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Metacritic Reports May's Best New Music

Looking for some good new music? We round up the best-reviewed albums of the past month, a list that includes new releases from Killer Mike, El-P, Saint Etienne, The Walkmen, and more. You can also listen to most of May's best albums in their entirety.

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Loveless [Reissue] - My Bloody Valentine

Metascore: 96
Release Date: May 7, 2012

User Score: 9.8
The second album from the Irish rock band is reissued with an unreleased remaster of the album from the original tapes.More »
Ram [Deluxe Edition] - Paul & Linda McCartney

Metascore: 93
Release Date: May 22, 2012

User Score: 6.0
John and Linda McCartney's 1971 album composed at their farm in Scotland is re-released as a four CD/DVD set that includes the original mono...More »
Reform Club - Claro Intelecto

Metascore: 89
Release Date: Apr 24, 2012
This is the third full-length electronic album for producer Mark Stewart under the name Claro Intelecto.More »
Crown and Treaty - Sweet Billy Pilgrim

Metascore: 88
Release Date: Apr 16, 2012
The third full-length release for the British rock band is its first since adding American Jana Carpenter to the group and winning a Mercury Prize...More »
Accelerando - Vijay Iyer Trio

Metascore: 87
Release Date: Mar 13, 2012
The third album from pianist Vijay Iyer with bassist Stephen Crump and drummer Marcus Gilmore includes several original compositions as well as...More »
R.A.P. Music - Killer Mike

Metascore: 87
Release Date: May 15, 2012

User Score: 7.1
The sixth album for Atlanta rapper Killer Mike was produced by El-P and includes guest appearances from Bun B, T.I., Scar, Emily Panic, and Trouble.More »
Europe - Allo Darlin'

Metascore: 86
Release Date: May 1, 2012

User Score: 9.0
Simon Trought returns to produce the second album for the London-based indie pop band led by Elizabeth Morris. More »
Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions - Billy Bragg/Wilco

Metascore: 86
Release Date: Apr 21, 2012
Woody Guthrie's daughter Nora contacted Billy Bragg about using some of the songs her father wrote in the 1940s. Bragg in turn, recruited the band...More »
Locked Down - Dr. John

Metascore: 86
Release Date: Apr 3, 2012

User Score: 8.4
The latest album for Mac Rebennack, the multiple Grammy-winning singer-songwriter from New Orleans, was produced by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys.More »
De Vermis Mysteriis - High on Fire

Metascore: 86
Release Date: Apr 3, 2012
The concept album for the heavy metal band led by Matt Pike was produced by Kurt Ballou of Converge.More »