Consumer Guide: August, 2025

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Aesop Rock: Black Hole Superette (Rhymesayers Entertainment)

Rory Block: Heavy on the Blues (M.C.)

Brother Ali: Satisfied Soul (Mello Music Group)

Tyler Childers: Snipe Hunter (RCA Victor)

Clipse: Let God Sort Em Out (Roc Nation Distribution)

Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band: New Threats From the Soul (Sophomore Lounge)

Lorde: Virgin (Universal New Zealand/Republic)

Edna Martinez Presents Picó! : Sound System Culture From The Colombian Caribbean (Strut)

James McMurtry: The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy (New West)

Polyfillas: Rude Boys of England EP! (Polyfillasband)

Jonathan Richman: Only Frozen Sky Anyway (Blue Arrow)

Ross Thorn: Ross Thorn Tries Fitting In (Casa De Copas)

Jesika von Rabbit: Bunnywood Babylon (Dionysus)

Wet Leg: Moisturizer (Domino)

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