The seventh solo release for the former Rodan bassist is her first on the Kranky label.

The latest full-length release from California-based experimental pop artist Spellling features contributions from by Toro y Moi's Chaz Bear, Turnstile's Pat McCrory, and Zulu's Braxton Marcellous.

The fifth full-length release for the Ohio-based band is its first without contributions from the group's late violinist Noel Sayre, who drowned in 2008.

Canadian electronic producers, Jonny White and Kenny Glasgow release their latest mix for the Social Experiment series inspired by the parties for their label.

The debut album for the Montreal, Quebec-based indie rock trio.

The first full-length release in six years under the Moritz von Oswald Trio name was recorded over two months in 2020 with Heinrich Köbberling and Laurel Halo.

This is the debut full-length release from the Jack’s Mannequin and Something Corporate singer's newest solo pop music project.

The debut full-length release for the dream-pop trio led by Grouper's Liz Harris was recorded over several years with Scott Simmons and Jed Bindeman.

The latest full-length release from London-based collective Kokoroko features guest appearances by Azekel, Demae and LULU.

A$AP Rocky, Dom Kennedy, Curren$y, and Kendrick Lamar are some of the guests on the Los Angeles rapper's second album on Top Dawg Entertainment.

Soul singer-songwriter Maxwell returns with his third studio album, following 1998's 'Embrya' and his well-received 1996 debut 'Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite.' The disc includes a cover of longtime live staple "This Woman's Work" (a Kate Bush cover).

The fourth album for the Florida-based alt-country singer features the band Olabelle and was produced by Joe Pernice.

This is the debut album for the side project of Liz Harris of Grouper and Jesy Fortino of Tiny Vipers.

The latest full-length studio release for rapper Nas was produced by Hit-Boy and features guest appearances from A$AP Rocky and DJ Premier.

The fifth album for the Scottish band was recorded in Portland, Oregon with producer Tucker Martine and features guest appearances from Neko Case and Jim James.

Gonjasufi, who appeared on the Flying Lotus track "Testament," releases his debut album with producer Gaslamp Killer.

The latest full-length release from the Greta Kline-led quartet was self-produced and recorded by the band.

The first new studio release in six years from the Danish art rock band sees the return of original bassist Johan Wohler and was produced by Michael Beinhorn.

The third full-length release for the Chicago trio was produced by the band's guitarist, Jason Balla.

The debut full-length release from Chicago rock trio Lifeguard was produced by No Age's Randy Randall.

The fifth full-length release for the British indie rock band was produced by frontman Yannis Philippakis.

Stephen Street (Blur) produced this debut disc for the Leeds, England five-piece.

The debut full-length release for the Nashville-based singer-songwriter was produced by Gary Paczosa.

The third album for the Portland, Oregon, folk rock band was produced by Adam Selzer.

The third full-length release for the Alabama band led by Paul Janeway was produced and arranged by Jack Splash.

The second full-length studio release for the Atlanta-based electronic producer features a track Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs.

The garage rock band from Tacoma, Washington, return with three original members and producer Jim Diamond for its first studio release since 1967.

The eighth full-length studio release for British experimental electronic producer Stephen Wilkinson is mostly improvised musical pieces.

The 12th full-length solo studio release for the Black Sabbath singer features guest appearances from Elton John, Post Malone and Travis Scott.

The seventh full-length studio release for the indie rock band was produced with Dave Sardy and Jacknife Lee.

The director/composer re-recorded 13 themes from his films including Halloween Escape From New York, and Assault on Precinct 13 with his son, Cody Carpenter, and godson, Daniel Davies.

Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich helms the bassist's 20th post-Beatles album, which finds McCartney in true solo mode, playing every instrument on these 13 songs.

The debut full-length release for the Chicago indie rock band was recorded in Dave Vettraino's basement studio on 8-track analog tape.

Jim O'Rourke produced the singer-songwriter's fourth LP.

The first full-length release in five years for the Australian duo of Jonnine Standish and Nigel Yang was self-produced.

The latest full-length release from British rapper J Hus features guest appearances by Burna Boy, CB, Drake, Naira Marley, Popcaan, Jorja Smith, and Villz.

The second full-length studio release for the rapper features guest appearances from A$AP Rocky, Jeff Bhasker, Bslime, J. Cole, Doja Cat, Drake, Future, Gunna, Juice WRLD, & Gunna, Lil Double 0, Mac Miller, Post Malone, Nate Ruess, Travis Scott, Strick, and T-Shyne.

First recorded in 2010, the collaboration between the Detroit techno producer with the Les Siecles Orchestra, French conductor François-Xavier Roth, and Francesco Tristano is finally released.

The eighth studio release for the Irish artist was inspired by Roma Ryan's poetry books about islands, especially the island of Sark.

The third full-length solo release for the ex-Smiths guitarist was recorded at Manchester's Crazy Face Studios and features a future society at the brink of destruction that ultimately find help from "a different intelligence from the cosmos.'

The debut full-length release for the Nashville indie singer-songwriter was produced by Gabe Wax and mixed by Ali Chant.

The first solo release for the co-founder of Everything But the Girl since 1983's North Marine Drive features contributions from Bernard Butler, David Gilmour, and Tracey Thorn.

The eighth full-length release for Demi Lovato features guest appearances from Dead Sara, Royal & the Serpent and YUNGBLUD.

This is the final album with both Tim Bracy and Shannon McArdle in the group, in light of their divorce.

The second album from the Baltimore band was produced by band leader and vocalist Roman Kuebler.

This is the second album for the garage-blues duo of VV and Hotel (known to their parents as Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince).

Produced by guitarist Thomas Brenneck, the fourth release for the New York-based funk band sees influences from psychedelia and metal music.

The debut full-length release for the collaborative project of Lightning Bolt's Brian Chippendale and Ty Segall was recorded at Segall's house.

The second album by this Brooklyn band ventures further into the musical landscape of guitar-led experimentation while maintaining a pop sound.

The fourth release in 2013 for singer-songwriter Mark Kozelek is a collaborative album with Desertshore (former Red House Painters guitarist Phil Carney, drummer Mike Stevens, and pianist Chris Connolly).

The latest full-length release for Scottish indie pop band Belle And Sebastian was self-produced and features contributions from Kevin Burleigh, Shawn Everett, Brian McNeil, and Matt Wiggins.

With the help of Joe Thompson--one of the last of North Carolina's African-American string-band players--the trio seeks to continue the style with its third album.

The third full-length release for the Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter was produced by Thomas Bartlett.

The surprise album release of the British electronic producer's third full-length features a collaboration with Bon Iver as well as the track "Radio Silence," which had been the tentative title of the album in 2015.

The debut release for former Vogue model Carmen Hillestad was produced by Prins Thomas.

The first full-length release in over 10 years for the Montreal-based was recorded in Sarah Neufeld's house in Vermont, with each person in a different room.

The Rick Rubin-produced album for the heavy-metal band is its first to feature Robert Trujillo on bass.

The latest release from Baltimore hardcore band Angel Du$t features guest appearances by Frank Carter; Wes Eisold of American Nightmare and Cold Cave; Restraining Order's Patrick Cozens; and Taylor Young of Twitching Tongues and Deadbody.

This is the debut solo project for Oakland electronic producer David Reep.

The latest full-length release from British shoegaze band Ride was written and recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The third full-length release for the indie rock band from Brooklyn was produced by Nigel Godrich.

The debut full-length release for the Norwegian pop artist was produced by Martin Sjølie, Odd Martin Skålnes, and Oscar Holter.

The second full-length from Eminem (aka Marshall Mathers) garnered two Grammys for the rapper and became the fastest-selling rap album in history.

This is the second album from Reine Fiske, Johan Holmegard (both members of the Swedish band, Dungen), and Christopher Gunrup.

The debut full-length release for the the British indie rock band led by by Alex Rice was produced by Burke Reid.

The first new full-length studio release from Boston shoegaze band Drop Nineteens in 30 years was recorded in Boston, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

The first solo release for the Canadian experimental artist since 2011's Impossible Spaces features guest appearances from Dan Bejar and Andre Ethier.

The latest from the DJ-Kicks mix series is from Glasgow-based DJ that was influenced by some of his first shows.

On his first album with the Rhymesayers label, rapper Freeway teams up with producer Jake One.

Felix Martin and Al Doyle of Hot Chip along with Tom Hopkins collaborated on their debut album together as New Build.

The second full-length release for the British quartet was recorded over three days with producer Sam Grant.

The debut solo release for the Galaxie 500 and Luna frontman was produced by Jason Quever of Papercuts.

The singer-songwriter from Oklahoma releases his first album in four years.

The collection of b-sides and rare tracks contains songs from the "Dirty South" recording sessions.

The third full-length release for Katherine Paul as Black Belt Eagle Scout was mixed by Nicholas Wilbur.

This is the second full-length album for the Brooklyn-based rock band.

The seventh full-length release for the Canadian indie rock band led by A.C. Newman does not feature Dan Bejar (he was working on music for a Destroyer album).

The Swedish garage-rockers return with their third full-length disc.

The Glaswegian guitar rockers emerge with their second full-length album, an even more intense affair than their 2001 debut 'Story In White.'

The third release for the Montréal-based electronic artist is his first on the Constellation label.

Dan Bejar, the New Pornographer member, releases his ninth album.

The California alternative rock band return from a five year hiatus with its ninth full-length studio release produced by Eric Palmquist.

The New-York four piece makes its full-length debut with this 10-track effort that has drawn comparisons to the usual suspects (Joy Division, The Cure, The Pixies, et al) as well as to newer bands who also draw from the same sources (Interpol, Hot Hot Heat, et al).

The latest solo release from the British singer is a blend of psych rock and ambient pop.

Fol Chen continues to embrace mystery and avoid the obvious on Part II: The New December. As on Part I: John Shade, Your Fortune’s Made, the enigmatic band makes a virtue out of indirectness, sending songs through secret passages and tunnels that end in hooks some distance from where they were expected. There’s a strong experimental streak in the brainy way Fol Chen takes what seems like a straightforward idea and twists it into something completely different; like the Dirty Projectors, the group flirts with and subverts mainstream pop ideas, and like labelmates Cryptacize, they’ve got a flair for the deceptively simple. The band goes even further down the rabbit hole than on Part I, beginning The New December with some of its strangest music. “In Ruins” contrasts deep, whispered vocals with lively girlish ones atop busy keyboards playing busy, vaguely Eastern-tinged melodies; “Your Curtain Call” begins with breathy beats and woozy flutes, expanding into bells and a drunken sax solo before pulling back again; and “Men, Houses or Beasts” tiptoes so slowly that it almost sounds like it was recorded at the wrong speed. Fittingly for a band so committed to disguising its identity, some of The New December’s best songs deal with miscommunication and missed connections. On “The Holograms,” a tale of forgotten names and words doubling into optical illusions, bounces along on one of the album’s catchiest melodies, while the excellent “C/U” keeps its lovers apart despite its almost perversely straightforward beat. Likewise, the band buries some of its best songs on the album’s second half: “Adeline (You Always Look so Bored)”’s sharp-tongued chamber pop recalls St. Vincent’s abundant musical and lyrical wit, and “They Came to Me” boasts rubbery beats that are just as danceable as they are strange, and could be heard at a club with a trampoline for a dancefloor. How exactly these songs fit together with “Holes”’ delicate plucking and the title track’s pixelated folk might be locked in Fol Chen’s brains, but even if there are more pieces of their puzzle-pop missing here than there were on John Shade, Your Fortune’s Made, The New December is never boring. ~ Heather Phares