The Cure

Songs of a Lost World

Capitol / Polydor

Pop/Rock

On their first album in 16 years, these goth rock superpowers stir up echoes of the slow, sad beauty of their best-loved work.

— Fred Thomas

Elvis Costello

King of America & Other Realms [Super Deluxe Edition]

UMe / Universal

Pop/Rock

An epic-scale exploration of one of Costello's finest albums, and the creative doors it opened for him.

— Mark Deming

Willie Nelson

Last Leaf on the Tree

Sony Music

Country, Pop/Rock, Vocal

A poignant, masterfully delivered covers album from the country legend and his son.

— Matt Collar

Tyler, The Creator

CHROMAKOPIA

Columbia

Rap

Tyler's seventh LP proves candid and spontaneous as he reckons with age, sexuality, and fatherhood.

— David Crone

Weezer

Weezer 30 [Anniversary Super Deluxe]

Geffen

Pop/Rock

This swag-filled reissue of the band's landmark debut album includes almost 40 previously unissued recordings.

— Tim Sendra

Mount Eerie

Night Palace

7e.p.

Pop/Rock

Phil Elverum's sprawling, noisy document of the peace he found while reassembling his life offers a deeply rewarding listening experience.

— Heather Phares

Peter Perrett

The Cleansing

Domino

Pop/Rock

Tales of a dangerous past and uplifting survival told in classic punk troubadour style by the former Only Ones' leader.

— Tim Sendra

Richard Swift

4 Hits & a Miss: The Essential Richard Swift

Secretly Canadian

Pop/Rock

A 14-track collection, including one previously unreleased song, spanning the late indie maverick's 15-year solo catalog.

— Marcy Donelson

Tomin

A Willed and Conscious Balance

International Anthem

Jazz

Breathtaking ensemble work combining freshly written material and expanded arrangements of pieces the artist previously recorded solo.

— Paul Simpson

The Fleshtones

It​'s Getting Late (​...​And More Songs About Werewolves)

Yep Roc

Pop/Rock

The garage rock stalwarts get your Halloween party started with music that wails all year long.

— Mark Deming

Tuxedo

Tuxedo IV

Funk on Sight

R&B

Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One keep the throwback dance party going with assistance from West Coast legend Battlecat and boogie king Leroy Burgess.

— Andy Kellman

Isaac Hayes

Hot Buttered Singles 1969-1972

Ace / Stax

R&B

The Black Moses of Soul's A-sides and B-sides from a period during which he put five straight albums on top of the R&B chart.

— Andy Kellman

Contour

Take Off from Mercy

Mexican Summer

R&B, Pop/Rock

Niecy Blues, Loraine James, and Omari Jazz collaborator Khari Lucas delivers a set of stark and lonesome ballads that obscures genre distinctions.

— Andy Kellman

Michael Mayer

The Floor Is Lava

Kompakt

Electronic

Eclectic and playful full-length from the Kompakt co-leader, taking particular inspiration from the early days of house music.

— Paul Simpson

Rebecca Cockram / deary / Ben Easton

Aurelia

Sonic Cathedral

Pop/Rock

With their second EP, the noise pop/shoegaze duo sand down more abrasive textures while remaining lost in a pining sonic infinity.

— Marcy Donelson

Military Genius

Scarred for Life

Revolver USA

Electronic, Pop/Rock

The second solo album from this Crack Cloud member trades in lo-fi synthwave minimalism for atmospheric pop and genre-jumping experiments.

— Fred Thomas

Paul Kelly

Fever Longing Still

Cooking Vinyl / Stereo

Pop/Rock

The great Australian songwriter gets back to basics with a set of smart, powerful songs and emotionally satisfying performances.

— Mark Deming

Sam Blasucci

Real Life Thing

Innovative Leisure

Pop/Rock

The Mapache member's second solo LP explores themes like life, death, and coping with a wry touch through his ear-pleasing piano pop.

— Marcy Donelson

Maria Grig / Ellis Jones / Trust Fund

Has It Been a While?

Tapete Records

Pop/Rock

The fifth album from this evolving project pivots from ragged indie pop to Nick Drake-modeled chamber folk.

— Fred Thomas

Jimmy Fallon

Holiday Seasoning

Republic

Holiday, Comedy/Spoken, Pop/Rock

A generous 16 family-friendly, holiday-themed original comedy songs by the comedian and a parade of celebrity guests.

— Marcy Donelson

Jeremie Albino

Our Time in the Sun

Easy Eye Sound

Blues, Country, Pop/Rock, R&B

On his fourth long player, written and produced in Nashville with Dan Auerbach, the songwriter delivers a raw, wooly, poignant collection.

— Thom Jurek

Maria Narodytska

War Poems: Szymanowski, Chopin, Narodytska, Shostakovich, Liakhovych

Somm

Classical

Well-established war music is given immediacy by the presence of a Ukrainian pianist and new Ukrainian music.

— James Manheim

Gianandrea Noseda / National Symphony Orchestra

Carlos Simon: Four Symphonic Works

National Symphony

Classical

Imaginative, often subtle treatments of African American themes and materials.

— James Manheim

Rachel Lee Priday / David Kaplan

Fluid Dynamics

Orchid Classics

Classical

Works inspired by oceanography videos are fine examples of contemporary violin virtuosity.

— James Manheim

Alice Farnham / BBC Concert Orchestra / BBC Singers

Imogen Holst: Discovering Imogen

NMC

Classical

Works by Gustav Holst's daughter offer a distinctive take on English pastoralism.

— James Manheim

Vilde Frang / Robin Ticciati / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Elgar: Violin Concerto

Warner Classics

Classical

A magnificent Elgar concerto with energy that does not flag through the work's complexities.

— James Manheim

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