1.Wilco – The Whole Love
Wilco’s inaugural release through their own dBpm Records, represents the Chicago stalwarts most adventurous, expansive work in over seven years.
2. Real Estate – Days
The breezy sophomore release from New Jersey’s Real Estate. Replete with lovely harmonies and melancholic strums, Days is perfect Autumn listening.
3. Feist – Metals
Feist follows her 2007 breakthrough with another batch of catchy, indie-pop tunes; the inevitable soundtrack for every commercial you’ll see over the next few months.
4. Ryan Adams – Ashes & Fire
After a three-year hiatus, county troubadour Ryan Adams returns with an introspective new record that recalls the singer’s 2001 masterwork, Heartbreaker.
5. M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
M83 inflate their signature synth-scapes to stadium sizes on their excellent new double album, which features some of the French group’s most crowd-pleasing compositions to date.
6. Lou Reed / Metallica – Lulu
An unlikely collaboration between the underground elder statesman and the heavy metal mainstays; Lulu isn’t what one would traditionally describe as “good music.” But, in the tradition of Reed’s 1975 album of guitar feedback Metal Machine Music, it’s a polarizing work that must be experienced at least once.
