The Latest & Greatest: Our Verdict On This Week's Releases

Caspian - On Circles (Triple Crown)

"[A] mixed bag of the inspired and the ordinary." Read the full review here...

Marko Hietala - Pyre Of The Black Heart (Nuclear Blast)

"Hietala is well-seasoned and charismatic enough to carry a record of his own." Read the full review here...

Nicolas Godin - Concrete And Glass (Because Music)

"Fans of Air’s genre-defining 1998 debut Moon Safari will coo in delight..." Read the full review here...

Pet Shop Boys - Hotspot (x2 Records)

"The Pet Shop Boys [are] in a pretty fabulous spot as they enter their fifth decade." Read the full review here...

Sarah Mary Chadwick - Please Daddy (Rice Is Nice)

"[F]ull of hope and beauty." Read the full review here...

Yorkston/Thorne/Khan - Navarasa : Nine Emotions (Domino)

"Yorkston/Thorne/Khan at once celebrate the differences between their respective backgrounds and the universality of these nine emotions." Read the full review here... 

And the rest of the releases...

Andy Shauf - The Neon Skyline (Anti-)

Kirk Windstein - Dream In Motion (eOne Music)

Little Quirks - Cover My Eyes (Runaway Records)

Midnight - Rebirth By Blasphemy (Metal Blade Records)

Okay Kaya - Watch This Liquid Pour Itself (Jagjaguwar)

The Wood Brothers - Kingdom In My Mind (Honey Jar Records)

Wolf Parade - Thin Mind (Sub Pop)

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