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After collaborating with Frank Ocean, the singer/songwriter delivers his most varied and confident work to date.

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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds : Lovely Creatures—The Best Of 1984-2014

A perfectly fine introduction to a band whose output shouldn’t be abbreviated.

At the Drive-In : in•ter a•li•a

An enjoyable if far too safe return from post-hardcore titans.

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Leslie Feist’s fourth full length is a safe distance from mainstream pop.

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Girlpool : Powerplant

The indie rock duo have shared a sophomore album that shows an abundance of realized talent.

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Matthew Barnes finds hope and humanity amid dark landscapes.

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Perfume Genius : No Shape

Mike Hadreas continues to progress as a singer and songwriter, offering his most accomplished album to date.

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Mac DeMarco : This Old Dog

Mac grows up a bit on his stripped-down new full-length.

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Pond : The Weather

Pond sound great while biting off more than they can chew on their seventh album.

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Full of Hell : Trumpeting Ecstasy

Grindcore noiseniks find a strangely elegant nuance in pummeling destruction.

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Ho99o9 : United States of Horror

A hip-hop record for fucking up the norm.

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Mulatu Astatke : Mulatu of Ethiopia

An Ethio-jazz classic revisited.

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The Afghan Whigs : In Spades

A series of jams that steadily built up toward devil-may-care abandon.

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Slowdive – Slowdive

Shoegaze icons’ first album in 22 years is a gorgeous and exhilarating return.

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Colin Stetson : All This I Do For Glory

Experimental saxophonist moves away from context of recent work to carve out a new path.

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Gas : Narkopop

Wolfgang Voigt resurrects his Gas alias for an album that feels slightly out of step with past efforts.

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Lydia Ainsworth : Darling of the Afterglow

A balance of breathtaking art pop with commercial appeal.

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Oranssi Pazuzu : Farmakologinen

Finnish art-metal troupe pursues a short path of psychedelic delights.

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Sylvan Esso : What Now

On their sophomore effort, the electronic duo are draped in their sunday best.

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Kendrick Lamar – DAMN.

We will be talking about this album all year.