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The synthpop icons exhibit their rarely witnessed sense of humor on these anxious new takes on old material emphasizing darker, simmering tones.

Ishmael Butler finds company to share his one-of-a-kind vision with on his brief sixth LP, making his quest for new Afrofuturistic frontiers something more communal.

Everything that defined Simone stems from these seven foundational albums, as her time at the Phillips label highlighted the sultry, soulful, and socially protesting heights of her music.

The tales told within the rock icons’ first new set of songs since 2005 speak to age and rage in a fashion that keeps them away from post-millennial blather or elder laments.

The Virginian quintet show off their love of warm, funky jazz and unpredictable fusion-electro while welcoming a team of alt-rap giants into the fold.

This third volume of Mitchell’s Archives series presents an artist’s sketchbook in full: the blossoming of fresh lyrics, vivid arrangements, and a more expansive vocal prowess.

On her fifth solo LP, the experimental harpist, composer, and vocalist finds uneasy solace in the shoegaze sound and goth gauziness of the late ’80s.

The new Ian White–directed film portrays Nick Cave’s post-punk noise act during their fast, furious flame out between 1977 and 1983.

The musician, filmmaker, artist, and taste-maker discusses his debut solo album Outta Sync—and the lifetime of creative projects that preceded it.

Daniel Lopatin’s “speculatively autobiographical” tenth album marries a handful of his past styles, soulful vibes, and sample tricks into one future-forward, frothing, fluid stream of sound.

The jazz saxophonist sets his sights on gospel legend Mahalia Jackson with a holy, avant-garde litany of spiritually enhanced songs equally inspired by Coleman and Mingus.

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.