Rock

Sonic Youth In/Out/In

Three Lobed Recordings Album-formatted collection of underheard Sonic rarities from the legendary band’s 2000-2010 era, most for the first time on any physical format. Essential for the band’s hardcore fans and for enthusiasts of instrumental rock. 14843068 $11.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 18

Sub Pop Father John Misty returns with his fifth album and first new material since the release of God’s Favorite Customer in 2018. It was written and recorded from August through December 2020 and features arrangements by Drew Erickson. 14797431 $9.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 8

Ghost Impera

Loma Vista Recordings Ghost returns with their fifth psalm, fronted by the newly anointed Papa Emeritus IV. A dozen songs take on themes of isolation and demigod worship, as well as colonization of both space and mind. 14843095 $14.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 11

Band of Horses Things Are Great

BMG Rights Management (US) LLC The sixth studio album for the Seattle rock band. Features the lead single Crutch with sliding electric guitar riff over acoustic strums. 14670044 $14.99

PARENTAL ADVISORY AVAILABLE MARCH 4

Rex Orange County Who Cares?

RCA Records

Guest Artist: Tyler, the Creator

Rex Orange County releases his eagerly anticipated new album, which includes the new single Keep It Up. Working closely with Benny Sings, the singer-songwriter has created a playful album. 14860970 $12.99

PARENTAL ADVISORY AVAILABLE MARCH 11

Singersongwriter’s first new album since 2018.

Fontaines D.C. Skinty Fia

Partisan Records 2020’s A Hero’s Death saw Fontaines D.C. land a number two album in the UK and receive nominations at the Grammys, Brits, and Ivor Novello Awards. Now the band returns with their third record in as many years. 14815996 $13.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 22

Bloc Party Alpha Games

INFECTIOUS MUSIC Bloc Party’s first new album in seven years is also the first to be written and recorded by the band as a quintet. It captures the spark of their live shows to deliver their most exciting music to date. 14763419 $16.99

PARENTAL ADVISORY AVAILABLE APRIL 29

Lucius Second Nature

Mom+Pop

Guest Artists: Brandi Carlile, Sheryl Crow

The new album from Lucius was recorded in Nashville with producers Dave Cobb and Brandi Carlile. The songs were inspired by the many stages of grief and the moments of happiness that slowly begin to emerge. 14815997 $13.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 8

Solo debut from the Grizzly Bear guitarist. Daniel Rossen You Belong There

Warp Records For nearly two decades, Daniel Rossen was a crucial component of Grizzly Bear. Here he slowly builds a unique world through a riveting ten-song reintroduction to a voice that sounds both entirely familiar and fully reenergized by the act of unfettered expression. 14853223 $14.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 8

Placebo Never Let Me Go

Rise Records Modern-day glam rockers Placebo unveil their long-awaited eighth studio album, which comes nine years after the release of their last studio album, Loud Like Love. 14763420 $14.99

PARENTAL ADVISORY AVAILABLE MARCH 25

Matisyahu Matisyahu

Fallen Sparks Records.

Guest Artists: Salt Cathedral

On his new album, the Grammy Awardnominated singer-songwriter-rapper shares his most autobiographical work to date, merging that personal revelation with a shapeshifting collision of reggae and hip-hop and boldly inventive pop. 14810337 $11.99

AVAILABLE MARCH 4

Gang of Youths Angel in Realtime.

Warner Records According to Gang of Youths, their new album is based on the legacy of frontman Dave Le’aupepe’s father. At times it’s solely focused upon the precise, personal experiences of loss. 14763835 $12.99

PARENTAL ADVISORY AVAILABLE MARCH 18

Superchunk Wild Loneliness

Merge Records

Guest Artists: Sharon Van Etten, Teenage Fanclub

Recorded one musician at a time from home end of 2020 into early 2021, this release steers away from the anger of What a Time to Be Alive to instead refocus on gratitude. 14789955 $12.99