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The ever-mutable pop star’s turn toward country is a tireless, fearless epic of quirkily and wisely told Black history mixed with elements of the artist’s Texan origin story.

The newly remastered re-pressings of Nico’s solo work with John Cale make the crackling drone of these avant-folk recordings sparkle brighter than ever.

The drummer-composer’s 1960 rebirth LP remains one of the finest expressions of what it means to confront racial injustice in jazz or any other genre.

In the midst of Devo’s 50th anniversary tour, their frontman discusses his new art book documenting his eye-centric paintings and Beat-inspired stream-of-consciousness writing.

After experimenting with primal psychedelia and Prince-esque pop-funk on 2019’s This Land, the Austin blues songwriter’s fourth album is wondrously diverse in all the right places.

The pop-country superstar leans into her homespun folk roots with mournful grace and the tiniest teardrop of tenderness.

The soundtrack to the avant-garde jazz composer’s HBO series is guided by spirits divine and self-determined whose overall effect is shapeless, cluttered, and serene.

The latest installment from the experimental ensemble’s live series revisits a May 1973 set at Paris’ L’Olympia where the band stretched out with noisy jam-like elasticity and hypnotic density.

Adding to their signature angled rhythm, Brooklyn’s jagged-alt supergroup explores spaciousness and dedication to melody on their sixth release.

The indie-rock icon’s first solo album in nearly 20 years applies her early material’s magical-realist melancholy to real-life grief with unexpected directness.

In celebrating 10 years of funky compositional invention and soulful emotion, Stephen Lee Bruner offers an extended look at his first major-chord masterpiece.

The songwriter and co-founder of the Black Country Music Association talks building community, compiling her debut album, Beyoncé’s country turn, and more.

Leaning into mellower vibes and a sound far less overproduced than their recent material, the electro-funk duo’s mature, sultry sixth LP comes off as a bit of a surprise.

The Oscar-winning filmmaker discusses his new animated investigation into the life of disappeared Brazilian jazz musician Francisco Tenório Júnior, co-directed by Javier Mariscal.

The former Against Me! vocalist returns to the business of blisteringly blunt and spare rock music with elements of her COVID-era folk efforts captured in what often feels like a rough haste.

On his eighth album, Roberto Carlos Lange reaches deeper within the self while tying the project further to electronic music as he manipulates it to suit the emotional lyrical output.

The alt-R&B innovator discusses his way with sensual, emotional songwriting ahead of the release of his third LP.

Documenting a pair of 1985 London shows, this long-bootlegged double-LP offers an early look at the playfulness and boundary-testing the no wave icons would soon perfect on EVOL.

Celebrating 50 years with a bonus rough mix of the LP, McCartney’s third album with his post-Beatles band captures a man looking to outpace his immediate past while borrowing from its glories.

Released posthumously with the production assistance of Tricky, the producer-toaster’s final statement is a collection of seamless collaborations and chic synthwave.