Amor de Dias' Street of the Love of Days is the enchanting, autumnal result of a collaboration between Alasdair MacLean of the Clientele and Lupe Núñez-Fernández of Pipas.
Art Brut maintains its razor-sharp wit and tries some new things with Brilliant! Tragic!
With Feel It Break, Austra's Katie Stelmanis finds a place of her own among the dark electronic songstresses of the early 2010s.
This is Bachelorette's most confident -- and gentle -- set of electro-pop songs yet.
Booker T. Jones and the Roots turn in a killer groove record that journeys through Memphis, Detroit, Philly, L.A., and beyond.
City Center add a newfound sense of direction on their sophomore outing, Redeemer.
The duo's seventh studio album adds new textures (piano) while continuing to craft brilliantly sad and beautiful introspective indie rock.
Former Amps for Christ and Gowns singer/guitarist Erika M. Andersen reveals her power as a solo artist.
Eye Contact is Gang Gang Dance's most elaborately produced, most accessible -- but no less adventurous -- debut for 4AD.
Hate Eternal return with another dose of brutal death metal on Phoenix Amongst the Ashes.
Helado Negro's second album is as insular and trippy as the first one was vibrant and expansive.
Human Eye deliver fuzzed-out weirdness on their third album, They Came from the Sky.
Caribbean Rhapsody features several orchestral collaborations with classical composer Roberto Sierra.
Best known as Sally Shapiro's producer, Agebjörn's first dance record is a guest-laden, dancefloor-filling nu disco thrill ride.
Lush, atmospheric break-up album whose music doesn't sound as sad as their melancholic lyrics.
Mario Hernandez (of Ciao Bella and From Bubblegum to Sky) has a history of making top-notch guitar pop records and We Love You So Bad is his best yet.
The U.K. indie rock trio's second album is even better than its first -- funnier, tougher, and with better songs.
Matraca Berg's first record in 14 years is a true testament to her abilities not only as a songwriter, but as a performer.
The fourth volume in Motorpsycho's intermittent Roadwork series is its most ambitious and satisfying to date.
Lovelorn, indie Americana paired with the wild abandon of 21st century pop music’s increasingly blurry genre borders.
Planningtorock's second album is a dark, orchestral meditation on falling in love without losing yourself.
The lo-fi trio cleans up its act, but just a touch, in this messy, exceptional psychedelic outing.
Raphael Saadiq's second throwback-oriented album for Columbia features collaborations with Little Dragon's Yukimi Nagano and Earth, Wind & Fire's Larry Dunn.
This two-disc anthology features all but two of Sade's singles through 2010, along with six album cuts, a rarity, and four new songs.
Part of a two-part series, this first Revelation is a roots reggae-oriented effort from the son of reggae legend Bob Marley.
The Cars reunion album Move Like This is a surprisingly strong re-creation of their prime.
Great Expectation features wonderfully reimagined versions of modern rock and country classics like the Doors' "Riders on the Storm" and Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire."
Thurston Moore collaborates with Beck on a compelling set of psychedelic chamber-folk songs.
Urge Overkill come back as a duo on Rock & Roll Submarine and lose none of their rock & roll power.
The Secret is a star-studded affair that showcases Vieux Farka Touré as an international guitar hero.
Warren Haynes and a red-hot band dish out deep-fried Southern soul and rhythm & blues on the stunning Man in Motion.
The Texas power trio introduces a new guitarist and a warm, psyched-out acoustic spirit to their brand of garage rock.
