Saxophonist/composer Wilkins' third studio album is a soothing balm for anyone searching for peace, and for Black people trying to reconcile history in a country that tries to erase it. It explores 'blues' as a symbol of radical optimism in the face of adversity and 'blood' as a symbol of all things ancestral and generational.

Alter Bridge frontman Myles Kennedy discovers the art of turning up the ante and the volume on his third – and best – solo album. His skyscraping voice, alternating from broody warning to unbridled celebration, continues to be an immediately identifiable calling card, but this time, as the title suggests, Kennedy goes for what feels right.

An exquisite album of spontaneous solo composition, nuanced improvisation, and exploratory world creation featuring living legends Laraaji, Luis Pérez Ixoneztli, and André 3000. Samples of his studio sessions with Kamasi Washington, Shabaka Hutchings and others pervade Mercereau's psychedelic quests and adventures as well.

Born out of her time on the road, Samara Joy took her touring band into legendary Van Gelder Studios in February of 2024. This record, appropriately entitled Portrait, is a collection of standards (as well as one original) and features her singular voice, alongside arrangements from this tight-knit young group.

No Obligation further advances The Linda Lindas’ unironic, joyful, and exciting trajectory of mashing up L.A. punk with alt-rock, garage rock, power pop, new wave and rock en espanol. It’s a dazzling window into growing up right now, borrowing from and building on previous generations of feminist passion and energy.

The emo rockers’ second album tells a story of religion and violence within the titular city, a rundown of its history and everyday activities. The band have recruited an amazing roster of featured vocalists from bands like The Used and Ice Nine Kills, all of whom lend their voices in narrating this epic tale.

Moon Music is only 10 songs, but it’s a lot, and that’s the idea — the pop-rock album comes as a social, psychological, and metaphysical cold-plunge. It’s pop’s biggest optimists fighting the blues and highlighting the power of music while gently and subtly distilling that spirit of weathering any storm.

In contrast to his debut which featured instrumentals written and performed solely by the artist himself, For Cryin’ Out Loud! sees Finneas expand his creative horizons to a classic studio/band environment, resulting in his most uplifting and raw body of work to date.

With 13 tracks featuring Bridge’s signature storytelling and a unique blend of organic genre alchemy, Leon is his most poignant, powerful, and personal work to date. He takes fans on a trip through the heart of Ft. Worth he knows best, the things he holds dear, and the people and places that shaped him.

Cutouts brings a more complicated listen than the band’s previous two releases. Filled with looping textures and the sort of repeat spins Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood are used to with their main group of Radiohead, the album strikes a balance between orchestrated opulence and prog-like trickiness.

At roughly 45 minutes, the two compositions that make up this album are as confounding as they are engaging in their scope, melding the 70's prog leanings of Tangerine Dream with the deathly intent of Morbid Angel. Blood Incantation are leaving the notion of genre behind and writing a new language for extreme music itself.

On their fourth full length, Fever 333 still perches outside genre definition, balancing hardcore, metalcore and hip-hop -- each shifting between tracks. In the two years since Wrong Generation dropped, they’ve got even angrier, more vicious in their determination to address social injustice, with this renewed fire bleeding through every song.

New York-based death metal greats Undeath emerge from festering slime with their new album, More Insane. The 10 tracks, imbued with death metal's immortal soul, feast on the rotten flesh of brutality, complexity, and depravity while bringing inimitable energy, pit-friendly hooks, and work-hardened ethos.

For over a decade, Drug Church have been building a very strong case that they’re the best loud guitar band in the game; their fifth full-length Prude–a 28-minute blast of aggression, melody, irreverence, and genuine heart–feels like the undeniable proof.

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit follow up with a second volume of live recordings from their annual residency at The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. Featuring favorites from Weathervanes and Reunions as well as "The Last Song I Will Write" and a cover of Tom Petty's "Room at the Top".

Got A Story to Tell delivers a pushes genre while exhibiting a magnetic coolness and swagger. The relaxed quality of the musicianship coupled with Josh Lane's heart-wrenching voice gives the album a maturity that carries the listener through many facets of the soul spectrum. From the heavy groove of "Lucid Girl" to the '70s swing of "Live for You".

Legendary hip-hop figures Common and Pete Rock showcase their evolved prowess in their debut collaboration. Pete's groundbreaking production, blending intricate harmonies, and Common's multifaceted artistry shine through while each element is carefully curated, resulting in a timeless masterpiece.

The Nigerian American artist's second album offers a full-on barrage of post-genre possibilities, epitomizing not a one-hit wonder but a songwriter who has found both his mode and his moment at the exact same time. Where I’ve Been… is a showcase for a modern American approach that continues to leave genres behind.

With Nite Owls, McPherson takes inspiration from multiple genres of the past and combines them together to evolve a sound that is all his own. It’s the signature sounds of vintage garage-rock via Bowie and Alan Vega. It’s Chuck Berry jamming with Buddy Holly; a nod to the Factory sound from the UK; something that’d make Dick Dale ride and Link Wray rumble.

After the 2022 death of Mimi Parker, Sparhawk’s wife and longtime partner in Low, there is no question that this is a record borne of grief. But it would be foolish to see grief as the sole source this taut, brilliant, provocative, thrilling album, whose bold experimentation is powered by profound lyrics and propulsive beats.

Dance… serves as an ode to the sacred, yet joyous act of dancing, musically guiding you through a night out in the city. Written during a blistering 2023 which saw Ezra Collective tour the world and become the first jazz act to win the Mercury Prize, this is a documentation of the many dance floors they encountered.

On his debut, Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 1 (the only album to be released during his lifetime as the young artist died exactly three months after the album's release), the alternately waggish and sincere Lil Peep is a bona fide rocker warping the edges of rap.

In September of 2022, with over 40,000 fans in attendance, The Lumineers took fans on a anthemic, foot-stomping journey at Chicago's historic Wrigley Field. Highlighting career favorite tracks like Ho Hey, Ophelia, and Stubborn Love, both their sophisticated songwriting and impressive instrumentation and performance chops were on full display

Katy’s having a party and everyone is invited! 143 is a bold, fearless, exuberant, and celebratory dance-pop return to form for the multifaceted musician with an album jam packed with the empowering, sexy, & provocative anthems you’ve come to love. This is an album with a lot of heart and a lot of BPM. Get ready to pop off!

Following the multi-award-winning tenor saxophonist, band leader and composer’s critically acclaimed debut album, Source, Odyssey is a majestic feat that blends orchestral arrangements with R&B, jazz and dub. Featured guests include Esperanza Spalding, Georgia Anne Muldrow, and Richie Seivwright.

Finally the ultimate expression of Nightwish, a magnum opus that delivers everything this galactic band do best, but expands each aspect further. Yesterwynde is no passing fancy, but a 71-minute odyssey that invites you to take your own journey. And, as anyone with sufficient focus will know, not all those who wander are lost.

Bands like Seether have a tight line to walk, in that they can't be around for so long and not evolve at all, but they also cannot evolve so much that they change their style, alienating longtime fans. Here they successfully show their evolution as songwriters, especially in their lyrics, while maintaining their distinct post-grunge sound that's still so popular today.

This is the sound of harsh light breaking through the Portland quartet's darkened gothic and classic metal motifs. Never, Neverland takes the next step from dark sunglasses and chugging metallic riffs to melodious gloom, crunching, punkish abandon, and grandiosity, marking a great rock band on the verge of something unholy and massive.

Stripped down, unplugged versions of “Heavenly Metal Masters” Stryper’s classic songs, ranging from energized tracks "Loud & Clear" and "Soldiers Under Command" to power ballad "Honestly," plus a never-before-released version of the classic hymn "Amazing Grace."

Battered and bruised from the loss of their fallen frontman, Trevor Strnad, The Black Dahlia Murder never gave even the slightest impression that they might call time on their reign of death metal excellence. Whether wallowing in grim, doomy waters or blasting away like some crazed, nihilistic army of intergalactic ghouls, this is an album that nobly delivers the goods, while screaming defiance at the stars.

On Stigma, Wage War pushes their signature sound with industrial grit and electronic sheen, completely leveling up. Inspirations on this album come from musical heavyweights including Rammstein, Static-X and iconic films such as The Matrix and Blade. There is a song for every emotion on the record encouraging fans to dance, mosh, vibe and reflect.