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Metacritic Reports Music Monday: New Albums, Videos, and Music News

Music Monday: New Albums, Videos, and Music News Image

Get a full rundown of this week's new albums, stream new music from artists such as Norah Jones, Death Grips, and Dandy Warhols, catch up on the week's music news, and watch the latest music videos (for Simian Mobile Disco, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, and more).

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L.A. Woman - The Doors

Metascore: 96
Release Date: Jan 24, 2012

User Score: 7.4
The second 40th anniversary rerelease of the final studio album for The Doors with Jim Morrison includes alternative versions of several songs on...More »
On the Impossible Past - The Menzingers

Metascore: 93
Release Date: Feb 21, 2012

User Score: 7.3
The third full-length release from the punk rock band from Pennsylvania is its first on Epitaph Records.More »
Be Good - Gregory Porter

Metascore: 89
Release Date: Feb 14, 2012

User Score: 6.6
This is the second album for the Grammy-nominated jazz singer.More »
Accelerando - Vijay Iyer Trio

Metascore: 87
Release Date: Mar 13, 2012
The third album from pianist Vijay Iyer with bassist Stephen Crump and drummer Marcus Gilmore includes several original compositions as well as...More »
Django Django - Django Django

Metascore: 87
Release Date: Jan 30, 2012

User Score: 8.2
This is the debut release for the indie London-based quartet that began at an Edinburgh art school.More »
Young Man In America - Anais Mitchell

Metascore: 86
Release Date: Feb 28, 2012

User Score: 8.5
The singer-songwriter scales back from her 20-track 2010 album Hadestown with 11 folk tunes on her fifth album.More »
The Wall [Experience/Immersion Edition] - Pink Floyd

Metascore: 86
Release Date: Feb 28, 2012

User Score: 7.1
Pink Floyd's 1979 concept album that spawned a film and a stage show is remastered. The seven-disc Immersion set includes a DVD as well as...More »
A Victim of Stars: 1982-2012 - David Sylvian

Metascore: 86
Release Date: Apr 3, 2012
The two-disc compilation of solo work comes from the former lead singer of the new wave group Japan.More »
Vee Vee [Remastered] - Archers of Loaf

Metascore: 86
Release Date: Feb 21, 2012
This is the remastered release of the second album from the North Carolina indie rock band, who reunited in 2011.More »
De Vermis Mysteriis - High on Fire

Metascore: 86
Release Date: Apr 3, 2012
The concept album for the heavy metal band led by Matt Pike was produced by Kurt Ballou of Converge.More »