Worship's sleek yet eclectic approach makes it some of a Place to Bury Stranger's most sophisticated and vital music yet.
Alan Jackson delivers one of his best collections of pure hard country on Thirty Miles West.
Big Station, Alejandro Escovedo's excellent third collaboration with producer Tony Visconti, is poignant and great fun.
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Featuring the massive "212," the Harlem rapper/singer combines fierce rhymes and sweaty house music on this sharp EP.
Not just a perfect album for late summer afternoons, but also Beachwood Sparks' masterpiece.
Bobby Womack's first album in 12 years is a startlingly modern collection of soul co-written by Blur's Damon Albarn.
This adventurous album combines Stockhausen's beguiling Zodiac cycle with 14th century Flemish music, using ancient and modern instruments and voices.
A surprisingly ambitious attempt to connect with a wide audience, this is a great introduction to the stoned flow of Currensy.
British shoegaze duo marries densely atmospheric production to strong songwriting on this brilliantly murky and surprisingly rocking debut.
Fiona Apple strips her music down to its core on her fourth original album.
The Frank-N-Dank member breaks out on his own with this biographical effort, designed to accompany his 48-page mini-memoir.
The band's first album as a quartet, The Plot Against Common Sense proves Future of the Left are as smart, heavy, angry, and funny as ever.
Gabriel Feltz and the Stuttgart Philharmonic present a warm and inviting performance of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 4.
Equally romantic and kinetic, Hot Chip's excellent fifth album moves feet as easily as it moves hearts.
The most loved and the wildest Late Night with Jimmy Fallon music moments are collected on this hilarious set.
Believe finds Justin Bieber handling his "not a boy, not quite a man" status with poise.
Hogan's second solo outing includes songs written specifically for her by the likes of Andrew Bird, Robyn Hitchcock, Vic Chesnutt, and M.Ward.
As oddly gruesome as its Makoto Aida artwork, Laurel Halo's first album is the addictive soundtrack to some kind of science fiction nightmare.
With Ruler of the Night, Magic Trick cloak heart-wrenching tales of pain and sorrow in a lush tapestry at the psych-folk-country intersection.
Blue Cha Cha is the glorious final album by Grammy-winning Cuban guitar legend Manuel Galbán with special guests.
The third volume of Marc-André Hamelin's survey of Haydn's piano sonatas is another exquisite addition to Hyperion's catalog.
Marin Alsop's cycle of Prokofiev's symphonies begins auspiciously with a bold reading of the wartime Symphony No. 5.
Picking up where Fantasies left off, Synthetica is another glossy modern pop gem filled with hooky songs brilliantly sung by Emily Haines.
The Cherry Thing provocatively melds Neneh Cherry's vocals with a Scandinavian avant-jazz trio in a collection of ambitious covers and originals.
Pat Metheny, Chris Potter, Ben Wiliams, and Antonio Sanchez are the cooking ensemble on Unity Band.
On their third full-length, Peaking Lights dramatically expand on their indie dub sound, pulling their sonics out of the murk of earlier albums.
This six-disc set collects Peter Tosh's final five studio albums, along with a disc of alternate takes, and two live concerts, one previously unreleased.
On this Love Letter sequel, R. Kelly proves that he can be retro and urbane as instinctively as he can be cutting edge and filthy.
Spirit Fiction, Ravi Coltrane's Blue Note debut, showcases his ambition, confidence, and creativity with two different lineups.
Hollingworth and I Fagiolini deliver thrilling performances of this spectacular antiphonal vocal music of the late Renaissance and early Baroque.
Rush triumphantly return to the hard rock concept album with Clockwork Angels.
This is a warm, unadorned little late-night Gypsy soul-jazz album that reveals itself more and more with each listen.
A surprising reunion album, with all pieces in place, gorgeous productions, and best of all, few embarrassing moments.
This 24-track set collects all of the Electric Prunes' singles for Reprise Records during the heady psychedelic period of 1966 through 1969.
This Hip-O Select release pairs the Miracles' first two albums, released in 1973 and 1974, with Billy Griffin as lead vocalist.
A politically charged high five of a record that keeps its retro-chic intact while allowing the band to expand its sonic horizons.
Their debut album is split between sunny, surfy rockers and sultry late-night ballads, both done with great style and filled with hooks.