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Passage du Desir
Johnny Blue Skies / Sturgill Simpson
Best New Album
Sturgill Simpson’s outstanding album under a new stage name expertly balances cosmic and outlaw country and reintroduces himself as the premier Nashville outsider.
By Stephen M. Deusner
Can You Hear Me Dreaming?
KUČKA
The Australian producer and vocalist tells stories of anguished romance over crisp drums and crystalline melodies. When she’s not dragged down by bland hooks and generic beats, she glitters.
By Stephen Kearse
Leviathan
d’Eon
At once telegenic and slightly tongue in cheek, the Montreal composer’s ersatz chamber music is proof that you can love something and poke fun at it at the same time.
By Matthew Schnipper
The weight of the world
Syzy
The California producer’s next-gen dubstep rolls shards of digicore, hyperpop, shoegaze, and ASMR into elaborately pixelated clouds of chaos.
By Kieran Press-Reynolds
Only God Was Above Us
Vampire WeekendBest New AlbumOn their masterfully knotty fifth album, Vampire Weekend go on a self-mythological journey into old sounds, old haunts, and old cities to find something new within.All Born Screaming
St. VincentAnnie Clark’s self-produced seventh album goes for a hard reset on the St. Vincent project. She retains her sharp edge as a songwriter while making the music sound exalting, inspiring, and thoroughly romantic.The Healer
SumacBest New AlbumThe experimental metal trio’s four-song, 76-minute album is the peak of their career. It’s dense and invigorating, highlighting the band’s dexterity, creativity, and clarity of purpose.Fearless Movement
Kamasi WashingtonOn his third album as bandleader, the star saxophonist tries to balance his habitual gravitas with a newfound sense of fun. But party music doesn’t come to him as naturally as heroic high drama.Don’t Forget Me
Maggie RogersThe singer-songwriter’s third album is her strongest yet, the sound of a wise, clear-eyed, melodious prodigy coming into her own voice.Love Changes Everything
Dirty ThreeOn its first album in 12 years, the veteran instrumental trio discovers a newfound spontaneity, summoning some of the most beautiful and emotional work of the group’s career.
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