Recent Detached Releases

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  Depeche Mode
  Ultra: The 12" Singles
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  Deluxe vinyl box set collecting the singles -- and associated B-sides and remixes -- from 1997's Ultra era.

  - Neil Z. Yeung
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  Lorde
  Solar Power
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  Lorde indulges in good vibes on this hazy, sunny album.

  - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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  Nite Jewel
  No Sun
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  This dark, challenging, and often fearless album pushes past the hazy R&B; tendencies of previous work into more daring and emotionally raw avant-pop territory.

  - Fred Thomas
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  Jungle
  Loving in Stereo
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  The third album from this groove-centric U.K. group trades the melancholy undertone of their last record for a disco-ready atmosphere of positivity and celebration.

  - Fred Thomas
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  Homeshake
  Under the Weather
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  Peter Sagar keeps up his consistent track record of friendly yet bummed-out albums reflecting on isolation and loneliness.

  - Paul Simpson
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  Khruangbin
  Mordechai Remixes
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  Khruangbin hand their excellent 2020 full-length off to several remixers, who reinforce the club-friendly qualities of the group's music.

  - Paul Simpson
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  Suuns
  The Witness
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  The fifth album from Montreal experimental rock trio is an immersive, metered listening experience made up of constant understated movement.

  - Fred Thomas
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  Damon & Naomi / Michio Kurihara
  A Sky Record
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  Begun in Japan in 2019 and completed during the earliest phases of the COVID-19 lockdown, a sense of disquiet runs through these sadly beautiful songs.

  - Fred Thomas
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  Joy Orbison
  Still Slipping, Vol. 1
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  Joy Orbison's first full-length release is a reflective, scrapbook-style mixtape threaded with samples of his family members.

  - Paul Simpson
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  Breeze
  Only Up
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  The Toronto producer offers a colorful, spontaneous reimagination of the '90s Madchester scene that feels at once familiar and futuristic.

  - Fred Thomas