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Bartees Strange : Farm to Table

The singer/songwriter’s sophomore album is a leap forward in feelings, label and guitar rock.

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JB Dunckel : Carbon

The latest effort from one half of Air carries a hint of cynicism in its space-age pop

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Shearwater : The Great Awakening

An album of restorative wildness and unpredictable grace

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Merzbow & Lawrence English : Eternal Stalker

An oddly sedate yet harrowing collaboration

Hercules and Love Affair In Amber review

Hercules and Love Affair : In Amber

A darker, more conceptual permutation of Andy Butler and company’s dancefloor sound

Elucid I Told Bessie review

Elucid : I Told Bessie

One half of Armand Hammer returns with a stellar showcase for his solo skills.

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Benny Bock : Vanishing Act

A challenging set of minimalist jazz from the recent The Weeknd collaborator

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Moderat : MORE D4T4

The Berlin electronic group makes a slow build into poignant emotional spaces.

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Editrix : Editrix II: Editrix Goes to Hell

The second album by the Wendy Eisenberg-fronted group balances big hooks and furious fretwork.

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Joyce Manor : 40 Oz. to Fresno

After seven albums, the band’s energy and sense of brotherhood remains intact

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Gospel : The Loser

On their first new album in 17 years, the screamo legends fully embrace prog

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Jimetta Rose : The Gift: Around the Way Queen

A years-on-the-shelf set of soul and beats finally unearthed

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Mary Lattimore & Paul Sukeena : West Kensington

Limitless and bountiful music of space and feeling

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Weird Nightmare : Weird Nightmare

Metz’s Alex Edkins embraces pop on his garagey, summery debut as Weird Nightmare

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Nduduzo Makhathini : In the Spirit of Ntu

The South African pianist explores the past while looking to jazz’s future

Joe Rainey Niineta review

Joe Rainey : Niineta

A moving hybrid of traditional pow wow singing and experimental electronics

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Allysha Joy : Torn: Tonic

A standout R&B record built on expressions of joy and community

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Matmos : Regards/Ukłony dla Bogusław Schaeffer

The electronic duo create a new set of works inspired by Polish composer Boguslaw Schaeffer

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Norma Tanega : I’m the Sky—Studio and Demo Recordings, 1964-1971

A comprehensive collection of the late folk singer’s idiosyncratic, wonderful material

Bob Vylan Presents the Price of Life

Bob Vylan : Bob Vylan Presents the Price of Life

A potent record that runs on focused and intense anger.