FLOOD

The metal experimentalists work ’90s alt rock and ambient space-rock experimentation into the mix on their fifth LP.

The odd experiments, melodic dead ends, and other outtakes on this compilation are geared toward diehard fans of the monumental 1999 album.

Claire Cottrill’s sophomore effort is a strong footfall out of the music industry quicksand and a way to wash the past and online naysayers away.

There’s nothing too shocking on the duo’s first album in a decade, and there are still plenty of cozy vibes.

This 49-track space odyssey is a precarious and complicated release, like a a laugh escaping the mouth of someone too tired of weeping.

The group’s 11th album is an agreeable, yet predictable, verse-chorus rock album with plenty of pop accoutrements.

The Brooklyn trio’s sixth LP is an elegant metamorphosis for a group that seemed crystallized within its mid-’00s indie-rock styles.

Finn and Nicolay talk reveling in the six-piece setup, their passion for live residencies, and 8th album “Open Door Policy.”

“New Fragility” builds up a better framework for CYHSY as an Alec Ounsworth solo project.

The latest, truly masterful statement from Tamara Lindeman blooms beyond her Americana roots.

Much of the Pumpkins’ overstuffed 11th album is merely a faded approximation of ’90s rock.

The constant theme on Calexico’s new holiday album is friends and family celebrating the good times.

The group’s sixth album is a long exhale after the excited breathing and bare-chested songcraft heard on their last three records.

“The Ascension” is an unrelenting release that asks a lot of its listeners, but it gives back plenty as well.

The band’s sixth album sounds like a bigger, hi-fidelity bite of the “Sam’s Town” apple.

Sophie Allison follows up “color theory” with a compilation featuring Jay Som, SASAMI, and more.

The piano is the torch guiding Jones through the darkness on her eighth solo album.

Sumney brings shards of art rock, R&B, classical, electronic, jazz, and soul into one beautiful piece of musical kintsugi.

Thundercat continues to alchemize his inimitable style as a honeyed singer, whipsmart producer, and lithe bassist.

A track-by-track ranking of the album that made me realize it was OK to be anxious.