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Chris Isaak consistent, too casual on ‘Night’
Chris Isaak’s latest album, “First Comes the Night,” delivers a full flight of songs directly in his Roy Orbison-esque wheelhouse, featuring Isaak’s smooth voice, ... -
Sorry not sorry: Justin Bieber’s new album is really good
Justin Bieber’s new album is peppered with songs full of apologies and redemption. The troubled star claims he’s changed. And maybe he has. Or ... -
Billy Gibbons’ Cuban buzz shapes ‘Perfectamundo’
Billy Gibbons’ first solo album after more than 45 years and counting with ZZ Top is a detour to Cuban and Latin rhythms where ... -
Def Leppard return with strong, diverse album
With a diverse set of songs that range from potential arena anthems to driving rock ballads, it seems pretty obvious that Def Leppard wasn’t ... -
Trey Anastasio finds groove on ‘Paper Wheels’
When Phish frontman Trey Anastasio settles into a groove, his latest solo record “Paper Wheels” shines. Anastasio, on his first solo record in three ... -
Joe Jackson returns to pop in ‘Fast Forward’
Joe Jackson knows it’s a big world and on “Fast Forward,” his return to pop songwriting, he has bridged the Atlantic Ocean to record ... -
Selena Gomez brings her A-game to ‘Revival’
Sophomore albums are notoriously tricky propositions, but Selena Gomez’s second solo venture, “Revival,” breezes through to the finish line — the dance floor —with ... -
Jazz singer pays tribute to Rodgers and Hammerstein
It’s easy to imagine Kansas-born Karrin Allyson performing a lead role in “Oklahoma!” or “South Pacific,” but she also happens to be a superb ... -
Luciana Souza does away with lyrics on new album
Luciana Souza has always emphasized her skills as an interpreter of lyrics — whether singing Brazilian bossa nova classics in her native Portuguese or ... -
Joe Ely sings about the land of hobos and dreams
Panhandle Rambler” is set in West Texas, where train and radio stations stir the imagination, and a traffic light is worthy of note. Amarillo ... -
Cooper-led Hollywood Vampires raise the dead – and the roof
Alice Cooper has made a career out of keeping the creepiness front and center in hard rock. His latest project Hollywood Vampires — a ... -
No need for Joan Shelley to scream for attention
The album title and Joan Shelley’s name appear in the corner of the cover in small type, which is truth in advertising. Her music ... -
Bridgewater celebrates New Orleans on Katrina anniversary
Grammy- and Tony-winner Dee Dee Bridgewater is the most complete jazz singer on the scene today — combining superb vocal chops and the acting ... -
Meryl Streep seduces on Ricki soundtrack
Meryl Streep is simply unstoppable. After dipping her toes in the musical genre quite frequently in the last decade, Streep goes full-on rock star ... -
Kip Moore explores gray areas on ‘Wild Ones’
Of all the backward-ball cap-wearing male country singers, Kip Moore takes the dirt road less traveled. The songs on his debut album tended to ... -
Luke Bryan shows some growth on ‘Kill the Lights’
On the songs “Fast” and “Way Way Back,” from Luke Bryan’s new album “Kill the Lights,” the perpetually upbeat star takes his first steps ... -
Warren Haynes, acoustic band shine on ‘Ashes & Dust’
Thirty-five years in to his career, Warren Haynes returns home to the Appalachian mountains for “Ashes & Dust,” a collaboration between the veteran jam-band ... -
Ashley Monroe’s ‘The Blade’ is sharp
Ashley Monroe, a member of the Pistol Annies with Miranda Lambert and Angaleena Presley, continues to prove herself as a top young country artist ... -
Alan Jackson delivers on ‘Angels and Alcohol’
Alan Jackson once again proves capable of finding fresh wrinkles in his comfortable, familiar style. His new album, “Angels and Alcohol,” delivers good-time honky-tonk, ... -
Jah Cure delivers certified classic with ‘The Cure’
Jah Cure, one of Jamaica’s most talented contemporary artists, brings musical therapy to your ears with his latest album, “The Cure.” Cure, who co-produced ... -
Joy Williams goes solo and bares soul
Nearly 20 minutes into “Venus,” an acoustic guitar emerges from the computer clamor that fills most of the album. The refreshing sound of an ... -
Neil Young’s ‘The Monsanto Years’ attacks corporate greed
Neil Young’s voice, playing and passion are undimmed, but his lyrical talent is diminished in much of this new album, which — as the ... -
Campbell steps front and center with wife
Larry Campbell is a highly regarded producer and ridiculously versatile sideman who can play about any instrument you hand him. Even so, like many ... -
Maria Schneider’s jazz orchestra evokes rural America
Maria Schneider’s big band has remained together nearly 25 years, extending into the 21st century the orchestral jazz tradition exemplified by Duke Ellington and ... -
Franz Ferdinand and Sparks unite as FFS
FFS is an art-rock supergroup, bringing together Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand and Sparks, a Los Angeles synth-pop duo whose experimental theatrics have made them ... -
Trumpeter Blanchard makes powerful statement on new album
Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard makes a powerful political and musical statement with his new E-Collective quintet on “Breathless,” his first plunge ... -
Whitesnake delves deep into Purple past on new album
Who says you can’t go home? David Coverdale delves deep into his Deep Purple background on the new Whitesnake album, which re-does songs from ... -
Snoop Dogg’s funk-inspired album hits right mark
Snoop Dogg and Pharrell Williams made magic together more than a decade ago, and now the rapper and producer are doing it again. Snoop ... -
‘Pitch Perfect 2’ soundtrack not so perfect
There is such a thing as being too clever. The Barden Bellas and the Treblemakers, who return in the film “Pitch Perfect 2,” have ... -
Blur leave Britpop behind with ‘The Magic Whip’
Blur were Britpop flag-bearers of the 1990s, waging a media-driven battle with Oasis for the musical soul of Cool Britannia. Since that distant era, ... -
Passion Pit feeling the ‘Kindred’ spirit
America’s reigning synthpop king, Passion Pit, is out with a third studio album, “Kindred,” a passable offering of tidy little electro ditties. For their ... -
Halestorm delivers tight, yet very basic rock
Grammy-winning rock band Halestorm is out with its third studio album, “Into the Wild Life,” 13 tracks of edge-free power rock, spurred on Lzzy ... -
Waters’ sophomore album, ‘What’s Real,’ is real good
Former Port O’Brien frontman Van Pierszalowski left the alt-rock outfit in 2011 and promptly formed Waters, hoping to gel with a fresh band and ... -
Sufjan Stevens’ latest album is worth the time
Plucked strings and pulsing keyboards dominate the distinctive arrangements on Sufjan Stevens’ latest album, and in the absence of a rhythm section, they serve ... -
Marcus Miller explores his African roots on new CD
Inspired by his work as spokesperson for UNESCO’s Slave Route Project, bass guitarist, composer and producer Marcus Miller takes listeners on a groove-filled musical ...
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