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With the aid of producer Cate Le Bon, the psych-folk songwriter’s Mexican Summer debut swaps crinkly textures for something uncharacteristically glossy.

The band’s surprise-released companion piece to First Two Pages of Frankenstein is the lonely monster’s book’s end—dogeared and bleaker, but somehow more dynamic.

The goal of this reissue of the band’s iconic 1971 LP is to fully present Townshend’s vision for the deity-driven conceptual production it replaced.

The trumpeter-composer formerly known as Christian Scott talks creating new worlds—and more new instruments—with his latest album Bark Out Thunder Roar Out Lightning.

On his sixth record, the analog-electronic atmosphere ace returns to the creepy, glitchy instrumentalism and blip-breezy softcore dubstep that got him here in the first place.

The Beasties’ 1998 future-forward, mid-career opus gets expanded into a four-LP box set with rarities, remixes, a coffee table book, and more for its 25th anniversary.

The trumpeter and composer’s posthumous third album seamlessly blends free improvs with a psych-punkish vibe, Latin rhythms, and an opulent sense of string-driven harmonics.

The daughter of João Gilberto takes back her heritage with a tribute to her father that retains the spare, skeletal qualities of her own best electronic-laced work.

Re-released with additional live tracks for its 40th anniversary, the soundtrack to Jonathan Demme’s concert film portrays the band’s command of frenetic rhythm and liquid ambience joined for something uniquely forceful and offbeat.

John Lydon discusses the heavy themes at the center of his post-punk project’s 11th album, End of World.

The new singles/remix collection from the band’s 2009 LP sounds surprisingly modern—glossy in spots, but with a sense of sweaty edginess necessary for the dancefloor.

Kovacs curator Josh Mills discusses his new book Ernie in Kovacsland and the legacy of the early TV and radio figure’s unique comic voice.

Initially scheduled for a 1977 release, this mostly acoustic project is defined by memorably raw melodies and impeccable sequencing—it’s the most potent of Young’s many “almost” LPs.

With her new covers LP alongside Bobbie Nelson out now, the songwriter discusses working with the late pianist, as well as getting her start with the help of another icon of Texas music.

This first-ever all-oeuvre study of the Fleetwood Mac vocalist’s solo music is mystical (of course), fragrant, and funky, all of it aging like fine wine no matter what the vintage.

The vocalist-pianist took no prisoners at her short, sharp 1966 Newport Jazz Festival performance of legend, as can be heard on its first formal release.

The director of the new documentary Have You Got It Yet? and the iconic songwriter discuss the influence of Barrett’s abstract artistry.

The Who drummer Zak Starkey and Happy Mondays vocalist Shaun Ryder discuss bringing the psychedelia of Saturn’s outer rings to your doorstep with their new project.

The Brit-pop quartet play it shockingly and crankily tight, wrenchingly emotional, and wondrously melodic on their ninth studio album.

This collection of Richard’s major-label 45s presents an artist both hungry and haughtily proud, in full-possession of all that made him mighty and unique.