Recent Rousing Releases

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  AC/DC
  Power Up
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  AC/DC reconvened to pay tribute to their late founding member Malcolm Young, winding up with deeply felt good-time rock & roll.

  - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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  Jimi Hendrix / The Jimi Hendrix Expe …
  Live in Maui
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  The ultimate guitar hero and his band play two fiery sets in Hawaii where they shine despite unpredictable conditions.

  - Mark Deming
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  Paul McCartney
  McCartney III
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  Working once again on his own, McCartney writes for himself, not the charts, winding up with an off-kilter pop album.

  - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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  Ariana Grande
  Positions
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  A single-minded soundtrack to long nights of sex and sensuality.

  - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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  The Smashing Pumpkins
  Cyr
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  On their 11th studio album, this alt-rock institution transfigure their layered guitar daydreams into brooding synth pop.

  - Fred Thomas
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  Weezer
  OK Human
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  A moody, sweetly melancholy, string-drenched departure from Weezer.

  - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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  Neil Diamond / London Symphony Orche …
  Classic Diamonds
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  The songwriting legend reimagines his hits backed by the London Symphony Orchestra.

  - Timothy Monger
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  Jeezy
  The Recession 2
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  The tenth album from this chart-topping rapper cuts scathing social commentary with triumphant, braggadocious fun.

  - Fred Thomas
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  Elton John
  Jewel Box
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  An exhaustive, handsome box that offers a wealth of Elton John rarities, including non-LP B-sides and unreleased pre-fame recordings.

  - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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  Lee Brice
  Hey World
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  The country crooner freshens his sound without losing his sentimental streak.

  - Stephen Thomas Erlewine