Once you shut up and start playing all of live album's hits, all of the potential cash grab reservations are lost in James Murphy's ability to hit your emotional sweet spot.
Ray LaMontagne // Supernova
by Ben Speggen5/28/2014, 5:46 AM
Folk superstar takes his biggest, boldest steps yet – not dipping a toe but getting ankle-deep in psychedelic folk.
Damon Albarn // Everyday Robots
by Alex Bieler5/14/2014, 1:41 PM
Blur and Gorillaz frontman pulls back the curtain for his first solo album.
The Mighty Sea // The Mighty Sea
by Ben Speggen5/14/2014, 3:44 AM
Raw yet haunting debut album of Seann Clark and Abby Barrett.
The 58's // The Blizzard of '93
by Iggy Imig5/14/2014, 3:43 AM
Pittsburgh born and bred.
Tyler Smilo // Blood Into Sound
by Alex Bieler5/14/2014, 3:38 AM
It's an embrace of basics that shows off the power behind creation.
Walter Trout // The Blues Came Callin'
by Cory Vaillancourt4/30/2014, 8:37 AM
If the blues comes callin' for you, answer it.
Eels // The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett
by Alex Bieler4/30/2014, 8:35 AM
Eels returns to more somber territory.
Protomartyr // Under Color of Official Right
by Alex Bieler4/30/2014, 6:34 AM
At 14 songs and a lean 34 minutes, Protomartyr's sophomore album hits hard and fast.
Manchester Orchestra // Cope
by Jess Scutella4/30/2014, 5:39 AM
Cope fits neatly in between 2011's Simple Math and 2009's Mean Everything to Nothing.
The War on Drugs // Lost in the Dream
by Alex Bieler4/16/2014, 5:10 AM
A sonic offspring of Bruce Springsteen and Kurt Vile.
Taking Back Sunday // Happiness Is
by Jess Scutella4/16/2014, 12:15 AM
Although a step of maturity and an appropriate move in the band's timeline, it's also a great mixture of old punk strategies and new rock flows.
Mac DeMarco // Salad Days
by Alex Bieler4/16/2014, 12:14 AM
Yes, you read right: This album is titled Salad Days.
Saintseneca // Dark Arc
by Alex Bieler4/16/2014, 12:12 AM
Dark Arc's tracks twist and turn along with Zac Little's lyrics, sucking listeners in.
Ghost The Ill Figure // American Born Black
by Iggy Imig4/2/2014, 7:19 AM
American Born Black takes you back to a time in hip-hop when the genre was filled with political messages from groups like Public Enemy, X Clan, and Paris.
