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Lithics : Tower of Age

A fascinating, satisfying deconstruction of post-punk.

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Ambrose Akinmusire : on the tender spot of every calloused moment

There’s a constant sense of freedom throughout the jazz trumpeter’s latest.

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Disheveled Cuss : Disheveled Cuss

Tera Melos’ Nick Reinhart embraces his more immediate side on Disheveled Cuss’ debut.

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Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher

Bridgers’ sophomore album, for all its heaviness and sorrow, is a source of hope rather than despair.

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Thijsenterprise : Snits

An 18-minute jolt of cut-and-paste Downtown 81 inspiration and energy.

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Tengger : Nomad

An album that soothes and transports with only gentle waves of sound.

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Many Blessings : Emanation Body

Primitive Man’s Ethan McCarthy delivers a blistering and awe-inspiring noise album.

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Westerman : Your Hero Is Not Dead

The London singer/songwriter’s debut album feels soothing and reassuring in our present moment.

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Jehnny Beth : TO LOVE IS TO LIVE

The Savages vocalist’s solo debut is erotic, uncompromising, and something altogether different.

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Run the Jewels – RTJ4

Killer Mike and El-P deliver their fourth, forceful set of topical and speaker-destroying apocalypse boom-bap.

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Roly Porter : Kistvaen

Porter adds human voices to his repertoire of dark ambient sounds, and the result is all the more terrifying.

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Various Artists : Pacific Breeze 2—Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1972-1986

The second installment of Light in the Attic’s series on Japanese pop of the ’80s feels like an optimistic relic.

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Various Artists : Pacific Breeze 2—Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1972-1986

The second installment of Light in the Attic’s series on Japanese pop of the ’80s feels like an optimistic relic.

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Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist : Alfredo

A 35-minute course that feels like part of an even fuller meal.

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Coriky : Coriky

A semi-reunion for members of Fugazi that presents something entirely new and promising.

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Album of the Week: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Sideways to New Italy

The Australian band’s sophomore full-length is both a homecoming and a cathartic release of energy.

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Archie Shepp, Raw Poetic & Damu the Fudgemunk : Ocean Bridges

An inter-generational celebration of jazz and hip-hop.

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Deerhoof : Future Teenage Cave Artists

A highly enjoyable album that stays well within its boundaries.

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Pure X : Pure X

The Austin band’s first new album in a half-decade is impactful with a feather’s touch.

Jess Williamson : Sorceress

The Texas-born, California-based singer/songwriter channels the spirit and romance of the Canyon on her fourth album.