Featured New Releases for
November 10, 2023

Album cover for 1962-1966 [50th Anniversary Edition] by The Beatles
The Beatles

1962-1966 [50th Anniversary Edition]

Apple / Capitol / UMR
Pop/Rock
The expansion corrects a couple of flaws on the original sequence of the Red Album by adding a good chunk of Revolver and several songs from George Harrison, who had no lead vocals or compositions in the 1973 incarnation of the compilation.
Album cover for Higher by Chris Stapleton
Chris Stapleton

Higher

EMI / EMI Records / Mercury Nashville
Country
A sober, soulful album that doesn't feel heavy, largely thanks to the record's pervasive warmth.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Album cover for Heaven Knows by PinkPantheress
PinkPantheress

Heaven Knows

300 Entertainment / Warner Music
Pop/Rock, R&B, Electronic
The pop visionary follows her mainstream breakthrough with an intense, creative debut album exploring themes of obsession, trust, and self-worth.

— Paul Simpson

Album cover for Up [25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition] by R.E.M.
R.E.M.

Up [25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition]

Craft Recordings
Pop/Rock
The 25th Anniversary Edition of Up contains a remastered version of the original album and a second disc containing the entirety of R.E.M.'s live-in-the-studio appearance on the Fox family drama Party of Five.
Album cover for Autopoiética by Mon LaferteEditors' Choice
Mon Laferte

Autopoiética

Universal
Pop/Rock, Latin
The Chilean singer and songwriter delivers a work so socially, musically, and lyrically ambitious she claims it's her best work yet.

— Thom Jurek

Album cover for Substance [Deluxe Edition] by New Order
New Order

Substance [Deluxe Edition]

Rhino / Warner Music / Warner Records
Pop/Rock
Essential collection of the group's brilliant early singles and B-sides, presented here with bonus tracks and a full live concert.

— Tim Sendra

Album cover for Exit Simulation by Niecy BluesEditors' Choice
Niecy Blues

Exit Simulation

Kranky
Pop/Rock, R&B
Haunting, ethereal debut full-length from a South Carolina-based artist channeling the spiritual qualities of ambient music and gospel.

— Paul Simpson

Album cover for Integrated Tech Solutions by Aesop RockEditors' Choice
Aesop Rock

Integrated Tech Solutions

Rhymesayers Entertainment
Rap
More reflective and impressionist than dystopian, the mainly self-produced effort is themed around technology's impact on humanity.

— Paul Simpson

Album cover for DC Special by Scream
Scream

DC Special

Dischord Records
Pop/Rock
The D.C. heroes celebrate their past and present with tough, intelligent, purposeful rock and some talented friends.

— Mark Deming

Album cover for Dancing While Falling by Quantic
Quantic

Dancing While Falling

Play It Again Sam
R&B
All-out, wholehearted disco from Will Holland, featuring vocal turns from Andreya Triana, Connie Constance, and Rationale.

— Andy Kellman

Album cover for Hadsel by BeirutEditors' Choice
Beirut

Hadsel

Pompeii
Pop/Rock
Inspired by illness, isolation, and winter in Arctic Norway, this pipe organ-anchored sixth album returns the project to its solitary, D.I.Y. roots.

— Marcy Donelson

Album cover for Back to the Swamp by Bas Jan
Bas Jan

Back to the Swamp

Fire Records
Pop/Rock
The arty London post-punks' third LP involves outside producers for the first time on a poetic set where the personal outweighs the performative.

— Marcy Donelson

Album cover for DJ-Kicks by HAAi
HAAi

DJ-Kicks

!K7
Electronic
An adventurous mix of accelerating techno with detours into trance, progressive house, and dubstep.

— Paul Simpson

Album cover for Light Is Gone 2 by Field MedicEditors' Choice
Field Medic

Light Is Gone 2

Run for Cover Records
Pop/Rock
The indie folk singer/songwriter tastefully incorporates programmed rhythms and electronic elements into his emotionally naked songs.

— Fred Thomas

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