Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts / Neil Young

Talkin to the Trees

Reprise

Pop/Rock

The venerable rocker introduces a new band, who expertly follow his many musical impulses.

— Mark Deming

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

Phantom Island [180g Recycled LP]

P(Doom) Records

Pop/Rock

The band add orchestral string and horn arrangements to classic rock- and jam band-inspired tracks recorded during the sessions for their previous album, Flight b741.

— Tim Sendra

Van Morrison

Remembering Now

Exile Records / Virgin

Pop/Rock, R&B

In a major return to his Celtic soul roots, the Irish singer/songwriter and his band look at the past through the lens of the moment.

— Thom Jurek

Metallica

Load [Expanded Edition]

EMI Records / UMR

Pop/Rock

This incredibly comprehensive collection includes hours of unreleased demos, live recordings, riff sketches, and rehearsal recordings made around the time of Metallica's controversial sixth album.

— Fred Thomas

Brandee Younger

Gadabout Season

Impulse!

Jazz

On her third offering for Impulse, the harpist played Alice Coltrane's harp and recorded with her trio and guests in her Harlem apartment.

— Thom Jurek

Joe Armon-Jones

All the Quiet, Pt. 2

Aquarii

Electronic, Reggae, Jazz, Rap

The second installment of the keyboardist and composer's sprawling project that reveals his artful, grooving command of many styles and genres.

— Thom Jurek

Mary Halvorson

About Ghosts

Nonesuch

Jazz

For the third disc with her Amaryllis sextet, the guitarist and composer opens up to include guest saxophonists Brian Settles and Immanuel Wilkins.

— Thom Jurek

Blushing

Blushing

Kanine Records

Pop/Rock

Remastered edition of the Austin dream pop band's 2019 debut album, including a remix by A Place to Bury Strangers.

— Paul Simpson

Brittany Davis

Black Thunder

Loosegroove

Pop/Rock, Blues, Jazz, R&B, Vocal

On their completely improvised second album, the artist's trio delves deeply into the varieties of Black experience personally, culturally, and spiritually.

— Thom Jurek

Bug Club

Very Human Features

Sub Pop

Pop/Rock

The Welsh rockers convey both urgency and restraint on this energetic reframing of rock & roll basics.

— Fred Thomas

Common Holly

Anything Glass

Keeled Scales

Pop/Rock

The Montreal project's deeply intimate and searching third album was recorded live (except for vocal multi-tracking) "off the floor" in the studio.

— Marcy Donelson

Dee Dee Bridgewater / Bill Charlap

Elemental

Mack Avenue

Vocal, Jazz

The singer and pianist display a magical, virtuosic chemistry on their duo collaboration.

— Matt Collar

Goldmund

Layers of Afternoon

Western Vinyl Records

Avant-Garde, Electronic, New Age, Folk

Keith Kenniff brings new depth to his long-running ambient piano project by collaborating with violinist Scott Moore.

— Fred Thomas

Guy Blackman

Out of Sight

Chapter Music

Pop/Rock

On his first album since 2008's Adult Baby, the Chapter Music founder re-embraces vulnerability, dry humor, and queer POVs on 14 keyboard tunes.

— Marcy Donelson

Sorry Girls

Dreamwalker

Arbutus Records

Pop/Rock

Citing Tusk-era Fleetwood Mac and the Blue Nile as production influences, the duo further refine their synthy torch songs on their third LP.

— Marcy Donelson

Terri Lyne Carrington / Christie Dashiell

We Insist 2025!

Candid

R&B, Jazz

A 21st century reimagining of Max Roach's seminal 1960 album by the drummer, jazz vocalist, and a host of luminaries.

— Thom Jurek

Triptides

Shapeshifter

Label 51

Pop/Rock

The sunny psych merchants advance into their '70s influences and create something like thinking man's yacht rock.

— Mark Deming

Witch

SOGOLO

Desert Daze Sound / Partisan

Pop/Rock, R&B, International

The Zamrock icons recapture the gritty funk and psych-rock of their 1970s work on their follow-up to 2023's Zango.

— Matt Collar

Jahnah Camille

My sunny Oath!

Winspear

Pop/Rock

The Sixteen / Harry Christophers

Angel of Peace

Coro

Classical

Recordings corresponding to The Sixteen's timely 2025 Choral Pilgrimage testify as well to the sources of the group's continuing appeal.

— James Manheim

Rumon Gamba / Bill Anderson / Charlie Lovell-Jones

Ruth Gipps: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4

Chandos

Classical

The fourth volume of Gipps' orchestral music contains some real finds.

— James Manheim

Anne Akiko Meyers / David Alan Miller / Albany Symphony Orchestra

Michael Daugherty: Blue Electra; Last Dance at the Surf; To the New World

Naxos

Classical

New works by Daugherty testify to his continuing ability to evoke cultural content without blank programmatic references.

— James Manheim

Franz Halász

Villa-Lobos: The Complete Solo Works

BIS

Classical

An excellent survey of Villa-Lobos' solo guitar music, much of it not terribly common.

— James Manheim

Margaret Fingerhut

Ukraine: A Piano Portrait

Somm

Classical

Ukrainian music of the 20th century, much of it unfamiliar but all reflecting a national identity.

— James Manheim

Simon Rattle / Agneta Eichenholz / Katarina Karnéus / London Symphony Orchestra

Janáček: Jenůfa

LSO Live

Classical

A live recording of a concert performance of Jenůfa reflects the opera's grim energy.

— James Manheim

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