The singer has yet to discover a sound or sensibility that truly distinguishes her.
The band performs the right incantations and brings forth old demons from the abyss.
Ware has long possessed the ability to wrap powerful emotions in pleasant melodies.
The album makes one yearn for an era when there seemed to be more room for genuinely ambitious, artful Top 40 pop.
The album feels more like a fine-tuning than a bold new adventure for the singer-songwriter.
Heartbreak on a Full Moon can only be read as hubris, an inability to edit, or simply poor impulse control.
Sleigh Bells remain both confined and defined by their early novelty as the twee pop group with the loud guitars.
Swift pays homage to sci-fi and anime in her new music video.
All American Made is a testament to singer-songwriter Margo Price’s fiery independent streak.
The album is most effective when Cuomo fades into the dusky, melancholy ambiance.
Bootsy Collins’s World Wide Funk delivers pure, unpretentious funk, overflowing with the joy of creation.
The album pares back Norwegian producer Hans-Peter Lindstrøm’s sound to the point of quasi-minimalism.
The album doesn’t reinvent pop-soul, but it solidifies Clarkson’s position as one of her generation’s greatest singers.
The music on St. Vincent’s latest is rooted in retro influences while the lyrics are decidedly forward-looking.
Beautiful Trauma’s neat construction renders the album less than the sum of its parts.
Enjoyment of The Saga Continues will depend on one’s tolerance for Wu-Tang at its most generic.
Despite the incessant theme of freedom on Colors, Beck’s idiosyncrasies seem constrained.
Even the songs with the most explicitly historical narratives can’t help but double as personal confessions.
A quintessential stopgap album, Lotta Sea Lice sees Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile cruising throughout.
Stefani is affectionately loyal to the standards on You Make It Feel Like Christmas.
ken showcases the most commercially appealing elements of Destroyer frontman Dan Bejar’s oeuvre.