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This week's latest and greatest...

Jordan Rakei - Origin (Ninja Tune)

"[D]ives deep into joyously chill soul vibes." Read the full review here...

VOIID - Drool (Independent)

"The next chapter in their hostile takeover of the world." Read the full review here...

Bruce Springsteen - Western Stars (Columbia)

"He’s the greatest American singer-songwriter alive." Read the full review here...

Bill Callahan - Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest (Drag City)

"The six-year gap between records found fans and Callahan alike both wondering if he was busy living happily ever after. Yes and no." Read the full review here...

Kate Tempest - The Book Of Traps And Lessons (Fiction)

"[L]it by lyrically vivid scenes, compelling the listener to stop and absorb every detail." Read the full review here...

Chris Shiflett - Hard Lessons (Thirty Tigers)

"[S]imple story, basic chords, no frills, all thrills." Read the full review here...

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Black Star Dancing (Sour Mash)

"[Only Gallagher] could get away with something so cosmically conflicting." Read the full review here...

Stonefield - Bent (Flightless)

"[I]t all feels a little stodgy on record." Read the full review here...

Bastille - Doom Days (EMI) 

"[I]t would be a refreshing turn if these guys just shook it up a tad with something that rises above the same old, same old." Read the full review here...

Hayden James - Between Us (Future Classic)

"James shows he is more than the usual blockbuster anthems we have come to expect." Read the full review here...

Baroness - Gold & Grey (Abraxan Hymns)

"Bursting with fist-pumping passages of inspired riffage." Read the full review here...

Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real - Turn Off The News (Build A Garden) (Fantasy Records)

"Their undeniable musicianship and songwriting prowess is evident with each well-executed song." Read the full review here...

Calexico and Iron & Wine - Years To Burn (Sub Pop)

"[W]arm, grand and deeply comforting." Read the full review here...

And the rest of the releases...

Amber Lawrence - Spark (ABC)

Anna Lunoe - Right Party (Sweat It Out!)

Aurora - A Different Kind of Human (Step II) (Glassnote Records)

Bad Books - III (Loma Vista)

Hein Cooper Underneath It All (Independent)

Jamestown Revival - San Isabel (Thirty Tigers)

Joan Banoit - Clerical (Lazy Thinking)

Julia Shapiro - Perfect Version (Hardly Art)

Keb Mo - Oklahoma (Concord)

Madonna - Madame X (Maverick)

Mattiel - Satis Factory (Heavenly Recordings)

Noah Kahan - Busyhead (Republic)

Pinky Pinky - Turkey Dinner (Innovative Leisure)

Skyscraper Stan - Golden Boy (Heart Of The Rat Records)

The Dangerous Summer - Mother Nature (Hopeless Records)