Japan’s Mono brings the post-apocalyptic noise; Brother Sun, Sister Moon wraps you in nostalgia; and Damien Jurado’s trademark folk gets a shot of psychedelia.

It will be released by Mama Bird Recording Co. on April 12.

Sleek ethereal pop, serene drones, South Korean dreampop, and lush indie-folk.

I’m already looking ahead to 2016’s musical offerings — and I like what I see.

It’s not so much what Jurado sings but how he sounds doing it. (But what he sings is pretty darn good.)

Jurado’s discards are far superior to most people’s a-list material.

Beneath the unaccustomed level of noise, Jurado remains as incisive a writer as ever, and has never sounded better vocally.

Jurado’s lyrics manage to describe tales that seem epic, struggles that seem like something truly overcome.

The territory that Jurado explores is not for those seeking easy answers wrapped up in pop melodies.