Kelly Moran Don't Trust Mirrors review

Kelly Moran : Don’t Trust Mirrors

The composer and pianist blends the cerebral with commanding beauty

Paradise Lost Ascension review

Paradise Lost : Ascension

The masters of gothic doom provide a philosophical foundation to their sorrowful sound

Neko Case Neon Grey Midnight Green review

Neko Case : Neon Grey Midnight Green

Case’s first new album in seven years is beautiful and elaborate, and shaped by grief

Automatic Is It Now? review

Automatic : Is It Now?

The L.A. trio’s third album shrugs off the apocalypse with deep grooves

tom Skinner Kaleidoscopic Visions review

Tom Skinner : Kaleidoscopic Visions

A calm and thoughtful jazz album that courses with vibrancy

Castle Rat The Bestiary review

Castle Rat : The Bestiary

The New York band’s fantasy doom pays off in the first act but still needs work on the follow-through

Cate Le Bon Michelangelo Dying review

Cate Le Bon : Michelangelo Dying

Le Bon crafts a breakup album that’s characteristically strange and beautiful

Guerilla Toss You're Weird Now review

Guerilla Toss : You’re Weird Now

The dancepunk troupe prove that “weird” is a very good thing

Nation of Language Dance Called Memory review

Nation of Language : Dance Called Memory

The Brooklyn synth-pop group capture endless groove on their fourth full-length

Kassa Overall Cream review

Kassa Overall : Cream

Thirty six minutes of jazz in conversation with hip-hop

Heartworms Glutton for Punishment review

Heartworms : Glutton for Punishment

Since the release of Glutton for Punishment, the debut album by London’s Heartworms, the album…

Umlaut Desolë review

Umlaut : Desolë

Bar McKinnon and company’s latest comprises sounds you’ve never heard before—which is delightfully par for the course

Arcadea Exodus of Gravity review

Arcadea : The Exodus of Gravity

Brann Dailor (Mastodon) and his prog trio return after a 10-year gap with mixed results

Sharp Pins Radio DDR

Sharp Pins : Radio DDR

Kai Slater of Lifeguard delivers a perfect set of lo-fi power pop

Gamle Mester review

Lars Fredrik Frøislie : Gamle Mester

The Norwegian artist’s sophomore release takes a more concise approach to prog

Whatever the Weather II review

Whatever the Weather : Whatever the Weather II

A delicately stunning ambient return from Loraine James

Sophia Djebel Rose Sécheresse review

Sophia Djebel Rose : Sécheresse

A haunting and overwhelming set of dark folk

Jim Ghedi Wasteland review

Jim Ghedi : Wasteland

The English artist reframes folk through a contemporary, dynamic lens

Lust Hag Irrevocably Drubbed review

Lust Hag : Irrevocably Drubbed

The Montana one-woman metal band’s second album raises the stakes

Motorbike Kick It Over review

Motorbike : Kick It Over

A standout set of contemporary punk streaked in grease, grime and the freedom of escape