Featured New Album Releases

Twenty One Pilots

Clancy

Atlantic / Fueled by Ramen Records

Pop/Rock

The Ohio super duo end their multi-album, metaphorical mythology with yet another genre-blurring collection.

— Neil Z. Yeung

Paul Weller

66

Capitol / Polydor

Pop/Rock

The Modfather is in a mellow, reflective mood on this supple, playful album.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Lenny Kravitz

Blue Electric Light

BMG / BMG Rights Management

Pop/Rock

The retro-rocker focuses on bright, positive vibes on this unusually satisfying album.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Andrew Bird / Andrew Bird Trio

Sunday Morning Put-On

Loma Vista

Pop/Rock, Jazz

The eclectic violinist goes all-in for jazz on this subtle, evocative exploration of the Great American Songbook.

— Mark Deming

DIIV

Frog in Boiling Water

Fantasy

Pop/Rock

The band's despondently beautiful fourth album pairs songs about a world falling apart with seductive sonics and a little bit of hope.

— Heather Phares

The Mountain Movers

Walking After Dark

Trouble in Mind

Pop/Rock

The double album from this psychedelic collective splits its time evenly between sleepless, observational, lyrical songs and free-floating jams.

— Fred Thomas

La Luz

News of the Universe

Sub Pop

Pop/Rock

Shana Cleveland and her bandmates embrace maturity and musical growth on their engaging fifth album.

— Mark Deming

John Mulaney

Baby J

Drag City

Comedy/Spoken, Pop/Rock

Now available on physical formats, the Emmy-winning comedian takes a darker, long-form turn with a special chronicling addiction and rehab.

— Marcy Donelson

Carlos Niño

Placenta

International Anthem

Electronic, Jazz, New Age

The Los Angeles-based producer and percussionist assembles a wonderful cast for a conceptual album centered on birth and parenthood.

— Thom Jurek

Girl and Girl

Call a Doctor

Sub Pop

Pop/Rock

The Australian group's debut crackles with a nervy, youthful blend of late-'70s and early-'80s post-punk and jangle-pop influences.

— Matt Collar

Aquaserge

La Fin de l'économie

Crammed Discs

Pop/Rock

On their most direct album to date, the French art rock group use subtle humor to comment on the state of the world.

— Paul Simpson

Bill MacKay

Locust Land

Drag City

Pop/Rock, Folk

The Chicago-based guitarist, singer, and songwriter delivers a solo date that reflects his history, improvisational acumen, and compositional skill.

— Thom Jurek

Holger Czukay / Brian Eno / J. Peter Schwalm

Sushi. Roti. Reibekuchen

Groenland

Pop/Rock, Avant-Garde, Electronic

A casual, exploratory jam edited down from a three-hour one-off performance at a 1998 art installation in Germany.

— Paul Simpson

Connie Smith

Love, Prison, Wisdom and Heartaches

Fat Possum Records

Country, Pop/Rock

One of country's greatest vocalists pays homage to her friends and peers on her 55th album.

— Mark Deming

Gastr del Sol

We Have Dozens of Titles

Drag City

Pop/Rock

Archival collection that unearths rare tracks and live recordings from this innovative experimental duo's 1993-1998 run.

— Fred Thomas

Matthew Bourne / Nightports

Dulcitone 1804

Leaf / The Leaf Label

Electronic, Avant-Garde

An enchanting set of delicate, spacious, and haunting pieces created using a rare Victorian keyboard instrument.

— Paul Simpson

Lionlimb

Limbo

Bayonet Records

Pop/Rock

The New York duo blend folk, psychedelia, and synthy, '70s Italian horror movie sounds on their fourth album, featuring a guest appearance by Angel Olsen.

— Matt Collar

Machinedrum

3FOR82

Ninja Tune

Electronic

Travis Stewart and his guest collaborators reflect on their past selves through a refined mixture of drum'n'bass, hip-hop, and futuristic pop.

— Paul Simpson

Motorists

Touched by the Stuff

Bobo Integral

Pop/Rock

The Toronto trio trade in the post-punk glaze of their debut for a sophomore album of energetic power pop.

— Fred Thomas

Sean Nicholas Savage

Trilogy

Arbutus Records

Pop/Rock

Compilation release collecting alternate mixes of select tracks from a run of self-produced albums by this Montreal indie-smooth songwriter.

— Fred Thomas

Empirical

Wonder Is the Beginning

Whirlwind Recordings

Jazz

Selectively expanding the lineup with contributions from guests Jason Rebello and Alex Hitchcock, the quartet delivers its first long-player since 2016.

— Thom Jurek

Gyasi

Rock N'Roll Swordfight

Alive Records

Pop/Rock

Live album that captures this band of Nashville glam revivalists in fun and fiery form.

— Mark Deming

Barry Ryan

The Albums 1969-1979

7T's / Glam

Pop/Rock

Comprehensive look at the recorded works of one of England's oddest singers of the late '60s/early '70s with a large cache of singles and unreleased tracks added.

— Tim Sendra