Air pack a century's worth of film music and sci-fi history into their gorgeously trippy score for this 1912 classic.
Widmann and Lonquich bring their skills for modern music to bear on these seldom-heard pieces for violin and piano.
Mining melody from discord, Archers of Loaf show why they're one of the quintessential bands of the '90s on the sophomore outing, Vee Vee.
Barry Adamson's I Will Set You Free celebrates his post-punk past and rock/pop influences. He expertly employs them in his own sonic universe.
The album has as much whimsy as its title, but its carnival-chamber-folk also has surprising depth.
Burning Hearts' second album has the same near-perfect mix of lovely melodies, warm synth pop, and haunting lyrics that their debut displayed.
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With his tenth studio outing, Maraqopa, Jurado offers his most colorful and nuanced set of songs yet, pushing ghostly Americana to its least predictable limits.
On Toward the Low Sun, Dirty Three remind us -- after seven years -- just how creative, powerful, and important they are as a band.
Joined by new drummer Steve Shelley, Disappears turn in their most confident and accessible album yet.
Dr. Dog take a rawer, more instinctive approach on their seventh album, Be the Void.
The Narrow Garden finds composer Eyvind Kang at his most focused and ambitious with a cast of over 30 players.
Plumb crams 15 tightly wound, cleverly arranged, and impossible to ignore pop gems into just 35 minutes.
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Frankie Rose's second album is a departure from her noise pop roots toward a slicker, new wave-inspired sound that suits her dreamy, melodic pop well.
With help from Kanye's producer, Fun. have created a dark, beautiful, and exhilarating indie rock equivalent of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy with Some Nights.
Galactic's Carnivale Electricos is a sweaty, rowdy, ambitious musical gumbo that celebrates the spirit of Mardis Gras Day throughout the Americas.
Following a track on a Brownswood Bubblers compilation and an EP, Gang Colours' debut album sticks to a subdued hybrid of downtempo and U.K. garage.
A dynamic new lineup helps the Heartless Bastards rock harder and soar higher than ever before on Arrow.
Howlin Rain's The Russian Wilds is an expertly constructed, dynamically rendered, and inspirationally delivered tour de force through rock history.
After six years away, Mouse on Mars return with some of their most sophisticated and playful music yet.
Otis Taylor expands his provocative 21st century blues while embodying its spirit on the stellar Contraband.
Highly influential release from Thomas Köner and Andy Mellwig which helped define the nautical dub techno sound.
The Robert Glasper Experiment blurs the genres of popular music to creating something entirely original.
The group's first album without Claudia Deheza features their most direct lyrics, along with some of their finest light and heavy material.
Blends the expansive, cinematic scope of contemporaries like Other Lives and the National with the arty drama of "San Jacinto"-era Peter Gabriel.
A compact, inexpensive box that represents an astonishing 1979-1982 run from one of post-punk's most creative and vital acts.
Cliffie Swan's Sophia Knapp delves into mellow pop from the '70s and '80s, pulling off her flights of fancy flawlessly.
No sophomore slump here as Tennis cut back on doo wop mystery, but add in a healthy dose of uptempo pop excitement.
This compilation is a definitive history of the Apollas, who had a rawer sound than many other African-American girl groups of the '60s.
This set, produced by Buddy Miller, feels like a Saturday night throw down under the summer stars. It almost seems timeless, perhaps because it defies time.
Known for years as a lost masterpiece of outsider folk art, this is the first proper reissue of this revered bedroom punk classic from 1981.
Van Halen's long-awaited reunion with David Lee Roth is a rip-roaring return to their early glories.
A crucial piece of U.S. history featuring content from Black Panther Party leaders Eldridge Cleaver and Elaine Brown, the Last Poets, and Gil Scott-Heron.
Warm Digits' debut album is a lively retort to anyone who thinks Krautrock is predictable or instrumental music is boring.
This collection finally unearths the complete recordings of tragically overlooked Memphis soul stunner Wendy Rene, a talent on par with any of the legends of soul.