The Juan Maclean The Brighter the Light review

The Juan Maclean : The Brighter the Light

The new singles comp from the electronic duo rivals their proper studio albums for being their best work.

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Angel Olsen – All Mirrors

The singer/songwriter’s fourth album is at once her biggest and most intimate, a massive expression of deeply personal conflicts.

rRoxymore Face to Phase review

rRoxymore : Face to Phase

The Berlin-based producer goes her own way on this patiently crafted, spacious electronic set.

Kayo Dot Blasphemy review

Kayo Dot : Blasphemy

One of the strongest pieces of avant garde rock in recent memory.

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Chastity Belt : Chastity Belt

The Seattle band let in more space and let off the gas a little on their fourth album.

Jenny Hval : The Practice of Love

The Norwegian singer/songwriter tackles questions of human existence on her latest.

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Girl Band : The Talkies

The Irish noise-rock outfit returns after four years with an even harsher, stranger set of music.

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Joe Armon-Jones : Turn to Clear View

The London keyboardist’s second album is a boisterous and joyful fusion.

scaring the hoes review

Album of the Week: JPEGMAFIA – All My Heroes Are Cornballs

The oddball hip-hop artist tones down his most aggressive impulses but raises the bar.

Hesitation wounds chicanery review

Hesitation Wounds : Chicanery

Seven tracks of white-hot aggression and frustration.

Pixies Beneath the Eyrie review

Pixies : Beneath the Eyrie

The legendary indie rock outfit’s latest is their first in years to stand strongly against their early material.

Mogwai as the love continues

M83 : DSVII

Anthony Gonzalez returns to the atmospheric, cinematic electronics of past M83 works.

Mdou Moctar Afrique Victime review

Tinariwen : Amadjar

The Malian desert blues band creates a set of music that revels in its subtlety.

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Neal Francis : Changes

A soulful song of redemption with truth that’s hard to fake.

(Sandy) Alex G – House of Sugar

The Philly singer/songwriter’s follow-up to Rocket is a dreamy, druggy and diverse indie mixtape.

Pijn Conqueror Curse These Metal Hands review

Pijn/Conjurer : Curse These Metal Hands

Two UK groups come together for a collaboration that’s heavy both musically and emotionally.

marissa nadler path of the clouds review

Chelsea Wolfe : Birth of Violence

Wolfe’s gentlest material harbors some of her heaviest beneath the surface.

The Highwomen : The Highwomen

The eponymous opening track of The Highwomen’s eponymous debut album is so arresting and deeply…

Bat For Lashes : Lost Girls

Natasha Khan returns to a more direct, immediate form of pop with her latest enchanting full-length.

Disco Not Disco review

Various Artists : Disco Not Disco

Strut reissues its flagship disco/dancepunk compilation for the label’s 20th anniversary.