It’s remarkable how much emotion De Souza squeezes out of a few decidedly simple phrases. All of This Will End encapsulates one of the North Carolina singer-songwriter’s other great skills, her ability to look back at parts of her life, even the darkest moments, with curiosity and gratitude, somehow transmuting those experiences into beautiful memories or, in this case, a wonderful album.

With a voice as instantly recognizable as Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles, or Dr John, Taj Mahal has throughout his career pushed the envelope of American music forward by incorporating sounds from the Caribbean, Africa, traditional blues and jazz. With Savoy, Taj takes a new direction in his musical journey, exploring classics from the American songbook with his good friend and acclaimed record producer John Simon.

First Two Pages… is a more somber moment in The National’s catalogue, a carefully sculpted project, a level of fluidity and richness stitched together with the highest caliber of performance, production and songwriting. Like Frankenstein and his monster, the commitment to the design and blueprint of this record is incredible; every minute detail, sound, glitch, has been selected with the utmost care.

Yves Tumor continues their tradition of never doing exactly the same thing twice. Their third release for Warp channels the careening energy of Heaven to a Tortured Mind into concise -- but not confined -- songs that examine sensuality and spirituality and confidently subvert pop, rock, noise, electronic, and R&B. At once challenging and inviting, Praise a Lord… is another dazzling work from a creative whirlwind.

Firing up audiences on tour with the likes of At The Gates, Obituary and Municipal Waste, Richmond Virginia's Enforced take their spot as torchbearers for crossover thrash with War Remains. Mixed by Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Kreator), War Remains is a classic in the making with riffs that rival Slayer at their most furious and thrash anthems that will cement Enforced's spot in the annals of metallic hardcore history.

Produced by Ritter’s longtime collaborator Sam Kassirer, Spectral Lines finds Ritter expanding beyond the bounds of his previous work to create a record both atmospheric and profound. Dedicated to the memory of his mother, Ritter searches for commonality across these ten seamless tracks by exploring life’s most universal ideas—love, devotion and what it means to be connected, to both each other and to ourselves.

The Nigerian-American musician, songwriter and producer’s third original full-length album vividly captures the human experience with a profound simplicity, celebrating the little details and simple pleasures of being alive, while giving voice to some of life’s most complex experiences in a way only she can. The album boasts feats from Chris Stapleton, Noah Kahan, Mt. Joy and more.

Deluxe edition of the singer, actress and performer’s unfiltered and deeply vulnerable debut EP. Originally released in November ‘22, the stripped-back title track and EP opener, now expanded, explores Rapp’s desire to show up for the important people in her life. The release also boasts two new tracks including the single “Bruises,” an exploration of her love-hate relationship with being sensitive and easily wounded.

With its stylish, sonically detailed production, Dr. Dre's 1992 solo debut, The Chronic, transformed the entire sound of West Coast rap. The album’s comic song intros and skits became prerequisites for rap albums, plus Snoop Doog and Dre’s terrific chemistry ensured that even their foulest insults are cleverly turned. Both unreal and all too real. One of the greatest and most influential hip-hop albums of all time.

A reggae re-imagining of David Bowie's entire The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars album. As on previous occasions, The Easy Star All-Stars do it again here, engaging along the way some big musical names that include Macy Gray, Maxi Priest, Steel Pulse, Fishbone, Alex Lifeson (Rush), Vernon Reid (Living Colour), and others, with results that are none less than brilliant.

This is the quiet culmination of years spent fully immersed in a developing artistry, and presents Rose’s always vividly detailed emotional scenes with new levels of clarity and control. As with previous work, her songwriting transfigures the chaos and uncertainty of a life in progress, but here she introduces a newfound pop element that attaches unshakably catchy hooks to even the darkest stretches of the journey.

Star Eaters Delight is less of a uniform statement than Acquainted with Night was, but this collection of versatile songs acts as a tour of different neighborhoods in the beautifully smeary nocturnal dream world Neale began building on her last album. Neale has put together a tight package of an album with no stray notes but one also brimming with a sly multitude of ideas, something wholly different than anyone else out there.

After seven years, Daughter are back. Since their debut in 2013, Elena Tonra’s intimate, crushingly honest lyrics have been a lifeline for the band’s fans, whilst also finding a gateway to the likes of alternative giants Phoebe Bridgers and Bon Iver. Stereo Mind Game is warmly optimistic in tone, finding a lightness in Tonra’s poetry, whilst still desperately evoking an emotional resonance unmatched in the alternative space.

Celebrating Powerwolf, one of the most successful current heavy metal bands, Interludium features six new studio tracks, a collection of gems and rarities from the band’s history, and two special bonus albums. Communio Lupatum II has befriended bands covering of Powerwolf’s biggest hits while Interludium Orchestrale contains eight orchestral versions of the album tracks.

Guitar virtuosos Rodrigo y Gabriela have announced the follow-up to the GRAMMY-winning album Mettavolution. In Between Thoughts… A New World is the duo’s first full-length album in four years. It is a spontaneously composed, yet unified work which brings the same expansion of consciousness that inspired its creation. Self-produced in Ixtapa, Mexico, the album sees RyG building on their original sound to include electronics and orchestral elements.

SEA/SONS touches on themes of loss, redemption, longing, anguish and joy. And while Alexander’s lyrics speak to pain, trauma and life-changing loss, he instills his music with a joyful passion and irrepressible spirit, ultimately giving way to songs that radiate undeniable hope. The album art, an image of him and his brothers in his home country of Greece, is, “a reminder for us to be in the moment in the sea and to dwell in the healing place, not looking at the clock.”

A River Running to Your Heart represents the fullest realization of Johnson's creative vision to date. It's a sonically diverse effort that largely explores the importance of what it means to be home, both physically and spiritually. After two decades of making music, hard-earned emotional maturity has clearly seeped into Johnson's already inviting songs, resulting in a sound that's connected with audiences like no other previous version of the band.

Metallica have always been masters of corpulent, groove-heavy riffs and labyrinthine song structures, but now, with more than 40 years of experience, they play with more purpose than in their speed-demon days. “72 Seasons. The first 18 years of our lives that form our true or false selves,” say James Hetfield. Making it through those first 72 may have been torture for the band, but now they’re just realizing they survived the apocalypse to share their wisdom.

The Flaming Lips’ masterpiece Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots featuring the iconic song “Do You Realize?” turns the big two-oh. The special 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition 5 LP Vinyl box set includes the original album, B-sides, demos, and radio sessions, and other assorted rarities. There are 56 tracks on the vinyl box set, of which over 30 are previously unreleased, and 40 that will be available on vinyl for the first time.

The Wood Brothers have learned to trust their hearts. Recorded analog to 16-track tape, Heart is The Hero (the band’s eight studio album) finds its three creators embracing the chemistry of their acclaimed live shows by capturing their performances in real-time direct from the studio floor with nary a computer in sight. An acoustic-driven album that electrifies, Heart is the Hero is stocked with songs that target not only the heart, but the head and hips, too.

Kristian Matsson returns as The Tallest Man on Earth with his sixth album full of vivid imagery, clever turns-of-phrase, and devastating, world-weary observations. Henry St. notably marks the first time he recorded an album in a band setting, featuring members of Sylvan Esso, Bon Iver, and The Dead Tongues. “Henry St. is the most playful, most me album yet because it covers so many of the different noises in my head,” says Matsson.