FLOOD

The Wand frontman’s fourth solo outing confronts American grift culture with hope and a communal spirit, as his backing players seem to prevent him from turning inward and catastrophizing.

The prequel to Preacher’s Daughter helps sprawl Hayden Silas Anhedönia’s narrative out even further while dialing up the intensity of her droning slowcore/shoegaze textures.

John Dwyer has crafted his most overtly political album yet in terms of both its lyrical and musical attack, with his band’s recent linear and pared-down punk style put to enjoyably cutthroat use.