Molly Tuttle

So Long Little Miss Sunshine

Nonesuch

Folk, Pop/Rock, Country

The bluegrass phenom adds pop polish and savvy songwriting to her mix, delivering a semi-acoustic pop winner.

— Mark Deming

Alison Goldfrapp

Flux

A.G. Stage Ltd.

Electronic

The veteran electro-pop artist's second solo album delivers hooky songs with her usual effortless elegance.

— Heather Phares

Maroon 5

Love Is Like

222 Records / Interscope

Pop/Rock

Maroon 5 deliver a smartly pared-down eighth album that nicely evokes the clubby soul-pop of their early work.

— Matt Collar

Conan Gray

Wishbone

Republic

Pop/Rock

True love and heartbreak are forever intertwined on the singer's deeply affecting fourth album.

— Matt Collar

Cass McCombs

Interior Live Oak

Domino

Pop/Rock

A bit more moving and personal than the wry songwriter's typical output, his 11th solo album makes up for a four-year gap with 16 songs.

— Marcy Donelson

Steve Gunn

Music for Writers

Three Lobed

Folk, Avant-Garde

After establishing himself as a singer/songwriter, Gunn returns to his instrumental roots on this textured ambient set.

— Timothy Monger

Chicago Underground Duo

Hyperglyph

International Anthem

Jazz

Delivering their first album in 11 years, the duo and engineer Dave Vettraino use the recording studio as an instrument and a laboratory.

— Thom Jurek

The Cranberries

No Need To Argue [30th Anniversary Edition] [Deluxe 2 CD]

Island

Pop/Rock

A 30th anniversary release featuring newly remastered audio of the standard album and a handful of new bonuses, remixes and live tracks.

Dino Saluzzi / José Maria Saluzzi / Jacob Young

El Viejo Caminante

ECM

Latin, Jazz, Classical

The 90-year-old bandoneon maestro teams up with his guitarist son Jose and Norwegian guitarist Jacob Young to turn in a sophisticated reverie.

— Thom Jurek

Mae Powell

Making Room for the Light

Karma Chief

Pop/Rock

Even while grappling with a breakup and bad behavior, the singer/songwriter accentuates the positive on a second set of jazzy, retro-styled indie pop.

— Marcy Donelson

Marissa Nadler

New Radiations

Sacred Bones

Pop/Rock

Stripping things back after 2021's epic The Path of the Clouds, the goth-folk artist arrives at something no less haunted and haunting.

— Marcy Donelson

Doc Pomus

You Can’t Hip A Square: The Doc Pomus Songwriting Demos

Omnivore

Pop/Rock

In celebration of the great songwriter's 100th birthday, Omnivore delivers a treasure trove of 165 rare and unissued demos.

— Thom Jurek

Various Artists

Silberland, Vol. 3: The Ambient Side of Kosmische Musik

Bureau B

Electronic, Pop/Rock, New Age

Reissue-heavy German label Bureau B gathers ambient, new age, and progressive electronic selections from its vast catalog.

— Paul Simpson

René Pape / Dresden Kreuzchor / Sven Helbig / Martin Lehmann / Staatskapelle Dresden

Sven Helbig: Requiem A

Deutsche Grammophon

Classical

A requiem mass that draws equally on classic traditions and modern influences.

— James Manheim

Emmanuel Ceysson / Véronique Gens / Quatuor Voce

Images: Hommage à Marcel Tournier

Alpha

Classical

A superb realization of the harp music of Tournier, which reveals not only impressive virtuosity but also stylistic currency.

— James Manheim

Pavel Kolesnikov / Samson Tsoy

Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps; Ravel: Ma mère l'Oye

Harmonia Mundi

Classical

A four-hands version of The Rite of Spring becomes a full-fledged interpretation of the work rather than a shorthand version.

— James Manheim

Le Miroir de Musique / Baptiste Romain

Gilles Binchois: Loyal Souvenir - Sacred Works, Chansons...

Ricercar

Classical

An excellent, state-of-the-art recording of secular and sacred material by Binchois, reflecting many new approaches.

— James Manheim

Neave Trio

La Mer: French Piano Trios

Chandos

Classical

Little-known French works for piano trio are capped by an inventive remaking of Debussy's tone poem.

— James Manheim

Rachel Podger / Brecon Baroque

Just Biber

Channel Classics

Classical

A warm, chamber-spirited reading of Biber's 1681 violin sonatas, actually for violin and continuo.

— James Manheim

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