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They Call Us The Lucky Ones (CD)

Ryan Bingham

Ryan Bingham's latest album sits nicely in the tradition of rootsy, restless Americana. They Call Us The Lucky Ones is for endless highways and lonely country roads, an exploration of the dreams we've been sold, the longing for connection, and the search for home. These tales of love and loss, drifters and outsiders, are perfectly suited for Bingham's gruff voice. An album that feels urgent yet timeless, melancholic yet hopeful. More

Genre: Country

SD-3 (CD)

Loukeman

Loukeman's SD-3 is one of the liveliest, most joyous electronic releases of the year. It's a melange of styles – folktronica, ambient, electronic pop, hip-hop, synthpop, and R&B – all tossed in a shaker and poured out into an effervescent, potent cocktail. It's dreamy and lovely, danceable and unexpected. Imaginative and entrancing, this is an album that'll put a smile on your face and make you long for the dance floor. More

Genre: Electronic-Dance

Cost Of Living Adjustment [Tangerine Vinyl] (LP)

Cola

Cola's Cost Of Living Adjustment has to be one of the most satisfying post-punk albums of the year so far. The Montreal trio makes smart, somewhat deadpan art rock that's razor sharp and quite beautiful. These are songs that catch at the heart without feeling downbeat; this is an album you can get lost in for a wistful yet pleasant three-quarters of an hour. Fans of Australian post-punk and indie acts like the late great The Goon Sax and the legendary The Go-Betweens will dig this. More

Genre: Rock

Wuthering Heights (BLU)

Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights is a bold and original interpretation of one of the greatest love stories of all time. Margot Robbie as Cathy and Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff take center stage in an epic tale of forbidden love that escalates from romantic longing into a dizzying spiral of lust, passion, and madness. More

Solo Mio (BLU)

After being left at the altar in Rome, Matt goes on his honeymoon alone, discovering Italy's gorgeous landscape, culture, and people.More

Remember The Humans (LP)

Broken Social Scene

Broken Social Scene return with their first album in over a decade, Remember the Humans . The band sounds just as fantastic as you recall, with some moments that go straight to the heart and some lush, richly layered melodies. Collaborators include Hannah Georgas, Lisa Lobsinger, and Feist. Instrumentation includes horns, guitars, electronics, and voice. It's a gorgeous, dizzying album...the kind you'll fall in love with on first spin and return to again and again. More

Genre: Rock

POMPEII // UTILITY [Gumby Green Vinyl] (LP)

Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE, SURF GANG

When Earl Sweatshirt & MIKE & SURF GANG get together, you know it's gonna be epic. POMPEII // UTILITY is a double album; Mike's on the first disc, Earl's on the second, and it's all produced by Surf Gang. The vibe is ice cold, with woozy ambient beats juxtaposed with sharp lyrics delivered via effortlessly cool flows. An innovative underground album that feels like it pushes rap ten years into the future. More

Genre: Hip Hop

The Great Parrot-Ox And The Golden Egg Of Empathy (CD)

The Claypool Lennon Delirium

The new one from Claypool Lennon Delirium is, as you can probably guess, wildly imaginative. Les Claypool and Sean Lennon teamed up for The Great Parrot-Ox & The Golden Egg of Empathy , a phenomenal blend of prog-rock, indie, retro synthwave, and even a bit of dreampop. It's a concept album about human empathy, tech's over-the-top obsession with efficiency, and the cost of being terminally online. If that sounds icy cold and sterile as an office building, fear not. These songs are warm and lovely, often catchy and often quite beautiful. Humans: 1. Bots: 0. More

Genre: Rock

The Afterparty (CD)

Lykke Li

Each new Lykke Li feels like a revelation. The Afterparty takes the Swedish singer/songwriter's downbeat indie pop sound and adds a deeper undercurrent of melancholy. Intense and introspective, the album finds Lykke Li exploring the dark side of the human experience. Themes include shame, despair, the desire for revenge, and just general baseness. The music adds orchestral and electronic elements to her usual sound, with samples of acclaimed contemporary composer Max Richer on the album's lead single "Lucky Again." A sad, beautiful, moving album that once again shows there's simply no one like Lykke Li. More

Genre: Rock

Vindicate (CD)

Black Veil Brides

Black Veil Brides are back with a vengeance. Vindicate is ultra heavy, with moments of sublime beauty that break the spell of brutality. Staccato drums, searing guitar, and melodic vocals paint a picture of pain, struggle, and resilience. An album for days filled with storm clouds, when you're holding out hope against hope that the sun will break through. More

Genre: Rock

it's just my opinion (CD)

Girli

Girli returns with an intoxicating new alt-pop album, it's just my opinion . Our opinion: it's fantastic. The English singer/songwriter makes music that pulls ingredients from indie rock, grunge, electronic, pop punk, and bedroom pop and stirs it all up into a sound that feels fresh, exciting, and satisfying. The songs are upbeat with a bite...there's often a sadness and anger lurking just beneath. Catchy rock 'n' roll melodies push the sharp, smart lyrics to a fever pitch. Anthemic and bittersweet, this is the good stuff. More

Genre: Rock

I'm People (CD)

Hiss Golden Messenger

Hiss Golden Messenger's new album just feels like home. I'm People is warm and inviting, joyful in the midst of chaos. Produced by Josh Kaufman in a former church outside of Woodstock, NY with contributions from Sam Beam, Bruce Hornsby, Marcus King, Sara Watkins, Eric D. Johnson, Amy Helm, and members of Dawes, this is an album with off-the-chains artistic chemistry. A rich and vibrant album that blends rock, folk, and a certain questing spirit that takes the listener from deep loss to exaltation over the course of its runtime. More

Genre: Rock

American Football (LP4) [Yellow Vinyl] (LP)

American Football

American Football's latest album is a delight. American Football LP4 finds the band moving in new directions: the songs are shimmering, delicate, and vulnerable. They are not a world away from their earlier indie rock/Midwest emo sound, but the tracks do open up and slow down in surprising new ways. Themes of confusion, compromise, and grief come out in the ultra-smart lyrics and thoughtful, moving melodies. Appearances from Caithlin De Marrais (Rainer Maria), Natalie Lu (Wisp) and Brendan Yates (Turnstile) add to the effect. More

Genre: Rock

Victory Garden (CD)

Young The Giant

Young the Giant is back with a big, bold, deeply rock 'n' roll album. Victory Garden is filled with sweeping choruses, epic alt-rock riffs, and Sameer Gadhia's honeyed vocals. The songs are eclectic and dynamic. You'll find lovelorn stadium-ready ballads and danceable indie rock numbers destined for crowd-wide sing-a-longs. Everything's filled with a lot of heart and soul, everything's ultra catchy. Victory Garden is Young the Giant doing what they do best. More

Genre: Rock

Art Of Acceptance (CD)

Protoje

Protoje's Art of Acceptance is reggae at its best, with lush melodies, hip-moving and head-nodding grooves. Features appearances from Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, Stephen Marley, Masicka, and Shenseea. Romantic and dreamy, soulful and hypnotic, these songs will take you on a journey. Set the mood, drift away, and vibe out to this one. More

Genre: Reggae

House Of Cards (CD)

The Amity Affliction

The Amity Affliction don't play around. Their latest, House of Cards , starts with a bang and maintains the emotional and musical intensity to the very end. The melodic bits are easy to get caught up in, your heart in your throat before they segue into an all-out assault with pointed and precise percussion, growling vocals, and punishing guitar riffs. House of Cards doesn't shy away from the heavy, but also feels like a welcome release. Turn it up loud. More

Genre: Rock

Insomnia & Seven Steps To Grace (CD)

Joy Harjo

Smithsonian Folkways presents a very special album from poet and musician Joy Harjo, Insomnia and Seven Steps to Grace . Produced by Esperanza Spalding, who also plays bass, the album is filled with wonder, beauty, and indelible images. Harjo weaves her poetry through atmospheric arrangements with elements of jazz, prog rock, grunge, and Native American traditional music. Insomnia and Seven Steps to Grace is purposefully imbued with the power of love and beauty, a much-needed counterpoint to the ills of our age. More

Genre: Jazz

Location Lost (CD)

Failure

Failure's Location Lost is bruising, moving, and fantastic. Each song is its own kind of slow burn. Melancholic indie rock crescendos into sludgy shoegaze-metal on "The Rising Skyline," a haunting duet with longtime friend of the band Hayley Williams. Urgent alt-rock guitars and insistent vocals open "The Air's on Fire" before it bursts into a hypnotic, driving heavy track. Compelling and cathartic, Location Lost is essential listening. More

Genre: Rock

Lost Cause Lover Fool (CD)

The Milk Carton Kids

The Milk Carton Kids are one of the best Americana folk acts working today. That's more than evident on their lovely, wistful new album, Lost Cause Lover Fool . The impeccable vocal harmonies, the warmth of the arrangements, the yearning way the strings sound...they all total up to a collection of songs that's evocative, inviting, and heart-stopping. Devastating in the way it captures the feeling of love and loss, gorgeous in its bluegrass melodies, Lost Cause Lover Fool is exceptional. More

Genre: Rock

What's Left Now? (LP)

Death Lens

LA punks Death Lens return with an urgent, gritty new album. What's Left Now was produced and mixed by Zach Tuch (Knocked Loose, Touche Amore) and features recent tourmates Militarie Gun on "Waiting to Know." These partnerships feel like matches made in heavy-hitter punk rock heaven. With driving percussion, infectious guitar riffs, and lyrics that capture the intensity of that "walking on a tightrope" feeling inherent in modern life, this is one of the year's most essential records. More

Genre: Rock

Earl Sweatshirt & MIKE & SURF GANG

Chuck Kinnane/Dan Kinnane

Emerald Fennell

Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE, SURF GANG

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