This is the album Emma Ruth Rundle has long wanted and been destined to make. 'These Killing Times' marks the actualization of a signature artist.

#PMPick [9/10] out this Friday.

Prolific singer-songwriter Wesley Stace continues to mine a delightful jazz-lounge groove on his latest beguiling record, 'One Last Heist'.

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Bristol duo Getdown Services turn everyday humiliations into cathartic, body‑moving anthems. Move to the beat and pay attention.

'Massive Champion' is a #PMPick [9/10] out now.

Enneads are a group rich with sonic possibilities, and their music works magnificently with good headphones and an open musical mind. #PMPick

The familiar Mastodon is still roaring on 'Marrow Deep', though there are some new gears slipped into the engine, discovering how strange the band can become.

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Paris Paloma tackles art, love, and everything in between through a feminist lens in her empowered sophomore album, 'The Fatal Flaw'. #PMPick [9/10]

As Ray Wylie Hubbard rocks through Texas and southern swamps, he doesn't sound like he's running out of steam.

'Reel 2 Reel 4 Real' should be a continuation, not a capstone. #PMPick [9/10] tinyurl.com/RayWylie26

Gretchen Parlato's 'The Wise Ones' is the perfect place to first encounter her.

I still call it jazz, but we can also call it joyful, sublimely crafted music. #PMPick

The Fierce and the Dead have traditionally pivoted between stoner and psychedelic hooks, suffused with sultry grooves undulating beneath the murky words.

Their new album 'Regional Theatre' is out Friday. #PMPick

Upper Wilds' MERCURY is for anyone raised on stoner rock, punk, or a mix of both, who constantly complains that nobody makes that kind of music anymore.

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Plum are a hugely talented post-punk band, and the songs on 'Bodies in Motion' are tight, smart, and infectious.

Turn the music up loud and dance like it's 1980. #PMPick

The Bird Calls have crafted another album that combines sterling songwriting with exquisite musical arrangements.

It's Sam Sodomsky’s best work yet. 'Take Leave' is a #PMPick out now.

Oklahoma noise band Chat Pile mix more melody into their bleak message on another powerful, unsettling collection, 'Who Loves the Sun'.

@chatpileband.bsky.social's new LP is a #PMPick out now via @theflenser.bsky.social

For jazz that is still moving the art forward, Henry Threadgill, Vijay Iyer, and Dafnis Prieto's 'Fifteen' is right on the money.

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