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The National, “Rome”

A quarter century into their career, the Brooklyn band curates a rollicking setlist for a discography-spanning live double LP recorded in an aptly grand open-air Italian theater.

December 11, 2024
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Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith & Joe Goddard, “Neptunes”

Each track on the electronic composer and Hot Chip leader’s debut EP together has a unique rhythmic texture, with the constant theme being a wall of bass that transports you to a celestial space.

November 21, 2024
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Father John Misty, “Mahashmashana”

Josh Tillman focuses his lens on death on his darkly comedic sixth album as eclectic instrumentation continues to buttress his folky chamber pop beyond ’70s pastiche.

November 20, 2024
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Porridge Radio, “Clouds in the Sky They Will Always Be There for Me”

Largely inspired by vocalist Dana Margolin’s dreams, the Brighton band’s fourth album is a darkly poetic reclaiming of self that softens their prior output’s jagged edges.

October 16, 2024
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Caribou, “Honey”

Dan Snaith leans into his deep-house proclivities while jettisoning his recent streak of introspective lyricism—yet it’s the wide vocal range on this record that’s the key to its success.

October 02, 2024
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The Flaming Lips, “The Soft Bulletin” [25th Anniversary Zoetrope Edition]

This new two-disc reissue focuses less on bonus tracks and more on visual layout, as Wayne Coyne and designer Drew Tetz expand the trippy imagery of the iconic 1999 psych-rock opus.

September 05, 2024
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Tinashe, “Quantum Baby”

On the lean and mean eight tracks that make up her seventh album, the alt-R&B songwriter expands her musical comfort zone without disrupting her soulful, smoldering, and beat-curious core.

August 19, 2024
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Panda Bear & Sonic Boom with Mariachi 2000 de Cutberto Pérez, “Reset Mariachi”

Reuniting two years after their initial collaborative album, Noah Lennox and Peter Kember enlist a mariachi ensemble to spruce up the record’s second and final EP-length companion piece.

August 13, 2024
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Blur, “Live at Wembley Stadium”

The Britpop band feels right at home at the iconic London venue as the 17-track setlist recorded last August shows off their range.

July 24, 2024
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Cassandra Jenkins, “My Light, My Destroyer”

The Brooklyn-based songwriter’s highly collaborative third LP is a moody work reflecting on the ever-expanding cosmos—and the imprisoned eyes of Petco lizards.

July 11, 2024
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Islands, “What Occurs”

Nick Thorburn’s project returns to their Canadian roots on their tenth album, a charming collection spattered with dark folk reflection, rock-pop swagger, and dream-pop pops of color.

June 20, 2024
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The Decemberists, “As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again”

The Portland group’s first release on their own label is a fun combination of loose-knit folk and powerful prog odyssey, feeling like both a fresh start and a return to familiar form.

June 13, 2024
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Junkie XL on Exploring the Deepest of Hells with the “Furiosa” Soundtrack

Composer and multi-instrumentalist Tom Holkenborg delves into his second musical work in the Wasteland with longtime collaborator George Miller.

June 10, 2024
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Arab Strap, “I’m totally fine with it 👍 don’t give a fuck anymore 👍”

The Scottish duo gives our global village a fitting pre-apocalyptic soundtrack on their eighth album as they balance misanthropic lyrics with breezy, danceable synth-rock.

May 08, 2024
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Jessica Pratt, “Here in the Pitch”

The LA-based indie-folk songwriter’s ghostly yet elegant fourth album is all smoke and light work—like the best noirs of the ’40s and ’50s if they were filmed in the druggy late-’60s.

May 06, 2024
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Dua Lipa, “Radical Optimism”

The pop star’s soaring vocals are overshadowed by scattershot and overengineered production on her third album, as her team of songwriters’ styles clash more often than they mesh.

May 06, 2024
Iron & Wine: Trees Bearing the Fruit

In addition to capturing some behind-the-scenes moments from rehearsals for their upcoming tour, we connected with Sam Beam and a few members of his current backing band to discuss how Light Verse, his first album in seven years, came together.

April 29, 2024
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Maggie Rogers, “Don’t Forget Me”

Sounding like a streamlined debut, the alt-pop songwriter’s third album propels the impact of her melodies by sanding down the electronic stylings and returning to her folk roots.

April 10, 2024
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Vampire Weekend, “Only God Was Above Us”

The indie rockers’ fifth album unfurls like a middle-aged plot twist, occasionally finding its balance between the band’s jammy origins and more recent experimental art-pop leanings.

April 04, 2024
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Ariana Grande, “eternal sunshine”

Partially inspired by the film of the same name, the pop icon’s seventh album sees her perfecting familiar musical territory while attempting to wipe all the pain away.

March 11, 2024
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