The songs rarely cohere into anything greater than the sum of their individual parts.
Michelle Williams’s solo debut, Heart to Yours, affords the singer an opportunity to prove she can hold her own.
Even more by-the-numbers than his debut, Avant’s Ecstasy draws on the proven formulas of his fellow R&B crooners.
The Dolls’s generic brand of pop/rock makes one yearn for the prescription strength of Third Eye Blind or Soul Asylum.
The largely downtempo Uninvisible is couch music (or table tennis music) at its best.
South, though inconsistent at times, is an album you don’t want to end.
Brisebois’s angst-ridden attack on the world’s hypocrisies mysteriously failed to strike a chord the way Alanis Morrisette’s did just one year later.
A compilation steeped in techno, ’80s retro, French new-wave, and Detroit house, all deftly mixed by house maestro Steffen “Dixon” Berkhahn.
If you were under the impression that people have stopped paying attention to Iron Maiden, then you haven’t been to Rio.
Rich people have money. Aside from that, they’re basically just like you and me, and nothing quite compares to watching them perform painfully ordinary tasks.
Ultimately, the singer’s debut album fails to carve a unique niche for the budding artist.
Its 12 tracks are filled with nothing other than honesty and soul.
It’s a personal and accomplished debut that virtually guarantees she’ll make more than a chirp on the R&B radar.
White Lilies Island is pure pop and with its organic edge and introspective lyrics, it’s the best kind.
Dion’s attempts at “edginess” on her new album, A New Day Has Come, are largely hit or miss.
He’s one part Gaye and two parts Wonder, drawing on the sounds of the past to craft a winning formula that earnestly blends soul with sincerity.
It’s Wham! All over again, innuendo and all.
Any new Destiny’s Child material? No. Scam to get your money? Yes. Good fun? Of course.
Haaksman, currently busy puffin’ away and working on several new projects, took a few moments to speak with Slant about the influence of dub, both personal and universal.
The album is electronic music’s most consistently compelling compilation since last year’s Tribal Futures: The Way Ahead.
Hip-hop’s ever-prolific mainstay Jay-Z has joined forces with R&B crooner R. Kelly for what is promised to be The Best of Both Worlds.