Pyrrhon

Plus: Bassekou Kouyate & Habib Koite, This is Not This Heat, Dysrhythmia/Pyrrhon/Cleric, Ensiferum and more tour news.

The album was made with a 17-piece orchestra featuring members of Mivos Quartet and ICE, as well as sopranos Daisy Press and Megan Schubert, all of whom will be with Charlie for his special hometown release show this week.

Plus: Big Thief, Neko Case, Ex Hex, Deradoorian with guests, Charlie Looker with an orchestra, Malcolm Cecil & Steve Moore, Durand Jones & the Indications, and more NYC-area shows on sale.

Plus: Rufus Wainwright, Cold Cave, Omni, Allah-Las, Yo La Tengo, Kamasi Washington, Zeke, and more just announced tours.

Philly avant-garde metal band Cleric returned late last year with Retrocausal (which featured contributions from John Zorn, Mick Barr and Timba Harris), their first full-length since their 2010 debut…

Tonight’s NYC shows include The National, Talib Kweli, Hamilton Leithauser, a Suicide tribute with Martin Rev, Snarky Puppy with David Crosby & others, The Dap-Kings’ Otis Redding tribute, and more.

Our metal sister site Invisible Oranges ran down their favorite metal albums of the year. Plus, see lists from King Woman, Planning for Burial, and Amenra.

Last week it was Rough Trade Shops, and now metal mag Decibel is here with another Best Albums of 2017 list.