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With Alex Turner's bleak sense of humor and agile lyrics-- and music that nods to Sabbath or the Stooges-- the Sheffield band continues to surprise.

Artist: Arctic Monkeys

Album: Suck It and See

Label: Domino

7.5

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Newbury was a visionary country music outsider, and this collection brings together three albums and rarities from the late 1960s and early 70s.

Artist: Mickey Newbury

Album: An American Trilogy

Label: Drag City

8.6

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A decade into its musical partnership, the indie pop duo crafts a transitional album focused on renewal.

Artist: The Rosebuds

Album: Loud Planes Fly Low

Label: Merge

7.3 

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Montreal producer's latest, a collaboration with London-based visual artist Tessa Farmer, abandons sampling in favor of altered bits of Tobin's own design.

Artist: Amon Tobin

Album: ISAM

Label: Ninja Tune

5.9

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This Latin-tinged electro-folk project takes a rustic turn with intriguing results.

Artist: Helado Negro

Album: Canta Lechuza

Label: Asthmatic Kitty

6.9

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