Album Reviews Bruce Springsteen Turns Soul Oldies Into Living History on ‘Only the Strong Survive’ It’s been a decade of reminiscence and reflection for Bruce Springsteen. He’s revisited classic albums on tour, retold his life story on the page... News RoomNovember 4, 2022
Album Reviews Wizkid’s ‘More Love, Less Ego’ is Sweet, Expansive Afrobeats Seduction Nigerian crooner Wizkid is the king of unignorable dinner-party music: He makes melodic songs that become part of the background but make you want... News RoomNovember 4, 2022
Album Reviews You’ve Never Heard of Greg Brown. Seth Avett Wants to Change That. On his latest solo album, one half of the Avett Brothers salutes an Iowa troubadour and his quietly intense songs. A new generation has... News RoomNovember 2, 2022
Album Reviews Lainey Wilson Is A Working Class Hero On ‘Bell Bottom Country’ The rising Nashville star has been racking up award nominations this year, and her second album proves the hype is well-earned The biggest country... News RoomOctober 28, 2022
Album Reviews The Beatles’ ‘Revolver’ Box Set Pulls Back the Curtain on the Fab Four’s Shared Genius Some Fab Four folklore: In 1966, when Paul McCartney tried to impress Bob Dylan with an acetate of “Tomorrow Never Knows” — the sprawling,... News RoomOctober 25, 2022
Album Reviews You Know What Else Sounds Great at Midnight? This New Arctic Monkeys Album On The Car, Alex Turner and co. embrace big string arrangements, but harken back to the disco depression that made 2013’s AM an instant... News RoomOctober 24, 2022
Album Reviews Taylor Swift Lets Us Into Her Darkest Dreams On ‘Midnights’ Could you have ever guessed what Taylor Swift’s Midnights would sound like? Since announcing the album in late August, Swift tried out a new... News RoomOctober 21, 2022
Album Reviews Tegan and Sara’s ‘Crybaby’ Is A Wild Ride The indie-pop duo wrestle with ideas of maturity and self-doubt on one of their most compelling albums yet. In the two-plus decades since twin... News RoomOctober 20, 2022
Album Reviews Nineties Indie Greats Archers of Loaf Are Back With The Excellent ‘Reasons to Decline’ “It’s hard to be human/Only death can set you free,” singer/songwriter Eric Bachmann croons on “Human,” the first song on the excellent new album... News RoomOctober 20, 2022
Album Reviews Carly Rae Jepsen Dances Her Way Through Heartbreak on ‘The Loneliest Time’ The latest album from the Canadian pop goddess delivers high-gloss pop with serious emotional punch Carly Rae Jepsen is one of the most exquisite... News RoomOctober 20, 2022