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Cloud Nothings : The Shadow I Remember

The Cleveland indie rock stalwarts project a sense of power in the darkest of times.

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Blanck Mass : In Ferneaux

Benjamin John Power dials back the intensity on this set comprising two lengthy compositions.

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Wild Pink – A Billion Little Lights

The New York band’s third album is their most lush, as well as their most grown up.

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Octo Octa : She’s Calling

Maya Bouldry-Morrison’s latest EP rounds out a trio with some of her most authentic and personal pieces yet.

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The Notwist : Vertigo Days

A more subdued version of the band arrives on their first new album in seven years.

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Transatlantic : The Absolute Universe

A sprawling, massive prog piece in three variations, which feels strangely like epic pop music.

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The Hold Steady : Open Door Policy

The best sounding and most dynamic The Hold Steady’s ever been on record.

Julien Baker – Little Oblivions

The Nashville singer/songwriter offers reflections of uncertainty on a more expansive scale on her third album.

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Mogwai : As the Love Continues

The Glasgow group’s 10th album is as much a career summary as a document of change.

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Madlib : Sound Ancestors

An underwhelming entry—the first, really—in two heavyweights’ careers.

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John Carpenter : Lost Themes III: Alive After Death

The horror icon makes his electronic series into a trio with a new set of soundscapes.

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Emptiness : Vide

The Belgian metal group dive deeper into goth and industrial textures on their latest

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The Ruins of Beverast : The Thule Grimoires

Alexander von Meilenwald’s latest under the Beverast mantle leans heavy on goth and post-punk aesthetics.

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Black Country, New Road – For the First Time

The London septet’s highly anticipated debut showcases the ambitious new forms they imagine.

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Steven Wilson : The Future Bites

Steven Wilson‘s new record The Future Bites places itself in a curious lineage of Wilson’s…

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USA/Mexico : Del Rio

The Austin duo delivers an intense barrage of noise rock.

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Archie Shepp & Jason Moran : Let My People Go

Two jazz maestros of different generations come together for something subtle and sublime.

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Arlo Parks : Collapsed in Sunbeams

The 20-year-old singer/songwriter’s debut shows talent and promise of greatness to come.

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Lia Ices : Family Album

The singer/songwriter and new mother shares a subtly rich set of songs from her new home in California.

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The Weather Station – Ignorance

Tamara Lindemann and company’s fifth album is the most expansive and rich universe her music has occupied.