The Leeds junglist tells a story in the wrong order, in the right way.
Rather than fighting her reputation as a mean girl, Taylor Swift embraces it on “Look What You Made Me Do.”
Katy plays “Kobe” Perry, the team captain of the Tigers, who go head-to-head with the Sheep, led by Hafþór Júlíus “Thor” Björnsson.
The album’s pseudo-danceable moments add welcome wrinkles to a formula that’s otherwise begun to feel leaden.
The album plays to its principals’ strengths without sounding like an exercise in nostalgia.
The music video finds the artist paying homage to none other than Elvis Presley.
Iron & Wine’s Beast Epic mostly just drifts by like a pleasant but fleeting summer breeze.
Not Dark Yet’s unadorned, low-key sound is key to some of the album’s more radical feats of imagination.
The album explores self-imposed barriers rather than bracing against outside pressures.
For all the album’s genuine pathos and heartfelt self-help directives, Kesha never takes herself too seriously.
The album stands as a reminder of how sturdy the crux of Liars’s platform remains, even as a solo project.
Dark Matter’s triumph is that it hits you in the gut just as much as it resonates in the brain.
Grizzly Bear’s Painted Ruins explores the inner conflict experienced when our best-laid plans fall apart.
Flower Boy is easily Tyler, the Creator’s most emotionally risky, and rewarding, work to date.
Everything Now is by far Arcade Fire’s most upbeat and easily digestible effort to date.
The Road, Pt 1 is an eclectic, cinematic effort that’s also surprisingly cohesive.
The upbeat pop-rock song is the most radio-friendly offering from the album so far.
Fly, Approximately Infinite Universe, and Feeling the Space are among Ono’s finest and most accessible albums.
We’ve got the exclusive premiere of Bright Light Bright Light’s new music video “Into the Night.”
Lust for Life is a sprawling contemplation of Del Rey’s aesthetic and its various dissonances.
Alice Cooper’s Paranormal is a reminder that loud, lumbering rock never goes out of style.