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New Blue Sun

André 3000
Best New Album
The rapper and now flautist’s debut solo album is an 87-minute devotional to new age, ambient jazz, and spiritual discovery. It’s beautiful, demanding, and among the most fascinating artistic left turns in recent memory.

Back to Moon Beach EP

Kurt Vile
On an album-length EP, Kurt Vile finds darker shades to his gold-hued worldview.

Hearth Room

Frost Children
The hyperactive New York sibling duo embraces genuine presence and warmth on its second album of the year. It feels like a radical reinvention.

Jazz From Hell

Frank Zappa
Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we revisit the oddball rock maverick’s final studio album, a MIDI-powered vision of the uncanny and bizarre future of music.

I’m still waiting.

Acetone
Best New Reissue
Once lost in the major label trend-chasing of the ’90s, the soft, slow, and sad trio gets its rightful due in an essential box set that reissues all of their studio albums.