A highly detailed, subjective Bach from Rangell: a worthy addition to his large Bach catalog.
The Virginia-based singer celebrates her Mexican and Salvadoran roots with a rousingly kaleidoscopic amalgam of Latin traditions and arty indie rock.
The K-pop septet dives into concepts of identity and self through fame, relationships, and Jung.
A scientifically conscious space-disco epic from the French dance pioneer, recalling his visionary work from the late 1970s.
An infectious five-song EP of finished recordings cut from 2019's Young Enough -- but definitely not due to quality issues.
The bassist movingly frames the words of four iconic Civil Rights leaders with harmonically sophisticated jazz and choral arrangements.
On their first new full-length in over 30 years, the Scottish indie rockers pick up exactly where they left off.
An opera left unfinished by Shankar at his death in 2012, both entertaining and musically profound.
The Chicago duo's self-assured debut album brings more depth -- and lightness -- to their ultra-smooth blend of R&B, dance, and pop.
Vivid, persuasive recordings of Albéric Magnard's little-known first two symphonies.
Sophomore album from Brooklyn garage pop band finds them developing both their songwriting hooks and willingness to explore.
The second volume of the project's earliest recordings provides another fascinating glimpse into Warren Defever's musical roots.
Mouse on Mars' Jan St. Werner revisits an installation piece he composed with help from the late Mark E. Smith.
Franz Liszt's late piano works are explored by Jenö Jandó, a major contributor to this comprehensive series on Naxos.
Violin prodigy Johan Dalene delivers impressively distinctive performances of two very different concertos.
Haunting dream pop tunes and cinematic instrumentals composed during the Australian musician's constant touring as part of Bryan Ferry's band.
A superb performance of Handel's first big operatic hit, a unique mixture of serious and comic.
The New York-based drummer and backpack producer takes on the subject of mental illness while further dissolving boundaries between jazz and hip-hop.
The producer's painful, beautiful, and powerful tribute to her late mother engulfs listeners in her grieving process.
Archy Marshall again turns on the bleak charm for the third and most outward-looking album under his foremost alias.
The well-matched Lone Star State natives, previously touring partners, take a short romantic detour.
A collection of compact lessons in life that is one of the best and most satisfying albums of this singer/songwriter's career.
The jazz drummer employs his trademark production and ace studio musicians in offering a view of Gil Scott-Heron that balances past, present, and future.
A literate, deeply philosophical and ambitious album, rife with power pop shimmer and moments of poetic introspection.
On his ECM debut, the composer and saxophonist leads his quartet through a series of intimate, resonant, and elegant musical conversations.
The first solo album in ten years from this longstanding icon of metal is surprisingly spontaneous and energetic.
The jazz composer and guitarist assembles a new quartet and orchestra on his first recording of new studio material in six years.
Phantasm's 2020 release on Linn offers transcriptions of Bach's keyboard music, arranged for viol consort.
On his sixth album, the "prince of bachata" delivers a sprawling double-length record chock-full of hit singles and soulful new directions.
With their fifth full-length, New Jersey indie band turns in their most mature and complex set of songs to date.
Dreamy yet focused set of psychedelic R&B from Stones Throw-signed Israeli producer Yuvi Havkin.
The veteran blues artist lets his love of Southern soul take center stage, and the results find him in top form.
There's a modernistic blend of earthy stability and distractive sonic chatter on this exciting entirely solo outing from Ben Chasny.
The lyrically heavy follow-up to Sophie Allison's breakthrough debut has production inspired by the idea of coming across an old cassette tape.
Reunited with producer R.S. Field after 14 years, the Louisiana guitar slinger delivers a killer batch of down-home grit and groove.
The band's second album is a wild, woolly, and weird trip that pushes them past the restrained melancholy of their fine debut towards something magical.
The experimental U.K.-Indian folk trio gamely tackles the nine emotions of the Navarasa on their third outing.
The band's fourth album delves smoothly into elegant disco, echoing chillwave, and Madchester beats while also dealing with serious lyrical concerns and big emotions.
At long last, all 13 incarnations of the band, its catalog, and a slew of unreleased performances are documented to make this the definitive retrospective.
Returning after a three-year break, this outfit combines psych, Afro-beat, broken beat, funk, jazz, and Eastern sounds in an exotic and heavy sonic stew.
The Dutch trio's excellent Sub Pop debut is a mesmerizing amalgam of post-punk precision, pop melodicism, and lean psychedelia.
The band's second album is another thrilling, breathtaking blend of '90s indie, disco funk, and youthful exuberance.
The band's second album in a year strips down their already restrained sound to find hidden emotional depths amid the still-pretty melodies and whispered vocals.
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Dave Alvin and a band of intuitive instrumentalists invite the spirit in this semi-improvisational project.
Ambitious, informative triple-CD compilation which outlines some of the key non-rock influences on several artists during the 1960s.
Marc-Antoine Charpentier's two works on the Orpheus myth receive sparkling performances from Vox Luminis and A Nocte Temporis.
A sorrowful but ultimately healing song cycle which manages to find positivity in the most dire situations.
Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra mark the centennial of the U.S. premiere of Mahler's Eighth with this Deutsche Grammophone release.