While lyrics grapple with societal and personal tensions, the psych-pop band's fourth album is again ruled by catchy, inviting songs.
Amid strong recent competition, a standout recording of Saint-Saëns' last three piano concertos.
Marking another change from his earlier releases, the Norwegian producer embraces experimental electro on this short, stunning album.
Reissue collects key tracks from this obscure early-'80s duo whose strange take on pop predicted sounds yet to come.
With new guitarist Gina Gleason, the band deliver their most diverse, kaleidoscopic, intricate release to date.
The singer/songwriter's first album in six years tackles life, love, and death with a refreshing and thought-provoking lightness.
An imaginative and restless debut from the shape-shifting London art punks.
The Chicago ensemble led by Damon Locks weds poetry to prewar African-American gospel, spiritual jazz, and politics into a sublime whole.
This sprawling box captures the mystery and magic of the songwriter's star-studded carnivalesque 1975 tour in rehearsal, over five shows, and in rarities.
Album five from Berlin's "techno without the technology" trio, again with strings and brass, plays out like a sequel to 2013's Miami.
A beguiling evocation of the hippie twilight of the early 1970s.
This duet album from the songwriters is Julie's first release in a decade, and she makes the most of the showcase.
The third album from the indie folk solo act gone full band sounds effortlessly rich and understated.
Almost 15 years after they made In the Reins, the two Americana titans rekindle their collaboration for a set of expansive country-folk ballads.
Impressively versatile thematic recital by soprano Carolyn Sampson covering English and French songs depicting famous madwomen.
Lovely album that joyfully combines relaxed Welsh indie pop with the warm sounds of Brazil and South America.
A seductive '90s R&B- and SoundCloud rap-influenced sophomore album from the Australian trio.
Sharp two-disc overview of the singer, songwriter, and producer's eight years with Columbia, including all of her charting singles and much more.
The excellent third album from the laid-back Chicago indie band folds in Latin pop, chillwave, neo-disco, and soft rock with relaxed skill.
In the hands of historical-performance virtuoso Biondi, a hitherto unheard Stradivari comes alive.
Eric D. Johnson's project makes its Merge Records debut with a tuneful, warmly nostalgic seventh album.
Fascinating examination of early instrumental music as it grew into sensuous effects divorced from the "reason" of vocal polyphony.
To celebrate their 25th anniversary, the hard-rocking quartet deliver one of their finest live recordings for their fans.
Gorgeous presentation of recent Saariaho works could serve as an introduction to this composer's music.
Another album's worth of short, fragmented neo-psych songs that shine like shattered diamonds.
Inspired by Stranger Things, Michaelson crafts an album about finding a safe place of love in an upside-down world.
The biggest and best-known '60s sides from this renowned soul duo come together in this anthology.
By looking inward, the Austin duo have crafted their most outwardly satisfying collection of folk- and country-inflected Americana songs to date
A collection of reimagined songs from the singer/producer's pair of transcendent albums from 2015 (Silver Globe) and 2017 (Modern Kosmology).
The London poet and rapper holds up a mirror to reveal our most vulnerable reflections on their powerful third LP.
A career-spanning collection of Kylie's biggest hits, best songs, and thrilling pop classics recorded between 1987 and 2018.
Superb Arvo Pärt performances from a small Renaissance-oriented vocal group.
Gorgeous, emotionally intense renditions of Schütz's small-scale motets.
On their Epitaph debut, the Philadelphia punk combo turns in a layered and pleasingly diverse set without losing their edge.
Brilliant virtuoso works for recorder by Handel and others, astonishingly cleanly performed.
A sometimes moody but engaging 1973 concert from the same tour that produced the album Time Fades Away.
Vocally gorgeous rendering of a rarely heard piece of English-language music by Byrd.
On the Boston band's third LP, singer/songwriter El Kempner turns their sensitive gaze toward themes of love and compassion.
An archival live document from the 1999 tour that showcased the gifts and potential of this all-too-infrequent virtuoso trio.
The post-metal instrumentalists' sixth full-length effort showcases the band at their funereal best.
The second album of the former Only One's comeback is tougher, tighter, and just as welcome as the first.
Harsh and melodic metal-shoegaze-indie hybrid made with skill and deep feels by a member of Stove.
A stunning jazz-rooted solo return, released as the singer celebrates the 50th year of Earth, Wind & Fire.
The tenth studio album from the British IDM duo is inspired by humanity's relationship with synthetic objects.
Blazing guitar work and clever melodies mark the Australian psych combo's intricate third outing.
Improving production and writing, the Minnesota band mature from D.I.Y. punks to indie rock songsmiths.
The composer and multi-instrumentalist blends the moods of his soundtrack work with ambient electronic textures on his third solo album.
A thought-provoking spoken word and jazz collaboration between writer/painter Danny Simmons and bassist Ron Carter.
The Santana band teams with Spanish vocal superstar Concha Buika on their most satisfying group album since the 1970s.
The authorized release of two BBC Radio sessions from Steve Albini and company captures their live approach brilliantly.
Fine performances of three little-known Russian trios from the end of the 19th century.
Thanks to its rock-solid performances and unusual set list, this 2008 live album is a testament to the band's enduring power.
Hidden in the vaults for 58 years, this 1961 concert showcases the saxophonist during a muscular period of creative transition.
The Michigander with the distinctive punk twang offers up another doozy, this time with an assist from Car Seat Headrest's Will Toledo.
On their best work to date, the experimental electronic duo offer patiently unfolding ambient sprawl and lively, Krautrock-inspired synth meditations.
The Black Keys reconvene for a colorful album that sounds like a fantasy jukebox.
The CRB best funky mid-'70s Grateful Dead with this buoyant album.
The emo outfit's second album after a five-year hiatus is an anthemic statement of struggle and survival.
The sibling duo conjure an intoxicating dream of late-'60s California romance and trippy AM pop vibes on their follow-up to A Love Supreme.
An assured album of mature sophistication that retains all of the melodic dream pop lyricism of the Ocean Blue's early work.
The Raconteurs enliven classic rock and pop forms on this lively, satisfying album.
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A new expanded edition features a host of unreleased material, primarily from the other artists on the bill.
Not exactly a greatest-hits collection by The Sixteen, but one aimed at showing the diversity of their catalog.
Superb performances by violinist Yang and cellist Schwabe that do justice to the distinctive qualities of each concerto.
Online trolling indirectly inspires a superb homage to '70s soft rock breakup music that could pass for the real thing.
The group responds to late-2010s xenophobia with beguiling psychedelic pop that's equally welcoming and unusual.
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The 50th anniversary box commemorating Woodstock is the first set to contain music from every artist on the legendary festival's bill.
A polished sophomore album from the Ithaca trio that magnifies all of their soulful pop, rock, and hip-hop inclinations.
Fine performances of Hahn's giant set of miniatures that captures their sparsity.
