Featured New Releases for
June 28, 2024
Hot Girl Productions
The third studio album from this rap superstar strays somewhat from her formula of superhuman confidence and summer anthems for more emotionally raw material.
Interscope / Kid ina Korner
The Vegas crew's seventh set returns them to bombastic anthem territory after a period of introspection on their previous LP.
Reprise
Largely previously unreleased versions of songs tracked in 1969 create an alternate-reality album that ranks with the best of these rustic rock legends' work.
15 Passenger / Million Stars
A surprisingly cohesive, poetic, lyrically tight album of characteristically ragged indie folk from the Upstate New Yorkers.
Brainfeeder
Joy, optimism, and otherness fill the fourth album by Australia's premier hardcore avant-soul/jazz/funk/hip-hop band.
Geffen / Interscope
The Cuban-born, Florida-bred singer embraces her inner Miami party girl along with a sweaty, neon-dipped hyperpop sound.
Aftermath / Interscope
Recorded in 2021 with Dr. Dre, the singer's impassioned and fun fourth album incorporates a 27-piece orchestra and almost innumerable samples and interpolations.
In the Red Records
The power pop-meets-hard rock legends celebrate their longevity with the angriest, hookiest, and most intense album of their career.
GBV / Guided by Voices, Inc.
Robert Pollard indulges his love of prog rock and makes it exciting as his band continues their streak of top-notch LPs.
American Recordings / EMI / EMI Records
The Man in Black's 1993 demos are augmented 30 years on by a John Carter Cash-approved ensemble to create an unexpected gem.
Just One Records / Orchard
For the first time in her career, the iconic singer writes her own songs, that meld of jazz, gospel, folk, and jump blues.
Drag City
The windswept and emotionally driven Australian instrumental trio pick up as if no time has passed on their first new album in ten years.
Sub Pop
The second album in a row of chillwave throwbacks from one of the sound's originators.
Sub Pop
Sounding refortified but no less mesmerizing, the trio's cinematic third LP shifts settings from pastoral Texas to haunted seaside England.
Joyful Noise
Sebadoh-related duo presents their first new album in 20 years, one full of sounds both familiar and unexpected.
Dead Oceans
Three years after his first solo flight, the Indications' drummer and falsetto specialist offers a more eclectic second album informed by heartbreak.
Mute
Official release of one of the group's first shows featuring former Traffic bassist Rosko Gee.
Cherry Red
Six-CD box set compiling nearly everything the British dream pop group released when they were signed to Dedicated.
Cherry Red
Cherry Red's comprehensive set celebrates the South London duo's proudly plastic -- and surprisingly influential -- fusion of punk and pop.
Loma Vista
A sultry, soul-influenced companion album to 2023's Time Will Wait for No One.
Cuneiform Records
The second offering by the cellist-led band was recorded over a single day and is tight as well as adventurous.
Domino
The fictional tale of an unknown small-town Scottish band is soundtracked for the stage by members of the Pastels in heartbreakingly sincere and lovely fashion.
International Anthem
A fluid, supernatural mix of Afrobeat, free funk, and post-punk assembled from live improvisations and home recordings by five L.A.-based artists.
Omnivore
A 40th anniversary reissue of their classic debut, remixed from original 8-track tapes by Scott McCaughey.
Yep Roc
This low-budget gospel album from the swamp pop legend is beautifully written and sung but haphazardly produced.
AUM Fidelity
Recorded in a day, the trio organically explores rhythms and spiritualities from across the globe with percussion, flutes, and homemade instruments.
Smoke Sessions
On his first live album, the great trombonist leads a stellar sextet playing intoxicating originals, standards, and a hard bop classic.
Fantasy
The group's fourth outing blurs the border between their rowdy early output and their leader's introspective solo work.
Verve
A willfully retro but enchanting debut from this U.K. singer/songwriter who mixes folk, Tropicalia, and chamber pop.
Various Artists
Edsel
A sprawling selection of favorites played at the short-lived but influential London club that launched the new romantic movement.
Various Artists
Ace
Fascinating collection of futuristic, synth-heavy compositions made for production libraries like Music de Wolfe and Bruton.
Merge
The rap trio's first album reflects on growing up in the 1980s and '90s, with numerous references to old video games and defunct retail chains.
Channel Classics
An old-school "Eroica," superbly controlled, solves the riddle of how to give the finale weight commensurate with the other revolutionary movements.
Cedille Records
An oratorio by Garrop for an ecologically troubled world.
LSO Live
Impressive live performances from one of Britten's great modern exponents.
Delphian
Death-haunted songs for bass are given convincing readings by a veteran singer making his song recital debut.
Nonesuch
An opera that looks upon life during the California gold rush without rose-colored glasses.
Deutsche Grammophon
Dizzyingly varied live recital holds together thanks to constant pianistic invention and sheer sensitivity.