The New Orleans punk duo channels American country and folk music for a raw, righteous, and impressively original sound. Their second record is Southern garage rock at its best.

Formerly a beacon of relative calm among his hometown’s more gonzo street rappers, the Flint upstart packs his latest album with more jokes, quirks, and personality than ever before.

The UK producer perfected his leftfield electronic fusion years ago, and he sticks with it on his seventh album. But his melodic gifts make otherwise familiar sounds worth coming back to.

On its second album, the Brooklyn-based band brings a sense of humor and a spirit of community to grungy, shoegaze-inflected songs about self-destruction and maladaptation.