A suffocating, strange, and affecting eighth album from lo-fi pop experimenter Alex Giannascoli reflects an upgrade in recording equipment.
Wonderfully intimate, quiet Brahms violin sonatas performed by Alina Ibragimova.
The Nashville crooner delivers a compelling 11-track set that looks to the cosmic country stylings of Lee Hazlewood for inspiration.
The saxophonist's Artist House sessions from 1979 showcase the urgency and soulful lyricism of his comeback years.
On her fifth album, Natasha Khan gets lost in the '80s and rediscovers the magic and romance of her music.
Sequel to Čičić's set of the first six Carbonelli sonatas is equally attractive.
Passionate recordings of rarely heard Schumann works, beautifully recorded.
On her solo debut, the Alabama Shakes singer revisits her past through a funky, adventurous prism.
The second album from the angsty Canadian rock group turns toward politically direct lyrics and moments of uncharacteristically jangly sensitivity.
The fourth album from the Walla Walla-based indie rock band is subtle, smart, and rewarding both musically and emotionally.
The doomy singer/songwriter's seventh album revisits the aching beauty of her earliest, acoustic-based music.
Great Britain's ultimate power metal band return sounding revitalized, refreshed, and more athletic than ever.
A collection of '60s and '70s tracks recorded by a moonlighting Pretty Things for use in movies that includes some of their finest work.
A deeply engaging, often playful live concert featuring the former Bad Plus pianist's quartet and trumpeter Tom Harrell.
The Montreal-based group return from an extended hiatus with a dense, unpredictable noise-pop suite.
A generous 21-track set of two-minute confections from one of indie pop's most reliable songsmiths.
Gabriel Feltz and the Stuttgart Philharmonic present a unified and powerful reading of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 2 ("Resurrection").
More than just abrasive noise rock, Gilla Band utilize meticulous songwriting to depict a mind in conflict with itself.
The Goo Goo Dolls reckon with middle age on this slick, earnest AAA-pop album.
Collaborating with the South African electronic artist Muzi, Gruff Rhys constructs a vivid, refreshing pan-cultural pop album.
The trumpet icon offers another set of reworked pop standards with an international flavor.
A longtime behind-the-scenes Nashville collaborator and husband to Margo Price, Jeremy Ivey offers a surprisingly poignant and timeless debut.
On his third album, the traditionalist country singer slyly updates old-fashioned sounds.
Filled with invigorated, socially relevant lyrics and inventive production, British emcee Kano's sixth album is arguably his best work.
Quick-shifting debut from this multifaceted cosmic songwriter gels into a strange but welcoming larger whole.
Reeling from his wife's death, Jonathan Davis pulls his bandmates into the void with this intense career peak.
A moving collective improvisation with a text from the Tibetan Book of the Dead, as instructive as it is profound.
Not simply a "Mutter Plays Williams" collection but a genuine collaboration, with the 87-year-old Williams conducting.
A possibly definitive recording of early experimental keyboard pieces by Bach.
Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra deliver a powerful performance of Bruckner's most deeply religious symphony.
A psychedelic indie pop outing from the singer/keyboardist recorded with vintage rock and soul specialist Leon Michels.
Daniel Harding leads the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in a traditional reading of Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem.
Martinez's sophomore album of arty hip-hop- and R&B-influenced pop is once again conceptualized around her Cry Baby alter ego.
Second album from this indie jam band takes notes from the backroads boogie of Little Feat and Hot Tuna.
On his compelling solo debut, Wild Beasts' former bassist/vocalist digs into the political and personal with anti-nostalgic '80s sounds.
The Orlando Consort continues its Machaut Edition with vocal music influenced by the medieval allegory Le Roman de la Rose.
The conguero's first album in seven years is a masterful tribute to the influence of saxophonist John Coltrane on his own career.
Lively, varied rendering of The Magic Flute from the Mozart series by Rolando Villazón and conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
Not quite a pastiche, but a set of three "tableaux" that explore the period just before Mozart's operatic masterworks.
A confident debut from a young Brit dubbed the Springsteen of North Shields for his anthemic sound and social consciousness.
The Australian Music Prize winner's proper debut album is both soul-searching and triumphant.
Bold, genre-blurring debut from the Atlanta-based songwriter whose adventurous songs are filled with a sense of optimism.
Wonderful guitar performances that add something new to the mostly well-worn music on the program.
Second album from this genre-bending Swedish producer is a warm and intimate-feeling collection of uncluttered arrangements.
Beautiful and devastating fourth album from Telefon Tel Aviv, combining innovative sound design with harrowing lyricism.
The band revisit the psychedelic splendor of their first album, setting aside the synths in favor of yet more jangling guitars.
Three complete revelatory and raw shows from the West Coast venue captured just six weeks before the legendary Fillmore East recordings.
The supergroup of Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris, Amanda Shires, and Natalie Hemby make a vivid, vital debut.
The second go-round from this experimental rock trio pushes harder against the boundaries with impressive results.
The band continue cranking out intelligent and tuneful albums, this time expanding their arrangements and adding new instrumentation.
A deep, four-CD exploration of Don't Tell a Soul, highlighted by a new mix by its producer Matt Wallace.
The Australian band's second album is a cheeky, hooky mix of Flying Nun jangle and post-punk energy.
Fascinatingly grim second full-length from the industrial pioneers, demonstrating a wider stylistic range than their debut.
The revered desert blues collective recorded their fascinating eighth album in the open air of a Saharan camp.
A superb collection of Finzi's choral music, beautifully sung and beautifully structured.
The second volume of New Wave Of British Heavy Metal obscurities specializes in high-octane sleaze.
The band's first album in eight years is their best yet, filled with sharp songs and haunting performances.
A lyrical, deeply rhapsodic duo collaboration between trumpeter Avishai Cohen and pianist Yonathan Avishai.