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Frank Turner's Undefeated is easy to love, a punk album that deftly blends genres and will leave you with a smile on your face. "Girl from the Record Shop" feels like a slice of punk-meets-new-wave heaven: it's funny, relatable, and feels like it came directly from one of those '80s 7-inches that gets rediscovered and passed around in awe. "Letters" is insistent, heartbreaking power pop with a crescendoing pop-punk chorus (emphasis on the "punk"). "Do One" is defiant yet ultra catchy thanks to its anthemic pop-punk chorus (emphasis on the sunshiney old school "pop"). It's true...Turner's songwriting is, just like this album's title, undefeated. More

Genre: Rock

Cold World [Clear w/ Black Splatter Vinyl] (LP)

Death Lens

Death Lens delivers scorching modern punk on Cold World . The songs tackle the topics of social injustice and global turmoil, and how we react to the seemingly nonstop flow of bad behavior and bad news. Listening to Cold World is an exhilarating experience that speeds by and will leave you aching for more. Grounded and gritty, the album moves from fierce and uncompromising to alienated and abrasive. This is the real deal. More

Genre: Rock

Here in the Pitch (CD)

Jessica Pratt

Jessica Pratt is back with the intriguing, almost otherworldly Here in the Pitch . The songs sound like they've been piped in from some reality adjacent to our own: an alternative existence with all its multifold possibilities, a door leading to a place where the past yet lives. Part of that's due to the gauzy textures, the intimate lyrics, and the melange of genres from a bygone era. Pratt's compositions blend '60s pop, bossa nova, psychedelia and the slightly off-kilter, cinematic stylings of icons like Scott Walker and Judy Garland. It all works splendidly. A transportive, utterly beautiful album that's unlike anything else out there. More

Genre: Rock

All Born Screaming (CD)

St. Vincent

St. Vincent gets dark on All Born Screaming . Annie Clark has said that the songs are about metaphorical heavens and hells and that's certainly the vibe of this adventurous, invigorating new album. Clark recruited Dave Grohl and Cate Le Bon for what she has called a "plague-pop" outing. It's a fitting moniker: the exuberance, the anxiety, the high highs and low lows are all there. Clark gets industrial and intense, danceable and delirious. All Born Screaming is an exciting sonic evolution for an artist who's not afraid to push the limits. More

Genre: Rock

Letters From A Black Widow (CD)

Judith Hill

Letters From a Black Widow is the exhilarating new album from Judith Hill. The GRAMMY-winning singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, backing vocalist (Michael Jackson, Prince), and former The Voice contestant has the voice of a legend. Hill's songwriting is epic as well: these tracks tell tales of turmoil, resilience, and redemption, all rooted in Hill's real life struggles and emotional liberation. It's a fierce, brave, brilliant record, a lively blend of blues, funk, and soul that should make Hill a household name. More

Genre: Soul

Glovemaker (CD)

Loren Kramar

Loren Kramar's Glovemaker is the type of bigger-than-life, character-driven album that feels like it came from a bygone era. Kramar sings of love, longing, and fame and the intersection of the three, infusing his songs with classic R&B, soul, and lounge sounds. He paints worlds filled with huge emotions, deep desires, and a fair share of humor. As an artist, he calls to mind figures like Serge Gainsbourg, Scott Walker, and Lana Del Rey: sultry, kooky, gleefully teetering on the verge. Glovemaker is your ideal soundtrack for driving to the Polo Lounge with perfect hair, a studio deal, and an Eve Babitz paperback. More

Genre: Rock

Closer (CD)

Maria Chiara Argiro

Maria Chiara Argiro's Closer is pure leftfield pop bliss. The London-via-Rome singer, pianist, composer & producer wrote the album to evoke the dreamlike feeling she experienced in the time leaning up to its creation — and that's exactly what it feels like. Argiro is a familiar force in the UK jazz, electronic, and classical scenes and while these lovely tracks have pop bones, they're dressed up with hypnotic electronic beats, jazz trumpet, and gauzy synths. Closer is a refreshing listen, the type of album that just hits a little deeper and makes you glad to be alive. More

Genre: Electronic-Dance

Bewitched: The Goddess Edition (CD)

Laufey

Transform your existence into a more glamorous, romantic, and retro one with Laufey's Bewitched: The Goddess Edition . The Icelandic artist creates dreamy vocal jazz that sounds like it could've come straight out of the Golden Age of Hollywood, or from the songbook of legends like Sarah Vaughan or Ella Fitzgerald. The songs move from sweeping and grand to intimate and vulnerable, with a dash of bossa nova and classical mixed into her throwback jazz sound. While Bewitched was a 2023 GRAMMY winner, The Goddess Edition features four stellar new tracks, including the titular single, "Goddess." Turn down the lights, put on something pastel, and enter Laufey's marvelous, magical world. More

Genre: Rock, Jazz

The Beekeeper (BLU)

Jason Statham stars in The Beekeeper , a heart-pounding action-thriller about a mysterious Beekeeper. Adam Clay (Statham), a former operative of a powerful organization known as Beekeepers, upends his covert life and embarks on a brutal revenge mission to dismantle corruption at the highest levels of our society. The stellar cast also includes Emmy Raver-Lampman, Josh Hutcherson, Bobby Naderi, Minnie Driver, Phylicia Rashad and Jeremy Iron, amongst others. More

A Trip To The Moon (LP)

Ghost Funk Orchestra

Apparently, the moon has gotten a whole lot funkier since mankind's last visit! New York psych-funk group Ghost Funk Orchestra's fourth album, A Trip To The Moon , takes you on an immersive, psychedelic mission to Earth's closest companion. Foot-tapping percussion rhythms, vibrant horns, and fluid vocals are accompanied by archived NASA sound bites that assist in launching listeners into the space-bound theme of the project. Energetic and exciting from top to bottom, this album is an ideal summer afternoon spin. More

Genre: Soul

Ohio Players (CD)

The Black Keys

The Black Keys continue their sonic evolution with Ohio Players . It's one of the band's lushest, liveliest albums, with soul and gospel-tinged blues rockers in abundance. "Beautiful People (Stay High)" is an ultra-hooky, bigger-than-life anthem with Britpop and bar blues influences. "I Forgot to Be Your Lover" is a Motown-meets-the-blues ballad rich in swelling strings and romantic regret. Guest appearances from Beck, Juicy J, Lil Noid, Dan the Automator, and Noel Gallagher add to the fun. More

Genre: Rock

Sinseerly Yours (LP)

Thee Sinseers

Southern California's own Thee Sinseers bring East LA old school soul into the 21st century on Sinseerly Yours . Bandleader Joey Quinones is up front on keys and vocals, and his heavenly croon will make you sway. There are slow, smoky ballads sung from the heart – on "Can't Call Me Baby" vocalist Adriana Flores shines, and there are songs to make you shake your hips. Throw on "Talking Back" and you'll be on your feet in a beat. More

Genre: Soul

Boundary Road Snacks & Drinks / Sweet Princess EPs (CD)

Dry Cleaning

The two earliest EPs from UK post-punkers Dry Cleaning are getting the proper remaster and rerelease they deserve! On the group's 2018 debut Sweet Princess and the subsequent Boundary Road Snacks and Drinks from 2019, vocalist and artist Florence Shaw interpolates brief moments of singing with her unique spoken-word style over sleek, intricate melodies. More

Genre: Rock

Polaroid Lovers (CD)

Sarah Jarosz

Sarah Jarosz seventh studio album, Polaroid Lovers , delivers her viscerally potent and resplendent brand of folk-rock, while exploring the ephemeral moments that indelibly shape our lives. The alchemy of Jarosz's finely wrought lyricism, gorgeous vocal work, and virtuosic yet unfettered musicality creates an album-long meditation on love and longing. More

Genre: Folk

Wall Of Eyes (CD)

The Smile

The Smile's Wall of Eyes is a powerful slow burn. These languid, lush songs unroll at their own pace, building a powerful mood that crescendoes as the album goes along. The tracks are devastatingly lovely, discordant and unsettling, with moments of sublime beauty. Alongside drummer Tom Skinner, Radiohead members Jonny Greenwood and Thom Yorke magnificently blend familiar elements of their legendary band's sound while still charting exciting new sonic ground. More

Genre: Rock

Spiritual Cramp (LP)

Spiritual Cramp

The self-titled debut from San Francisco's Spiritual Cramp is high-octane, rough and rowdy punk rock in its purest form. These ultra-catchy tracks feel like direct descendents from classic NYC and London punk, even when the band is singing about totally modern concerns (see "Talkin' on the Internet") or dipping a toe into post-punk ("Herberts on Holiday"). Spiritual Cramp will have you longing for basement shows and sticky floors, late nights and living on the edge. This album is pure good times. More from these guys, please. More

Genre: Rock

Little Rope (CD)

Sleater-Kinney

Sleater-Kinney's Little Rope is a remarkable album. Written in the wake of the deaths of Carrie Brownstein's mother and stepfather, the arrangements are sparse and meditative, intense and careening — much like the process of navigating loss itself. Through the comfort and challenge of songwriting, Brownstein and Corin Tucker transmute grief into striving, sympathetic, transcendent songs. Little Rope feels like a companion, a friend, someone to walk beside you on a long, dark road. Because isn't that what music, at its best, does? More

Genre: Rock

Hard Light [Crystal Clear Vinyl] (LP)

Drop Nineteens

Every once in a while, an album comes along that's such a surprising delight it goes into heavy rotation from the very first spin. That's Hard Light from Drop Nineteens. The Boston-based noise-pop/shoegaze band originally operated in the early '90s, eventually becoming something of a rediscovered cult sensation during the streaming era. Now, they're back together and writing new material that also deserves instant cult status. You'll find haunting, wistful, and catchy-as-all-get-out tracks here, with the otherworldly vocals of Paula Kelley alternating with those of fellow guitarist/vocalist Greg Ackell for a listening experience that'll keep you on your toes in the best way possible. An album to get lost in. Highly recommended. More

Genre: Rock

She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She (CD)

Chelsea Wolfe

Chelsea Wolfe finds the beauty in pain on She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She . As expected, it's atmospheric, bristling, and otherworldly. Wolfe's voice moves between ethereal and enchanting, menacing and morose. The music seamlessly blends trip-hop, industrial, metal, avant-garde, and rock...if that sounds like an over-the-top combination, fear not, because listeners are in capable hands with Wolfe and producer Dave Sitek (TV on the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Liars). The cathartic, sublime She Reaches Out is a career high for Chelsea Wolfe. More

Genre: Rock

The Past Is Still Alive (CD)

Hurray For The Riff Raff

The Past Is Still Alive feels like a ray of sunshine on a dark day. In these songs, Hurray for the Riff Raff weaves threads of hope, joy, and love from the complications of the past and our messy present. The melodies are warm, folksy, wise, and moving, the lyrics celebrate queerness, finding a place to call home, and discovering wisdom through life's challenges. The Past features appearances from Anjimile, Conor Oberst, and S.G. Goodman. More

Genre: Rock

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