FLOOD

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.