Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.
John Coltrane: A Love Supreme: Live In Seattle (Verve)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: B-Sides & Rarities (Part II) (Mute)
Lana Del Rey: Blue Banisters (UMG)
Helado Negro: Far In (4AD)
Deerhoof: Actually, You Can (Joyful Noise)
Orquesta Akokán: 15 Rayos (Daptone)
Circuit Des Yeux: -io (Matador)
Hand Habits: Fun House (Saddle Creek)
Sam Wilkes: One Theme & Subsequent Improvisation (Leaving Records)
Trace Mountains: House Of Confusion (Lame-O Records)
Parquet Courts: Symphony for Life (Rough Trade)
Grouper: Shade (kranky)
Okay Kaya: The Incompatible Kaya (Jagjaguwar)
Parker Quartet, Kim Kashkashian: György Kurtág: Moments Musicaux & Officium breve / Antonín Dvorák: String Quintet op. 97 (ECM)
Herbert: Musca (Accidental)
