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Mizmor : Wit’s End

A brief album comprising two epic halves, showcasing a challenging, thought-provoking duality.

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Bonobo : Fragments

An album born of empty dancefloors, but one that finds unexpected connections with the help of a few friends.

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The Soundcarriers – Wilds

The Nottingham psych group’s first album in eight years is an expression of joyful crate-digger eclecticism.

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Garcia Peoples : Dodging Dues

The work of a band with both songwriting chops and more freewheeling instrumental tendencies.

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Artsick : Fingers Crossed

Precision engineered indie rock with some appealingly rough edges.

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The Weeknd : Dawn FM

Abel Tesfaye’s most ambitious work plays like a radio station in purgatory.

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Fazer : Plex

The German group sound perfectly in synch with each other on this set of minimalist groove.

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Anxious : Little Green House

A scrapbook of punk rock’s best recent moves.

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Burial : Antidawn

The UK dubstep producer strips away the beats for an atmospheric experience.

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Anna Von Hausswolff : Live at Montreux Jazz Festival

Not a complete reinvention of her sound but a well composed permutation of it.

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Julie Doiron : I Thought of You

The veteran singer/songwriter’s first LP in 9 years is more rowdy and ragged, a celebration with a tinge of melancholy.

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Aeon Station : Observatory

The Wrens’ Kevin Whelan makes his solo debut, featuring songs originally intended for his former band.

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Her four new albums showcase how peerless the visionary producer is.

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Mandy, Indiana : …EP

An abrasive, experimental debut with noir tendencies.

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Aimee Mann : Queens of the Summer Hotel

Originally from Richmond, Virginia, Aimee Mann moved to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music…

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Aesop Rock x Blockhead : Garbology

A perfect emcee-DJ pairing, with a long-overdue album-length collaboration finally arriving.

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Kayo Dot : Moss Grew on the Swords and Plowshares Alike

Once, years ago, there was a magical band called maudlin of the Well. While today…

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Body/Dilloway/Head : Body/Dilloway/Head

A euphorically disorienting improvisational experience.

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Dream Unending : Tide Turns Eternal

Members of Tomb Mold and Innumerable Forms convene into a stunning debut of death doom majesty.

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Converge : Bloodmoon: I

The metalcore titans reveal themselves in a new light on their collaborative record with Chelsea Wolfe and Stephen Brodsky.