Remi Wolf Mud While not without moments of levity and playful style shifts, the alt-pop artist's more earnest third LP is a breakup album rooted in indie rock.

AllMusic Staff Pick ABBA Arrival Widely considered ABBA’s first classic, 1976’s Arrival introduced the iconic mirror-B logo and delivered three major hits: “Money Money Money,” “Knowing Me, Knowing You,” and the timeless pop classic “Dancing Queen.”

Dawn Richard Creole Culture The flexible jazz collective Katalyst and longtime production associate Machinedrum aid the singer on her inspired fourth Merge album.

AllMusic Staff Pick Seba Producer 06 The sixth Producer volume collects standout tracks Swedish drum’n’bass producer Seba made during LTJ Bukem’s Good Looking Records heyday. It blends lush synths, occasional whale song, and crisp breaks into serene, atmospheric high-BPM music.

Teenage Fanclub Do Not Dare to Dream A lyrical, existential 13th album from the beloved Scottish band.

AllMusic Staff Pick Lightning Bolt Ride the Skies Lightning Bolt’s 2001 album Ride the Skies sharpened the duo’s math-rock complexity, revealing catchy hooks beneath the chaos of crashing cymbals and distortion.

AllMusic Staff Pick Paul Desmond Quartet Complete Recordings of the Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall While this box set doesn't contain the Warner Bros. Recordings, there is still plenty here to admire and enjoy between two of the greatest melodic improvisers in jazz history.

With cameos by members of R.E.M. and Elephant 6, Detroit indie rocker Stef Chura's third album is a relationship-scarred one produced by Robert Schneider.

AllMusic Staff Pick Boygenius the record Some listeners may just be discovering Phoebe Bridgers from her phenomenal new album Lost Weekend, and a terrific place to continue exploring is this 2023 release from the indie supergroup Boygenius.

Miranda Lambert embraces a savvy '70s disco and soft country vibe on her tenth album. @mirandalambert

Paul Simpson John Foxx Metamatic After leaving Ultravox!, John Foxx began the 1980s by releasing one of the best and most groundbreaking synth pop albums of all time. Rarely has anyone made cryptic lyrics, alien electronics, and dystopian dread this accessible.

Johnny Marr The Age of Everything The guitarist/songwriter addresses widespread societal overwhelm on his rock-solid fifth solo LP.

AllMusic Staff Pick Nortec Collective Tijuana Sessions, Vol. 3 Fusing traditional Mexican music with electronics, Nortec Collective’s Tijuana Sessions, Vol. 3 blends trumpets, bass drops, and rock-solid grooves into a modern “border radio” sound.

AllMusic Staff Pick Various Artists Stairways to Heaven (The Money or the Gun) The brainchild of Australian music director Chris Harriot, this collection of disparate Aussie renditions of the iconic Guitar Center epic range from the Shatner-esque (Leonard Teale) to a Lizard King-era Doors tribute.

Meshell Ndegeocello presents a purposeful and imaginative set of reinterpretations with appearances from Chaka Khan, Bill Callahan, and Brandi Carlile, among many others.

AllMusic Staff Pick Solex Low Kick and Hard Bop More than two decades on, Low Kick and Hard Bop’s witty collage pop sounds more vivid and visionary than ever, with its mix of strangeness and catchiness blazing a trail for kindred spirits like St. Vincent and Micachu years later.

The classic 1965 Beatles album issued with new stereo mixes, plus the mono and U.S. variants and a disc of revelatory behind-the-scenes rarities. @thebeatles

Orbital Glastonbury 1994 The iconic techno duo's historic 1994 set at the Glastonbury Festival, which introduced live electronic music to a mass audience.

AllMusic Staff Pick Kylie Minogue Fever Kylie Minogue’s Fever blends disco-diva glamour with early-2000s dance-pop. “Can’t Get You Out of My Head,” “Give It to Me,” and “Love at First Sight” highlight its stylish Euro-dance sound, with no weak tracks or misplaced ballads to break the groove.

Osees Off Course The band bend time backward and revisit their psych-prog heyday, peppering the tracks with vintage organs, sound effects, and disembodied vocals.