This week’s best albums
– On a soundtrack to a documentary that chronicles Spindrift touring American ghost towns, the Western psych-rock band covers cowboy classics and offers four new originals.
– With a swing of emotions and a punch in the gut, symphonic blackened hardcore outfit So Hideous releases one of the most exciting debut LPs of the year.
– Italian cinema-funk outfit Calibro 35 pays further tribute to its film-score heritage with a sweeping rock epic.
– On his seventh album, Martin Dosh continues rewriting the rules for a culture still mired in its deference to melody over rhythm.
Honorable mentions
Rafiq Bhatia: Yes It Will (Rest Assured)
Ducktails: Wish Hotel EP (Domino)
Poliça: Shulamith (Mom + Pop)
The Stargazer Lillies: We Are the Dreamers (Graveface)