Mary Lattimore: At the Dam
On At the Dam, Lattimore delivers a haunting, lasting performance, one that feels solitary but never spare, alone but never lonesome.
Matthew Fiander
Colin Stetson: SORROW – A Reimagining of Górecki’s Third Symphony
Saxophonist Colin Stetson focuses on leading over playing here, assembles a group and building compositions with them to both honor a classic work and render it entirely new.
In the Excellent ‘Sweetgirl’, Home Is Just Another Storm
Sweetgirl wonders about home, and about what happens when you're born into the wrong one.
Some Army – ‘One Stone and Too Many Birds’ (album stream) (premiere)
Some Army's debut record becomes more indelible with each listen, with each tangled mix of atmosphere and hooks, of mood and melody.
Hallelujah the Hills: ‘A Band Is Something to Figure Out’ (album stream) (premiere)
Boston's Hallelujah the Hills new record turns on dark tones and scuffed textures, but rarely does an album so challenging and deeply layered also deliver immediate impact.
Mona Awad’s Anti-Hero Lizzie Exists in a World of Mirrors
In 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl, Lizzie confronts two sides of seeing -- how she sees herself, and how others see her -- and how neither gets it right.
Aruán Ortiz Trio: Hidden Voices
Ortiz is a percussive pianist, but in all that power Hidden Voices never loses a sense of nuance and discovery.
Bent Shapes: Wolves of Want
With Wolves of Want, the hooks will bring you back to the record, and the clever turns -- lyrically and musically -- will make it sound fresh each time.
Chris Forsyth and the Solar Motel Band: The Rarity of Experience
The Rarity of Experience is another brilliant turn for Forsyth with the Solar Motel Band, but what makes it truly remarkable is that it also feels like a new start.
The Body: No One Deserves Happiness
No One Deserves Happiness, is the Body's attempt to make "the grossest pop album of all time". Well, they've certainly shown another bend in their malleable sound.
Gun Outfit: Two Way Player
In structure -- five songs, almost 20 minutes -- Two Way Player is an EP. But the experience of listening to it feels like something far grander.
Glenn Jones: Fleeting
Fleeting creates a geography of sound, making these notes from guitar and banjo feel like the creaks and groans of an old house.