Produced by Jack Splash (Kendrick Lamar, Alicia Keys, John Legend) and Valerie June, the new album The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers achieves a transcendent effect thanks in no small part to the splendor of its sound, an exquisitely composed tapestry of folk, soul, gospel, country, blues, psychedelia, and time-bending symphonic pop. The result is a selection of songs both ornate and elegant, each moment crafted with a profound awareness of what�s most essential in creating enduring beauty.

Since 1988, New Orleans� EYEHATEGOD�s snarling, bilious sounds have been a soundtrack for the troubled masses. Ugly music for ugly times. That�s the sense of disenchantment and disease that lies at the heart of their latest and sixth full-length album, A History of Nomadic Behavior. From the bitter pill of opener �Built Beneath the Lies� to the hypnotic haze of closer �Every Thing, Every Day� it�s clear they haven�t slowed or mellowed with time. This is disorienting, uneasy listening. Music that still very much hurts.