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Grizzly Bear : Painted Ruins

After a five-year wait, the indie pop outfit reveals new layers to their evolving sound.

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Queens of the Stone Age : Villains

Menace, fear and grooves abound on the latest from Josh Homme and company.

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Album of the Week: Cloakroom – Time Well

Indiana post-hardcore trio finds beauty within the massive.

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Iron & Wine : Beast Epic

Sam Beam comes full circle with his first Sub Pop release in a decade.

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Liars : TFCF

Now trimmed to sole member Angus Andrew, Liars represent the indulgences of one unchecked artist.

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Rainer Maria : Rainer Maria

The emo heroes return with an album that feels substantial and true to their identity.

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KMFDM – Hell Yeah

The German industrial legends re-emerge with their strongest album in decades.

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Turnover : Good Nature

A once-promising emo-revival outfit squanders some of their potential.

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Atriarch : Dead As Truth

The Portland goth-doom outfit leans away from metal toward something more gloomy and atmospheric.

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Dead Cross : Dead Cross

Patton, Lombardo, Pearson supergroup is intense, though likely to be a grower.

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Nine Inch Nails : ADD VIOLENCE

Trent Reznor continues his dystopian saga with the second in a planned trilogy.

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Album of the Week: Downtown Boys – Cost of Living

A powerful piece of protest music from a band that proves punk was already doing just fine.

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Poison Blood : Poison Blood EP

A short player of blistering black metal from two lifers having fun with it.

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RAC : EGO

Overpolished electro that feels anonymous.

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Alice Cooper : Paranormal

Alice’s best album in years.

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Arcade Fire : Everything Now

Arcade Fire deliver an interesting album full of flashy disco, if not an essential one.

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Vic Mensa : The Autobiography

The Chicago rapper’s poetics and storytelling suggest we’ll be hearing a lot more from him in the future.

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Album of the Week: Ben Frost – Threshold of Faith

Australian/Icelandic producer finds humanity in chaos.

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Amy O : Elastic

Following a strong debut, the Indiana singer/songwriter opens up her sonic world.

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Avey Tare : Eucalyptus

The Animal Collective leader takes a turn away from the familiar, but for the better.