Featured New Album Releases

The Rolling Stones

Hackney Diamonds

Geffen / Polydor / Promotone

Pop/Rock

After a nearly two-decade wait, the Rolling Stones return with a clean, efficient old-fashioned rock & roll album.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Sampha

Lahai

Young

R&B

After years of background work and featured appearances, the singer/songwriter returns with a stirring follow-up to his Mercury Prize-winning debut.

— Andy Kellman

blink-182

One More Time...

Columbia

Pop/Rock

The classic blink-182 lineup reunites for a cathartic and deeply felt return to pop-punk form.

— Matt Collar

Duff McKagan

Lighthouse

BFD / The World Is Flat

Pop/Rock

The ex-Guns N' Roses bassist continues his run of solidly composed, surprisingly deep solo material that ranges from tender Americana to narrative, socially conscious punk.

— Fred Thomas

Dhani Harrison

Innerstanding

BMG

Pop/Rock

An ever-shifting, meditative record occupying a space somewhere between close listening and ambience.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Glen Hansard

All That Was East Is West of Me Now

Anti-

Pop/Rock

The great songwriter becomes conscious of his mortality, fueling a powerful LP about making the most of our time on earth.

— Mark Deming

Devo

50 Years of De-Evolution 1973-2023

Rhino / Warner Records

Pop/Rock

A golden anniversary anthology celebrating the music of one of the visionary bands of the American new wave.

— Mark Deming

Chvrches

The Bones of What You Believe [10th Anniversary Special Edition]

EMI Records / Glassnote Entertainment Group / UMR

Pop/Rock

This newly remastered version features previously unreleased tracks, along with five live songs recorded at Ancienne Belgique.

Kacey Johansing

Year Away

Night Bloom Records

Pop/Rock

A poignant 2020-penned album whose themes of grief and isolation are elevated by its lush musicianship and Bacharach and Nilsson inspirations.

— Marcy Donelson

HAIM

Days Are Gone [10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition]

Polydor / UMR / Universal

Pop/Rock

This deluxe edition features the original track list, three bonus tracks, one demo and four remixes.

The Shins

Chutes Too Narrow

Sub Pop

Pop/Rock

Celebrate the album's 20th anniversary with a fresh remaster by Adam Ayan, supervised by band leader James Mercer.

Primal Scream

Reverberations (Travelling in Time): BBC Radio Sessions & Creation Singles 1985-86

Acid Jazz / XTRM / Young Tiki

Pop/Rock

Brilliant collection of early tracks recorded for BBC sessions in the mid-'80s that serve to define the classic indie pop sound.

— Tim Sendra

The Streets

The Darker the Shadow the Brighter the Light

679 / Rhino

Rap, Electronic

A satisfying and ambitious comeback stamped with Mike Skinner's undeniable signature.

— Timothy Monger

Chris Botti

Vol. 1

Blue Note

Jazz

An elegant standards and ballads album showcasing the Grammy-winning trumpeter's lyrical and romantic style.

— Matt Collar

Nancy Sinatra

Keep Walkin': Singles, Demos & Rarities 1965-1978

Light in the Attic Records

Pop/Rock

A fine collection of rare tracks that show off the singer's iconic delivery and wonderfully weird and idiosyncratic style.

— Tim Sendra

Emma Anderson

Pearlies

Sonic Cathedral

Pop/Rock

The enchanting solo debut from the former Lush and Sing-Sing member is heavy on chiming echo and dreamlike atmosphere.

— Tim Sendra

Forest Swords

Bolted

Ninja Tune

Electronic

The producer returns from a six-year hiatus with artfully claustrophobic tracks that teeter between mournful and menacing.

— Heather Phares

Peter Brewis

Blowdry Colossus

Daylight Saving Records

Pop/Rock

A deftly constructed and joyfully weird solo debut from the Field Music member.

— Timothy Monger

Hauschka

Philanthropy

City Slang

Avant-Garde

The award-winning composer returns to his longtime project with vibrant, often surprising interpretations of big-picture concepts and ideals.

— Heather Phares

Lost Girls

Selvutsletter

Smalltown Supersound

Pop/Rock

The duo explores past, present, and future selves with collisions of noise rock, pop, and experimental electronics.

— Heather Phares

Rat Columns

Babydoll

Tough Love

Pop/Rock

Trading in breezy, jangling guitar pop for something more diffuse and jarring, the band take a dark yet satisfying turn.

— Tim Sendra

Evian Christ

Revanchist

Warp

Electronic

The British producer embraces his trance roots on his equally cathartic and euphoric debut album.

— Paul Simpson

Myrkur

Spine

Relapse Records

Pop/Rock, Folk

This ever-shifting project ties disparate elements of black metal and Scandic folk from previous work into a new format of gothic pop.

— Fred Thomas

Marta Del Grandi

Selva

Fire Records

Pop/Rock

The Italian's more personal second album offers muscular chamber art pop designed with co-producer Bert Vliegen (Sophia, Whispering Sons).

— Marcy Donelson

Katie von Schleicher

A Little Touch of Schleicher in the Night

Sipsman

Pop/Rock

The songwriter emerges from pandemic tour closures with a wry, more intimate, strings- and horns-embellished LP recorded with friends.

— Marcy Donelson

Maria BC

Spike Field

Sacred Bones

Pop/Rock

A somber and textured study of human behavior whose haunting qualities are reinforced by prominently featuring an old, out-of-tune piano.

— Marcy Donelson

Barry Can't Swim

When Will We Land?

Ninja Tune

Electronic

Lush, tuneful, and sometimes wistful house music drawing from a wide array of sample sources.

— Paul Simpson

Black to Comm

At Zeenath Parallel Heavens

Thrill Jockey

Avant-Garde, Electronic

Marc Richter considers the similarities between AI software and his own composing methods on this surreal, powerful effort.

— Paul Simpson

Blues Traveler

Traveler's Soul

Round Hill

Pop/Rock

A mellow and amiable covers album rooted in 1970s soul but featuring versions of hits by TLC and Dee-Lite.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Sparkle Division

Foxy

Temporary Residence

Electronic, Jazz

The second album from William Basinski's playful side project follows a fantasy storyline about a party at a Beverly Hills estate during the late '60s.

— Paul Simpson