First Listen
Enjoy previews of select, upcoming albums, in their entirety.
Hear what happens when a star violinist meets a piano full of marbles, duct tape and more surprises.
Recent First Listen
May 13, 2012 A hypnotic album, Clear Moon finds common ground in experimental folk and ambient black metal.
May 13, 2012 The New Zealander's debut is a booming and spangly concoction, as smartly crafted as it is sleek.
May 6, 2012 Bloom highlights the band's subtle evolution through precise refinements to its dreamy pop songs.
May 13, 2012 These lifers unleash the slow-mo headbang of a thousand metalheads on their first album in 17 years.
May 6, 2012 The Only Place doesn't just advance the band's irresistible garage-pop formula; it perfects it.
May 6, 2012 Hear a brilliant new solo recording from a singular pianist who reaches for infinity — and beyond.
May 6, 2012 Passage isn't the year's most uplifting record, but it is one of the most memorable and absorbing.
April 29, 2012 The former Nickel Creek member is smart enough to spike her accessible roots music with surprises.
