The band’s first album in a decade is more haunted than its arena-sized choruses suggest.
For World Wide Rebel Songs, Tom Morello strays somewhat from the low-key acoustic sound that’s defined his previous solo releases.
Even if “Exit the Mine” hadn’t been cut on an iPad, it would still be noteworthy for its delicate, piano-driven structure and attention to detail.
These songs are chilled just to the point where you can definitely taste the beginnings of freezer burn.
Cattle Callin is a concept record whose concept is so deeply flawed that it never should’ve made it as far as the studio.
Loosely focused on reliving some of the rowdier days of his youth, Butch Walker drenches The Spade in nostalgia.
Wild Flag’s self-titled debut may not be a Sleater-Kinney album, but it feels like an extension of that band’s hard-charging aesthetic.
The majority of the album is grounded in Jennings’s competent but unremarkable piano playing.
When Annie Clark’s blank mask falls, the glimpse at the face underneath is brief and cryptic.
The things Lady Antebellum do well on Own the Night are few and far between.
If Ancient & Modern can’t stand up to the band’s best efforts, it’s more than a worthy addition to an imposing body of work.
It’s rare for Grouplove to strike gold away from their business-as-usual approach though.
Spank Rock’s track is an infectious slice of electro rap-pop ripped straight from the Theophilus London school of sleek, hip-hop hipsterdom.
The album never sounds like the work of a proper band, since there’s no actual interplay between any of the instrumental performances.
The Night the Sun Came Up fails to back up Dev’s claim that she’s more than just a Ke$ha clone.
Ghost to a Ghost/Gutter Town suggests that Williams’s only just begun to showcase his apparently boundless creativity.
Here for a Good Time is both a good time and a new peak for Strait.
What’s most disappointing about Celestial Electric is that it loses what makes both AM and Shawn Lee worth following in the first place.
Beautiful Imperfection is long on self-assurance and warmth, but also routinely safe and unsurprising.
The Weeknd’s Thursday spans a range of sounds that are darker and more abrasive than what R&B typically allows.
There’s an undeniably sinister undertone to Purity Ring’s new single, “Belispeak.”