Staff Pick: Einstürzende Neubauten - Rampen

What they say: Einstürzende Neubauten have always been expert conceptualists — true artists who create works meant to be interpreted and felt more than to be intellectualized. By giving themselves over even more to their concepts on Rampen — and no, everything will not be fine — they’ve created a new set of structures to explode. - Rolling Stone

What we say: The original and defining postpunk industrial act return after 2020's "Alles In Allem" with another album of restrained songs and subtle noise structures. Having explored the extremity of metallic collisions of man and machine beginning in 1980, this is a logical, if not subdued destination that they have arrived at. For a more varied and dynamic exploration of their current iteration, look to the Strategies Against Architecture IV anthology. - Jefferson