Essential Full-Length Releases
 Banks & Steelz - Anything but Words Most hip-hop collaborations tend to be with R&B artists, but in recent years RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan has been more interested in working with artists of the indie variety. In 2013, he was featured on James Blake's "Take a Fall for Me." Now, he's partnered up with Interpol's Paul Banks for a new project. Banks himself has gotten involved in hip-hop, even releasing his own mixtape in 2013. Neither artist strays far from their milieu on this; it's a pretty straight combo of Interpol and RZA. Watch: "Giant" Watch: "Love + War" (featuring Ghostface Killah) |
 Cass McCombs - Mangy Love Cass McCombs keeps himself pretty busy; he released a pair of spectacular albums in 2011, followed those up in 2013 and, just last year, released a collection of older recordings, A Folk Set Apart. He's back this year with more new music. His eighth album pulls from a variety of styles and features vocals from another favorite, Angel Olsen. Watch: "Medusa’s Outhouse" Watch: "Run Sister Run" |
 De La Soul - And the Anonymous Nobody De La Soul haven't released a proper album since 2004's The Grind Date. There was a side project, First Serve, from two members in 2012, but I'm not sure how that fits within their broader discography. The newest album sees them all back together and back to form, reminding fans what made them so great in the first place. Listen: "Pain" (featuring Snoop Dogg) Listen: "Royalty Capes" |
 Katy Goodman & Greta Morgan - Take It, It’s Yours Katy Goodman, formerly of Vivian Girls, has been active as a solo artist, under the name La Sera, since 2010. For her latest record, she is performing under her own name and partnering up with Greta Morgan, who has performed with The Hush Sound, Gold Motel, and Springtime Carnivore. On their collaborative album, they perform covers of songs originally performed by punk and new waves artists, including Billy Idol, Blondie, and the Stooges. Watch: "Ever Fallen in Love" Watch: "Sex Beat" |
Other Full-Length Releases
 The Album Leaf - Between Waves Watch: "Between Waves" Watch: "New Soul" |
 Cassius - Ibifornia Watch: "Action" (featuring Cat Power & Mike D) Watch: "The Missing" (featuring Ryan Tedder & Jaw) |
 Magic Trick - Other Man’s Blues Listen: "Oysters" Listen: "Eternal Summer" |
 Mild High Club - Skiptracing Listen: "Skiptracing" Listen: "Homage" |
 The Veils - Total Depravity Watch: "Axolotl" (featuring El-P) Listen: "Total Depravity" |
Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.
 Carly Rae Jepsen - E•MO•TION: B-Sides Listen: "Cry" Listen: "First Time" |
 Charlotte Day Wilson - CDW Listen: "Find You" Listen: "Where Do You Go" |
 Delicate Steve - "Winners" Listen: "Winners" |
 Jon Hopkins - Opalescent Reissue Listen: "Opalescent" Listen: "Halcyon" |
 Junior Boys - Kiss Me All Night Listen: "Kiss Me All Night" Listen: "Yes" |
 Lowell - Part 1: PARIS YK Watch: "High Enough" Listen: "West Coast Forever" |
 Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children Listen: Florence + The Machine - "Wish That You Were Here" |
 Porches - Water Watch: "Car" Watch: "Black Dress" |
 Prophets of Rage - The Party’s Over Watch: "Prophets of Rage" Listen: "The Party’s Over" |
 Roadies: Music from the Showtime Original Series Listen: Nicole Atkins - "A Little Crazy" Listen: My Morning Jacket - "The First Time" |
 Sporting Life - Slam Dunk Vol. 1 Watch: "Hydrate the Hustle" Listen: "Kill That Shout" |
 Vince Staples - Prima Donna EP Watch: "Prima Donna" Listen: "Big Time" |
 XOXO (Music from the Netflix Original Film) Listen: Michael Brun - "All I Ever Wanted" Listen: Yotto - "Song from the Sun" |
