Amid all the new tricks and twists of expensive recording studios brimming with expensive gear and excessive arrangements from eager producers, these reductionist albums speak out to Cool Hunting:
No Home of the Mind by Bing and Ruth
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New 2017 album ... now on 4AD! Percussive piano tones 'n' warbling tape delays from the minimal New...
dance electronic
A Crow Looked at Me by Mount Eerie
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A Crow Looked at Me is the eighth studio album by Mount Eerie, the solo project of American musician...
alternative rock
All This I Do for Glory by Colin Stetson
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"All this I do for glory" is a reasoning and exploration of the machinations of ambition and legacy,...
alternative rock
Ecce Homo by Felicita
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The most surprising aspect of the album Ecce Homo is knowing what enigmatic London-based producer...
experimental instrumental
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From the coolest member of the Rolling Stones to a punk icon trying on his Sinatra fedora to a former bartender who mixes sounds through her trumpet, jazz music is anything if not diverse.
Loneliness Road by Jamie Saft, Steve Swallow, and Bobby Previte with Iggy Pop
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Over a career now spanning nearly thirty years, Jamie Saft has established himself as one of the...
RareNoise
Fly Or Die by Jaimie Branch
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A mainstay of the Chicago jazz scene and an active recent addition to the New York scene, Jaimie...
jazz
Music from Our Soul by Charnett Moffett
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For his 30th Anniversary as a recording artist, Charnett Moffett delivers a far-reaching set of his...
jazz
Charlie Watts Meets The Danish Radio Big Band by Charlie Watts
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Charlie Watts is considered by just about everyone to be the coolest man in rock, but he would be...
jazz
Gratitude by Dayna Stephens
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Gratitude, saxophonist/composer/bandleader Dayna Stephens’ eighth album as a leader, is a gift...
jazz
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Taylor Swift clapped back, Kendrick Lamar went back to basics, Lorde threw a high-concept party and more:
Songs of Experience by U2
9.0
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U2 return with their hotly anticipated new studio album ‘Songs of Experience’. The Island...
pop
American Dream by LCD Soundsystem
8.6
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American Dream is the fourth studio album by LCD Soundsystem, released on September 1, 2017, by DFA...