An impressively energetic and tuneful garage rock debut from the London-based trio.
The punk blues of Victoria's debut are transmuted into something more sophisticated on her exploratory follow-up.
15-track collection summarizing the wiry, R&B-slanted recordings of the cult favorite's return to recording in the '80s.
The Box Tops and Big Star frontman relaxes on this low-key, engaging collection of jazz-influenced vocal standards.
An exuberant road trip of an album cross-pollinated with Latin and New Orleans grooves, klezmer harmonies, and far-eyed jazz modalism.
Bach's first three suites for solo cello, played on a cello once owned by Pablo Casals.
A swiftly delivered Sweetener sequel that confirms Ariana Grande's place as 2019's pre-eminent pop star.
Roger Sellers' indie electronica project returns with more coherent song structures and even denser loop layering.
The recently re-formed trio's fourth album comes two decades after their debut and finds them at their goofy, jumpy, genre-mashing best.
A thundering tsunami of guitars and drums accompanies a passionate emotional inventory from the alternative rock icon.
Mixing classic indie pop songs with deluxe late-'80s production techniques could be a bad thing, but not in the sure hands of Corey Cunningham.
The British outfit recapture their pop-punk boy band roots on their fourth full-length, and second since reuniting in 2013.
Star mezzo soprano Bartoli is still in fine form on her second collection of inexplicably neglected Vivaldi arias.
The Primus mastermind and Beatles progeny's second set delivers on the strength of its musical momentum and playful good humor.
Rock-solid, exciting collaboration between the comic-inspired hip-hop supergroup and Wu-Tang's Ghostface Killah.
Cédric Tiberghien reveals a strong aptitude for the late piano works of Franz Liszt in the Années de pélerinage, troisîème année and other pieces.
A major new reading of the Brahms symphonies in a live recording.
Brisk, lighthearted Bach ensemble whose playing is marred by a poor acoustic environment.
The New York quintet refocuses, goes back to basics, and delivers a gem that's full of aggression, great writing, and inspired playing.
Sacred music of the high Renaissance is offered by early music authority Peter Phillips and the 33-voice chamber choir El León de Oro.
The subject of Elisa Netzer's harp recital is the toccata, which she explores in virtuoso arrangements and pieces composed for her instrument.
With the assistance of producer Matt Wallace, the blues guitarist focuses on song and singing.
The bro-country superstars score with a successful blend of urban pop and redneck country.
NOLA's resident jazz-funk-pop, rock & soul sextet deliver a short mixtape blast of their hard-grooving sound with a handful of great singers.
In addition to epic, landscape-inspired arrangements, the sequencing of Ray's eighth album seems to have a journey and a destination in mind.
A moody, sonically mature fourth set from the Philadelphia band, and first with added vocalist Shari Bolar.
Robert Pollard and Company go from strength to strength with another rich, well-crafted, late-career triumph.
An impressive debut album of neo-disco jammers and synth pop melancholy from a trio made up of members of Moonlandingz and Soundcarriers.
Hooky, ridiculously fun power pop from the former leader of the under-appreciated 2000s band Tsar.
Densely expressive chamber works by Szymanowski and others, played with passionate commitment.
Third album from the understated singer/songwriter is her most complex without losing any of the subtlety or intimacy of her earlier work.
World premiere recording of Price's Symphony No. 4 in D minor, a superior work to the better-known Symphony No. 1.
The sophomore LP's raw performances, complex emotional honesty, and themes of female autonomy set it apart from other breakup albums.
Cut at Wilco's studio with bassist Jorge Roeder and the Bad Plus' Dave King, this killer set of mostly covers traverses rock, jazz, country, and pop.
An anthology opera, or a collection of tunes, of a sort that the French monarchs might have heard often.
On her Mike Zito-produced Ruf Records debut, the pianist, singer, and songwriter delivers a dazzling take on modern blues.
The band's first album in eight years proves that their skill at crafting glamorous, dystopian pop is as sharp as ever.
The veteran musician's solo double bass project is remarkably accessible with its diversity, ambition, and direct, accessible approach.
Superb, sensuous performances of Couperin's set that claimed to evoke national styles.
The sisters' elegant fourth LP was produced by Ian Fitchuck and Daniel Tashian (Kasey Musgraves' Golden Hour).
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Finding a sweet spot between country and folk, the group's sixth album is a master class in the art of the high-lonesome sound.
The former Twerps member turns in an appealing and pleasantly tuneful solo debut.
On his fourth solo album, Ghost's former leader delivers a psychedelic collection of acoustic songs about spirituality, death, rebirth, and hope.
The gospel and soul legend celebrates her 79th birthday and shines throughout a set drawn primarily from her 2010-2017 albums.
The band's affectionate recreation of Bobbie Gentry's conceptual classic plays like a mystical dream of the original album.
The venerable British guitarist looks back toward his musical roots in a cycle of poignant songs that reflect on the passage of time.
The effervescent beauty of Neu! and Harmonia co-founder Michael Rother's early (and recent) solo work is showcased on this fantastic box set.
Driving, compelling interpretation of the Mussorgsky warhorse, innovatively paired with a contemporary work.
Their heroic ninth album finds the former Japanese pop-punks graduating to stadium-sized motivational anthems.
The debut from the folk and roots music supergroup delivers a potent, personal, and much-needed retelling of American history.
The debut solo album from the Polish artist is a rising tide of dark, goth-tinged electronica and synth-based balladry.
Evocative third ECM date from the trumpeter, and first to feature his This Against That group with saxophonist Ravi Coltrane.
The singer/songwriter takes a welcome left turn that brings him toward eccentric Nilsson territory.
Seventeen years after Out of Season, Rustin Man's second album proves Paul Webb's intimate, haunting music has only deepened with time.
The U.K. feminist punk combo is pared down to a guitar-and-drum duo on their rugged sophomore set.
The Norwegian indie rock trio meld wild, statically post-punk with warm power pop melodicism.
A member of Dua Lipa's backing band takes the lead on a debut packed with vibrant, funky alternative dance tunes.
The third studio album and clearest look so far at this NYC quartet's free jazz-informed experimentalism and telekinetic playing.
A mature fourth set from the Bay Area punks that absorbs garage rock and post-punk influences.
Sophomore set from the Irish singer/songwriter that builds upon his ethereal style with swelling beauty and power.
After a couple of years of poignant losses, this 12-piece outfits returns bloodied but unbowed with soulful, spiky, and adventurous music.
A collection of tunes from the first two cassette releases by this stripped-down but lovable father-daughter punk band.
The first studio album since 1987 from the Paisley Underground heroes is subtle, but as smart, passionate, and heartfelt as ever.
Stepping back from the noise abyss of their previous album, this record charts a more hypnotic, almost soothing course.
Thomas Zehetmair takes Bruckner's Third at a brisk clip and delivers a clear-headed and clean performance with Musikkollegium Winterthur.
An appreciably more expansive sound enriches rather than overwhelms Hollie Fullbrook's sophisticated folk.
A near-perfect union of style and substance, the trio's second album is seductive, dangerous, and a lot of fun.
A thrilling collection that runs the gamut from noisy and weird to shimmering and beautiful, while making the case that this was a golden era of pop.
More than just pleasant background music, this wide-ranging collection of Japanese environmental music serves as a history lesson.
Lionel Meunier and Vox Luminis perform Purcell's semi-opera King Arthur, or the British Worthy, in this exceptional 2018 recording from Alpha.
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A jangling, sophisticated neo-psych meets new wave pop album; one of the best of the early '80s -- reissued with extra tracks.
The band returns to their challenging side and finds new ways to describe and confront the world's horrors.
The composer celebrates the beauty of the world around us with an album that feels like a planet-sized embrace.
The English singer's Dan Auerbach-produced debut contains enough emotion and imagination to earn a place within the country/soul lineage.