A mighty six years after his last, Caribou has captured another wonderous snapshot of his oft-imitated, never-mastered indietronic style.

On his most impressive release to date, the Baltimore synth wizard hitches together something that’s equally striking from a distance, and impressively detailed with time and closer inspection.

After putting the whole world onto his bassy beats with 99.9%, BUBBA attempts to circumvent the sophomore slump with a more focused R&B direction.

Violent Femmes’ 1983 debut didn’t get the ear it deserved until the following decade, which is small surprise; the angst that cracks at the corners of the band’s folk-punk livery was practically hand-made for the alt-rock decade.

Four Tet sees dance music under the scope of post-rock and jazz, and captures a muted but fluorescent style of electronica that is perfect for introspection.