The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist reignited his childhood love of the trumpet to make his first solo album: a mature, sophisticated collection of songs featuring stars of the L.A. jazz scene.

Robyn sounds right at home on a kooky new album that refines the luminous synth palpitations of Body Talk to explore sexuality, sentimentality, and the creation of life.

With a guest appearance from Waxahatchee and production from John Congleton, the latest from the Australian singer-songwriter gently furthers her career-long search for inner peace.

The American band’s 1996 debut spun indie pop gold from heartache and secondhand Hammond organ. A new 30th-anniversary reissue can hardly do much to improve it.