Aimee Mann delivers the slowest, saddest album she could imagine with this strangely comforting collection.
Andrew Manze and the NDR Radiophilharmonie play Mendelssohn's First and Third Symphonies with Classical polish and Romantic passion.
Andrés Orozco-Estrada and the Houston Symphony perform Dvorák's "New World" Symphony in this luminous audiophile recording.
Thirty-song collection features the highlights of the star's RCA recordings of the '60s, including rare and unreleased tracks.
A genuinely fresh Bach recording, and an excellent choice for those interested in this consistently innovative mid-American ensemble.
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More sadly beautiful music from Dave Heumann that fuses folky introspection with the scale of vintage hard rock.
Virtuoso Augustin Hadelich performs Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto and Lalo's Symphonie espagnole with rich backing from the London Philharmonic.
For his third collection of Great American Songbook interpretations, Dylan offer three interlocking records in one album.
Recorded at Ty Segall's studio and featuring the man himself on drums, the band's fifth album is a punchy, jangling delight.
The 14 published songs of Alma Mahler are presented by soprano Catharina Kroeger with Patrizia Montanero's Canto di Penelope.
This L.A. band's third album is a smart, joyous exercise in multi-cultural psychedelic funk with both groove and purpose.
The first album in ten years from the anti-folk heroine is a meditation on life, written in the wake of her husband's passing.
Conor Oberst turns the skeletal songs from Ruminations into a robust, freewheeling experience
The English horror-punk outfit's stellar debut delivers pit-worthy, minor-chord verses that almost always yield fist-pumping, arms-around-your-mates choruses.
Loose, freaky, and happily progadelic synth-led jams from John Dwyer made between Thee Oh Sees albums.
This recording is worth the time and money for the Beach performance alone.
Intense, visceral, and relevant, the synth rock vets take aim at global affairs and demand action over fear and panic on a stellar 14th set.
Soul-baring sophomore solo set from the Utah singer/songwriter who elevates her voice with gorgeous orchestral accompaniment.
Dina Ugorskaja presents the Well-Tempered Clavier on piano with a variety of expressions and subtle gradations of touch and dynamics.
On this excellent follow-up to Made In Brazil, the pianist, her band, and a star-studded guest list explore the depth and dimension of samba.
The troubled singer's third album finds him expanding the arrangements to include more instruments, while still delivering songs filled with desperate beauty.
The vibrant French indie pop outfit's third release for Domino is underscored by elements of socially conscious tension.
Groove-oriented live album that nevertheless displays Clark's ample chops.
Giovanni Antonini and Il Giardino Armonico present a program of music featuring the recorder and the seldom-heard chalumeau.
Featuring co-production by John Congleton and the Haxan Cloak, the duo's seventh album is satisfyingly eclectic.
After a decade off making albums under his own name, Jason Lytle returns to the Grandaddy name for a very Grandaddy set of tunes.
The composer's fascinating eighth solo album explores the possibilities of the not-too-distant future with worry and wonder.
A bold, risky concept album that carves out a new, progressive definition of Americana.
The affable North Carolinian folklorist unearths arcane Southern deep cuts that manage to sound both bittersweet and slightly absurd.
Bedrich Smetana's Má Vlast is given a stirring performance by Jakub Hrusa and the Bamberg Symphony on this 2016 hybrid SACD.
The "You're Beautiful" crooner takes a risky but rewarding shift into pop territory with the help of Ryan Tedder and Ed Sheeran.
A wry spin on dinner theater that celebrates Hollywood's legendary Chateau Marmont.
Pairing of power pop wizard Falkner and pop oddball Moore leads to a fun album of oddball power pop.
A second solo album of laid-back, trippy roots pop from the Quilt and Woods bandmember.
The Norwegian BIT20 Ensemble explores the innovative ideas in György Ligeti's experimental concertos on this BIS release.
Recorded in two days at a London studio, these reinterpretations of Holter's songbook add presence and warmth to her music.
The guitarist's first album on his own Heartcore label is an ambitious, gorgeously rendered set of Brazilian-influenced jazz, rock, and fusion.
Swaggering garage rock from former members of Harlem and Wild Yaks.
The British expat delivers a finely-honed career highlight with her smart sixth album.
The contemporary soul singer's mix of grit and grace is in top form on her sixth album, featuring collaborations with Rex Rideout.
The electronic pop auteur deftly pairs sensory lushness with disorienting manipulations on this strong release.
The former film-scoring major's second LP doubles down on layered, lilting vocals, bold timbres, sparse electronic grooves, and dark suspense.
Mariss Jansons and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra offer a balanced reading of Mahler's Symphony No. 9 in D major.
O'Regan's oeuvre has broadened from choral music to orchestral pieces, bringing some unique influences to the neo-tonal, British choral school.
Masaaki Suzuki plays works by Johann Sebastian Bach on the organ of the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel.
The German duo's sophomore album of rhythmically infectious Latin-, Afro-, and reggae-infused indie pop.
The California rapper's tenth solo set is yet another endearing and entertaining showcase for his witty rhymes and moving reports from the streets.
Although smooth and soulful on the surface, The Iceberg encourages you to look deeper for the greatest rewards.
After a ten-year absence, the Senegalese legends return with an expanded lineup and a gorgeous new sound.
On their third full-length, this Little Rock doom quartet move further afield to excellent result without leaving their origins behind.
Classic C-86 style indie pop spiced with a little bit of synth pop and disco from the ever-prolific David West.
The sunswept daydreamers fine-tune and expand their distinct sound for arguably their best effort yet, despite the exit of founding member Matt Mondanile.
Focusing on 2016's Remember Us to Life, Spektor's second live album captures a performance for PBS in a 400-seat TV studio in Chicago.
The solo debut of Margot & the Nuclear So and So's' leader reflects on personal upheaval with raw lyrics and an elegant, twilight-hued tone.
The acclaimed singer and songwriter spins tales of lives lived recklessly on this excellent 2017 release.
Ronald Brautigam masters Beethoven's Diabelli Variations in a robust performance on a modern replica of an 1822 fortepiano.
On her third album, Sera Cahoone fills out her sound on a rich, rewarding album.
Squarepusher does the impossible, replicating (and sometimes improving on) his compositions in concert, with his masked band Shobaleader One.
Casting aside the calm craftsmanship of previous albums, Lerche dives head-first into synth-driven, '80s-damaged pop and comes up with a pearl.
After over a decade, the Belgian electronic-rock duo return with their thrilling eighth set, which was recorded in just one take.
Scott Kannberg settles into his own skin on this hook-laden mature pop album.
The band's second collaboration with producer David Fridmann is a danceable, exciting reinvention that still sounds unmistakably like Spoon.
Deft vocals and a slinky, efficient indie electronic sound mark the full-length debut of Berklee alum Valerie Teicher.
The band's fourth album is self-produced, stripped down to essentials, and sprinkled with soul and soft rock flourishes.
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Exhaustive collection of smash hits that never were by one of the most exciting bands of the '60s, with new stereo mixes added.
As Whiplash Splash proves yet again, the Dollyrots are made for fun, built for speed, and safe at any speed.
Eclectic ninth album has more to do with Latin and pop sounds than country, but is as fun as anything they've done to date.
Ridiculous, romping album of snide synth glam by a pretend band come to life featuring members of Fat White Family and the Eccentronic Research Council.
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Kim Shattuck and Company sound tighter, harder, and just as much fun on this reissue their third album.
Uniquely satisfying results even for those who already have plenty of Poulenc or plenty of The Sixteen.
Timothy Fallon sings some of the less familiar Lieder of Franz Liszt, who composed songs throughout his career.
An ethereal dream sequence of poetic Americana, soul, and pop that exudes the languid pace of the South.
The Villiers Quartet present the complete string quartet music of Peter Racine Fricker, a British modernist whose works have been neglected.
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The band celebrates its 40th anniversary with a set of precise yet strangely moving songs that showcase their ability to evolve.
Yoonie Han brings a combination of delicate execution and raw energy to her performance of Granados' Goyescas.
Living up to its title, this sophomore set from the Swedish singer puts youthful abandon and empowerment at the fore of a great pop collection.
Defying categorization with its multicultural blend of Afro-Caribbean rhythms, electronic synths, and Yoruba sounds, this Puerto Rican group's debut is an expansive joy.