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Reprise

The progressive bluegrass phenom's fourth album is a sprawling, freewheeling set co-produced by Jon Brion.

- Timothy Monger

Various Artists

Light in the Attic Records

Compiled output from Lou Reed's brief tenure as a record label's staff songwriter shortly before he formed the Velvet Underground.

- Fred Thomas

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Warp

The group's final release brings listeners closer than ever to their music with pared-down versions of some of their best-loved songs.

- Heather Phares

4AD

Collecting the band's first three 4AD albums and plentiful bonus material, this set documents their inventive, emotive dream-pop brilliance.

- Heather Phares

Sub Pop

In his first solo excursion since the end of his band Low, Sparhawk uses synths, drum machines, and vocoded vocals to explore grief.

- Fred Thomas

Bayonet Records

The Austin, Texas duo enlisted producer John Congleton to reinvigorate their '60s-indebted sound on a (psych/garage) rock-solid 16-track sophomore LP.

- Marcy Donelson

Loma Vista

An inspired and uplifting meeting between two figures crucial to hip-hop for over 30 years.

- Andy Kellman

Brainfeeder

The duo stick to the globally informed, jazz-adjacent neo-psychedelia of their first two albums with winning results.

- Tim Sendra

Editors' Choice for August, 2024

AllMusic Staff Pick - September 29, 2024

2006

The Velvet Teen manage to keep that nice pop sensibility that made them great in the first place while still continuing to develop their sound and their musical vision, something that often stumps other bands. Cum Laude is fun and emotional without being trite, challenging and intelligent without being difficult, progressive without being abstract.
- Marisa Brown