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Present Tense

Present Tense

by Wild Beasts
February 25, 2014
The fourth full-length studio release for the British four-piece was co-produced by Lexxx and Leo Abrahams.
Metascore:
86
User Score:
8.4
Inner Fire

Inner Fire

by The Souljazz Orchestra
February 25, 2014
The sixth release for the Canadian collective was produced by Pierre Chrétien and Jason Jakunas.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
tbd
Six

Six

by Thalia Zedek Band
February 25, 2014
The six-track mini-album for the singer-songwriter includes a cover of Freakwater’s “Flat Hand.”
Metascore:
77
User Score:
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Granular Tales

Granular Tales

by The Woodentops
February 24, 2014
This is the first studio release in over 25 years for the British indie rock band that includes Rolo McGinty, Simon Mawby, Frank de Freitas, Paul Ashby, Richard Thomas, and Aine O'Keeffe.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
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A Long Way To the Beginning

A Long Way To the Beginning

by Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
February 24, 2014
The third release from the youngest son of Fela Kuti was produced by Robert Glasper.
Metascore:
76
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Black Soul Choir

Black Soul Choir

by Wolves like Us
February 24, 2014
The second full-length release for the Norwegian heavy metal band was produced by Mike Hartung.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
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Guilt Mirrors

Guilt Mirrors

by Shocking Pinks
February 18, 2014
The first release in seven years for the New Zealand artist Nick Harte was influenced by the 2011 Christchurch earthquake .
Metascore:
69
User Score:
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Digital Resistance

Digital Resistance

by Slough Feg
February 18, 2014
The ninth full-length studio release for the San Francisco-based metal band was produced by frontman Mike Scalzi and Justin Weis.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
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Cult

Cult

by Bayside
February 18, 2014
The sixth full-length release for the New York punk band led by Anthony Raneri is its first on the Hopeless label.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
7.8
Kindly Bent to Free Us

Kindly Bent to Free Us

by Cynic
February 18, 2014
This is the third full-length studio release for the Los Angeles-based progressive rock band.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
2.7
You Should Be So Lucky

You Should Be So Lucky

by Benmont Tench
February 18, 2014
Produced by Glyn Johns, the debut solo release for the Heartbreaker member includes support from Don Was, Ethan Johns, Jeremy Stacey, and Blake Mills.
Metascore:
73
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Rattlesnake Cage

Rattlesnake Cage

by Steve Dawson
February 18, 2014
The latest release for the Nashville-based Canadian producer/singer-songwriter is an instrumental guitar album.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
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Weird Kids

Weird Kids

by We Are the In Crowd
February 18, 2014
The second full-length release for the pop-punk quintet was produced by John Feldmann.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
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Half the City

Half the City

by St. Paul & the Broken Bones
February 18, 2014
The debut full-length release for the Alabama soul band led by Paul Janeway was produced by Ben Tanner of Alabama Shakes.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
7.7
Bluebird

Bluebird

by Dawn Landes
February 18, 2014
The fourth full-length release for the Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter was co-produced with Thomas Bartlett (aka Doveman).
Metascore:
75
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All Love's Legal

All Love's Legal

by Planningtorock
February 18, 2014
The third full-length release for Berlin-based Jam Rostron (formerly Janine Rostron) includes themes about gender equality and identity.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
6.0
Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles

Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles

by Suzanne Vega
February 18, 2014
The first release of original material in seven years for the New York singer-songwriter was produced by Gerry Leonard.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
7.2
Toujours

Toujours

by Sabina
February 18, 2014
The debut solo release for Brazilian Girls' Sabina Sciubba was produced with Frederik Rubens.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
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Issues

Issues

by Issues
February 18, 2014
The debut full-length release for the Atlanta metalcore band was produced by Kris Crummett.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
7.8
Gravitas

Gravitas

by Talib Kweli
February 18, 2014
The sixth solo studio release for the rapper features guest appearances from Big K.R.I.T., Black Thought, Gary Clark Jr., Abby Dobson, Mike Posner, Raekwon, and The Underachievers.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
7.2
Burn Your Fire for No Witness

Burn Your Fire for No Witness

by Angel Olsen
February 18, 2014
The full-length release for the Missouri-born singer-songwriter was produced with John Congleton.
Metascore:
84
User Score:
8.3
Motivational Jumpsuit

Motivational Jumpsuit

by Guided by Voices
February 18, 2014
The fifth release since the Robert Pollard-led band reformed in 2010 is its first without drummer Kevin Fennell.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
7.9
Beloved

Beloved

by I Killed the Prom Queen
February 18, 2014
The third release for the Australian metalcore band is its first in seven years with Jona Weinhofen and Kevin Cameron joined by new members, Jamie Hope, Shane O'Brien, and Benjamin Coyte.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
tbd
The  Brink

The Brink

by The Jezabels
February 18, 2014
The second full-length release for the Australian indie quartet was produced by Dan Grech-Marguerat.
Metascore:
55
User Score:
7.7
Somewhere Else

Somewhere Else

by Lydia Loveless
February 18, 2014
The Ohio country-rock singer is backed by Nick German, Ben Lamb, and Todd May on her third full-length release.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.3
Voices

Voices

by Phantogram
February 18, 2014
The second full-length release for the electronic-rock duo of Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter was produced by John Hill.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
8.5
Past Life

Past Life

by Lost in the Trees
February 18, 2014
The third full-length release for the band led by Ari Picker is down to from a quintet to a quartet.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
7.3
Wave 1 [EP]

Wave 1 [EP]

by Com Truise
February 18, 2014
The latest release for Seth Haley is a seven-track EP includes a guest appearance from Joel Ford.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
6.8
Bad Self Portraits

Bad Self Portraits

by Lake Street Dive
February 18, 2014
The Brooklyn-based band formed by former students at the New England Conservatory releases its second full-length studio album.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.5
Music Speaks

Music Speaks

by Candice Glover
February 18, 2014
The debut studio release for the American Idol season 12 winner includes songs co-written by Fantasia Barrino and Jazmine Sullivan.
Metascore:
62
User Score:
8.3
Blame Confusion

Blame Confusion

by Solids
February 18, 2014
This is the full-length debut release for the Montreal duo of Xavier Germain-Poitras and Louis Guillemette.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
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Undress

Undress

by Jesca Hoop
February 17, 2014
The singer-songwriter re-records her 2010 album as an acoustic effort with guest appearances from Sam Beam, Guy Garvey, Willy Mason, and Erika Wennerstrom.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
tbd
Belomancie

Belomancie

by Sun Araw
February 17, 2014
The seventh full-length release for Cameron Stallone as Sun Araw was self-produced.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
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You

You

by Picastro
February 17, 2014
This is the fifth full-length release for the Toronto-based trio that once include Owen Pallett as a member.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
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Peroxide

Peroxide

by Nina Nesbitt
February 17, 2014
The debut full-length release for the Scottish singer-songwriter was produced with Iain Archer and Jake Gosling.
Metascore:
56
User Score:
6.1
Hotel Valentine

Hotel Valentine

by Cibo Matto
February 14, 2014
The first album in 15 years from the avant-garde pop duo of Yuka Honda and Miho Hatori is a concept album about a hotel haunted by a female ghost.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.2
The Red Book

The Red Book

by Penguin Cafe
February 11, 2014
The second release for the Arthur Jeffes-led ensemble was influenced by his project for NASA and the International Space Orchestra.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
tbd
You're Gonna Miss It All

You're Gonna Miss It All

by Modern Baseball
February 11, 2014
The second full-length release for the Philadelphia indie pop band was mastered by Will Yip.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
8.7
Sleepwalking Sailors

Sleepwalking Sailors

by Helms Alee
February 11, 2014
This is the third release for the Seattle-based sludge rock trio.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
tbd
War Room Stories

War Room Stories

by Breton
February 11, 2014
The second full-length release for the British indie electronic band was recorded at an old Soviet radio studio in East Berlin.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
5.8
Benji

Benji

by Sun Kil Moon
February 11, 2014
The sixth full-length release for Mark Kozelek as Sun Kil Moon includes contributions from Owen Ashworth, Will Oldham, Sonic Youth's Steve Shelley, and Jen Wood.
Metascore:
85
User Score:
8.5
Sun Structures

Sun Structures

by Temples
February 11, 2014
This is the debut full-length release for the psych rock-inspired British quartet led by James Bagshaw and Tom Warmsley.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
8.6
Cheatahs

Cheatahs

by Cheatahs
February 11, 2014
The debut full-length release for the London-based band led by Nathan Hewitt was self-produced.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
8.4
Emmaar

Emmaar

by Tinariwen
February 11, 2014
Saul Williams, Matt Sweeney and Josh Klinghoffer appear as guests on the sixth release for the desert blues rock band from Mali.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
7.5
If You Knew Her

If You Knew Her

by Zara McFarlane
February 11, 2014
This is the second full-length solo release for the British jazz singer.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
tbd
Acoustic at the Ryman [Live]

Acoustic at the Ryman [Live]

by Band of Horses
February 11, 2014
The ten-track live acoustic release from the indie rock band features songs recorded at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium in April 2013.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
tbd
Dizzy Heights

Dizzy Heights

by Neil Finn
February 11, 2014
The Crowded House co-founder worked with Dave Fridmann on his first solo work since 2001's One Nil.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
8.3
+++ (Crosses)

+++ (Crosses)

by ††† (Crosses)
February 11, 2014
This is the full-length debut for the side project formed by Deftones' Chino Moreno Far's Shaun Lopez. and Chuck Doom.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
7.6
Real Hair [EP]

Real Hair [EP]

by Speedy Ortiz
February 11, 2014
The four-track EP for the indie rock band led by Sadie Dupuis was produced by Paul Q. Kolderie.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.3
Let's Go Extinct

Let's Go Extinct

by Fanfarlo
February 11, 2014
The third full-length release for the London-based band was recorded in Wales with producer David Wrench.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
7.3
The  Ghosts of Then & Now

The Ghosts of Then & Now

by Illum Sphere
February 11, 2014
The debut full-length release for Ryan Hunn as Illum Sphere features guest appearances from such artists as Shigeto, Shadowbox, and Mai Nestor of Facit.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
tbd
Death After Life

Death After Life

by Thug Entrancer
February 11, 2014
This is the debut full-length techno release for Chicago-based producer Ryan McRyhew.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
tbd
Animal Heart

Animal Heart

by Nina Persson
February 11, 2014
The former A Camp and Cardigans singer releases her first solo release under her real name.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
6.6
True Love Kills the Fairy Tale

True Love Kills the Fairy Tale

by The Casket Girls
February 11, 2014
The second release for the trio of Ryan Graveface of Black Moth Super Rainbow and sisters Elsa and Phaedra Greene features the drummer TW Walsh.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
tbd
Hardcore Traxx: Dance Mania Records 1986-1995

Hardcore Traxx: Dance Mania Records 1986-1995

by Various Artists
February 11, 2014
The double compilation includes early examples of Chicago house music as well as the ghetto house music the label became known for.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
tbd
Poemss

Poemss

by Poemss
February 11, 2014
This is the debut release for the collaboration between producer Joanne Pollock and Aaron Funk of Venetian Snares.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
tbd
The  Lights from the Chemical Plant

The Lights from the Chemical Plant

by Robert Ellis
February 11, 2014
The third full-length release for the Nashville-based singer-songwriter was produced by Jacquire King.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
tbd
Ledges

Ledges

by Noah Gundersen
February 11, 2014
The debut full-length solo release for the singer-songwriter who previously headed up The Courage was self-produced.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
tbd
Galore

Galore

by Thumpers
February 11, 2014
The debut full-length release for the British duo of Marcus Pepperell and John Hamson, Jr. was produced with David Kosten.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
tbd
Small Town Heroes

Small Town Heroes

by Hurray for the Riff Raff
February 11, 2014
The latest release for the folk ensemble led by Alynda Lee Segarra is its first on the ATO label.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
7.3
Lo-Fantasy

Lo-Fantasy

by Sam Roberts Band
February 11, 2014
The fifth full-length studio release for the band led by the Canadian rock singer-songwriter was produced by Youth.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
tbd
The  Soul is Quick

The Soul is Quick

by Hands
February 10, 2014
This is the debut release for the Axel Willner as Hands.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
tbd
Let's Wrestle

Let's Wrestle

by Let's Wrestle
February 10, 2014
The third full-length release for the British indie rock band was produced by Rory Atwell.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
tbd
Wedding Bells [EP]

Wedding Bells [EP]

by Cashmere Cat
February 10, 2014
This is the four-track EP from Norwegian producer Magnus August Høiberg.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
8.0
As the Stars

As the Stars

by Woods of Desolation
February 6, 2014
The third full-length release for the Australian black metal band led by D features , Luke Mills of Nazxul, Old of Drohtnung, Pestilential Shadows, and Vlad of Drudkh.
Metascore:
85
User Score:
tbd
High Land, Hard Rain [30th Anniversary Edition]

High Land, Hard Rain [30th Anniversary Edition]

by Aztec Camera
February 4, 2014
The reissue of the remastered debut release from the Roddy Frame-led band includes a disc of B-sides, remixes, and live tracks.
Metascore:
89
User Score:
8.5
Pop Ambient 2014

Pop Ambient 2014

by Various Artists
February 4, 2014
The 14th compilation of ambient music includes contributions from The Field, Ulf Lohmann, and Wolfgang Voigt (aka Gas).
Metascore:
74
User Score:
tbd
So Long, See You Tomorrow

So Long, See You Tomorrow

by Bombay Bicycle Club
February 4, 2014
Produced by lead singer Jack Steadman, the fourth release for the indie band was written while traveling in Asia and Europe.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
7.9
Salute

Salute

by Little Mix
February 4, 2014
The second full-length release from the 2012 X Factor (UK) pop quartet is a R&B-influenced album that includes production from Future Cut, MNEK, TMS, and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
8.1
Dead

Dead

by Young Fathers
February 4, 2014
This is the second full-length studio release for the Edinburgh-based hip-hop trio of Alloysious Massaquoi, Kayus Bankole, and Graham Hastings.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
7.8
Terrestrials

Terrestrials

by Sunn O)))
February 4, 2014
The three tracks from the collaboration between Sunn O))) and Ulver was recorded over one night in 2008.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
7.3
Wonderland

Wonderland

by CEO
February 4, 2014
This is the second full-length solo release from the former member of The Former Alliance, Erick Berglund.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
7.5
Dunes

Dunes

by Gardens & Villa
February 4, 2014
Produced by Tim Goldsworthy, the second full-length release for the Santa Barbara indie band was inspired by Lake Michigan.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
tbd
Along the Way

Along the Way

by Mark McGuire
February 4, 2014
This is the third full-length solo release for the former Emeralds guitarist.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.3
Slow Phaser

Slow Phaser

by Nicole Atkins
February 4, 2014
The third full-length release for the art pop singer-songwriter was produced by Tore Johansson.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
6.7
July

July

by Marissa Nadler
February 4, 2014
The sixth studio release for the Boston singer-songwriter is her first on the Sacred Bones label.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
8.6
Angel Guts: Red Classroom

Angel Guts: Red Classroom

by Xiu Xiu
February 4, 2014
Produced by John Congleton, the ninth full-length release for the Jamie Stewart project was influenced by his move to Los Angeles and a Japanese erotic film of the same name as the album.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
7.6
Live in San Francisco

Live in San Francisco

by Ty Segall Band
February 4, 2014
The garage rock band's latest live release was recorded at San Francisco's The Rickshaw Stop and is the fifth album in Castle Face Records' Live in San Francisco series.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
tbd
The Satanist

The Satanist

by Behemoth
February 4, 2014
The tenth studio release for the Polish black/death metal band was produced with Daniel Bergstrand, Slawek Wieslawscy and Wojtek Wieslawscy.
Metascore:
92
User Score:
8.6
Jumping the Tracks

Jumping the Tracks

by +/-
February 4, 2014
The fifth studio release for the band led by James Baluyut was written over the past five years since its last album, 2008's Xs on Your Eyes.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
tbd
Augustines

Augustines

by Augustines
February 4, 2014
The second studio release for the Brooklyn indie rock band (previously known as We Are Augustines) was co-produced with Peter Katis.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
7.5
Black Beehive

Black Beehive

by Big Head Todd & the Monsters
February 4, 2014
The latest release for the Colorado blues-influenced rock band was produced and mixed by Steve Jordan.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
tbd
The Royal Sessions

The Royal Sessions

by Paul Rodgers
February 4, 2014
The Bad Company/Free singer's latest solo release is a collection of soul covers recorded in Memphis, Tennessee.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
tbd
Worth [EP]

Worth [EP]

by Mas Ysa
February 4, 2014
The debut release for the Brooklyn-based Canadian artist Thomas Arsenault is a nine track EP.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
tbd
From His Head to His Heart to His Hands [Box Set]

From His Head to His Heart to His Hands [Box Set]

by Michael Bloomfield
February 4, 2014
The four-disc set includes demos, outtakes, live recordings, and a 60-minute documentary film about the 1960s Chicago blues guitarist who was a session guitarist on Bob Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited before joining The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and The Electric Flag.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
tbd
The  Haden Triplets

The Haden Triplets

by The Haden Triplets
February 4, 2014
Produced by Ry Cooder, the debut release from the daughters of jazz bassist Charlie Haden was backed by a band that included Ricky Skaggs, Rene Comacho and Joachim Cooder.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
tbd
Nothin' But Blood

Nothin' But Blood

by Scott H. Biram
February 4, 2014
The eighth full-length release for the Texas artist was recorded in his home studio.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
tbd
Four Foot Shack

Four Foot Shack

by Les Claypool's Duo De Twang
February 4, 2014
The debut country/bluegrass-inspired release for this Primus frontman's project with Bryan Kehoe includes the title track original, songs from Les Claypool's other projects/bands, and covers such as the Bee Gee's "Stayin' Alive."
Metascore:
61
User Score:
tbd
After the Disco

After the Disco

by Broken Bells
February 4, 2014
The second full-length album for the duo of James Mercer and Brian Burton follows the release of a short film with Kate Mara as an astronaut and Anton Yelchin as her lover, Oliver.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
7.6
In the Silence

In the Silence

by Ásgeir
February 4, 2014
The English-language version of the Icelandic singer-songwriter's debut release which went triple platinum in his native country was translated by John Grant.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.2
Lucky

Lucky

by Suzy Bogguss
February 4, 2014
The latest release for the country singer is an album of Merle Haggard songs.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
tbd
Parker Millsap

Parker Millsap

by Parker Millsap
February 4, 2014
This is the debut full-length release for the Oklahoma singer-songwriter.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
tbd
Moon

Moon

by Snowbird
February 4, 2014
The debut collaborative release from Stephanie Dosen and Cocteau Twins' Simon Raymonde was supported by Philip Selway and Ed O'Brien of Radiohead, Eric Pulido and McKenzie Smith of Midlake, Lanterns on the Lake's Paul Gregory, and Jonathan Wilson.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
tbd
NAP: North American Poetry

NAP: North American Poetry

by Juan Wauters
February 4, 2014
The debut solo release for The Beets singer features a guest appearance from Carmelle Safdie.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
tbd
Kin <-->

Kin <-->

by Pat Metheny Unity Group
February 4, 2014
The second release for the Pat Metheny band that includes Chris Potter, Antonio Sanchez, and Ben Williams is its first with new member Giulio Carmassi.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
tbd
The  Age of Fracture

The Age of Fracture

by Cymbals
February 4, 2014
Produced by Dreamtrak, the latest release from the British quartet was inspired by Princeton professor Daniel T. Rodgers' book of the same name.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
6.8
The Unnatural World

The Unnatural World

by Have a Nice Life
February 4, 2014
The second release for the Connecticut doom duo of Dan Barett and Tim Macuga is its first release in six years.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
8.4
Mind Trap

Mind Trap

by Martin Creed
February 3, 2014
The second release for Turner Prize-winning artist was co-produced with Andy Knowles and Nick McCarthy.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
tbd
Too Much Information

Too Much Information

by Maxïmo Park
February 3, 2014
The fifth full-length release for the British rock band led by Paul Smith was self-produced with additional production from The Invisible’s Dave Okumu and from Field Music’s David and Peter Brewis.
Metascore:
62
User Score:
8.4
Word of Mouth

Word of Mouth

by Seth Lakeman
February 3, 2014
The seventh release for the British folk artist was recorded in a Cornish church.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
tbd