The second concerto here is worth the purchase price even beyond Loussier's circle of fans.
The Irish math rock trio explores humanity with its robotic yet charming instrumental rock.
The ambitious debut by this Leeds quartet displays expertly crafted, experimental indie pop, created from a sprawling labyrinth of styles.
This effort from pianist Angela Hewitt is especially smoothly done, creating a lovely addition to Mozart recordings.
This idea is original, and the music draws on a great variety of sources, from Scottish song to Wolfgang Rihm.
The languid, wry, and bittersweet soft country-tinged third album from the Canadian band.
The duo's first album in five years feels like the vivid, celebratory missing link between Remedy and Rooty.
The Brazilian artist reunites with producer Mario Caldato, Jr. in a subtle, imaginative, emotionally resonant collection of originals and covers.
Ragged, invigorating modern garage-blues from the young Tampa Bay guitarist/singer.
Smart, contemplative, and witty punk rock with a pop accent from this New Jersey trio.
This repackaging of early self-released material from retrofitted act sounds like a stoner metal time capsule from 1972.
This double-disc set of highlights from his 2012/2013 American tour illustrates the pianist's idiosyncratic charm.
The soca singer's 2014 effort is a Carnival party monster, led by the epic title track.
The Arkansas country-soul crooner overcomes years of personal struggle to deliver his long-overdue sophomore release.
Striking return to form for these industrial/cyberpunk pioneers, who have maintained an impressive level of bracing weirdness.
Al Spx takes her "doom soul" to an exciting new level, pumping it full of nervy post-rock and no wave.
With arresting beauty from Ishizaka throughout, and superb studio sound from the Onyx label, this is an exceptional cello recital.
Three years after their auspicious debut, the pair deliver a brilliant live offering compiled from two years of performances.
Another fine addition to the legendary New Zealand icon's well-crafted body of indie rock work.
The effusive London quartet finds the sweet spot between Stornoway and the Killers.
Aptly titled, the electronica man's excellent fourth studio album sounds like the great outdoors thanks to a wide soundfield.
This recording from Dux may provide the first opportunity for many to hear Garrick Ohlsson play Schubert.
The captivating British singer turns in another strong and diverse collection of torchy surf dirges and atmospheric pop-exotica.
This is an unusually exciting reading of this work and adds a recommended fresh addition to the Beethoven literature.
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Experimental synth pop duo makes its most inspired work yet, merging abstract interludes with bright melodic pop.
Second acoustic-based solo album from the Dinosaur Jr. founder is melodic, thoughtful, and full of great guitar work.
The Scottish singer/songwriter teams up with Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor and KT Tunstall for another fascinating folk narrative.
Cowan's voice and vision are the silver thread and golden needle that hold this fine set together.
Debut album by leader of Two Wounded Birds adds some '80s colors to the gloomy twang of his previous band's sound.
Top-shelf heavy psychedelic rock from a San Diego power trio who could have fit nicely on a bill with Blue Cheer and Hawkwind.
The New Zealand singer/songwriter's second album delivers vibrant R&B and pop pastiches that borrow the best of Michael Jackson and Prince.
Violist Lise Berthaud and Leonard Slatkin present Berlioz's Harold en Italie with a fine balance of virtuosity and coloristic effects.
The group's second album is an energetic, whip-smart take on classic indie pop with plenty of songs that sound like hit singles.
Soulful Memphis rockers pull out all the stops on a fiery and satisfying live set drawn from a three-day stand in Georgia.
Mario Venzago performs Bruckner's Eighth with the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, giving it a surprisingly lean and vivid period sound.
The Florida band's debut for 4AD is awash in the late-'80s, 120 Minutes-era glow of bands like the Church and the Mission U.K.
Wagner's riveting second album is a beautiful, unsettling set of songs about the terrible things people do in the name of love.
Emotive downtempo hybrids of house and techno, worthy of front-to-back, dimly lit listening, supported by Actress.
The band's long-awaited third album answers the musical question of what would happen if you mixed together ABBA's icy pop and Fleetwood Mac's warm pop.
In celebration of Scotland's Year of Homecoming, Nicola Benedetti has recorded Bruch's Scottish Fantasy and several songs from her native land.
Massive nine-CD/one-DVD set that tells Lofgren's full story, complete with two discs of unheard rarities.
On its brilliant follow-up to Heritage, the band doubles down on prog rock and leaves metal behind altogether.
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The sophomore album by this Arkansas doom quartet reveals no slump. It builds on their successful debut and surpasses it creatively.
Brilliant and unexpectedly successful merger of blazing black metal and traditional Appalachian instrumentation.
Long-awaited debut album from the duo of Susan Cowsill and Vicki Peterson, loaded with fine songs and superb harmonies.
British two-piece's hard-hitting debut treads between gritty rock riffs and radio-friendly melodies.
Lopes excels in the bruising virtuosity of Vivaldi's concerto, the delicate melodicism of the young Mozart, and throughout this effort.
Joined by D Double E, Danny Brown, and Muhsinah, the Scottish producer dials it down (just a bit) on his second Warp album.
The band's first album in four years is a concise return that's too complex to be considered back-to-basics.
The underground comes out in full force for the hip-hop producer's excellent 2014 effort.
Using his decade-long trio and special guests Mark Turner and Bill Frisell, the Italian pianist delivers an excellent collection of colorful new material.
Six months after their rigorous reading of The Rite of Spring, the Minnesota trio returns to its own musical universe with a bracing set of originals.
Half-threatening, half-punishing collision of dub, ragga, grime, and other strands -- a masterstroke from Kevin Martin and crew.
The Gaslight Anthem explore other sounds and influences on their earnest and heartfelt fifth album.
Gala, epic-scale effort from the indie rock supergroup that's fun and graceful despite its size.
Tough and exciting power pop-meets-punk debut from a band of Dublin toughs.
The band's third album is an arena-sized meditation on time and loss that rocks hard in some spots, breaks hearts with tenderness in others.
Debut from psychedelic-tinged hip-hop duo with tendencies toward experimental beats and relentless flows.
Debut album of happily raucous rock & roll, with a tender side, played with skill and fever by a gang of young Chicagoans.
The side-by-side grouping of Shostakovich's Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth symphonies invites comparisons that highlight his symphonic methods.
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The composer delivers a subtle, emotive score that exceeds the expectations and clichés surrounding video game music.
A moving folk and alt-country salute to Johnny Cash's landmark 1964 album about the struggle of Native Americans.
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White Hills' mind-bending, hard-to-find third album finally gets a wide release thanks to Thrill Jockey.
This music is a fascinating mix of intense structural thinking and improvisatory qualities, and Imamura brings this mixture off brilliantly.