Falling Hard

Lost love, Whole Love and, yes, naked love

Mary Rozzi

Feist

BEST DEBUT

WILD FLAG

You might know Carrie Brownstein from her IFC show Portlandia or for her days with the critically acclaimed rock group Sleater-Kinney. On the eponymous album Wild Flag, her new band--which includes '90s indie-rock princess Mary Timony and former Sleater-Kinney drummer Janet Weiss--uses staccato drums, hand claps, stomping beats and Brownstein's squealing vocals to create songs so energetic, you expect the band to start smashing their instruments any second. 9/13

MARY J. BLIGE

"Someone to Love Me (Naked)," the first single off the soul queen's 10th album, is as good as its title, with Blige's rich voice rolling...

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