensely dramatic arrangement of the Stabat mater.

— James Manheim

A superb reading of Handel's oratorio Theodora features a star, Joyce DiDonato, and up-and-coming singers hitting their strides.

— James Manheim

A major career step for MacMillan, who has produced a Christmas oratorio worthy enough to stand with those in the great tradition.

— James Manheim