We weren’t sure if Madonna could surprise us anymore. Until she did.
If one were to try to identify some kind of evolution in Janet’s latest bout of dirty talk, it might be sex with robots.
Vagabonds provides more of Gary Louris’s fiddling with tried-and-true rock methods.
One of the most contemporary (and least pleasant) aspects of X is its scattershot production.
“Autoclave” is at least pretty, and its interpolation of the Cheers theme song is the album’s funniest moment.
The good songs on Golden Delicious are very good, and Doughty remains a clever wordsmith.
The album presents a washed-out monologue of childhood romance and tragedy.
The singer’s fifth album famously announced her sexual maturity.
These songs don’t sound like love songs because they aren’t love songs.
Strange Folk should play well to the diehards who remain from Kula Shaker’s once-sizable fanbase.
Those wondering how Mariah could possibly top the inane title of The Emancipation of Mimi need wonder no more.
This is not your run-of-the-mill “roots of rap” or “best breakbeats” compilation.
They tried to make her go to the Grammys and she said, well, something kinda unintelligible.
Though more adventurous than 2005’s The Best Little Secrets Are Kept, the band’s sophomore LP still rings soulless at its core.
Like Shelby Lynne’s Just a Little Lovin’, it owes its successes as much to a clear sense of purpose as to its singer’s exceptional voice.
Flock invites generally favorable comparisons to a host of other exports from the U.K.
For all the strength of the variously loud and soft moments, the record is at its best when the band attempts to holistically integrate the two.
Up-and-coming district dive the Rock n’ Roll Hotel hosted the show, surely the biggest of the venue’s 18-month existence.
Vampire Weekend has Death Cab for Cutie’s cross-over potential while actually deserving it.
Perhaps the C.I.A. should consider replacing waterboarding with protracted listening sessions of the former pro-surfboarder’s latest.
The band attempts to square its outsize floor-filling ambition with its previously established skill for intimate moments.