Featured New Releases for
April 4, 2025

Abyss

Sacred Bones
The singer/songwriter channels her frustrations with life in the 2020s into confrontational songs that are equally heavy and haunting.

— Heather Phares

Djo

The Crux

Twenty 20
The third album from the Stranger Things star showcases his wry and hooky mix of vinyl era-inspired pop.

— Matt Collar

Adagio

Sub Pop
Guided by the idea of slowing down, Stella Chronopoulou's slinky fifth LP includes a collaboration with !!!’s Rafael Cohen (aka los Palabras).

— Marcy Donelson

Welcome to My Blue Sky

Polyvinyl
The Polyvinyl signees reinvigorate their sound while playing with texture on a warts-and-all set inspired by experiences related to touring.

— Marcy Donelson

Stochastic Drift

Smalltown Supersound
The Berghain resident adds elements of chamber jazz and dub to his innovative style of cascading ambient techno.

— Paul Simpson

Jellywish

Double Double Whammy
Emily Sprague and band open the door to the supernatural while quietly navigating existential dread, depression, gratitude, and grief.

— Marcy Donelson

Horror

Fire Records
The international rabble-rousers address an age where yelling may not be enough, while playing with greater precision than ever.

— Mark Deming

The Awful Truth

Fire Records
The English punk outsiders remain smart, biting, and full of energy on this set of powerful new songs that comes nearly 50 years into their run.

— Fred Thomas

Out There

Concord / Telarc
Returning with her Sonicwonder quartet, the pianist delivers dramatic musical invention in further erasing artifical boundaries between genres.

— Thom Jurek

Doggod

Suicide Squeeze
The California goth-punk power trio's assured third album finds them expanding their influences while distilling their sound.

— Matt Collar

28 Demos

Numero
Demos from the '60s and '70s show the true range of this songwriter/composer best known for her Baroque pop.

— Fred Thomas

Entrance

Shelter Press
Haunting, mind-bending musique concrète collage works from the Los Angeles-based experimental group.

— Paul Simpson

Grey Interiors

Smalltown Supersound
A captivating 20-minute piece Darren Cunningham composed for an installation as part of the Berliner Festspiele.

— Paul Simpson

Are We All Angels

Dead Oceans
Energetic sophomore set from the California punk quintet that smooths their edges and amplifies their grasp on melody.

— Neil Z. Yeung

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