Thisis a collection of quiet, introspective piano ballads every bit as beautiful as the packaging.
The album too often seems to be striving to display diversity at the expense of artistry.
“SexyBack” is a shameless tease, a setup for the next single and the rest of the album.
Avenged Sevenfold for Best New Artist? As Eric told me halfway through the show: I think we’re getting too old for this.
Super Extra Gravity sounds like the product of a young, fresh quintet that’s got a whole lot of rock left in ‘em.
When creative decisions are made for the purpose of pleasing the consumer, everyone loses.
What does it say that Simpson’s best work to date is so shallow?
This is power-pop with brains that doesn’t try too hard.
She looked a lot like Lady Kier’s little sister during her one-night stand at the Maritime Hotel’s Hiro Ballroom in New York City.
Perhaps Paris Hilton should have called her debut Album.
While Janet Jackson struggles to find her footing on the rocky surface of 2006, newcomer Cassie is climbing straight past her.
Everything she’s done post-“Genie in a Bottle” has been advertising for the new-and-improved Christina Aguilera brand.
The cover of Christina’s upcoming double-album speaks to me.
There are no floral patterns here. Pallett’s music contains ideas—and they’re worth paying attention to.
As expected, the beat is twerkin’ and Timbaland feels the need to make his presence known.
In case her new album’s title hasn’t tipped you off yet, Pink wants you to know she’s not dead.
Round achieves a kernel of accessibility that’s necessary to survive on a label like Interscope without surrendering the tics that make her tick.
Ambient snippets provide the connective tissue between the album’s 10 songs.
The album is a black hole of pomp and nothingness, a perfect document of the times.
Papineau’s voice is paper-thin, and she’s usually only as good as her source material.