Claud

Supermodels

Dead Oceans / Saddest Factory

Pop/Rock

Chameleonic arrangements on this sprawling sophomore set are united by compact hooks and an ever-present frown befitting its themes of alienation.

— Marcy Donelson

John Coltrane / Eric Dolphy

Evenings at the Village Gate: John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy

Impulse!

Jazz

A fly-on-the-wall recording of the legendary saxophonist's group during their 1961 residency at N.Y.C.'s Village Gate.

— Matt Collar

PVRIS

Evergreen

Hopeless Records

Pop/Rock

Vibrant, focused fourth set from the alt-rock hybrid project helmed by Lyndsey Gunnulfsen.

— Neil Z. Yeung

Lukas Nelson / Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real

Sticks and Stones

Six Ace Records

Pop/Rock, Country

The shaggy Americana rockers get loose and earthy on this funny, freewheeling album.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Lindstrøm

Everyone Else Is a Stranger

Smalltown Supersound

Electronic

The Norwegian space disco master goes back to basics with four tracks aimed right at the dancefloor.

— Paul Simpson

Night Beats

Rajan

Suicide Squeeze

Pop/Rock

The group successfully build out their bluesy garage rock sound to include reverb-heavy psych, shimmering soundtrack funk, and lots of guitar soloing.

— Tim Sendra

Palehound

Eye on the Bat

Polyvinyl

Pop/Rock

Leader El Kempner went for something closer to a live sound on a complicated breakup album that raises the bar on the project's strengths.

— Marcy Donelson

Marshall Crenshaw

Field Day [Bonus Tracks]

Yep Roc

Pop/Rock

Expanded anniversary edition of the adventurous and mature sophomore effort from the peerless pop songwriter.

— Mark Deming

Little Richard

The Complete Atlantic & Reprise Singles

Real Gone Music

Pop/Rock, R&B, Religious

Fifteen sides that appeared on 1960s and '70s singles find the Georgia Peach sounding fine on gospel, R&B, and rock rarities.

— Mark Deming

David John & the Mood / David John

Diggin' for Gold: Joe Meek's Tea Chest Tapes

Cherry Red

R&B

The definitive collection of the British R&B cult favorites' work emphasizes their chemistry with the inimitable producer.

— Heather Phares

Rita Ora

You & I

BMG / BMG

Pop/Rock

The English pop star's third set celebrates new love and self-acceptance, maturing herself and her catalog in the process.

— Neil Z. Yeung

Jesu

Pity/Piety

Avalanche / Avalanche Recordings

Pop/Rock

Justin Broadrick revisits the project's drone metal beginnings with two bleakly beautiful side-long tracks.

— Paul Simpson

Drew Daniel / John Wiese

Continuous Hole

Cold Spring Records

Avant-Garde, Electronic

Precise yet playful rhythmic noise collage pieces from two highly creative and conceptual titans of experimental music.

— Paul Simpson

Kool & the Gang

People Just Wanna Have Fun

Astana Music

R&B

Coinciding with a lengthy tour, the second 2020s studio album from the funk legends keeps the energy high and amiable throughout.

— Andy Kellman

Snooper

Super Snooper

Third Man Records

Pop/Rock

The young Texas punk band offers some challenging angles along with traditional punch on their full-length debut.

— Mark Deming

Simon Bürki

Reminiscence

Aparte

Classical

Young pianist chooses an arch-Romantic program for his recording debut.

— James Manheim

Reginald Mobley / Baptiste Trotignon

Because

Alpha

Classical, Religious

The novelty of countertenor renditions of spirituals is matched and thus muted a bit by the other novelties here, and it all coheres.

— James Manheim

Han Chen

Ligeti: Études; Capriccios

Naxos

Classical

Wonderful performances of these Ligeti works, studies in which he worked out his late style.

— James Manheim

Choir of King's College London / Joseph Fort

Kerensa Briggs: Requiem

Delphian

Classical

A persuasive mix of chant and French choral sounds makes for a strong new entry in the choral sweepstakes.

— James Manheim

Gianandrea Noseda / London Symphony Orchestra

Shostakovich: Symphoines Nos. 6 & 15

LSO Live

Classical

An uncharacteristically perky Shostakovich Symphony No. 15 is wonderfully executed.

— James Manheim

The Gesualdo Six / Owain Park

Byrd: Mass for Five Voices

Hyperion

Classical

Absorbing readings of Byrd motets interspersed among the movements of the Mass for Five Voices.

— James Manheim

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