Owen Ashworth, formerly known as Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, embraces family life and returns with his most mature album yet.
Richard D. James revives one of his aliases for a direct and electrifying EP that contains a double album's worth of ideas.
'90s-inspired guitar pop from an Ohio quartet led by the expressive vocals and insightful songs of Maryn Jones.
Impressive ballad-heavy set of retro-soul made in collaboration with the likes of Adrian Gurvitz and Raphael Saadiq.
Nelsons delivers a full-blooded performance of the Symphony No. 10, a superior reading of one of the lesser-known Shostakovich symphonies.
This seems a strange concept, but it works very well for several reasons, including the singing of Potter and Friman, who strike just the right note.
This longstanding Michigan outfit blends a dazzling array of styles into its brand of thrash metal on this ambitious offering.
Combining Bloom's sophistication with the simplicity of their debut, the duo's fifth album demands and rewards close listening.
Fluid collaboration between two Chicago-based ensembles, blending hypnotic jazz with cosmic minimalism.
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A dreamy, evocative, '80s synth pop-style soundtrack from Luna's Dean Wareham and Britta Phillip.
Immensely popular video game's first soundtrack volume, originally released in 2011 and issued in physical formats by Ghostly International in 2015.
Sophisticated yet exuberant as a crush, Jepsen's second album established her as a consistently winning pop star.
Montreal-born musician Mike Silver creates a continuous 40-minute suite inspired by '80s soft rock and new age.
A cohesive, intensely wistful, strings- and horns-washed epic exploration of New York city life from the bewildering Dan Bejar.
The post-Romantic harp music of Henriette Renié, Théodore Dubois, Gabriel Pierné, and Camille Saint-Saëns is explored by Emmanuel Ceysson.
A box set containing expanded editions of the four Faces albums, including a bunch of rarities not found on the Five Guys Walk into a Bar... box.
Erwin Stein's chamber reduction of Mahler's Symphony No. 4 receives an enthusiastic performance by the Festival Ensemble Spannungen.
Yannis Philippakis pushes his voice harder than ever before on the persistently driving follow-up to Holy Fire.
Garrick Ohlsson explores the piano études of Claude Debussy, Sergey Prokofiev, and Béla Bartók on this 2015 Hyperion release.
Impressive debut full-length of experimental pop from London-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Georgia Barnes.
Assisted by L.A. producer Eric Valentine, roots rocker Grace Potter dives into big '80s AOR on the clever, candied Midnight.
An infectious combo of pensive, doubting lyrics and a percussive, shimmering wall of warm and sunny musicality.
Succinct and high-quality downcast techno from Jakub Alexander -- the producer and A&R person's second album for his employer.
The Medway chanteuse takes a sabbatical from the Brokeoffs and cuts a solo comeback of kitchen-sink torch songs.
Howard Griffiths presents the first two symphonies of Johannes Brahms in their original versions, performed according to period practices.
Career-spanning collection of the Flying Nun outsiders' work, some of the most interesting indie rock of their era.
The revamped Experience turned in an exciting show at the Atlanta Pop Festival, and with "Hear My Train," Jimi turned in one of the greatest solos of his career.
The maverick Scottish punk poet's 1997 album debut is an experimental rock travelogue through its author's id, ego, history, and hometown of Edinburgh.
Segerstam is an ideal Sibelius conductor and this is a must-have release for Sibelius lovers, and an unexpected pleasure for anybody.
A beguiling and mysterious collection of Bolivian folk songs sung in the ancient Quechuan language by a true master.
Smart and sentimental, bright and lively, the debut from Maddie & Tae is a fresh, dynamic debut that captures the sound of modern country in 2015.
Part of the charm of this is the nature of the arrangements, reminiscent of Renaissance bicinia, with a teacher and student part that gradually converge in virtuosity.
A great deal of fun, enthusiastically received by the Davies Symphony Hall audiences in these live 2013 recordings.
Scriabin's Symphony No. 1 and the Poem of Ecstasy are played with intensity by Mikhail Pletnev and the Russian National Orchestra.
This is exciting, serious Beethoven in which listeners will forget they are listening to a historical instrument.
Heras-Casado gets a precise, lively sound from the Balthasar-Neumann-Chor und Ensemble of Freiburg and is backed by excellent studio sound from Archiv.
Vinyl-only collection of the rarities from the 2002 Luxe & Reduxe reissue of Slanted & Enchanted.
This is a fine program of American choral music, with some pieces that will surprise and please even home-grown aficionados.
The Matchbox 20 singer broadens his horizons and discovers some previously untapped levity on his fine third solo album.
The band's second thrilling blast of soulful garage punk tightens their sounds and brings the vocals up front where they belong.
The versatile Nashville-based singer/songwriter beautifully melds smoky soul, jazz, country, and pop on her slow-burning third LP.
Odd, profane, and lovable solo debut from the longtime leader of weird pop combo the Loves.
Simone Young's recording of Bruckner's Fifth brings to a close her live audiophile cycle of the symphonies on Oehms Classics.
Canadian musician Slim Twig's fourth full-length album is his most sonically ambitious and original-sounding work to date.
The producer's excellent debut is somewhere between left-field hip-hop and old school trip-hop.
Impressive debut from Swedish folk-rock-branded trio led by Simon Stålhamre's contemplative lyrics and Neil Young-conjuring quiver.
Debut album from a duo fronted by noise pop lifer Paul Baker, formerly of the underappreciated bands Skywave and Ceremony.
Talented and youthful bluegrass upstarts add a percussionist and let their pop, country, and traditional influences mingle.
With flawlessly ppropriate sound from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York, this is an essential Gottschalk release.
A smile-inducing collection of quirky, retro-tinged ditties -- not all ballads but all love songs -- from the Welsh indie singer/songwriter.
The second installment in the drummer/composer's all-female band focuses on the jazzy side of contemporary R&B.
Top-tier R&B duo Nicolay and Phonte, along with songwriting/production partner Zo!, fill their fun fifth album with rich harmonies and warm grooves.
A lavish 23-disc box that documents one of the most progressive, prolific, and popular R&B groups of all time.
The third effort by this ever-revolving recording project lovingly revisits the sound of early L.A. country-rock and more.
The Austin, Texas-based retro-metal band's fifth and most compelling long player to date.
Harking back to its late-'80s sound, the band returns from years of experimental recordings with a dark, menacing nightmare pop album.
Former Cadillac Sky frontman Bryan Simpson takes listeners on a wild ride through his spiritual awakening with this solo project.
On her second outing, the Canadian singer/songwriter and producer Raul Malo redefine classic country.
