Music Reviews

Code Orange could never be accused of going soft, but the hardcore band does like to play with noise and melody. Its new track is a dark pop song that sounds as if it's been carved from obsidian.

If Buddy Holly is somehow still capable of hearing the sounds emanating from this mortal plane, there's a good chance he's sporting a broad grin upon encountering "Tip My Heart."

New member Melina Ausikaitis leads this weird pop song as Joan Of Arc's members bike and skateboard during a fireworks display.

Producers Galcher Lustwerk and Alvin Aronson make music as ceaseless, freakish and leisurely as a belt of warmed air through the endless LA summer.

The Icelandic singer's new collaboration with the Belgian orchestra The Colorist lends her striking voice even more immediacy.

Borrowing from Persian music and American jazz, two Iranian women come together to create a singular sound.

Grammy-award winning country music singer Kacey Musgraves did something unusual in July. She put up twinkly lights, cut out paper snowflakes and recorded a Christmas album. Music reviewer Meredith Ochs says her album "A Very Kacey Christmas" is a twanged out, tiki-tinged celebration of the season that's kitschy without being corny.

A divorced dad tries to visit his kids on Christmas Eve under the guise of St. Nick in a honky-tonkin' rock 'n' roller.

The shoegazing tune feels a little like a lost Christmas carol: faded with time, but still echoing lightly through the winter air.