First Listen
Enjoy previews of select, upcoming albums, in their entirety.
Regina Spektor's new album, What We Saw From the Cheap Seats, comes out May 29.
Spektor is an oddball sentimentalist whose words summon universal feelings of love, hope and desire.
Recent First Listen
May 20, 2012 Valtari's collection of gorgeous, moody sound-washes fits right into the band's remarkable catalog.
May 20, 2012 The long-running band's new album is full of unabashed electronic odes to pop's gravitational pull.
May 20, 2012 Heaven sounds big even as the band finds more and more comfort in performing at a whisper.
May 20, 2012 Here finds singer Alex Ebert and company ruminating on and celebrating the aftermath of salvation.
May 13, 2012 Hear what happens when a star violinist meets a piano full of marbles, duct tape and more surprises.
May 13, 2012 A hypnotic album, Clear Moon finds common ground in experimental folk and ambient black metal.
May 13, 2012 The New Zealander's debut is a booming and spangly concoction, as smartly crafted as it is sleek.
May 6, 2012 Bloom highlights the band's subtle evolution through precise refinements to its dreamy pop songs.
