Adam Arcuragi : Adam Arcuragi

Keeping the singer-songwriter genre on its toes.

Mellowdrone : Box

Like the best college radio playlist.

Various Artists : The DFA Remixes, Chapter One

Part one of dance label’s best disco-fied remixes.

Rogers Sisters : The Invisible Deck

Some punk rock sleight of hand.

Prince : 3121

His Purple Badness’ best album in years.

The Soledad Brothers : The Hardest Walk

Mixed bag of new experiments from garage rockers.

Simon Joyner : Beautiful Losers: Singles and Compilation Tracks 1994-1999

Compilation collects proto-Saddle Creek folkster’s best.

The Sword : Age of Winters

It is dark…you are likely to be eaten by a grue.

Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid : The Exchange Session, Vol. 1

Intriguing combo of electronic and improvisational jazz sounds.

Casey Dienel : Wind-Up Canary

Young New England songwriter shows great maturity on debut.

Girls in Hawaii : From Here to There

Belgian ear candy sees US release.

Caroline : Murmurs

Wintry electronic soundscapes.