Featured New Releases for
April 26, 2024

St. Vincent

All Born Screaming

St. Vincent / Total Pleasure / Virgin

Pop/Rock

Drawing on industrial, grunge, ska, and more, Annie Clark expresses the terror and exhilaration of being alive with ferocious, candid songs.

— Heather Phares

Crazy Horse / Neil Young / Neil Young & Crazy Horse

FU##IN' UP

Reprise

Pop/Rock

2023 concert recording that captures loose, comfortable performances of the proto-grunge rock songs of the artist's 1990 album Ragged Glory.

— TiVo Staff

Iron & Wine

Light Verse

Sub Pop

Pop/Rock

Nimble and lush arrangements frame a batch of Sam Beam's lightest, most playful songs that pack the usual, very deep emotional punch.

— Tim Sendra

Pet Shop Boys

Nonetheless

Parlophone / PLG

Pop/Rock

The synth pop duo reflect on what's been gained and lost as generations shift.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Charley Crockett

$10 Cowboy

Son of Davy

Country

The Texas troubadour slides into a soulful groove on this exceptional sequel to his breakthrough The Man from Waco.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Def Leppard

Pyromania [40th Anniversary] [Deluxe 2 CD]

Mercury / Mercury Records / UMR

Pop/Rock

A 40th anniversary edition containing previously-unheard demos, outtakes, mixes, and live shows from the era.

Billy Idol

Rebel Yell [Deluxe Expanded Edition]

Capitol / UMR

Pop/Rock

Upon its 40th anniversary, Billy Idol's best album was expanded to a double-disc set.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Bullion

Affection

Ghostly International

Electronic, Pop/Rock

With help from guests like Panda Bear and Carly Rae Jepsen, producer Nathan Jenkins expands his vision of subtle, sophisticated electro-pop.

— Fred Thomas

Judith Hill

Letters from a Black Widow

Regime Music Group

R&B, Blues, Pop/Rock

On her ambitious fourth album, the L.A.-based singer/songwriter directly addresses difficulty, pain, empathy and transformation in funk, blues, and soul.

— Thom Jurek

Justice

Hyperdrama

Because Music

Electronic, Pop/Rock

Returning from an eight-year hiatus, the duo filters their heavy dancefloor workouts through hazy atmospheres.

— Heather Phares

T. Rex

Tanx [50th Anniversary Edition]

Edsel

Pop/Rock

This 50th anniversary of the release contains a bonus disc of 23 fascinating 'work-in-progress' versions, and demos.

Charles McPherson

Reverence

Smoke Sessions

Jazz

The alto saxophonist leads his quintet at New York's Smoke night club on this ebullient homage to pianist Barry Harris.

— Matt Collar

Owen

The Falls of Sioux

Polyvinyl

Pop/Rock

Working again with producer S. Carey, Mike Kinsella's 11th solo outing finds him a little older and more accepting but far from contented.

— Marcy Donelson

DJ Harrison / Nigel Hall

The Burning Bush: A Journey Through the Music of Earth, Wind & Fire

Regime Music Group

R&B

A deep and rich tribute to the elements from the multi-instrumentalists, assisted by their Lettuce and Butcher Brown bandmates.

— Andy Kellman

GospelbeacH

Wiggle Your Fingers

Curation Records

Pop/Rock

More great songs (and maybe the last) from the band moving forward into California's rich musical past.

— Mark Deming

The Writhing Squares

Mythology

Trouble in Mind

Pop/Rock

Philadelphia group explores a more rock-geared reading of their gnarled noise rock, with live drums replacing drum machines for the most part.

— Fred Thomas

Cannonball Adderley

Poppin' in Paris: Live at L'Olympia 1972

Elemental Music

Jazz

This 1972 date catches the quintet in excellent form with new members George Duke and Walter Booker.

— Thom Jurek

Cannonball Adderley

Burnin' in Bordeaux: Live in Paris 1969

Elemental Music

Jazz

The Adderley Quintet captured at a creative, rowdy peak during of one of pianist Joe Zawinul's final tours with the group.

— Thom Jurek

Yusef Lateef

Atlantis Lullaby: The Concert in Avignon

Elemental / Elemental Music

Jazz

Newly revealed, beautifully recorded concert by the great multi-instrumentalist with Kenny Barron, Bob Cunningham, and Tootie Heath.

— Thom Jurek

Apollo Brown

Skilled Trade

Mello Music Group

Rap

The first beat tape from the prolific Michigan hip-hip producer shows that he mastered his reflective style at the beginning of his career.

— Paul Simpson

Bnny

One Million Love Songs

Fire Talk

Pop/Rock

While still dwelling in the sonics of the Velvet Underground, Cowboy Junkies, and Twin Peaks, Jess Viscius offers up 11 songs for the lonely-hearted.

— Marcy Donelson

Dr. John

Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya: Singles 1968-1974

Omnivore

R&B, Blues, Pop/Rock

A splendid double-LP anthology containing all of Dr. John's U.K. and U.S. singles from his prime period.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Loren Kramar

Glovemaker

Secretly Canadian

Pop/Rock

The Los Angeles singer/songwriter impresses with a dramatic debut that walks a line between intimate, pained balladry and theatrical baroque pop.

— Marcy Donelson

Maria Chiara Argirò

Closer

Innovative Leisure

Electronic, Pop/Rock

Departing from her earlier jazz work, the musician crafts concise yet abstract electronic pop songs with introspective lyrics.

— Paul Simpson

Dawn Chorus and the Infallible Sea

Reveries

Sonic Cathedral

Electronic

Serene, flowing ambient pieces bridging guitar-based drone with modern classical arrangements.

— Paul Simpson

Audrey Powne

From the Fire

BBE / Creative Victoria

R&B, Jazz

A riveting synthesis of soul and jazz written, arranged, and produced by the Australian singer, trumpeter, and keyboardist.

— Andy Kellman

Shygirl

Fabric Presents Shygirl

Fabric

Electronic

The vocalist/DJ remains in Club Shy mode for a hypnotic mix issued as part of London club Fabric's 25th anniversary celebrations.

— Paul Simpson

Laufey

Bewitched: The Goddess Edition

Laufey

Pop/Rock

The Icelandic crooner's second LP and international breakthrough doubles down on the updated yet still anachronistic vocal-era stylings of her debut.

— Marcy Donelson

Elephant9

Mythical River

Rune Grammaphon / Rune Grammofon

Jazz, Pop/Rock

Extending the aesthetic shift on 2022's Arrival of the New Elders, the electric jazz power trio dig deep into composed structures and prog rock.

— Thom Jurek

Hovvdy

Arts & Crafts

Pop/Rock

A dreamy, nostalgic double album that finds the duo broadening their slowcore-derived sound.

— Marcy Donelson

Steve Lacy / Mal Waldron

The Mighty Warriors: Live in Antwerp

Elemental Music

Jazz

A previously unreleased concert from 1995 finds the headliners with Andrew Cyrille and Reggie Workman delivering canny Monk tunes and poignant originals.

— Thom Jurek