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AllMusic Staff Pick
Various Artists
One A.D.

Largely drawn from the catalog of British label Beyond, One A.D. introduced American audiences to dubby ambient techno artists like Higher Intelligence Agency, Banco de Gaia, & Original Rockers. Best of all is A Positive Life's mesmerizing "The Calling."

One A.D. - Various Artists | Album | AllMusic

One A.D. by Various Artists released in 1994. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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AllMusic @allmusic.com · 12h

D'Angelo, 1974-2025

Neo-soul legend whose scattered releases, including the Grammy-winning Voodoo and Black Messiah, upheld and advanced traditional R&B.

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AllMusic @allmusic.com · 13h

Comedian, podcaster and author Marc Maron has published his final interview. We look back on a time when he talked with AllMusic about perfect songs, the most difficult musicians he's interviewed, and the albums he's listened to the most in his life.

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Marc Maron on Underrated Albums and Interviewing Difficult Musicians

Less than 10 years ago, comedian Marc Maron was releasing albums with self-deprecating titles like Not Sold Out and Tickets Still Available, but now he's one of the busiest people…

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AllMusic @allmusic.com · 16h

Geese at their most chaotic, delivering an assured yet jarring set of no wave-tinged art-rock missives that are as unnerving as they are affecting.

Getting Killed - Geese | Album | AllMusic

Getting Killed by Geese released in 2025. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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AllMusic Staff Pick
Benny Carter & His Orchestra
Further Definitions

Although Benny Carter was not actively playing much at the time (this was his only small-group recording during 1963-1975), he is heard in typically prime form. Very highly recommended.

Further Definitions - Benny Carter & His Orche... | AllMusic

Further Definitions by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Benny Carter released in 1961. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at Al...

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The Old 97's frontman Rhett Miller sings with courage and trepidation as he ponders a life without making music.

A Lifetime of Riding by Night - Rhett Miller |... | AllMusic

A Lifetime of Riding by Night by Rhett Miller released in 2025. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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AllMusic Staff Pick
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven

Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven, released 25 years ago today, is a double-disc achievement of four works (each with multiple parts): "Storm," "Static," "Sleep," and "Antennas to Heaven."

Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven... | AllMusic

Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven by Godspeed You! Black Emperor released in 2000. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards an...

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AllMusic @allmusic.com · 2d

John Lodge, 1943-2025

The bassist, songwriter, and co-lead vocalist for the Moody Blues since 1966, John Lodge was responsible for some of the band's best hard rock numbers, most notably the single "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)" and "Ride My See-Saw."
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AllMusic @allmusic.com · 2d

Brian Eno & Beatie Wolfe's third collaboration is somewhere in between spacey ambient drone and dreamy, intimate pop.

Liminal - Brian Eno, Beatie Wolfe | Album | AllMusic

Liminal by Brian Eno, Beatie Wolfe released in 2025. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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AllMusic Staff Pick
Fairport Convention
Unhalfbricking

Unhalfbricking was, in retrospect, a transitional album for the young Fairport Convention, in which the group shed its closest ties to its American folk-rock influences and started to edge toward a more traditional British folk-slanted sound.

Unhalfbricking - Fairport Convention | Album | AllMusic

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention released in 1969. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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AllMusic @allmusic.com · 3d

Aided by the likes of Mattman & Robin, Rodney Jerkins, and Tove Lo, R&B singer Khalid sounds fully liberated on his pop-oriented fourth album.

After the Sun Goes Down - Khalid | Album | AllMusic

After the Sun Goes Down by Khalid released in 2025. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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Cryptopsy
None So Vile

It's incredibly tight, fast, and complex; the riffs are well-placed and darkly catchy; the guitar solos are completely over the top; and the vocals -- a mix of psychotic low-end growls and tortured screams -- are suitably intense and scary.

None So Vile - Cryptopsy | Album | AllMusic

None So Vile by Cryptopsy released in 1996. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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AllMusic @allmusic.com · 4d

Jay Som's first LP in six years is a highly collaborative one that's still highlighted by her skillful blend of dreamy and angsty textures.

Belong - Jay Som | Album | AllMusic

Belong by Jay Som released in 2025. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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AllMusic @allmusic.com · 5d

AllMusic Staff Pick – "Indiscreet" by Sparks

Over the years, Sparks has experimented with everything from hard rock to Euro-disco. But power pop is the primary focus of Indiscreet, which was released 50 years ago this month and went down in history as one of the band's best '70s albums.

Indiscreet - Sparks | Album | AllMusic

Indiscreet by Sparks released in 1975. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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AllMusic @allmusic.com · 5d

Ten songs from outlaw icon Waylon Jennings' archive of unreleased 1970s recordings capture him in strong, subtle form.

Songbird - Waylon Jennings | Album | AllMusic

Songbird by Waylon Jennings released in 2025. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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AllMusic @allmusic.com · 6d

AllMusic Staff Pick
Dadawah
Peace and Love

Of all the many albums heralding the arrival of roots, and driving it to ascendency in the Jamaican and international reggae market, few were as uncompromising in vision as Ras Michael's Dadawah -- Peace & Love.

Peace and Love - Dadawah | Album | AllMusic

Peace and Love by Dadawah released in 1974. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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AllMusic @allmusic.com · 6d

What is in the current batch of new classical albums deemed by our reviewers as worthy of a listen? Start with the vocal ensemble Gesualdo Six (pictured) who put together another outstanding program on the new album Radiant Dawn. Find this and many more in our September classical review roundup.

Classical Highlights for September 2025

What is in the current batch of new albums deemed by our reviewers as worthy of a listen? There's a recording of Mozart's music sung by baritone Georg Nigl accompanied by Alexander…

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AllMusic @allmusic.com · 6d

The third album from Upchuck delivers high-intensity hardcore, but also churning grunge, hard rock swagger, and even a couple of melody-adjacent songs.

I'm Nice Now - Upchuck | Album | AllMusic

I'm Nice Now by Upchuck released in 2025. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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AllMusic Staff Pick
Static-X
Wisconsin Death Trip

Riding a recent popular resurgence with years of sold-out touring – albeit with a new singer – Static-X hit an early peak with Wisconsin Death Trip, a debut that was so good it overshadowed everything that followed.

Wisconsin Death Trip - Static-X | Album | AllMusic

Wisconsin Death Trip by Static-X released in 1999. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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AllMusic @allmusic.com · 7d

The 12th album from global pop star Taylor Swift reflects on fame and maturity from the perspective of someone who's spent most of her life on-stage.

The Life of a Showgirl - Taylor Swift | Album | AllMusic

The Life of a Showgirl by Taylor Swift released in 2025. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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AllMusic @allmusic.com · 8d

AllMusic Staff Pick
Colorama
Some Things Just Take Time

Despite collecting unused songs written over a period of a decade, the project's seventh studio LP is unlike any other in the psychedelic pop outfit's catalog. It's a spare, singer/songwriter affair by Welshman Carwyn Ellis.

Some Things Just Take Time - Colorama | Album | AllMusic

Some Things Just Take Time by Colorama released in 2017. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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AllMusic @allmusic.com · 8d

The relentless second album from Nashville punks Snõõper delivers seriously playful anthems of disconnection and overwhelm.

Worldwide - Snooper | Album | AllMusic

Worldwide by Snooper released in 2025. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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AllMusic @allmusic.com · 9d

AllMusic Staff Pick
Dwight Twilley Band
Twilley Don't Mind

Still an obscurity decades after its 1977 release, the Dwight Twilley Band's second album is an essential if under-appreciated part of '70s power pop history.

Twilley Don't Mind - Dwight Twilley, Dwight Tw... | AllMusic

Twilley Don't Mind by Dwight Twilley, Dwight Twilley Band released in 1977. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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AllMusic @allmusic.com · 9d

A newly remastered anniversary edition of Oasis' "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?" featuring unplugged versions of five classic tracks.

(What's The Story) Morning Glory? [30th Annive... | AllMusic

Find release reviews and credits for (What's The Story) Morning Glory? [30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition] - Oasis on AllMusic - 2025

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AllMusic @allmusic.com · 10d

AllMusic Staff Pick
Royal Blood
Royal Blood

The bludgeoning opener to the self-titled debut, "Out of the Black" is a riff-fueled onslaught that belies their two-piece status; with just a heavily processed bass and a drum set between them, they make some four-piece rock bands look inconsequential.

Royal Blood - Royal Blood | Album | AllMusic

Royal Blood by Royal Blood released in 2014. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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