Kendrick Lamar

GNX

Interscope / pgLang

Rap

The Compton rapper's surprise sixth set delivers fired-up West Coast anthems and meditative reflections.

— David Crone

Echo / Echo & the Bunnymen

What Are You Going to Do with Your Life? [Deluxe Edition]

London / London Records

Pop/Rock

The 25th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition of these mope rock heroes' eighth album includes over two dozen bonus tracks.

— Fred Thomas

Davy Graham

He Moved Through the Fair: The Complete 1960s Recordings

Cherry Tree

Folk, Blues, International, Jazz

An exhaustive eight-disc box set covering the influential U.K. guitarist's entire 1960s output.

— Timothy Monger

Jakob Bro

Taking Turns

ECM

Jazz

The Danish guitarist's warm collaboration with the acclaimed guitarist and legendary alto saxophonist.

— Matt Collar

Sgt. Papers

Fuga!

In the Red Records

Pop/Rock

The Mexican duo deliver nimble garage punk-based rock & roll as usual, this time a bit more arranged and carefully constructed than in the past.

— Tim Sendra

Ben Lukas Boysen

Alta Ripa

Erased Tapes Records

Electronic

The German artist also known as Hecq reflects on the electronic music he embraced as a teenager on this mature, finely crafted effort.

— Paul Simpson

Sunroof

Electronic Music Improvisations, Vol. 3

Mute

Electronic

Mute's Daniel Miller and Gareth Jones continue to explore alien terrain using Eurorack modular synthesizers.

— Paul Simpson

The Lilac Time

Astronauts [Super Deluxe Edition]

Needle Mythology

Pop/Rock

The 2024 deluxe reissue of the album features an album’s worth of demos and a live disc.

Caixa Cubo Trio

Modo Avião

Far Out Recordings

International, Jazz

On their Far Out debut, the Brazilian fusion trio return to instrumental music, melding dancefloor funk with electric jazz, samba, and MPB.

— Thom Jurek

Bella & the Bizarre

Bella & the Bizarre

In the Red Records

Pop/Rock

Strong debut from this Berlin-based garage punk outfit, whose powerhouse singer has King Khan for a dad.

— Mark Deming

Thomas Strønen / Craig Taborn

Relations

ECM

Jazz

The drummer and percussionist issues a subdued, resonant collection of duets with four collaborators recorded over four years.

— Thom Jurek

Arild Andersen

Landloper

ECM

Jazz, New Age

The 84-year-old Norwegian bassist issues his very first unaccompanied solo album (bass and pedals) after 50 years with ECM.

— Thom Jurek

Des Demonas

Apocalyptic Boom! Boom!

In the Red Records

Pop/Rock

The second album from these D.C. upstarts is leaner, smarter, and is perfect dance music for the revolution.

— Mark Deming

Peter Donohoe

Chopin: Waltzes; Schumann: Abegg Variations; Ravel: Valse nobles et sentimentales

Somm

Classical

Deliberate, deeply insightful readings of waltzes by Chopin and others.

— James Manheim

Voces8

Nightfall

Decca

Classical

Silky vocal octet continues to go from strength to strength with this collection of nocturnal works.

— James Manheim

Romain Dumas / Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse

Jacques Offenbach: La Vie parisienne - Version Original Inétral 1866

Palazzetto Bru Zane

Classical

Original version of La vie parisienne offers deeper immersion into its joys.

— James Manheim

Yuuko Shiokawa / András Schiff

Brahms, Schumann

ECM New Series

Classical

Although recorded at different times, the two works and two performances here are beautifully linked.

— James Manheim

ChromaDuo

What I Saw in the Water: 21st-Century Works for Guitar Duo

Naxos

Classical

A pleasing mix of contemporary guitar works played by a pair with real synergy.

— James Manheim

Alison Balsom / Trevor Pinnock / Pinnock's Players

Baroque Concertos

Warner Classics

Classical

An album of transcribed Baroque concertos finds a trumpet star taking brilliant turns on the piccolo trumpet.

— James Manheim

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