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Borrowing from fifties doo-wop, freak folk, bossa nova, Beethoven, Liszt, parts of the Japanese musician's new LP sound like hollow echoes of his rich discography. But the music remains a wonderful soothing trip into his worlds
The trio’s latest is no reinvention, but a reminder that J Mascis and co. have little reason to abandon their tried-and-true formula
Nate Amos’ second proper record upholds an enduring songwriting tradition, emphasizing narrative and studied cohesion over the extemporaneity of his earlier releases
The departure of guitarist Matt Pike doesn’t leave the stoner metal band marooned
The Oklahoma City sludge-metal band’s third album takes capitalism to task with blood-curdling screams, disgusting basslines, and pulverizing drums fit for a bloody horror film
After a long hiatus, the trio reunites for a shaggy psych-soul album, trading some of their rousing energy and ear-grabbing hooks for a looser, hazier sound
Punching the Clown is a soft, vocal-focused meditation on human connection and a country in decline
Thrasher marks the Killers frontman’s pivot to country, but it mostly feels contrived, like he’s hitching a bandwagon rather than blazing his own trail
Tom and Ed Russell tap into the tactile and tangible, resulting in a tighter and more focused follow-up to the sinuous sprawl of their 2023 debut
John Darnielle and co. revisit the 1990s, Layne Staley, and Charlie Sheen on a collection of songs that explore the rigid nature of time and our power to reframe the past
Taja Cheek constructs sonic realms that feel both tactile and freeform, a melding that assumes the spectral character of an optical illusion
The art-pop artist’s latest album, a companion piece to 2024’s Something in the Room She Moves, moves from calming chaos to stirring minimalism
What an undeniable rock inferno this British band has unleashed, where even the quiet parts will swallow or split you
Role Model’s third album makes no effort to reinvent the wheel, but it is pretty damn catchy
The duo's first full-length collaboration reveals a perfect pairing, one that augments Eagle’s farcical melodramas-in-miniature through Segal’s percussive, occasionally jazzy sense of foreboding
The Radiohead guitarist quilts together the kind of percolating arrangements that define many of his band’s best songs
Time, religion, and the origins of the universe collide on the group’s fifth album for Warp Records
On his seventh album, the Long Beach rapper navigates the streets with a keen eye for observation and an undisputed gift for richly layered wordplay
The London trio rummage through musical daydreams and trust their chemistry as friends and bandmates while piecing together a full-length as imaginative as it is eclectic
Created after a pivotal move from Austin to Nashville, the duo’s finesse for laid-back vocal melodies that burrow into your brain is clearer and more colorful than ever
