Album of the Week

Every album that’s earned Treble’s coveted Album of the Week designation.

Smirk Speculative Fiction review

Smirk – Speculative Fiction

Nick Vicario’s garagey punk project takes a step toward more nuance and complexity with their standout third LP

Play Time Magic Objects review

Play Time – Magic Object

Booker Stardrum, Ben Vida and Will Epstein oscillate between spiritual jazz and kosmische explorations on their debut collaboration

Lee Lewis HOWL EP review

Lee Lewis – HOWL

A delightful 18 minutes of soul from a defiant heart

Horse Lords Demand to be taken to heaven alive! review

Horse Lords – Demand to Be Taken to Heaven Alive!

The Berlin by way of Baltimore group channel the ecstatic by way of stunning instrumental choreography

big|brave in grief or in hope review

Big|Brave – in grief or in hope

Their sound stripped of drums, Big|Brave create a dense wall of distortion with an emotional core

Boards of Canada new album Inferno

Boards of Canada – Inferno

The legendary Scottish IDM duo returns with a psychedelic whirlwind that forces us to acknowledge uncertainty

Karyyn Physics Universal Love Language review

KÁRYYN – Physics Universal Love Language

The Los Angeles artist offers an emotional tour de force of a debut album

Bill Orcutt and Mabe Fratti Almost Waking review

Bill Orcutt & Mabe Fratti – Almost Waking

A mostly instrumental collaboration rife with surprises and an ease that feels like the work of old friends

Jeff Parker ETA IVtet Happy Today review

Jeff Parker ETA IVtet – Happy Today

The improvisational group’s third live recording is an expression of spontaneity and joy

Tori Amos In times of dragons review

Tori Amos – In Times of Dragons

The prodigious singer/songwriter’s 17th album addresses contemporary injustice through allegory

Fatboi Sharif Crayola Circles review

Fatboi Sharif & Child Actor – Crayola Circles

A hazy surrealist hip-hop album that provides a haunting from a different angle

Portrayal of Guilt beginning of the end review

Portrayal of Guilt – …Beginning of the End

The Austin metal group’s sound is no less evil, but considerably more accessible on their fifth LP

My New Band Believe review

My New Band Believe – My New Band Believe

black midi’s Cameron Picton offers a progressive vision of a singer/songwriter album

Hiding Places the secret to good living

Hiding Places – The Secret to Good Living

The Brooklyn band of Southern transplants deliver a stunning debut of stillness and big riffs alike

Poison Ruïn Hymns from the Hills review

Poison Ruïn – Hymns From the Hills

The Philadelphia dungeon punks raise the fidelity and offer their strongest album yet

Robyn Sexistential review

Robyn – Sexistential

Eight years after her last LP, the pop luminary delivers a joyful half-hour of infectious dance music

Prostitute Attempted Martyr review

Prostitute – Attempted Martyr

After initially being self-released, the Michigan noise rock group’s firebrand debut is given a wider platform

Ora Cogan Hard Hearted Woman review

Ora Cogan – Hard Hearted Woman

The singer/songwriter’s first for Sacred Bones is inhabited by spirits

Mitski Nothing's About to Happen to Me review

Mitski – Nothing’s About to Happen to Me

The singer/songwriter returns after three years with her strongest set of songs to date

Gena the pleasure is yours review

GENA : The Pleasure Is Yours

A thrilling and fluid blend of jazz, R&B and hip-hop from Liv.e and Karriem Riggins