Chrissy: Join Me, The Right to Dance with Somebody, Growl
Look out for a variety of beat styles, Moroder-esque synths, vintage disco samples, and deliberately cheesy vocal tracks.
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The Ovaries-eez: I Saw You In My Dream
From lyrics, to harmonies, to general loveliness, this is an album that will stand the test of time, both in Lawrence and in the KJHK stacks.
Dr. Lonnie Smith: Evolution
The tenure Smith shows on Evolution demands reverence as this album will safely stand out in the 2016 jazz landscape.
Wild Nothing: Life of Pause
Life of Pause is an intermediary album. It is an unsteady, but promising bridge to Wild Nothing’s next project.
Nap Eyes: Thought Rock Fish Scale
This follow-up to Nap Eyes' debut is lazy music for rockers in the sun.
Emily Wells: Promise
Promise employs classical instruments along with hip-hop backtracks for a classical yet current sound.
Basement: Promise Everything
After a four-year hiatus, melodic hardcore/emo/alternative rockers, Basement, return with a new album, Promise Everything.
Field Music: Commontime
While a bit long, the latest from the prog-pop band out of England is full of unusual rhythms and pop influences that will keep you dancing.
Junior Boys: Big Black Coat
Big Black Coat has some cold, calculated beats, but we also see warmer techno-y synths met with more fire and desire in the lyrics.
Chairlift: Moth
Romanticism reigns free in the world of Chairlift, and while they may not always have their love reciprocated they can see the magic all around them.
Susanna Rose: Snowbound
A simple folk album with a sweet, soft tone.
The 427’s: Mavericks
Mavericks is an instrumental surf-noir album and the debut full-length from Canadian band, The 427's.
Julien Baker: Sprained Ankle
Younger Sharon Van Etten, with the good kind of gloom.
Adrian Younge: Something About April II
Evident in every track from Something About April II is debonair live instrumentation furnishing a dimly lit sound.
Low Cut High Tops: Eh, Whatever
Low Cut High Tops does everything wrong and makes it sound great.
The James Hunter Six: Hold On!
With energetic saxophone, frisky drums and guiding keyboard, let James Hunter’s soothing voice on this soul album liven up your day.
Pixel: Golden Years
The avant garde techniques of Pixel create an enjoyable and accessible jazz album for the modern world.
The Magnetic Zeros: PersonA
A new name and a new sound have The Magnetic Zeros on the path to success.
Mass Gothic: Mass Gothic
Mass Gothic deliver an intriguing slab of synth-pop laden with darkwave, indie rock and even a few doom metal influences.
John Metcalfe: The Appearance of Colour
A solid instrumental album that really exudes the Metcalfe mastery of classical, yet electronic production in an industry he has inhabited for so long.
Savages: Adore Life
The London group's second LP improves upon its' predecessor in some ways, but ultimately isn't as thrilling of a ride.
RÜFÜS DU SOL: Bloom
Australian electronic trio RÜFÜS DU SOL’s album, Bloom, is perfect for your next classy cocktail soirée.
Julia Brown: An Abundance of Strawberries
An Abundance of Strawberries is lo-fi gold; it feels like being outside on the nicest day of the year.
Pillar Point: Marble Mouth
Despite the heavy-handed influence from of Montreal's Kevin Barnes, Scott Reitherman achieves a dense, indelibly fun sound.