Endless Crate - The Best New Albums You Haven't Heard Yet

Makaya McCraven

In These Times

Jazz

A masterclass in jazz fusion, In These Times is a fever dream of live instrumentation, electronic manipulation and avant-garde groove construction

Makaya McCraven

Misha Panfilov

The Sea Will Outlive Us All

Experimental, Jazz, Rock

Marrying the grace and tranquility of jazz with the earthiness of folk music, Misha Panfilov's newest album strikes a tone that's far ahead and in a very singular place.

Misha Panfilov

Chip Wickham

Cloud 10

Jazz

An exhilarating work of modern jazz with passionate playing that will lift your spirits like few others do these days.

Chip Wickham

YUNGMORPHEUS & Theravada

Up Against The Wall; A Degree Of Lunacy

Rap/Hip-Hop

New York producer Theravade and L.A. rapper YUNGMORPHEUS make the most of their time with their collaborative EP digging into weighty topics without sounding forced or preachy in the process.

YUNGMORPHEUS & Theravada

Up Against The Wall; A Degree Of Lunacy

Rap/Hip-Hop

Danger Mouse & Black Thought

Cheat Codes

Rap/Hip-Hop

With Cheat Codes, Danger Mouse and Black Thought have joined forces with one goal in mind: to create a red-hot hip-hop album full of deeply bonkers instrumentals and thought-provoking bars.

Danger Mouse & Black Thought

Various Artists

Compiled by Kribo Records, Sounds of Lecak Vol.1 showcases the genre-bending nature of Singaporean music — bringing together local sounds and influences ranging from traditional Thai music, Afrobeat, disco, funk, psych, soul, and a bit of U.K. pop.

Various Artists

Sounds of Lecak Vol. 1

Funk, Rock, Soul

Greg Foat

Psychosynthesis

Jazz

Spanning jazz-funk, ambient, Balearic and other spacey sunset sounds, Psychosynthesis is one of the more intriguing releases to come out so far this year.

Greg Foat

Psychosynthesis

Jazz

Wu-Lu

LOGGERHEAD

Electronic, Rock

Wu-Lu's sonically-wired pop project is a delirious, genre-bending mix of drum'n'bass breaks, grunge guitars and brutally honest lyrics.

Wu-Lu

LOGGERHEAD

Electronic, Rock

Elucid

I Told Bessie

Rap/Hip-Hop

I Told Bessie continues the abstract lyrical and musical experiments of Brooklyn rapper Elucid, with profound results.

Elucid

I Told Bessie

Rap/Hip-Hop

Ghost Woman

Rock

Playing rippling, raw and loose psych rock,Ghost Woman evoke Hendrix, Beefheart, Lennon and even The Kinks.

Ghost Woman

Rock

Various Artists

Borga Revolution! Ghanaian Dance Music In The Digital Age, 1983-1992 (Vol. 1)

World

Borga Revolution! gathers over an hour of burger highlife music, a West Africa genre blending traditional Ghanaian melodies with synthesizers, disco and boogie to create a pop-infused sound.

Various Artists

Borga Revolution! Ghanaian Dance Music In The Digital Age, 1983-1992 (Vol. 1)

World

Ural Thomas & The Pain

Dancing Dimensions

Soul

Dancing Dimensions draws inspiration from classic soul music but gives it a 21st century feel.

Ural Thomas & The Pain

Dancing Dimensions

Soul

the Frightnrs

Always

World

A soul-tinged take on the 60s rocksteady reggae sound, Always doubles down on everything fans love about The Frightnrs.

the Frightnrs

Always

World

Quelle Chris

DEATHFAME

Rap/Hip-Hop

DEATHFAME is a masterful album that stands apart from what we’ve come to expect from Quelle Chris, but it’s also an album that should be appreciated on its own.

Quelle Chris

DEATHFAME

Rap/Hip-Hop

Hydroplane

Pop, Rock

The recently reissued debut album from Melbourne trio Hydroplane is a delightfully eclectic record whose sonic palette expands across every track.

Hydroplane

Pop, Rock

Various Artists

Saturno 2000: La Rebajada De Los Sonideros 1962 – 1983

World

One of the most unique releases of the past few years, Saturno 2000 showcases the brilliant, psychedelic cumbia sub-genre of rebajada.

Various Artists

Saturno 2000: La Rebajada De Los Sonideros 1962 – 1983

World

The Detroit Escalator Company

Soundtrack 313

Electronic

Soundtrack [313] makes the case that The Detroit Escalator Company is just as central to the development of techno beyond the boundaries of the dance floor as his more renowned counterparts.

The Detroit Escalator Company

Soundtrack 313

Electronic

Ibeyi

Spell 31

Spell 31 is a slow-burning, wide-ranging album that speaks to Ibeyi's artistry and heritage.

Ibeyi

Spell 31

Kendrick Lamar

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

Rap/Hip-Hop

By touching on themes that are normally taboo in the rap world, Kendrick Lamar's latest pushes the boundaries of hip-hop and gives us one of the most honest, soul-baring albums of this generation.

Kendrick Lamar

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

Rap/Hip-Hop

The Soul Surfers

Igor & Romeo’s Sound Excitement

Funk, Soul

Featuring nods to jazz, funk, and other eccentric musical styles, Sound Excitement is an exploration in musical freedom.

The Soul Surfers

Igor & Romeo’s Sound Excitement

Funk, Soul

Reviews

Makaya McCraven

Misha Panfilov

Chip Wickham

YUNGMORPHEUS & Theravada

Danger Mouse & Black Thought

Various Artists

Greg Foat

Wu-Lu

Elucid

Ghost Woman

Various Artists

Ural Thomas & The Pain

the Frightnrs

Quelle Chris

Hydroplane

Various Artists

The Detroit Escalator Company

Ibeyi

Kendrick Lamar

The Soul Surfers