This Month's Picks
Black Sunday Live At The Royal Albert Hall (CD)
Cypress Hill, The London Symphony Orchestra
Cypress Hill and The London Symphony Orchestra team up for the incredible Black Sunday Live at the Royal Albert Hall . In summer 2024, the rap legends and the world-renowned orchestra performed a reinterpretation of Cypress Hill's Black Sunday album along with fan favorites from the group's catalog. The orchestral arrangements took inspiration from DJ Muggs' original recordings...and the results were cinematic, affecting, and captivating. You've never heard Cypress Hill like this. Get ready for epic beauty and stunning musical finesse.
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Genre:
Hip Hop
Hers [Marble Vinyl] (LP)
Matt Maltese
On Hers , Matt Maltese writes wonderfully baroque indie chamber pop. Languid and romantic, the songs call to mind '60s lounge crooners with a fresh, contemporary twist. Swelling strings, gentle piano, and lilting woodwinds add to the dreamy atmospherics while Maltese's velveteen voice draws listeners into his singular world. A gorgeous record that feels like a cult favorite, Hers fits nicely among the works of The Walker Brothers and Burt Bacharach.
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Genre:
Rock
I Got Too Sad For My Friends (LP)
Shura
The British singer/songwriter's first new album since 2019 is both dreamy and dynamic, moving from synth-pop to rock-pop with ease and style. The vocals are hushed and sweetly sincere. "Recognise" is soothing and inspirational with its rushes of percussion, while "World's Worst Girlfriend" is sublimely catchy, a perfect springtime earworm. The album features guest appearances by Helado Negro, Becca Mancari, and Cassandra Jenkins.
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Genre:
Rock
True Electric (CD)
Röyksopp
Röyksopp's True Electric is the type of record that just makes you happy to be alive. Crafted to emulate the experience of the duo's live shows, the album consists of 19 studio tracks they performed on their 2023 True Electric tour, the previously unreleased track "The 'R'", and recently-reworked originals and remixes. Guest vocalists include Fever Ray, Robyn, Susanne Sundfør, Alison Goldfrapp — and that's just a sampling of the incredible talent included in the mix. True Electric is pure dancefloor euphoria.
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Genre:
Electronic-Dance
Requiem (LP)
keshi
Houston pop phenom Keshi marks a triumphant return with the stunning Requiem . Conceived in part as a tribute to a fallen friend and collaborator, Keshi lets raw emotion guide his songs. On tracks like “Soft Spot” and “Euphoria,” his style drifts further away from his earlier lo-fi sound in favor of a more exquisite production. Don’t miss this one.
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Genre:
Rock
Rome [White Vinyl] (LP)
The National
Seeing The National live is a magnificent, revelatory experience. The vocals are urgent and insistent, the melodies driving and powerful, the mood elevated and transformative. The band's new live concert album, Rome , will transport listeners to a very special night under the stars of the Italian city, circa summer 2024. Listening to these twenty-one relentless tracks, it's easy to get caught up in the compelling, intense atmosphere of the band's performances. Rome is The National at their addictive, epic best.
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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.
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Genre:
Folk
Capricorn (CD)
Eddie 9V
Taking its name from the infamous Georgia recording studio, Capricorn is a big step in the evolution of Atlanta bluesman Eddie 9V. Whether it’s the N’awlins funk of lead single “Yella Alligator” or the simmering ‘70s soul of “Are We Through” or “How Long,” Eddie 9V spreads his wings and flies across the genres and decades on Capricorn .
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Genre:
Blues