The Austin-based singer/songwriter's sprawling 2006 chamber folk debut gets its first proper release.
The new Southern quartet gets suitably weird on this vivid, adventurous sophomore set.
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Dirty Work producer John Feldmann is back for an infectious set of sparkling power pop and stadium rock-infused anthems.
Debut album from Gary McClure's lo-fi one-man band is a small triumph of great sounds emerging from mediocre technology.
Sophisticated, jazz, fusion, and R&B-infused sophomore album from the gifted bassist.
After a four-decade break, the British songwriter delivers his second gem in three years with producer Joshua Henry.
A rich, meditative comeback that sees the kings of Brit-pop reclaiming their status as an art-pop band.
First-ever double-disc anthology to cover the entirety of Bobby Bare's career.
Cathartic, sensual, and warm, the band's third album brings empathetic clarity to complex emotional states.
Bryan Hymel sings a selection of heroic arias from French operas by Rossini, Berlioz, Massenet, Gounod, Meyerbeer, and others.
Moody, inventive salute to Billie Holiday produced by Nick Cave producer Nick Launay.
This breathtaking concert captures the premiere of the saxophonist's six-part suite with an international cast.
The Duluth-based singer/songwriter delivers another strong collection of red-blooded country blues and folk, this time with a full band.
Drawing from influences as wide-ranging as dub and '50s pop, the artist's fifth album is some of her boldest, most eclectic music yet.
The jazz pianist pairs with bassist David Williams and drummer Victor Lewis for his colorful, swinging HighNote debut.
The presence of the rarely heard Hungarian Melody, D. 817, is a real attraction here. A very strong and unusual Schubert recording.
The saxophonist celebrates his 40th anniversary as a bandleader, re-teams with Marcus Miller, and issues a killer set of grooves and ballads.
The Danish synth popper's early works make for an eccentric, romantic, highly entertaining collection.
Live solo performance from the former Belmonts singer during the early years of his soulful singer/songwriter period.
Sophomore album from Montreal-based indie electronic producer takes more cues from sinister '90s alt-industrial acts.
Dwight's new millennial revival continues with the crisp, crackling Second Hand Heart.
William Doyle follows up his Mercury Prize-nominated electronic debut with a more melodic, pop-leaning effort that's just as intense and well-crafted.
Eclectic and intelligent solo effort from the Saturday Looks Good to Me founder, embracing the personal as well as the global.
An entrancing introduction to the composer's talent for writing songs filled with sensuality, wonder, and emotional clarity.
Gil Shaham brings exceptional musicality and a warm presence to J.S. Bach's sonatas and partitas for solo violin.
With this second volume, the Gould Piano Trio completes its survey of the piano trios of Classical composer Johann Nepomuk Hummel.
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This punky New Year's Eve reggae party was recorded at the Beacon Theater in 2006 with legend Toots Hibbert fronting the band.
Sokolov is the defining piano genius of his time and for those who have never heard him and are curious, he's in fine form here.
Second album of warped and wonderfully blown-out neo-psych weirdness straight from Scott's bedroom.
The third volume of Jeni Slotchiver's Busoni series presents several original works and the transcription of Bach's "St. Anne" Prelude and Fugue.
Recording in analog with Bruce Watson, the singer, songwriter, and guitarist lays out a ragged, rocking redemption tale.
Solo debut from Woods member merges the conversational feel of mid-period Kinks with classic psych pop influences.
Kuniko Kato performs Xenakis' solo percussion works, Pléïades and Rebonds, which are a test of her dexterity, speed, and stamina.
Lance Friedel and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra present 11 comic overtures that are staples of the light music genre.
Excellent single-disc summary of the glory days of New Zealand's biggest rock combo of the '60s.
Accentus makes a strong case for the revival of Félicien David's Le Désert, an "ode-symphonie," once championed by Berlioz.
First full-length from former Field Mice/Trembling Blue Stars leader Bobby Wratten features loads of warm melancholy and sweet sadness.
The singer and songwriter's militant album about Mexico is also her most musically ambitious and emotionally intimate.
Low Cut Connie's second album is a rowdy revival tent that preaches the gospel of rock & roll sleaze.
On their first album in nearly four years the Mexican rockers expertly balance pop accessibility and rock & roll swagger.
Marc-André Hamelin continues his brilliant exploration of the Classical period with this double-CD of the piano sonatas of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Mariss Jansons delivers Bruckner's Sixth and Seventh symphonies with light textures and a clear and open sound.
Recorded with Son Little, a rootsy EP that contains two originals and updates of two songs familiar to devout Staple Singers fans.
Fifth full-length from stalwart twee punk group sounds as inspired as their first 7"s from the mid-'90s.
The veteran Swedish punk unit's eighth LP offers up a near-perfect distillation of knee-scraping skate rock and melodic, blue-collar punk-pop.
Tackling more topics but coloring everything cursed, this sophomore release is as beautiful and as bloody as Shah's debut.
On their second album, the Sheffield emo-punk-pop duo up the stakes sonically and with their improved songwriting.
The Berklee College of Music trio's Metal Blade debut is a mathy, sugary sweet, geek-metal buffet with all the fixins'.
Impressive, accomplished debut from a U.K. singer and songwriter equally comfortable with traditional and original material.
Michael Angelakos showcases gratitude and durability while still fighting demons on his ultra-carbonated and irresistible third Passion Pit record.
A good deal of this material is fairly obscure and the moody playing of the Quatuor Ebène amplifies things rather than interfering. A wonderful release.
Illinois hepcat straddles vintage country and jazz with style and sass on his sixth studio album.
More fired-up, super-catchy garage rock with synths, this time with cleaner production.
The veteran Texas singer and songwriter delivers a tough, soulful set that mixes up blues, rock, and country.
The singer/songwriter emerges from an extended period of self-examination with an electric rock & roll record of hopeful poignancy.
Sophomore album sees indie chamber pop act moving away from the dense classical trappings of their debut.
An energetic, imaginative series of duets by the Arcade Fire violinist and itinerant reedman/soloist recorded live in the studio.
Beyond all the individual attractions here are the smoothness and control displayed through the whole program.
Second proper album from Los Angeles-based beatmaker immerses itself in darkness, but manages to emerge triumphant and hopeful.
Super-hooky scruff pop from Seattle delivered with tuneful swagger and introspection, like a leather-clad Beach Boys or a sweater-wearing JAMC.
The Norwegian kantele player, composer, and singer explores the mysteries of nature on a primarily instrumental recording.
Catchy, barbed, and unabashedly feminist, the band's second album builds on the best of Major Arcana and the Real Hair EP.
Anton Newcombe and co. put rock & roll on hold for a set of polished mood pieces inspired by French film music.
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Lean and scrappy debut album from the proto-rockabilly trio; includes their biggest hit, "My Mistake."
The Stockholm-based singer/songwriter shows his pop ambitions on his warm and enticingly comfortable fourth LP.
John Darnielle's lo-fi heroes deliver a concept album about pro wrestling and the lives of the people in and out of the ring.
For those who like Pärt's abstract, holy minimalist style, try out this alternative interpretation. This is fascinating and often enough thrilling.
Five years after charting with Be My Thrill, the indie folk twosome returns with a well-crafted and moving set of 14 originals plus two covers.
The band sounds darkly funny, romantic, and revitalized on this collection of some of the best tracks from the revived Dial-A-Song service.
Thomas Søndergård's audiophile recordings of Sibelius' Second and Seventh symphonies bring clarity and spatial dimensions to the music.
Violinist Tim Fain plays Philip Glass' Partita for solo violin, a seven-movement suite that evokes the spirit of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Turning to the '70s and the guitar-heavy styles from the era, Chaz Bundick steps out here as a confident, extroverted indie pop craftsman.
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Second joint-release compilation of forward-thinking electronic music from Ghostly International and Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.
This recording is in no way overdone; the chamber orchestra Arcangelo under Cohen provides spare, crisp accompaniment. Highly recommended.
Vaughan Williams' Fourth and Eighth Symphonies make a complementary pair on this 2015 London Philharmonic Orchestra release.
Third full-length from this introspective songwriter delivers a more confident reading on the band's nakedly honest style.
Second album of overdriven noisegaze revivalism done with style and energy by the Vancouver trio.
Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra perform Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé in a superb multichannel recording.
Relapse offers a reissue of the duo's excellent horror/slasher film-inspired early work.