The Cure return after a long break to look at mortality with one of their best albums

You might think that after being silent for 16 years, The Cure would be in a rush to get things going. Think again. It takes over three

Andy Rourke’s posthumous album is a soft swan song

Blitz Vega, the band helmed by The Smiths’ bassist Andy Rourke and Kav Sandhu of Happy Mondays, formed in 2016 and ended when Rourke died from pancreatic

Dua Saleh’s debut, ‘I Should Call Them’ is arty, experimental pop

The Sudanese-American actor/artist Dua Saleh, best known for their work as Cal Bowman on Netflix’s “Sex Education,” mesmerizes within the first few seconds of their experimental

‘The Best of Bublé’ is an overdue dive into his electrifying work

For Michael Bublé aficionados, “The Best of Bublé” is a gift — a celebration of the Canadian singer’s best work, with a couple previously unreleased songs

Katy Perry returns with the uninspired and forgettable ‘143’

Katy Perry’s new album title, “143,” is code for “I love you,” based on the number of letters in each word of the phrase. She may

Nilüfer returns with the vibrant, spare and breathtaking ‘My Method Actor’

The great news is that Nilüfer Yanya’s third album is about to drop. But that means a little homework on your part: Carving out the time to

Sabrina Carpenter’s new album is flirty, fun and wholly unserious

Say you can’t sleep? Sabrina Carpenter knows. That’s that her espresso. The 25-year-old pop sensation’s smash hit of the summer, “Espresso” — with its grammatical

Beabadoobee’s third album offers up breezy pop basics

This should be automatic. An effortlessly cool English alt-pop performer who has opened for Taylor Swift releases an album produced by the legendary Rick Rubin, and

Chrystabell & David Lynch channel ‘Twin Peaks’ with new album

If you listen to Chrystabell & David Lynch’s new album, there’s a good chance that it will make you dream. Not that “Cellophane Memories,” the latest

Jimin’s ‘Muse’ is charming, not necessarily innovative

Flying solo from the nest of a mega successful band is difficult, but BTS member Jimin did it with last year’s “FACE,” his first studio album

‘Louis in London,’ a 1968 live album, captures a joyful, late-career Louis Armstrong

At the end of his career, every note from Louis Armstrong still exuded the joy of being alive. That’s true of a live album out today

Lenny Kravitz leans on the funk with glorious ‘Blue Electric Light’

The bass is banging, the guitars are shrieking and Lenny Kravitz is howling on “Blue Electric Light,” the rocker’s best stuff in years, offering a welcome blast

Sebastian Bach’s ‘Child Within the Man’ makes case for Skid Row reunion

Sebastian Bach’s latest solo album, “Child Within the Man,” is a reminder that every once in a while, a man and a moment meet. This is

Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets’ is great sad pop, meditative theater

Who knew what Taylor Swift’s latest era would bring? Or even what it would sound like? Would it build off the moodiness of “Midnights” or the folk

Pet Shop Boys have done it yet again with catchy and bittersweet ‘Nonetheless’

Once upon a time, on Pet Shop Boys ‘ first single, “West End Girls,” vocalist Neil Tennant sang the lines, “We’ve got no future / We’ve

Jazz pianist Fred Hersch creates subdued, lovely colors on ‘Silent, Listening’

Jazz pianist Fred Hersch fully embraces the freedom that comes with improvisation on his solo album “Silent, Listening,” spontaneously composing and performing tunes that are often without melody,

Vampire Weekend’s frenetic, challenging album is an ode to New York

American rock band Vampire Weekend returns with their most challenging record to date, the frenetic “Only God Was Above Us.” It’s like a musical shot of

NCT Dream try to pin down a vibe in latest EP

When is a good dream not a great dream? When you don’t remember it in the morning. When is a good album not a great album?

‘Newshawks in Berlin’ illustrates tough choices news organizations face in wartime

Journalism is often referred to as the first draft of history, especially when covering war and international conflicts. “Newshawks in Berlin: The Associated Press and Nazi

MGMT’s ‘Loss of Life’ is a nostalgic return full of hope and heart

They say trends make a cyclical comeback every 20 years. MGMT, an American rock band formed by singers Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser in 2002,

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