Foo Fighters' 'But Here We Are' is heavy, in every sense of the word
These songs ache with loss, even as they explode in full-bore rock mayhem, and that loss extends beyond the deaths of loved ones.
Music Reviews
Shirley Collins is an English folk song's bridge between now and then
On Archangel Hill, memories of the English countryside, Collins' family and friends are embedded in each song, just out of reach for the listener but vivid as sunshine in her mind.
Wolf Eyes still mirrors and mutates reality
Dreams in Splattered Lines refines the long-running noise band's approach to cinematic horror: still gross and grueling, but painted in thicker strokes of neon gloom.
Kaytranada and Aminé come full circle
Kaytranada and Aminé are two artists who have had to surmount a bit of outsider's anxiety. Their new collaborative album, KAYTRAMINÉ, finds them comfortable — with themselves and each other.
A new CD set captures the 'Greatest Moments' of opera star Renée Fleming
This set features excerpts from most of Flemming's 26 roles at the NYC Met. Fleming's studio recordings have always captured her lovely voice; these live recordings prove her magic on the stage.
On 'Gag Order,' Kesha gets intensely personal
Listening to Kesha's new album, Gag Order, you can't help but think about all she's been through in the past 10 years.
Brandy Clark is playing for keeps this time
Produced by Brandi Carlile, the eponymous 11-song collection offers snapshots of Brandy Clark the person, not Brandy Clark the pen-for-hire.
At 25, Pernice Brothers' debut throws even brighter sparks — and darker shadows
Threadbare demos on a new reissue of 1998's Overcome by Happiness illuminate Joe Pernice's songwriting paradox: Brill Building pop woven from homespun scruff, sarcastic but always sure-footed.
It's time to get on the billy woods bandwagon
A longtime hero of the underground rap scene for his worldly, wily lyrics that are erudite and streetwise, billy woods has made his clearest, most engaging album yet with Maps.
Review: 'Bolero Apocalíptico' by Monsieur Periné
Bolero Apocaliptico from Colombian duo Monsieur Perine, their first album in five years, shows signs of artists who are comfortable with their musical path and are expanding on it.