The singer has yet to discover a sound or sensibility that truly distinguishes her.
Photographer Chris Jorgensen has set up shot at Bonnaroo, a four-day, multi-stage music and arts festival held on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee.
Rowland gets closer to carving a niche for herself on Talk a Good Game than she has been on prior efforts.
Beach House, Cat Power, the Lumineers, Portugal. The Man, & the Tallest Man on Earth.
Each day we’ll be posting some of photographer Chris Jorgensen’s up-close-and-personal shots of the bands, the fans, and the press events.
Grizzly Bear, Wilco, Of Monsters and Men, ZZ Top, & the Fouls.
Kveikur is a more pointed effort, stripped of the lavish, often self-serving production the band indulged in the past.
Cole’s palpable sense of responsibility is matched by his slick but convincing critiques of hip-hop’s culture of conspicuous consumption.
Ariel Pink, Father John Misty, Alt-J, Futurebirds, Haim, Milo Green, & Nicki Bluhm.
Boards of Canada’s knack for charming, even moving, melodies hasn’t dulled.
Watching Dirty Projectors open for the National is both annoying and edifying.
The album proves there isn’t anyone out there who executes this strain of musical comedy with as much satirical precision as the Lonely Island.
Most of Planta comes off as a moment of respite, but most of their fans will allow them the moment.
Gold Panda’s Half of Where You Live boasts a newfound depth and poise.
13 is ultimately a solid, back-to-basics return that proves Black Sabbath is still the exemplary blueprint for heavy metal.
Dagger Beach manages to be a personal album that doesn’t rely strictly on autobiography for its emotional or thematic heft.
It’s hard not to interpret the track as a reaction to Trent Reznor’s detour into Tinsel Town.
By no means Camera Obscura’s best effort, Desire Lines is nevertheless a pleasurable listen.
Pythons is less dynamic than its predecessor, with fewer chord changes and less overall complexity.
Kylie Minogue is getting good at dropping things.
IV Play is about the push and pull between artistic and commercial impulses, and The-Dream continues to balance both with amazing deftness.