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June 7, 2024
Brat
Atlantic
Fusing hyperpop and Y2K club music with nakedly confessional songwriting, the pop innovator delivers some of her most engaging and mature music.
EELS Time!
E Works
An album of cautious optimism and wary love of life from Mark Oliver Everett and his latest band of cohorts.
Hummingbird
Big Machine Records
The sharp country singer/songwriter emphasizes her traditional roots.
Eight Pointed Star
Fire Records
In a return to warmer, more singer/songwriter-oriented fare, the Angeleno's third album effectively merges the cerebral and the sentimental.
Below the Waste
Rough Trade
Informed by Deerhoof and Philip Glass, the trio's third album balances earthy experiments with ambitious, affecting pop.
Statik
Smalltown Supersound
Darren Cunningham continues to blur the line between comforting and claustrophobic on his subtlest album yet.
Timeless
Kaytranada / RCA
Collaborations with Rochelle Jordan, Childish Gambino, and Dawn Richard highlight the producer's third album.
uNomkhubulwane
Blue Note
On his intimate third Blue Note album, the pianist's trio delivers a three-movement masterwork balancing past, present, and future.
I Hear You
XL / XL Recordings
Following a major crossover hit, the South Korean-born DJ's first album balances festival anthems with downtempo cuts and genre dabblings.
Heart of the Artichoke
Bayonet Records
A tender, evocative sophomore LP populated by affection, longing, and outsider perspectives.
Words and Music
Numero / Numero Group
Archival compilation tracking the songwriter/performer's evolution from her jazz upbringing to her creation of some of the most stellar baroque pop of the 1960s.
Prism of Pleasure
Ninja Tune
The Welsh DJ/producer's debut album celebrates club euphoria and togetherness as well as queer intimacy and desire.
e.s.t. 30
Act Music
Aided by all-star soloists, the E.S.T. rhythm section celebrate the group's 30th anniversary live by reimagining titles from its catalog.
Coffee & Regrets
Shelflife
Recording only sporadically since the 1990s, the Greek post-punk/indie pop band's Shelflife debut gathers a 2017 EP, a signature song, and new music.
Various Artists
Didn't I Blow Your Mind? Thom Bell: The Sound of Philadelphia Soul 1969-1983
Kent
Bob Stanley's second compilation spotlighting the work of the legendary Philly soul producer concentrates on Thom Bell's classic era.
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Jungle [Bonus Tracks]
Iconoclassic
Forgoing much of the guitar-forward, live feel of earlier albums, this 1984 effort is slick, tuneful, and very up-to-date-sounding pop.
Top of the World
Parasol Records
The singer/songwriter's fourth album of sugary, pleasantly bittersweet pop.
Timeless
Epic
A frothy, confident sixth album that pulls together all of the singer's influences, from doo wop to hip-hop.
Gemelo
Partisan / Universal Music
The Los Angeles singer pairs with Chicano Batman's Carlos Arévalo for her bold follow-up to Cha Cha Palace.
Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free
Jagjaguwar
The indie folk-pop supergroup reach a new peak on their third album, sounding polished and emotionally resonant.
The Infinity of Nothingness
Jazzman / Jazzman
JJ Whitefield switches up his decades-long exploration of global funk to elegantly revel in the tones, timbres, and textures of spiritual jazz.
Sibelius 2 & 5
ATMA Classique
A strong installment in Nézet-Séguin's Sibelius cycle, playing down the nationalist flavor of the Symphony No. 2.
Ysaÿe: VI Sonatas
Naïve
Technically ironclad but highly dramatic renderings of Ysaÿe's finger-busters on the composer's own violin.
George Frideric Handel: Dixit Dominus; Laudate pueri; Nisi Dominus
Harmonia Mundi
Muscular but melodically attractive early Handel hits all the right notes.
Nielsen: Flute Concerto; Symphony No. 3 "Sinfonia Espansiva"; Pan and Syrinx
Chandos
Wonderful Nielsen performances that capture the great range of orchestral sounds and moods.
John Adams: City Noir; Fearful Symmetries; Lola Montez Does the Spider Dance
Naxos
Wonderful Adams performances from a conductor with a deep understanding of his music.
