The star-studded “cinematic experience” made its debut at Tribeca Film Festival last week.
The shadowy, flirtatious Present Tense is Wild Beasts’s most cohesive effort yet.
Oxymoron feels a bit like a Scarface fan living in a Godfather world.
The Soul of All Natural Things is imbued with a tokenistic exoticism that feels forced.
Blank Project’s emotional content nearly suggests not only a second act, but a second debut.
Run River North’s narratives are a far cry from the sprawling, wanton balladry of contemporary American folk music.
The subtext of St. Vincent is the formation of identity in the face of crisis.
Voices in a Rented Room sounds like it was written and recorded during the alcoholic fugue state of a lost weekend.
Katy Perry has chosen to set herself up for another public flogging by setting the video for “Dark Horse” in Memphis.
Morning Phase represents not only a return to form, but also serves as one of Beck’s most graceful efforts.
On Little Red, the consequences of Katy B’s aloofness are starting to hit home, if only in the moment.
With Past Life, Lost in the Trees has constructed a cinematic universe.
Voices rarely has a chance to establish any momentum before getting tripped up by its own inconsistency.
Killed By Deathrock Vol. 1 carries on the tradition of re-releasing obscure singles from the ’80s, this time focusing on the darkwave and goth subsets of post-punk.
Bad Self Portraits provides fire-hose-level torrents of energy and hip-swaying modulations of tone, rhythm, and instrumentation.
The midtempo ballad is another retread of “We Belong Together.”
Tinariwen’s Emmaar possesses a sense of wonder, restraint, and discovery.
Radio Niger situates listeners on the receiving end of the state-run broadcasting entity for one of the planet’s most diverse nations.
Sam Roberts Band has added some serious production gloss and dance-floor grooves to their repertoire on their latest album, Lo-Fantasy.
The Casket Girls draw on all things cabalistic for their sophomore album, True Love Kills the Fairy Tale.
Wonderland is Dan Deacon visiting Brazil, a pop party rife with cartoony effects.