The songs rarely cohere into anything greater than the sum of their individual parts.
Chocolate Factory gets right down to the usual business.
Like much of the album, the gorgeous “einschlaf” takes off like a revelatory epiphany and drops you somewhere between serene saturation and famine.
Massive Attack continues to thumb its nose at the grand expectations that have loomed over them since their 1991 masterpiece, Blue Lines.
Fischerspooner’s Casey Spooner may hate nostalgia, but his group’s debut, #1, is certainly a sonic retro feast.
Jeffrey Gaines is a true believer in embracing life’s opportunities at every turn.
The album is crammed with more hooks than the last three Pumpkins releases combined.
The album is packed with bonus track after bonus track and seemingly never ends!
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Malin’s attempt at Dylanesque balladry falls short of the lofty goal and what remains is a less than adequate approximation.
Tuned, tweaked, and polished, System of a Down has politely tossed us their best album yet.
Common channels the ghosts of Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison to achieve a post-gangsta rap hybrid unlike anything else out today.
It was a year of revelations and mixed blessings. The teen-pop bubble didn’t so much burst as deflate.
Forget Mariah. Whitney takes the cake when it comes to distressed divas on the comeback trail.
I Care 4 U is a condensed celebration of the young star’s abbreviated life and career.
The Dillinger Escape Plan bids to annihilate our understanding of what metal is.
The Roots once again challenge the commodification and subsequent destruction of hip-hop culture.
More Than You Think You Are could have just as easily been called If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It.
Jennifer Lopez makes a surprising step toward more adult-oriented R&B on her third studio album.
Aside from the clever lyrics, Sing When You’re Winning shows a mature musical diversity.
Charmbracelet reprises the singer’s now-signature mix of hip-hop and pop.