Titus Andronicus' new album, The Most Lamentable Tragedy, comes out July 28. Courtesy of the artist. hide caption

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First Listen: Titus Andronicus, 'The Most Lamentable Tragedy'

July 20, 2015 • Shakespeare references, a cappella intermissions and sprawling 10-minute tracks aren't what first spring to mind when thinking about punk albums. But most punk albums aren't remotely like this one.

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Ashley Monroe's new album, The Blade, comes out July 24. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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First Listen: Ashley Monroe, 'The Blade'

July 15, 2015 • A solo singer, go-to collaborator and member of the Pistol Annies, Monroe is a star who's both arrived and rising: accepted by insiders without losing her veneer of outsider cool.

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Omar Souleyman's new album, Bahdeni Nami, comes out July 24. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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First Listen: Omar Souleyman, 'Bahdeni Nami'

July 15, 2015 • There may be no more unlikely act in indie/electronic music than a sunglasses-and-keffiyeh-wearing wedding singer with a chain smoker's gruff voice.

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Watkins Family Hour's self-titled debut comes out July 24. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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First Listen: Watkins Family Hour, 'Watkins Family Hour'

July 15, 2015 • Nickel Creek's Sara and Sean Watkins lead a good-natured variety show with an all-star cast that includes Fiona Apple, Greg Leisz, Benmont Tench and others.

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First Listen: Jessie Jones, 'Jessie Jones'

July 15, 2015 • On her debut album, the SoCal singer-songwriter takes an ambling path through many eras of psychedelic music, from acid blues to mystical odysseys and the late-'60s moment when psych met bubblegum.

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Tame Impala's new album, Currents, comes out July 17. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Review: Tame Impala, 'Currents'

July 12, 2015 • Kevin Parker's new music veers farther away from psych-rock bombast and toward falsetto-dripped soul, fragments of dance music, and long interludes set aside for woozy, disorienting deliberation.

Jason Isbell's new album, Something More Than Free, comes out July 17. David McClister/Courtesy of the artist. hide caption

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Review: Jason Isbell, 'Something More Than Free'

July 8, 2015 • The album balances clarity and grit in a way that highlights Isbell's competing halves: On one side, he's an immaculate old-school songsmith; on the other, he's a rebel with ragged edges.

Ratatat's new album, Magnifique, comes out July 17. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Review: Ratatat, 'Magnifique'

July 8, 2015 • These are rock instrumentals that needn't overcompensate for their lack of words. They don't strain to be heard or scramble to stand out, but instead convey coolness that seems effortless.

Alan Jackson's new album, Angels And Alcohol, comes out July 17. Kristy Belcher/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Review: Alan Jackson, 'Angels And Alcohol'

July 8, 2015 • Though it's sure to attract accolades like "pure" and "classic," the country star's 15th album never seems mired in the past.

White Reaper's new album, White Reaper Does It Again, comes out July 17. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Review: White Reaper, 'White Reaper Does It Again'

July 8, 2015 • On its first full-length album, the freewheeling Louisville band plays to classic rock 'n' roll ideals while simultaneously trying to dissolve them in acid.

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