Featured New Album Releases

Stereolab

Instant Holograms on Metal Film

Duophonic

Pop/Rock

The band's first album in 15 years is a dynamic, uplifting call to action that pushes their legacy forward.

— Heather Phares

Sparks

Mad!

Transgressive

Pop/Rock, Electronic

The duo delivers more witty satire that spans symphonic mayhem, taut synth rock, creeping existential dread, and real pathos.

— Heather Phares

Keb' Mo' / Taj Mahal / TajMo

Room on the Porch

Concord

Blues

Seven years after their debut collaboration, the blues duo are back with a collection of laid-back, organic blues, jazz, and Americana.

— Thom Jurek

Robert Forster

Strawberries

Tapete Records

Pop/Rock

Embracing the role of storyteller, the legendary singer/songwriter adds jangling indie rock to his sound thanks to Peter Morén of Peter Bjorn and John.

— Tim Sendra

Cola Boyy

Quit to Play Chess

Record Makers / Universal

Pop/Rock, R&B

Putting aside disco in favor of a jumble of styles including hip-hop and big beat, the Oxnard, California musician's posthumous album is joyous and inspiring.

— Tim Sendra

Silas Short

LUSHLAND

Stones Throw

R&B

A charming set of tender and progressive R&B that takes cues from early-'70s soul, '90s neo-soul, and other sounds between those eras.

— Andy Kellman

Sun Ra

Nuits de la Fondation Maeght

Strut

Jazz, Avant-Garde

Full release of two legendary 1970 concerts at the Fondation Maeght gallery in France, showcasing the Arkestra in all its unshackled glory.

— Paul Simpson

Joe Jonas

Music for People Who Believe in Love

Republic

Electronic, Pop/Rock

A stylistically sophisticated and emotionally resonant sophomore album from the former Disney star.

— Matt Collar

Pale Saints

Slow Buildings [30th Anniversary Edition]

4AD

Pop/Rock

An expanded edition of the dream pop band's third and final album features a slew of B-sides and previously unreleased demos.

— Andy Kellman

Orbital

Orbital 2 [Deluxe Edition]

London Records

Electronic

Expanded reissue of the techno duo's classic second album, including tracks from concurrent EPs and a previously unreleased live set.

— Paul Simpson

Roxana Amed

Todos los Fuegos

Sony Music

Latin, International, Jazz, Pop/Rock

The singer blends sophisticated fusion jazz and Argentine rock traditions with an all-star ensemble.

— Matt Collar

Pan Amsterdam

Confines

Heavenly

R&B, Rap

The rapper/producer/trumpet player utilizes a different side of his musical personality on almost every track of this quick-changing, genre-noncompliant album.

— Fred Thomas