

Minus the Bear, Planet of Ice. This record almost redefines majestic. Minus plays complex, melodic, head-spinning music that leaps from eight-minute epics like Lotus to dynamic rock like Throwin' Shapes.
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Iron and Wine, The Shepherd's Dog. Sam Beam made his name with his stark, bare folk music, but this album explodes his sound, adding percussion and dozens of instruments. Yet the core of Beam's work remains.
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