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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 ... -
Kendrick returns with an impressive sophomore album
Rapper Kendrick Lamar went three years without releasing an album, taking his time to craft an impressive sophomore effort in “To Pimp a Butterfly.” ... -
Madonna’s ‘Rebel Heart’ is lovely
Madonna’s 13th studio album, “Rebel Heart,” beats with romance and rebellion. At 19 tracks, it’s an overstuffed triptych through the iconic performer’s life, careening ... -
Iron & Wine releases choice archive material
The songs from Iron & Wine’s first album, “The Creek Drank the Cradle,” were cherry-picked from material Sam Beam had been recording at home ... -
’80s hair metal giants join forces for Sweet & Lynch
Is this heaven-sent hair metal, or did they just get lucky? Either way, Sweet & Lynch have hit it out of the park on ... -
1 channel is all the Mavericks need on ‘Mono’
The Mavericks have always been a rootsy band, plying musical turf from Havana to Nashville via Miami. Here their sound is more retro than ... -
‘Fifty Shades’ soundtrack is a sexy romp
Prepare to get crazy in love, in lust and everything in between. Anticipated sex romp ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ may or may not get ... -
Bob Dylan’s late-night disc
Bob Dylan has never called “Shadows in the Night” a Frank Sinatra tribute album. The idea seems nuts: one of the last century’s greatest ... -
Ne-Yo’s ‘Non-Fiction’ tells the same story
Ahh, Ne-Yo. So much talent — the voice, the songwriting. And yet, somehow, such a boring album. It’s a little crazy-making, truth be told. ...
