Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: The Radio Dept.’s “Running Out Of Love”
A glorious, long-awaited return from Lund, Sweden’s impeccably styled dream-pop maestros—and easily the most vibrant they’ve ever sounded—Running Out Of

Essential New Music: Papa M’s “Highway Songs”
Guitar primitivist, post-rock smoothie, dry-throated balladeer, electronic prankster, sideman extraordinaire—over the course of a three-decade career, David Pajo has disappeared

Essential New Music: Nocturnal Habits’ “New Skin For Old Children”
Gather ’round, children of the ’90s. Justin Trosper and Sara Lund of the late, great Unwound have linked musical arms

Essential New Music: Jacuzzi Boys’ “Ping Pong”
To say that Miami’s Jacuzzi Boys have had trouble finding their footing outside the garage isn’t an entirely fair assessment.

Essential New Music: Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam’s “I Had A Dream That You Were Mine”
Whether he’s crooning like Frank Sinatra (as he did on solo debut Black Hours) or shredding his throat on, say,

Essential New Music: Lambchop’s “FLOTUS”
This is not the Lambchop you expect. It’s not a set of large-band country/soul done with wit and irony. It

Essential New Music: Southern Culture On The Skids’ “The Electric Pinecones”
Back in Southern Culture On The Skids’ salad days, the crazed garageabilly trio—guitarist/vocalist Rick Miller, bassist/vocalist Mary Huff and drummer/vocalist

Essential New Music: Yoko Ono’s “Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins,” “Unfinished Music No. 2: Life With The Lions” And “Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band”
Now a respected doyenne of avant-pop dance music with hints of skronky jazz and new wave thrown into the mix,