The trumpeter and his quartet reinforce the sometimes gauzy but always inseparable union of jazz and blues in the Black experience.
A fresh take on jazz-classical fusion, with the advantage of having the originals at hand.
The producer's fourth album celebrates her music's unapologetic contradictions and fragments in startling, beautiful, and genuine ways.
A rich choral performance of Howells' gigantic mass shows that the grand British tradition lives on.
American indie musicians collaborate with artists from Ghana for a fun and engaging cultural exchange.
Stephen Wilkinson expands on Ribbons' folky leanings in traditional and experimental ways that are equally delightful.
On his first set of new material in eight years, Dylan turns in a vital roots outing ranging across history, culture, spirituality, sex, and mortality.
Evoking names like Alex G and Jay Som, home recordist Robert Tilden pairs fuzzy, reverbed textures with improved songwriting for his third album.
The trio exits their twenties with cathartic, guitar-heavy songs that dig into heartache, disappointment, and strength.
Recorded mostly during rehearsals for dates backing the legendary singer, the album is a laid-back and lovely tribute to his music.
Spirited collaboration which adds otherworldly electronics to Haitian vodou traditions without sacrificing energy.
On this dynamic album, Corb Lund threads in a bunch of guitar pop and rock tricks into his clever country music.
The veteran bassist and producer assembles a new band to record unheard material in the studio, blurring genre boundaries to explore the uncharted.
The celebrated R&B songwriter lets love satisfy his soul on his second outstanding comeback album.
The duo's transcendent, ASMR-inducing second album, recorded outdoors at various remote locations in Southern Utah.
Very strong late Romantic chamber performances, with the highlight being a neglected work by Amy Beach.
Distinctively American performances of works by Arvo Pärt show the composer's variety.
On their fifth full-length, England's favorite piano trio deliver beguiling, break-driven tunes criss-crossing post-rock, post-bop, indie and more.
This retrospective compiled, sequenced -- and in some cases remixed -- by producer and spouse Trina Shoemaker is a gripping portrait of the songwriter.
Sweetly melodic and tough indie pop that's influenced by shoegaze and driven by the heavy guitars of Courtney Garvin of the Courtneys.
On their third record, the Spanish quartet set aside garage rock tropes and up the production values, while tightening the songwriting and sharpening their performances.
The late Japanese ambient music pioneer's fourth album rings with a new clarity on this lovely reissue.
The singer/songwriter, actor, and writer's thrilling solo debut album reveals the full scope of her talent.
Following three Top Ten U.K. entries, the fourth album from the singer/songwriter deals in rhapsodic dancefloor intimacy.
Evocative and harmonically nuanced meeting between the sax heavyweight and the Polish pianist.
Not a setting of Woody Guthrie songs, but an inventive cycle of chamber-orchestral songs that evoke his world and attitudes.
An intimate and textured trio date from the guitarist, spotlighting bassist Steve Swallow's compositions.
The percussionist/vocalist's quartet with saxophonist David Murray seeks out the eternal groove in free-minded spiritual soul-jazz.
On their third album, the Texan trio place more emphasis on their vocals, resulting in their strongest, most affecting material yet.
The guitarist's second album on his own Heartcore Records is an intimate, endlessly inventive trio session.
The stalwart metallers rise to meet the perceived heft of the late-career eponymous LP with a ten-song set that's spilling over with caustic sonic riches.
Recorded live in 2017, this collaboration between two seminal artists is based on two late prescient novels by Afrofuturist matriarch Octavia Butler.
Tight yet unpredictable, the band's third album offers a more controlled -- and more exciting -- version of their bracing post-punk.
The band celebrates its 20th anniversary with a sleek, ominous yet playful album that evokes the dystopian visions of the '80s and the 2020s.
The British crooner's fourth effort is a wily and inventive collection of funky noir-pop that pairs wry social commentary with crisp, cosmopolitan arrangements.
Clean, committed performances of chamber music by Fanny Mendelssohn and Clara Schumann, who pair well here.
A varied and vigorous program from the National Youth Choir of Scotland.
A lost album from 1975 that's alternately emotionally raw, intimate, and funny.
Norah Jones fashions leftover songs from the Begin Again sessions into a beguiling, cohesive album.
The solo guitarist/composer delivers her most complex material to date in an album defined by its thick cinematic tension.
The edgy feelings of uncertainty and rootlessness dominate these songs that, despite the themes, sound strong and confident.
The tenth album from Mike Kinsella's solo project is a testament to the beauty that can grow from sadness and introspection.
Subtle shifts in production and songwriting take the second album from this indie songwriter in new, ominous directions.
A strong entry in the Romantic Piano Concerto series, with distinctive works that fit the Romantic descriptor despite late composition dates.
The Montreal quintet's first full-length delivers wild-eyed, sweaty punk-funk that's never dull.
The Australian quintet follow the brilliance of their debut with an album that reaches the same heights of jangle pop in the same skillful fashion.
Moon Duo's Ripley Johnson peels back some of the psychedelia from his cosmic country project on this more straightforward set of songs.
Exceptional renderings of Bach lute works on guitar, intricate in local details, profound in deeper structure.
A middling recital saved by an extraordinarily powerful Liszt sonata.
Bright and almost sunny, the first record in ages from Sonic Boom is a calming amalgam of vintage electronics, repetitive sequencing, and psychedelia.
Deliberate, highly detailed, almost meditative Beethoven concertos from Hough draw on historical performance styles.
The all-star maverick string ensemble reunites for their ecstatically genre-bending follow-up to 2011's Grammy-winning Goat Rodeo Sessions.
Delightful recital of (mostly) songs transcribed for viola and piano, subtly treating popular roots in a variety of ways.
The South Korean duo tap into new age ambience and steady minimal synth sequences on this water-themed album.
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The sole album from this ill-fated offshoot of Them, a minor classic of hard British R&B, gets a definitive expanded reissue.
Gorgeous choral music mixing sacred and secular elements with a varied diatonic idiom to match.
The sweetly jangling debut from the West Coast masters of the indie pop genre, expanded and reexamined in a deluxe edition.
Science fiction-themed double album from this sporadic pop project is their most ambitious work and also some of their best.
The Swedish dance rock group examine the lows of love, merging vulnerability with their familiar pop-savvy style.
A career-spanning box set that includes studio favorites along with live recordings, covers, and B-sides, many of which were previously unreleased.
An exceptional Well-Tempered Clavier from this veteran musician, stressing the variety within the work.
The drag star's third album finds her expanding upon her folk and country sound with hooky, electrified pop.
On his fifth album, Williams further establishes his skills as a chillwave savant, while adding some energy and sharp pop hooks to the mix.
This ambitious program is tied together by the sheer allure of Gens' undiminished voice.
