If the Ceiling Were a Kite, Vol. 1
Collection of tracks recorded between 2018 and 2020 by the lo-fi Bay Area collective who magically split the difference between slowcore and C-86.
Collection of tracks recorded between 2018 and 2020 by the lo-fi Bay Area collective who magically split the difference between slowcore and C-86.
The Canadian jazz group return to their instrumental roots on their fifth album, which features guests such as Arthur Verocai and Laraaji.
Replayable first LP from R&B singer/songwriter Bianca Rodriguez, executive produced by Phonte of Little Brother and the Foreign Exchange.
On his second solo date for ECM, the pianist displays his dazzling improvisational acumen and compositional thought simultaneously.
Alternately playful and thoughtful, the indie rock vet's second solo album pairs typically witty songs and dreamy performances.
The band's 18th album challenges conformity and the issues of the 2020s with brashly hopeful, genre-mashing experimental pop.
On their debut full-length, this Toronto duo looks to jangle pop royalty for inspiration while writing songs with emotional angles all their own.
Rich, expressive late Beethoven that emphasizes the futuristic quality of the music.
Riveting score for LeSean Thomas' anime series inspired by a real-life 16th century African samurai.
Dayton, Ohio's indie rock stalwarts continue their hot streak with an album mixing fancier arrangements with muscular rock.
Roberto Carlos Lange follows the critically acclaimed This Is How You Smile with a gently ambitious album that puts joy first.
An expressive rather than coolly mystical performance of Pärt's minimalist masterpiece.
Producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Sarah Tudzin delivers an embarrassment of smart pop riches on her great third LP.
A tie-in to Wes Anderson's The French Dispatch soundtrack, this emphatic set of covers should delight fans of vintage French and Baroque pop.
Concealed for 55 years, this epic live performance of the saxophonist's masterwork is an essential addition to his discography.
Ten original children's songs of an appreciative, thoughtful nature equally well-suited for adults from the Innocence Mission co-founder.
Potent funk and neo-soul vibes mark the singer's first collaboration with guitarist Charlie Hunter.
Inspired by binging Unsolved Mysteries during lockdown, the Gothic folk artist's wired ninth LP features members of Cocteau Twins, Midlake, and more.
The Atlanta power quartet chart the stages of grief, and the journey of a soul on their most musically varied -- and focused -- set to date.
The Chilean singer/songwriter delivers her second album in five months; it was entirely written and recorded in a Los Angeles Airbnb.
Previously unreleased recordings of the first of two legendary nights at Carnegie Hall find this classic songwriter solo and in his prime.
Early singles, a Peel Session, and other formative material from the unconventional U.K. post-punk band led by Guy Smith.
On their sophomore long-player for Daptone, the Cuban big band reaches deep into the spiritual heart of the mambo.
On their seventh studio album, this mutable indie band twists the celebratory funk of their last album into strange, more cerebral forms.
The Melbourne quartet's darkly driving debut delivers timely and timeless expressions of post-punk doubt, paranoia, and isolation.
Crucial four-disc summary of Pettibone's visionary and varied remix work throughout the '80s.
After the densely layered moodiness of their last album, this '80s-modeled band returns with a warmer, more uplifting rendering of their blue collar rock sound.
The project's hypnotic second album is a strikingly honest audio portrait of love, creativity, and the effort that goes into both.
Leaping beyond genre limitations, the Australian fusion metal quartet concocts an epic concept opus where more is indeed better.
Written and recorded during COVID-19 lockdowns, the band's third album captures the weirdness of lockdown life with boundless imagination.
A sprawling, informative compilation exploring synth pop as it began to infiltrate the mainstream in the early '80s.
This stunning and essential collection of peak British psych captures big names, cult favorites, and dusty rarities in a technicolor swirl of sound.
Brilliantly structured and executed recital tying together Mozart and some lesser-known contemporaries.
With a shared history that goes back 30 years, this leaderless collective explores vanguard jazz as a gateway to the unknown.