Editors' Choice for September 2011
Hip-O
Alice Cooper's sequel to 1975's Welcome to My Nightmare is a star-studded affair that modernizes his shock rock via cameos from Ke$ha and Vince Gill.
Deutsche Grammophon
Drag City
Half torch songs and half laments,Disturbing the Air is some of Azita's clearest, most vulnerable music.
Thrill Jockey
Barn Owl's Jon Porras and Evan Caminiti have augmented and expanded their sonic terrain on Lost in the Glare.
Hip-O Select
A thorough anthology of DeBarge's four 1981-1985 albums for Motown's Gordy subsidiary, featuring six Top Ten R&B hits.
Legacy / RCA / RCA Victor
Reprise / Rhino / Warner Bros. / WEA
In a partnership more comfortable than some might expect, Marsalis and Clapton play the music they love with palpable joy and natural chemistry.
Metal Blade
French duo Glorior Belli deliver plenty of doom and darkness on The Great Southern Darkness.
Columbia / Sony Music
After numerous mixtapes, the talented rapper makes his official debut on Jay-Z's Roc Nation label.
Megaforce
Johnny Winter’s first new studio album in over seven years features Winter and guests brilliantly covering 11 classic blues numbers.
Sony Music
Kasabian’s fourth effort is the mind-bending Velociraptor!, an ambitious whirlwind featuring the single "Days Are Forgotten."
Comedy Central Records
A highly desirable gift for fans of Lewis Black, The Prophet features an archival 1990 recording of the comedian.
42West / Buckingham / Mind Kit Records
Lindsey Buckingham's Seeds We Sow is his home-recorded, self-released debut. Alternative music never sounded so good.
Family Vineyard
On Red Mars, his first new solo work since 2004, Loren Connors presents a new direction and an inner view of outer space.
Barsuk
Mates of State's sixth album is as enthusiastic, focused, and packed with hooky indie rock as ever; they show no signs of slowing down after a decade in the business.
Columbia / Legacy / Sony Music
The Bootleg Series, Vol. 1 features Miles' second quintet in Europe at its fiery best on three previously unreleased CDs and a DVD.
Mom + Pop Music / Static Tongues
Era Extraña finds Neon Indian's Alan Palomo growing beyond chillwave's confines while staying in touch with his pop instincts.
Yep Roc
Nick Lowe doesn't change speeds on The Old Magic, but he still delivers a charming collection of crooning pop and Americana.
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Comedy Central Records
The comedian grows older and discovers “The Miracle of Sweatpants” on this hilarious effort.
Asthmatic Kitty
Rafter Roberts (of Rafter) and Simon Lord (of the Black Ghosts) collaborate on a charmingly low-key and off-kilter dance-pop album.
Hardly Art
On their debut album, Shimmering Stars mine the ghostly echoes of '50s and '60s dream pop and come up with an impressively sweet and haunting indie pop sound.
4AD
Strange Mercy is St. Vincent’s most reflective and most audacious album to date.
Stones Throw
The group's fun Stones Throw debut appropriates psychedelic funk, classic R&B, and roots-based soul.
Various Artists
Tompkins Square
This May Be My Last Time Singing features goespel 45 RPMs influenced by the prime R&B, blues and soul eras.
Slumberland
Veronica Falls' debut album is a thrilling blend of indie pop hooks, punk energy, and post-punk gloom, sweetened by Roxanne Clifford's captivating vocals.
Thrill Jockey
On West, Wooden Shjips push their psychotic neo-psychedelia to the breaking point.