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Mount Eerie's new album, Clear Moon, comes out May 22.

May 13, 2012 A hypnotic album, Clear Moon finds common ground in experimental folk and ambient black metal.

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Kimbra.

May 13, 2012 The New Zealander's debut is a booming and spangly concoction, as smartly crafted as it is sleek.

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Beach House's new album, Bloom, comes out May 15.

May 6, 2012 Bloom highlights the band's subtle evolution through precise refinements to its dreamy pop songs.

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Saint Vitus unleashes the slow-mo headbang of a thousand metalheads on its first album in 17 years. Lillie: F-65 comes out May 22.

May 13, 2012 These lifers unleash the slow-mo headbang of a thousand metalheads on their first album in 17 years.

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Best Coast's new album, The Only Place, comes out May 15.

May 6, 2012 The Only Place doesn't just advance the band's irresistible garage-pop formula; it perfects it.

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Jeremy Denk's new album, Ligeti/Beethoven, comes out May 15.

May 6, 2012 Hear a brilliant new solo recording from a singular pianist who reaches for infinity — and beyond.

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Exitmusic's new album, Passage, comes out May 22.

May 6, 2012 Passage isn't the year's most uplifting record, but it is one of the most memorable and absorbing.

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Sara Watkins' new album, Sun Midnight Sun, comes out May 8.

April 29, 2012 The former Nickel Creek member is smart enough to spike her accessible roots music with surprises.

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