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Unknown Mortal Orchestra Go Full-on Psychedelic on ‘Sex & Food’

Unknown Mortal Orchestra Go Full-on Psychedelic on ‘Sex & Food’

Ruban Nielson and company dig deeper into psychedelia and mix up their sound on their fourth studio album Sex & Food.

Hinds Polish Up Their Sound on ‘I Don’t Run’ Just Enough Without Losing the Raw Feeling

Hinds Polish Up Their Sound on ‘I Don’t Run’ Just Enough Without Losing the Raw Feeling

Madrid-based garage rockers Hinds pull away from their lo-fi roots just a little bit to deliver a fun, versatile second album with I Don't Run.

Ought Smoothes Out Their Sound on ‘Room Inside the World’

Ought Smoothes Out Their Sound on ‘Room Inside the World’

On their most polished album to date, Montreal art-rockers Ought strike a balance between the old and the new.

tUnE-yArDs Dial Back Their World Sound on ‘I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life’

tUnE-yArDs Dial Back Their World Sound on ‘I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life’

New England duo tUnE-yArDs shoot for a more accessible sound on their fourth studio album, I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life.

Photay: Onism

Photay: Onism

Photay's full-length debut is is jam-packed with dense instrumentals that take inspiration from all over the world and all over the musical spectrum.
Big Thief: Capacity

Big Thief: Capacity

Big Thief's sophomore release takes on a more reserved sound without sacrificing emotional, quality songwriting.
Observational Tragedy: Jonathan Coulton’s Approach to Songwriting

Observational Tragedy: Jonathan Coulton’s Approach to Songwriting

Jonathan Coulton reveals how his unique balance of comedy and tragedy, optimism and cynicism, and the past and future form the heart of his new multimedia concept album.
Goldlink: At What Cost

Goldlink: At What Cost

On the D.C. rapper's first studio album, Goldlink highlights his city but obscures his own perspective.
Sun Ra and His Arkestra: Thunder of the Gods

Sun Ra and His Arkestra: Thunder of the Gods

Fifty years after their recording, we can finally hear some of Sun Ra's strangest and most complex compositions.
Woods: Love Is Love

Woods: Love Is Love

Woods deliver six new songs about uncertainty, shame, despair, and ultimately hope for a brighter future.
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: Flying Microtonal Banana

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: Flying Microtonal Banana

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's experiments with microtones are ambitious, strange and dense.
Sleaford Mods: English Tapas

Sleaford Mods: English Tapas

Sleaford Mods call their music "electronic minimalist punk-hop rants for the working class." On their newest album, they are as aggressive, unpolished, and totally unapologetic as ever.