Featured New Releases for
June 14, 2024
Parlophone / PLG / Rhino
A thorough examination of the creation of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars featuring 29 unreleased tracks.
Capitol / EMI / EMI Records / UMC
The music from the unreleased live-in-the-studio doc showcases a vigorous, stripped-back Wings.
Domino / Double Six
A more upbeat companion to the mournful Mercy, this finds the Velvet Underground co-founder full of energy, ideas, and intelligence.
Mute
A full-length drawn from the musician's label/collaborative project, showcasing different guest vocalists united by a common passion.
Bella Union
The singer/songwriter's anger, anguish, and mordant wit are more tangible than ever on these portraits of deception and betrayal.
BMG / BMG Rights Management
The unapologetic barroom rockers add some psychedelic flair to their hard rock and hit their stride.
Eternal Source of Light
The British jazz vocalist offers a soulful, stylistically diverse tribute to her idol.
Cooking Vinyl
The Scottish indie vocalist/songwriter flits between ideas on this stylistically malleable set of tunes, touching on whispery folk, bounding synth pop, and more.
Nonesuch
The singer/composer and versatile percussion quartet reunite for a captivating set guided by 19th century poetry.
Easy Eye Sound
The sixth offering from the Ecuadorian-Swiss siblings and guests retains their desert-blown guitar sound but explores outer space, not the horizon.
YABB
The Portland indie heroes turn in a double album of new material that plays like a career overview.
Hathaway Entertainment / The SRG/ILS Group
Very different from the singer's 2017 album Honestly, this is a celebratory and romantic affair with Michael McDonald, MC Lyte, and Willow among the guests.
Planet Mu
Continuing in the direction of Mike Paradinas' 2022 output, this effort is another winning mixture of choppy breakbeats and wistful melodies.
Forty Below Records
Re-teaming with producer/songwriter Eric Corne, the Texas-via-Los Angeles singer delivers a collection teeming with blues, soul, and slinky funk.
Mute
Future-Baroque orchestral electronic compositions inspired by Greek mathematician Archimedes.
Lucky Number
The band's rebelliously luxurious second album heightens the sensuality, vulnerability, and drama of their proudly queer music.
Verve
The keyboardist builds sonically vibrant crossover jazz worlds on his sophomore album.
BMG / Farmer and the Owl
The Australian surf-pop duo turn down the fuzz and take a mature yet playful approach on their fourth studio album.
Rhino
The 50th anniversary of Feats Don't Fail
Me Now pairs a new remaster of the 1974 album with two discs of
rarities.
Decca
With some of the singer's most club-oriented material yet, this sprawling, 16-song album doubles as a plea for empathy and resistance.
Glasshaus Presents / ONErpm
A loose and lively 2023 date with the Grammy-winning singer supported by Questlove, Robert Glasper, Burniss Travis, and Common.
Concord
The classical crossover violin virtuoso merges conceptual scope with emotional heft on her seventh set.
Empty Cellar
The group's third album is a cleaned-up version of lo-fi noise pop that sparkles when it's uptempo and delivers gut-punch emotion when it's not.
In the Red Records
The New Zealand duo celebrate Satan, big amps, and fuzz pedals on their heavy and raucous second album.
La Boîte à Pépites
Remarkable youthful works from a neglected female voice, beautifully performed.
Aparte
Crystalline, often subtle and humorous songs take the French Romantic style into the 20th century.
Hyperion
A collection of pieces in the neglected Flemish style from Spain, cleanly performed.
Alpha
Joyous Ascension pieces from Bach and Telemann are rendered with precision and passion.
Harmonia Mundi
A fierce recording of Britten's violin concerto, with several less familiar early chamber works.
Erato
The premiere of an operatic adaptation of the novel and movie features an equally star-studded cast.