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The Soft Pink Truth : Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase?

Drew Daniel of Matmos crafts a protest album of joy and movement.

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Album of the Week: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – Reunions

Isbell’s latest more fully feels like the work of a proper band, one whose sound truly comes into its own here.

Joel Harrison +18 : America at War

The guitarist and his big band tackle America’s endless war entanglements.

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Paradise Lost : Obsidian

The gothic doom masters deliver a thrilling album more than 30 years into their career.

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Woods : Strange to Explain

The New York band wear their maturity well on their latest.

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Blake Mills : Mutable Set

A rewarding collection that cements Mills’ place as one of today’s most interesting producers.

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Public Practice : Gentle Grip

A highly satisfying dancepunk album, released at a time when it’ll have to be a solitary activity.

Perfume Genius – Set My Heart on Fire Immediately

The light outweighs the darkness for the first time on this stunning new record from Mike Hadreas.

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Havok : V

An outstanding thrash album, once you get past the cringeworthy lyrics.

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Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith : The Mosaic of Transformation

A fantastical yet wholly authentic electronic album.

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The Dream Syndicate : The Universe Inside

The Paisley Underground icons dive deeper into sprawling psychedelia on their latest.

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Austra : HiRUDiN

Katie Stelmanis delivers a clarified, more intimate set of music on her latest.

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Field Works : Ultrasonic

Stuart Hyatt uses field recordings of bats as a means for both beautiful compositions and to highlight an issue dear to him.

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Album of the Week: Moses Sumney – græ: Part Two

The second half of the singer/songwriter’s epic, transcedent double-LP reveals the expanse of his vision.

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ONO : Red Summer

The Chicago industrial-gospel band’s latest is both a purge of the soul and a needed meditation.

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Umbra Vitae : Shadow of Life

Jacob Bannon’s new band delivers a fully formed set of cathartic death metal.

Cirith Ungol : Forever Black

There’s no overstating the importance of this California metal band’s return.

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Car Seat Headrest : Making A Door Less Open

Will Toledo and company seem to question the definition of rock music on their new LP.

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Ric Wilson & Terrace Martin : They Call Me Disco

The Chicago based rap/producer duo have an affinity for movement on their new EP.

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Album of the Week: Wailin Storms – Rattle

The North Carolina group’s third album is a potent noise-rock exorcism.