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The Swedish garage-rockers’ seventh album feels lean and mean from the jump, with their lovable braggadocio bursting at the seams on what feels like another fiery debut.

The gothic songwriter’s latest collection of bad-dream vignettes feels like a return to the mold she was cast in as she wrestles with the current state of her country through obscured lyrics.

In our latest digital cover story, Ben Schneider discusses searching the dark recesses of outer space for the beauty and mystery hardwired into the band’s lore-rich new album, The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1.

The British indie-folk songwriter’s fifth album is aided by a full-band even in its most personal moments, as Marten reflects on indelible scenes from childhood as seen through adult eyes.

Paired with familiar high-gloss minimalism courtesy of producer Pharrell Williams, Pusha T and Malice’s first album in 16 years stands up fairly well as an assured re-up of their rap powers.

Greta Kline’s sixth album finds her clicking with her new band, lending these songs a DIY quality reminiscent of her early demos despite digging into themes exclusive to adulthood.

The sister trio’s fourth full-length is a summer breakup concept record that’s intimate, powerful, and too scattered within its catharsis.

Dedicated to his late son, the former grunge-pop wunderkind crafts something both touching and infectious as it moves through the stages of grief like landmarks on an epic summer tour.

The interplay of organ and voice throughout the Essex band’s fifth album creates a haunting document of the modern world wrestling for coexistence with the old world.

Baker and Mackenzie Scott’s debut pop-country collaboration is made up of a nuanced and emotionally kinetic set of hangdog story-songs that wear their nudie suits with pride.

Zach Condon’s 18-song epic commissioned by a Swedish circus and inspired by a German book about cultural loss marks his most exploratory album since his Balkan indie-folk days.

Following the story of a budding romance that helps heal Justin Vernon’s past relationship wounds, the LP is a slick and polished expansion upon the EP he released last fall.

Finding inspiration in Impressionist paintings and Gothic romance, Michelle Zauner’s glimmering and morose fourth album is a modern portrait of being exhausted in your daily yearning.

The Louisville band’s tenth album marks the most cohesive version of their glossy amalgamation of ’70s pop, country, and rock we’ve heard over the past two decades.

Originally recorded in 1977 between Florida and Malibu, this resurfaced bootleg collection is a pleasant and easygoing afternoon listen, though not entirely essential for casual fans.

Running like a mad merry-go-round of rock genre offshoots, the New Yorkers’ tenth album dials up the noise while maintaining their minimalist punk spirit from their earliest days.

On her seventh studio album Humanhood, Tamara Lindeman explores how our current global climate crisis allows us to strengthen old bonds.

Created in tribute to his friendship with producer Dave Ferguson, the youthful energy they channel together works well for a no-frills country record that gets so much done with so little.

The Scottish rockers’ sixth album leans into variety with the help of a new lineup, though most of the LP’s highlights come in the form of singles exhibiting the band’s tried-and-true sound.

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.