For the Record

Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes ( & Sad Women )

For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women) is the fourth studio album by Japanese Breakfast (Michelle Zauner), released March 21, 2025 via Dead Oceans. It marks a return to more introspective territory after Jubilee (2021), leaning into melancholy, longing, myth, and narrative rather than pure cathartic joy.

Curtis Harding - Departures & Arrivals: Adventures of Captain Curt
Curtis Harding - Departures & Arrivals: Adventures of Captain Curt

This is Harding’s fourth full-length album. It’s a concept album built around a character “Captain Curt,” who journeys through space — metaphorical as much as literal — reflecting themes of longing, alienation, being far from home, and the search for connection and return.

Billy Joel - Greatest Hits I & II
Billy Joel - Greatest Hits I & II

Released on August 2, 1985 by Columbia Records, this double album collects Joel’s biggest singles from 1973 through 1985. It’s one of the best-selling albums in the U.S. — certified diamond by the RIAA, with over 23 million copies sold worldwide.

Beck - Mellow Gold
Beck - Mellow Gold

Beck’s Mellow Gold is his major-label debut album, released on March 1, 1994 via DGC Records. It’s the record that broke him into the mainstream, largely thanks to the slacker anthem “Loser,” which became an alt-rock staple of the ‘90s.

Ghost - Skeleta
Ghost - Skeleta

Ghost’s sixth full-length studio album, SKELETÁ, was unleashed on April 25, 2025, via Loma Vista Recordings. Produced by Tobias Forge, this release marks a bold, introspective turn in the band's discography.

Caamp - Copper Changes Color
Caamp - Copper Changes Color

With Copper Changes Color, Caamp takes a bold step into a looser, more confident iteration of themselves. Recorded over two years at Sonic Ranch and Sear Sound, the album bears the fingerprints of co-producers Beatriz Artola and Tucker Martine, whose contributions help shape its dynamic, textured soundscape.

Michigander - Michigander
Michigander - Michigander

Michigander’s debut album embodies a decade of artistic growth, fusing personal lyricism with soaring, power-pop-infused indie-rock. Critics note its polished blend of hopeful vulnerability, cinematic hooks, and earnest reflection.

Jon Batiste - Big Money
Jon Batiste - Big Money

Jon Batiste’s ninth studio album, Big Money, released on August 22, 2025, marks a compelling turn in the trajectory of a multi-Grammy winner known for his exuberant performances and genre-blending flair.