A precise but sensitive performance of the works that defined the Nocturne genre, soon to be taken up by Chopin.
Reuniting after a 14-year hiatus, this band masterfully mine the catalog of modern and traditional songwriters on this powerful set.
Inviting and often-funky gospel soul from a Mississippi family group led by one of the main voices of the Staples Jr. Singers.
The conclusion of her travelogue triptych, the sitarist enlisted sarod master Alam Khan and producer/drummer Sarathy Korwar to assist.
The debut offering by the joined members of Bomba Estéreo and Rawayana is ecstatic, spiritual, and sensual.
The saxophonist and his quartet offer a bold reinterpretation of Keith Jarrett's 1974 album of the same title.
The Richmond, Virginia quintet offer an imaginary summer soundtrack for a trip up and down the Atlantic, from New York to Florida, the Caribbean, and Europe.
Incorporating industrial beats and dynamic arrangements, Haley Fohr charts a path between the club and the cosmos.
The experimental noise-rap trio evoke cyberpunk as well as big beat, drum'n'bass, and electro on their most techno-shocked release.
Reunited with former bandmate Loke Rahbek, the duo dramatically reinvents itself with heartbroken hybrids of post-punk, dance, hip-hop, and ambient.
Released during the band's 40th year, this album shows that their creativity, discipline, and openness continue to provide the foundation for excellent work.
Compilation of tracks originally released as vinyl-only singles that showcases this British reggae producer's stylistic range, from dub to lovers rock to reggae disco-funk.
A typically thoughtful, melodically rich, and inspiring album that stands with the guitar pop icon's best work.
Eight years in the making, the former Walkmen frontman's rousing fourth album dares to be uplifting during difficult times.
Marvelous, little-known small religious works from Schütz's time, sung with great intensity by a newcomer.
Michelle Zauner's literate, darkly pearlescent fourth album with her band Japanese Breakfast.
The singer and songwriter cuts a solo acoustic album that's spare, intimate, and quietly brilliant.
The New York singer/songwriter and comic artist continues focusing on the joys and disappointments of growing older.
The ambient composer uses organic instruments to sculpt both dense, immersive tracks and spare but no less captivating miniatures.
On the opening half of a projected double album, the pianist and his collaborators deliver an expansive, ear-opening investigation into spacious groove.
The Boygenius member's fourth solo LP and major-label debut is a tender, affectionate one about "it's complicated" relationships.
Splendidly transparent treatments of a key group of Bach organ works.
Organically hushed and soulful debut from the London singer and guitarist.
The duo's third album expands their intimate sound just a little, while remaining as heartbreakingly subtle and emotionally impressionistic as ever.
The Los Angeles collective crafts an album that somehow successfully melds space-age jazz, no wave guitar, nervous grooves, and laid-back exotica.
The project's second album taps into the universal need for love and connection with sparkly, sensual disco-pop.
Equal parts tough and vulnerable, moving and witty, Mike Hadreas' seventh album continues the opening up of his music.
Chrystia Cabral's fourth proper album is her most guitar-driven, focusing on personal lyrics and direct emotional expression.
The musician and producer makes an inspired return to prog on this two-suite set about viewing the earth and its people from space.
Numero Group expands the 1986 mini-album by a Scottish duo whose sound fell somewhere between coldwave, post-punk, and dream pop.
Second album from Loraine James' ambient glitch side project, mainly created using analog equipment and field recordings.
The songwriter/guitarist's most literary album yet is a set of (mostly) character sketches underscored by atmospheric folk.