Featured New Releases for
July 4, 2025

The singer's first album on her own Kesha Records is a giddy, cathartic declaration of creative and personal freedom.

— Matt Collar

The London rapper's mid-career sea change finds solid ground on his intimate fifth album.

— Timothy Monger

For his ninth album, electronic musician Ryan Lee West finds new inspiration by creating outside of his usual studio environment.

— Paul Simpson

Various online-only singles and stand-alone tracks from this fuzzy indie project are collected into a nicely flowing album format.

— Fred Thomas

Piano-led Brahms quartets catch the personalities of the lesser-heard Second and Third.

— James Manheim

A bold new pianistic approach to the well-trodden Well-Tempered Clavier.

— James Manheim

Beethoven's violin concerto paired with a unique work by an Outback-inspired composer.

— James Manheim

A fresh recording of Lalo's underrated opera brings fine singers and energy throughout.

— James Manheim

A young cellist steps confidently into works commissioned by or closely associated with Mstislav Rostropovich.

— James Manheim

Contrasting yet unified not-quite-symphonies by Rachmaninov in fine performances.

— James Manheim