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Laurel Halo : Dust

A malformed mixtape from the future.

Tribulation Where the Gloom Becomes Sound review

Tombs : The Grand Annihilation

The New York metal band’s instinct for getting weird pays off further on their Metal Blade debut.

Beach House : B-Sides and Rarities

A collection of outtakes that shines as bright as the A-sides.

Vince Staples Big Fish Theory review

Vince Staples : Big Fish Theory

Long Beach emcee embraces weirdness on his vibrant second full-length.

Lorde melodrama review

Lorde : Melodrama

At only 20, the New Zealand art-pop artist is on fire.

Wode Servants of the Countercosmos review

Wode : Servants of the Countercosmos

UK black metal troupe’s sophomore album triumphs with brevity.

Ex Eye review

Album of the Week: Ex Eye – Ex Eye

Colin Stetson’s new genre defying band occupies a space near metal but not defined by it.

Big Boi : Boomiverse

The party has no beginning or end on the Outkast emcee’s new solo record.

The Drums Abysmal Thoughts review

The Drums : “Abysmal Thoughts”

Jonny Pierce dances his way through the heartbreak.

Kevin Morby City Music review

Kevin Morby : City Music

The Texas-born singer/songwriter gazes to the city lights for inspiration.

Phoenix Ti Amo review

Phoenix : Ti Amo

The French indie rock outfit’s fourth album is their most disco-forward yet.

Various Artists : Mid-Century Sounds: Deep Cuts from the Desert

The story of a desert studio through 29 eclectic and vibrant archival tracks.

Algiers The Underside of Power

Album of the Week: Algiers – The Underside of Power

A highly charged and musically eclectic soundtrack for our fraught climate.

Rancid Trouble Maker review

Rancid : Trouble Maker

Rancid hasn’t changed, and there’s no need for them to.

Sufjan Stevens Planetarium review

Sufjan Stevens/Nico Muhly/Bryce Dessner/James McAlister : Planetarium

Indie rock and experimental collaborators come together for a tribute to the heavens.

Fleet Foxes Crack Up review

Fleet Foxes : Crack-Up

After a six year wait, Fleet Foxes return with a sprawling work that’ll take repeated listens to fully unlock.

Can The Singles review

Can : The Singles

A career-spanning A- and B-side retrospective that proves Can could do singles as well as anyone else.

Jason Isbell The Nashville Sound review

Album of the Week: Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit – The Nashville Sound

The 400 Sound is credited anew on this set of equally personal and richly arranged country-rock tunes.

Necrot Blood Offerings review

Necrot : Blood Offerings

A new breed of Bay Area death metal.

Anathema The Optimist review

Anathema : The Optimist

The latest from the UK prog/alt-rock group is big in experimentation but not in cohesion.