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Whitney : Spark

The indie pop duo offer a new album full of haze and heat, and bright pop arrangements.

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Diamanda Galás : Broken Gargoyles

A companion piece to an art installation that retains an overwhelming darkness

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Oliver Sim : Hideous Bastard

The longtime member of The xx strikes out on his own with an honest and poignant debut

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Charles Stepney : Step on Step

An archival compilation of the late producer’s home recordings, it’s a window from the past to the future

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Hot Chip : Freakout/Release

An overt but well executed study in contrasts

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Holy Fawn : Dimensional Bleed

The Arizona post-metal group expand their sonic territory with full-throated black metal juxtaposed against blissful atmosphere

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The Chats : Get Fucked

Adolescent humor and no frills cacophony

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SRSQ : Ever Crashing

Kennedy Ashlyn embraces a brighter neon pop palette

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Preoccupations : Arrangements

A savage and forceful return from the Calgary post-punk group

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Dendrons : 5-3-8

The post-punk group catalog their anxieties with one finger on the pulse of the present

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Jimetta Rose & the Voices of Creation : How Good It Is

Rose teams up with a group of mostly non-professional singers for a gospel album that moves the spirit.

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CLAMM : Care

Blistering punk rock with occasional saxophone and frequent existential anxiety

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The Mountain Goats : Bleed Out

An homage to ’60s, ’70s and ’80s crime films delivered as only Darnielle and company can

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Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith : Let’s Turn It Into Sound

A disorienting yet sublime piece of electronic exploration

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Pianos Become the Teeth : Drift

The Maryland post-hardcore outfit push their sound to new frontiers

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Osees : A Foul Form

John Dwyer and company’s 26th album is the first that’s a direct injection of punk

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Danny Elfman : Bigger, Messier

True to its title, the album features a massive rogue’s gallery of remixers.

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Russian Circles : Gnosis

A visceral assault of a post-metal record

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Cass McCombs : Heartmind

The veteran singer/songwriter finds new avenues to explore on his 10th album

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Eli Winter : Eli Winter

Eli Winter‘s debut album, 2019’s The Time to Come, offered a glimpse of the young…