Olivia Rodrigo, Jazmine Sullivan, Iceage, and more.

Josiah Wise, sighs happily onDeacon’s ethereal opener “Hyacinth.”

Disaster is already here, butSeek Shelterfeels sturdy enough to stand the test of time.

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But it’s Mach’s voice that makes those tools work.

It’s also the effect of their dexterity.

It’s unpredictable, yet all the pieces fit.

Olivia Rodrigo

Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album, ‘Sour’.Geffen Records

Brian Josephs

St. Vincent Daddy’s Home

At this point, a newSt.

Does “Pay Your Way to Pain” sound like melting summer asphalt feels?

Yes, and that’s the highest compliment.

Best Albums of the Year So Far Jazmine Sullivan – Heaux Tales

RCA Records

Consider this immediate follow-up a double-shot espresso of sped-up joy.

Cuomo’s songwriting infuses the throwback riffs with raucous quirk, shouting out NietzscheandNostradamus.

Roll on forever, middle-aged rock dads!

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but it’s a skill set that Madlib, a.k.a.

It’s a fitting soundscape for Sweat$ (a.k.a.

Metaphorical or otherwise, Bowden seems to have found it.

Iceage — Seek Shelter

Mexican Summer

(“Can I interest you in everything all of the time?")

Alex Suskind

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