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April 25, 2025
Mortal Primetime
Lucky Number
The indie trio balance hooky rock riffs and AM pop sweetness on their candid, assured fourth album.
Face Down in the Garden
Mutually Detrimental
Sophisticated, perfectly played and sung pop music that, like most of the band's impressive catalog, buries the listener in a lingering cloud of melancholy.
The Film
Thrill Jockey
A full-length collaborative work from the avant-metal group and poet/sound artist that plays as a tense, panic-stricken narrative.
Noble and Godlike in Ruin
Joyful Noise / Joyful Noise
The band's 20th album is a noisy, poignant reminder that in times of conflict, empathy is vital.
Time Indefinite
Psychic Hotline
The guitarist's immersive fifth album is as spectral and disorienting as it is beautiful.
Dream into It
Dark Horse Records
The pop icon digs into his punk legacy on his autobiographical ninth album.
Totality
Drag City
After releasing their first joint album ten years prior, the spiritual jazz ensemble and spacey synth trio reactivate their collaboration on this focused, meditative set.
Lorings
Brainfeeder
Characteristically heady, uniquely revealing third Brainfeeder album from electronic avant-pop musician Lindsay Olsen.
Cancionera
Sony Music
Seeking creative and metaphysical transformation, the singer/songwriter cut this set live-to-analog tape in a single take.
Family
Alligator Records
The Memphis quartet returns with a soaring, gritty, spiritually uplifting fourth album that celebrates love, struggle, determination, and family ties.
Viagr Aboys
Shrimptech / Year0001
The Swedish noisemakers flip the bird at a world going off the rails in their strong, witty, raucous fourth album.
Natural Pleasure
BRONCHO Worldwide
The Oklahoma band get quiet and more lo-fi than ever on this home-cooked selection of hushed ballads, left-field disco, and moody indie rock.
Luster
4AD
The Irish singer/songwriter's first album for 4AD is a deeply reflective, lushly detailed effort.
Various Artists
Going Out of My Head: Adventures on the Indie Dancefloor 1995-1999
Cherry Red
Breathe the pressure with four CDs of big beat, trip-hop, and alternative dance crossovers from electronica's peak era.
Paradise on Planet Popstar
Winspear
This compilation combines 2023's melancholier Paradise EP with six uplifting new songs in the band's consistently noisy, romantic style.
The Glass Curtain
Felte
The transatlantic collaboration returns to pure ambient soundscapes on its fifth full-length.
Gloria
Hausu Mountain
The experimental guitarist and composer pays tribute to his late grandmother with this collection of joyful, gratitude-inspiring pieces.
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Texada [Original Score]
Western Vinyl Records
Analog synths, processed baritone sax, and field recordings help evoke rocks, water, industry, and us in this affecting documentary score.
Weirdo
Brownswood / Parlophone
An emotionally complex, grieving, and enriching work of a one-woman band crossing jazz, soul, funk, and alt-rock.
Paper Doll
Concord / Rounder / Universal
Returning to work with producer Bobby Harlow, the guitar slinger and her road band deliver a bold, disruptive collision of roots, blues, and pop.
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé
LSO Live
A superb recording of Ravel's "choreographic symphony," with a wide dynamic palette, sensuous detail, and a dance spirit.
Charpentier: Missa Assumpta est Maria
Château de Versailles
Charpentier's final mass, with its multiple choirs and big spaces, finds its proper dimensions at Versailles.
Franz Schubert: Licht und Schatten
Harmonia Mundi
Harmonia Mundi's series recording Schubert songs 200 years after their initial performances comes into its own with this 2025 release.
Khachaturian
Decca
Absolutely delightful performances centered on the Piano Concerto in D flat major, Op. 38, of Khachaturian.
Dazzling Light
Alpha
Beautifully structured program on the theme of light, incorporating a variety of works and choral styles.
Anna Thorvaldsdottir: Ubique
Sono Luminus
Bits of lyricism and sonic stretching appear in the "everywhere" background suggested by the Latin title.