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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard : Omnium Gatherum

The Aussie psych band’s 80-minute new album is a map of their diverse terrain

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Sharon Van Etten : We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong

The ’80s synths remain, but Van Etten opts for a wider lyrical scope

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Helms Alee – Keep This Be the Way

A testament to how the Seattle trio’s idiosyncrasies are their greatest strength

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Spiritualized : Everything Was Beautiful

Less a genuine new statement than a new presentation for familiar sounds

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Fontaines D.C. : Skinty Fia

The Dublin post-punk group embrace new textures and approaches on their excellent third album.

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Tomberlin : I don’t know who needs to hear this

A series of vivid portraits of very real feelings

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Pusha T : It’s Almost Dry

Pusha stays true to his gritty roots, well after a decade past Clipse’s breakup

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Toro y Moi : MAHAL

Chaz Bundick laments the loss of old media and performs some career-best sound acrobatics.

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Renata Zeiguer : Picnic in the Dark

A carefully laid feast of confession and melodic rumination.

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Hällas : Isle of Wisdom

The Swedish hard rock troupe prove their skills with a groove and a melody

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Egregore : The Word of His Law

The Vancouver black metal group deliver a strong debut with some atmospheric flourishes

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Tess Roby : Ideas of Space

Lush, spacious synth-pop that deliciously blurs the line between haunting and dreamy

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The Linda Lindas : Growing Up

A mature debut from a band still very literally in their youth.

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Kurt Vile : (watch my moves)

Vile reflects on family on his warm, comforting eighth album.

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HEALTH : DISCO 4 :: PART II

The LA trio remain true to their own dark, industrial sound while working with a cast of collaborators.

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Wet Leg : Wet Leg

The UK duo’s debut is rife with humor, but there’s a lot more versatility to go with it.

Orville Peck : Bronco

The follow-up to the Canadian country artist’s breakout debut, with added emotional maturity.

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PUP : The Unraveling of Puptheband

The Canadian punk outfit employ fatalistic humor on a somewhat less visceral set of songs.

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Field Works : Stations

The latest installment of Stuart Hyatt’s field recordings collaborations centers around the earth’s literal resonance.

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μ-Ziq : Goodbye EP

A brief but thrilling set from Mike Paradinas that’s engineered for the club.