Ariana Grande

Eternal Sunshine

Island / Republic

Pop/Rock

The pop star takes an elevated, mature approach to her usual relationship confessions, resulting in a magical journey that's one of her best.

— Neil Z. Yeung

Norah Jones

Visions

Blue Note / EMI Records

Jazz, Pop/Rock

A bright, colorful record that places equal weight on mood and melody.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Bleachers

Bleachers

Dirty Hit

Pop/Rock

Jack Antonoff's comforting and contemplative fourth album ponders the hopes and worries that come with life-changing love.

— Heather Phares

Kim Gordon

The Collective

Matador

Pop/Rock

The former Sonic Youth member delivers knife-edged beats and hypnotic character studies that feel like the essence of her entire body of work.

— Heather Phares

Dry Cleaning

Sweet Princess/Boundary Road Snacks and Drinks

4AD

Pop/Rock

The post-punk revivalists' engaging early EPs reveal how quickly they developed their unmistakable style.

— Heather Phares

Moor Mother

The Great Bailout

Anti-

Avant-Garde, Electronic

A bracing, powerful work concentrating on British colonialism and its aftereffects, featuring a stellar cast of guest collaborators.

— Paul Simpson

Judas Priest

Invincible Shield

Epic

Pop/Rock

The heavy metal elder statesmen are operating at full power on their thrashing, exhilarating 19th studio album.

— TiVo Staff

Alice Cooper

Billion Dollar Babies

Rhino / Warner Records

Pop/Rock

The 50th anniversary edition of this hard rock masterwork includes remastered audio of the original album as well as live material and outtakes.

— Fred Thomas

Dion

Girl Friends

KTBA Records

Pop/Rock, Blues

The greatest blues singer the Bronx ever produced teams up with some soulful female collaborators.

— Mark Deming

Homeshake

CD Wallet

Shhoamkee

Pop/Rock

Embracing shoegaze and slowcore, Peter Sagar returns to the guitar-based music of his youth on his impressive sixth album.

— Paul Simpson

Various Artists

The Color Purple [Music From and Inspired By]

Gamma / VYDIA / WaterTower Music

Stage & Screen, R&B, Religious, Blues, Jazz

A combination of updated material from the 2005 stage musical and new compositions and remixes, this features the Academy Award-nominated "Keep It Movin.'"

— TiVo Staff

Astrel K

The Foreign Department

Tough Love

Pop/Rock

The band's second album adds strings, horns, and ornate instrumentation to another batch of intimate songs that split the difference between dream pop and slowcore.

— Tim Sendra

Xmal Deutschland

Early Singles 1981-1982

Sacred Bones

Pop/Rock

Formidable 7" and 12" material from the dark Hamburg post-punk band, recorded before they signed to 4AD.

— Andy Kellman

Torrey

Torrey

Slumberland

Pop/Rock

The second LP from this Bay Area band finds them exploring a dynamic variety of shoegaze and dream pop approaches.

— Fred Thomas

Meatbodies

Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom

In the Red Records

Pop/Rock

The band's fourth album is mainly made up of stadium-sized shoegaze with grunge, metal, and alt-rock influences added to the nostalgic mix.

— Tim Sendra

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble

Open Me: A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit

Spiritmuse Records

Jazz

This Chicago ensemble celebrates 50 years with wildly creative redone selections from their catalog with a small handful of covers.

— Thom Jurek

Anja Huwe

Codes

Sacred Bones

Pop/Rock

The former leader of influential post-punk group Xmal Deutschland returns to the studio with a reflective solo outing.

— Paul Simpson

Adrian Crowley / Marry Waterson

Cuckoo Storm

One Little Independent Records / One Little Indian

Folk, Pop/Rock

An inspired pairing that yields an album of rugged grace and poeticism.

— Timothy Monger

The BV's / Bvs

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Shelflife

Pop/Rock

The band's third LP and Shelflife debut steps up the recording quality while continuing to negotiate gloomy post-punk, jangly indie pop, and more.

— Marcy Donelson

Lamplight

Lamplight

Western Vinyl Records

Pop/Rock

Inspired by a period of transition, the nuanced indie folk-rock debut of singer/songwriter Ian Hatcher-Williams delivers on craft and substance.

— Marcy Donelson

Ghlow

Levitate

PNKSLM

Pop/Rock

The Swedish duo's sophomore outing delivers another set of jagged, reverb-packed post-punk corrosion.

— Neil Z. Yeung

Maxwell Farrington / Le SuperHomard

Please, Wait...

Talitres

Pop/Rock

On their second album, the retro-minded Baroque pop duo incorporate live classical musicians while at the same time coming more into their own.

— Marcy Donelson

Riccardo Minasi / Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra

Strauss: Metamorphosen & Wind Sonatina No. 1

Berlin Classics

Classical

Superb, stately-but-not-lugubrious Metamorphosen, intelligently paired with a Wind Sonatina from the same period.

— James Manheim

Behzod Abduraimov

Shadows of My Ancestors

Alpha

Classical

The sophomore Alpha release from this rising pianist features a striking work from his home country.

— James Manheim

Emmanuele Baldini / Rafael Cesario

José Antônio de Almeida Prado: Works for Violin and Cello

Naxos

Classical

Modern compositions descended from the Villa-Lobos line offer great variety despite the severely limited palette.

— James Manheim

Timo-Veikko Valve / Aura Go

Beethoven: Cello Sonatas; Webern: Works for Cello and Piano

ABC Classic

Classical

An impressive Romantic-tinged Beethoven from little-known players.

— James Manheim

Ruby Hughes / Manchester Collective

End of My Days

BIS

Classical

A collection of songs about death balances diverse materials in a compelling narrative.

— James Manheim

Phantasm

Matthew Locke: Consorts Flat and Sharp

Linn Records

Classical

Clean, straightforward readings bring the experimentalism of Locke's music into relief.

— James Manheim

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