The album sees the singer-songwriter moving in a different direction.
AIM is less emphatic and coherent than many of M.I.A.’s previous musical provocations.
Prima Donna is Vince Staples becoming acutely aware of his role as a black artist in America.
Mykki Blanco’s full-length debut album, Mykki, explores an inner life lived on both sides of an ironic wink.
Jeff Tweedy’s songwriting has achieved previously unheard dimensions of clarity and emotionality.
The album draws its strength from Olsen’s sheer temerity to so drastically change course.
Blonde is every bit the rich, densely layered album fans were expecting from Frank Ocean.
By eschewing EDM and embracing subtler pop sounds, Britney’s made her most daring album in years.
The album is a captivating listen, albeit far from the confidence and coherence of De La Soul’s crucial first act.
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Formal rigor, not raw originality, is the guiding force behind Crystal Castle’s Amnesty (I).
The album’s lyrics wouldn’t be such a sticking point if Gonjasufi’s music wasn’t equally reductive.
Blanchett’s famously steely face becomes unrecognizable in the video for the trip-hop band’s new song.
Even with improved production values and greater musical eclecticism, Real is still fittingly unadulterated.
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With Boy King, Wild Beasts stumbles into a garish new style that’s heavy on sweat, sex, and cynicism.
Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not is the warm, comforting blanket of Marshall-stack fuzz we need right now.
Performed live on July 12 at the Classical Revival opera house, his music took on a strikingly anthemic quality.
The album shows lateral growth in its procession of art-rock odysseys and more standard fare.
The album is a testament to the depths to which Tyler is willing to pander in order to remain relevant.
In its relentless repetition, the album becomes a virtually stoical incarnation of anonymous hate.