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Allow Jorja Smith to reintroduce herself on her sophomore release, ‘Falling or Flying’
Breaks are privileges awarded veteran acts, most often an effect of long-lasting relevancy. The opposite is also true: New acts are rarely given permission ... -
Big Thief’s Buck Meek delivers from high on the ear-friendly album
Buck Meek, the stellar guitarist of Big Thief, is out with his third studio album, “Haunted Mountain.” It is a lovely fusion of twang ... -
On ‘My Love of Country,’ Teddy Thompson shows affection for Nashville classics
Teddy Thompson began a recent concert by singing George Jones ‘ 1972 hit “A Picture of Me (Without You),” and smiled as the crowd ... -
Neil Young caught in his 1970s prime with yet another ‘lost’ album
Neil Young is captured in his mid-1970s prime with “Chrome Dreams,” yet another “lost” — or “unreleased” — album officially seeing the light of ... -
Indie-folk quartet Darlingside sings the blues with a lovely, inviting intimacy
Even the percussion is pretty. Darlingside’s “Everything Is Alive” achieves a melancholy-inducing beauty from the sum of its parts. That includes the quartet’s vocals, ... -
On ‘Playa Saturno,’ Rauw Alejando’s futuristic reggaeton reaches new heights
Puerto Rican musician Rauw Alejandro has always had his eye on the future — taking familiar genres and contorting them into something novel. At ... -
Kim Petras makes flirty Eurodance-pop in major-label debut
Better late than never, and surely worth the wait: Fifteen years after launching her music career, the German singer Kim Petras has released a ... -
Jason Isbell’s writing flair sings in latest with 400 Unit, ‘Weathervanes’
Further cementing his credentials as a songwriting force, Jason Isbell and his band have created another Alabama-accented earworm of an album that flaunts the ... -
Jonas Brothers’ ‘The Album’ is a summer hit for incurable romantics
“The Album” by Jonas Brothers (Republic Records) If, like many of us, you got burned trying to get tickets to the Jonas Brothers recent ... -
K-pop’s Le Sserafim offer a diabolically good time
A year to the day of their debut, K-pop girl group Le Sserafim release their first studio album “Unforgiven,” a mish-mash of ear worms, ... -
Depeche Mode face down the abyss in ‘Memento Mori’
And then there were only two. Depeche Mode have always been a genre unto itself: a vibe, a sort of feedback loop that is ... -
Lucero’s new album serves rock ‘n’ roll comfort food
It would be selling Lucero short to say the Memphis band’s new album feels like what you’d take away from a visit to the ... -
Rolling Stones to release star-stuffed 2012 live recording
The Rolling Stones plan to release what they’re calling their “ultimate live greatest hits album,” with appearances by Lady Gaga, Bruce Springsteen, Gary Clark ... -
Lous and the Yakuza moves into love on ‘IOTA’
Lous and the Yakuza has peeled back the pain and drama of her debut autobiographical album, “Gore,’’ to reveal a space of love and ... -
Carly Rae Jepsen’s latest album is pop perfection
Dating in the 21st century might be a lonely time, but Carly Rae Jepsen has found a way to make an album around those ... -
Taylor Swift gets dark, electric on ‘Midnights’
All of me changed like midnight,” Taylor Swift confesses halfway through her latest album, the aptly named and moody “Midnights.” It’s a moment on ... -
Enter Tove Lo’s messy femininity in ‘Dirt Femme’
Femininity is all-encompassing, it’s malleable and flesh deep. In Tove Lo’s fifth studio album, “Dirt Femme” — the first under her own independent label ... -
Miko Marks draws on church roots and bridges genres
Miko Marks created a buzz last month performing at AmericanaFest in Nashville, Tennessee, and his latest album is an engaging encore. “Feel Like Going ... -
‘About Last Night…’ captures whirlwind night out
If you’ve ever sent a “So, about last night” text, Mabel’s newest album is for you. A follow-up to the English singer’s 2019 debut ... -
Splashes of color from pianist Sam Reider
Jazz pianist Sam Reider can sound reflective or restless, pensive or playful, sometimes in adjacent measures. “Petrichor” is the solo debut album from Reider, ... -
Metric rocks out existentially in ‘Formentera’
Metric’s “Formentera” throws listeners into the deep end with “Doomscroller,” which starts off feeling like a warehouse rave or fever dream or maybe both. ... -
Imagine Dragons offer light at the end of the tunnel
If you were hiding under your bed after listening to the last album by Imagine Dragons, it’s time to come out. The second volume ... -
Harry Styles is fully at home in ‘Harry’s House’
If the 13 tracks of Harry Styles’ third LP are the walls in which he lives, “Harry’s House” is a place of self-expression, happiness ... -
Indie rockers Foals offer album perfect for summer
Indie-pop art rockers Foals gave us more than enough to process with their last offering. Now they seem to want us to dance. And ... -
Rick Holmstrom goes all-instrumental on ‘Get It!’
Guitarist Rick Holmstrom’s new album is an all-instrumental collection of toe-tappers, thigh-slappers and finger-snappers. There’s an irresistible backbeat, and the mood is upbeat. Grin ... -
tTunes | Elton John taps some talented friends for new album
It’s been more than 35 years since Elton John recorded with Stevie Wonder and that’s clearly way, way too long. But the wait is ... -
tTunes | Snappier, tighter Royal Blood rock on ‘Typhoons’
Most rock duos are based around the guitar-and-drums concept — think The White Stripes or The Black Keys. Now imagine taking away the guitar. ... -
tTunes | Rhiannon Giddens considers the meaning of home
Rhiannon Giddens’ new album masterfully mixes the music of Ireland, Italy, Appalachia and heaven. A year of death and lockdown left Giddens thinking about ... -
tTunes | CNCO gives fans a swanky ‘Déjà Vu’ on covers album
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and a covers album is the most earnest form of vocal flexing. What better way to prove ... -
tTunes | Moon Taxi, a cab simply not worth hailing anymore
Moon Taxi have a new album with a dozen songs, but you may be forgiven for losing track of them. One unmemorable, formulaic tune ... -
tTunes | Seventeen offer fleeting distraction with new EP
Is it a “Homerun” for Seventeen? With special album “;(Semicolon),” Seventeen offer some comfort pop. Punctuation can be difficult, as is putting together a ... -
Music | Company behind S. Korean hit band BTS soar in trading debut
South Korea’s Big Hit Entertainment, the company that manages global pop sensation BTS, had a dynamite trading debut Thursday in Seoul, helped by the ... -
tTunes | Taylor Swift’s new album is strikingly heroic
In the years since Taylor Swift released her killer pop album “1989” in 2014, the singer has amped the production of her music, adding ... -
tTunes | Lucinda Williams channels her anger into song
Lucinda Williams has come up with an album for our times — at least if you’re as angry as she is. “Good Souls, Better ... -
tTunes | New Shelby Lynne album connected to unreleased film
There’s hardly a song among the 11 on Shelby Lynne’s first solo record since 2015 that fails to mention love, and even the exceptions ...
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