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The Innocence Mission
The long-running band’s thirteenth album surveys faith, longing, and middle age with the commonplace language of awe and a sense of unbarred earnestness.
Good Mourning
Clara La San
The reclusive R&B artist revisits her cult-favorite mixtape. The reworked version, with its crisp vocals and Y2K-indebted production, polishes her earlier work without sacrificing mystique.
KEEPIN IT CLOUDY
LAZER DIM 700
At his best, the divisive Atlanta rapper’s surreal black comedy feels like a snapshot of contemporary ennui. But often, his monotonous flow and stock plugg beats just feel half-assed.
The Brutalist (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Daniel Blumberg
The needling anxieties and delicate reprieves of Daniel Blumberg’s score illuminate the darker corners of Brady Corbet’s ambitious architectural drama.
SOS Deluxe: Lana
SZA
Best New Album
Fifteen diaphanous new tracks balance the ambling indie R&B of CTRL and the forthright hooks of SOS. Put these songs in their own playlist and you can proudly call Lana the third SZA album.
Bird’s Eye
Ravyn LenaeThe singer collaborates with Dahi for a genre-blending album that experiments within and beyond R&B—always guided by her expansive, cotton-candy soft soprano.Nobody Loves You More
Kim DealNearly four decades after becoming an indie fixture, the ex-Pixies bassist and Breeders co-founder finally releases her solo debut, revealing sides of herself we’ve never seen before.Mahashmashana
Father John MistyBest New AlbumJosh Tillman is at his spiritual peak: The mood swings are wilder, the logic more tangential, and the songwriting might be the best it’s ever been.Death Jokes II
Amen DunesFrustrated by the reception to this year’s Death Jokes, Damon McMahon announced the end of Amen Dunes—but not before reworking the LP’s maximalist excess into this leaner, more direct swan song.Tigers Blood
WaxahatcheeBest New AlbumCarrying forth the Southern sound of Saint Cloud, Katie Crutchfield does it again. Her dazzling, piercing songwriting is perfectly in tune with the band behind her.The Undisputed Truth
Drakeo the RulerWith his sheer technical wizardry on display, the L.A. rapper’s posthumous album is a culmination of what should have been a generational talent’s early-middle period.
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