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Wild Beasts live up to name on potent ‘Boy King’
Wild Beasts live up to their name on the potent “Boy King,” 10 electric exposures of the English art rockers’ raw carnal desires. Led ... -
Joe Lovano 2005 live set spotlights Hank Jones
With this summer’s Newport Jazz Festival about to begin, Joe Lovano has pulled from the vaults his 2005 performance there with a quartet that ... -
Candi Staton blends gospel and dance on new album
Candi Staton blends gospel themes and messages of redemption and caution with dance music, funk and soul on “It’s Time to Be Free,” revisiting ... -
Aaron Neville shakes a funk feather on ‘Apache’
Aaron Neville picks up the pace and delves into songwriting on “Apache,” a lively album meshing New Orleans R&B with Brooklyn funk. Ably guided ... -
Sara Watkins branches out
Sara Watkins describes her latest venture as “a breakup album with myself,” but it seems like there might have been someone else involved. The ... -
Tribute to Dennis Brown hails peerless reggae singer
We Remember Dennis Brown” is a much-deserved tribute to one of reggae’s top crooners, a vocal marvel whose music was widely acclaimed in Jamaica ... -
Avett Brothers’ exquisite ‘True Sadness’ mixes new, classic
A quiet, deep sigh opens the loveliest tune on The Avett Brothers’ terrific new album, “True Sadness.” It might reflect the wistful tale of ... -
Neil Young goes green on hybrid ‘Earth’
Longtime environmentalist Neil Young takes a hybrid approach on “Earth,” a double disc compilation of live tracks loosely related to sharing our planet with ... -
Kristofferson hits 80 with new album of beloved hits
The title had some Kris Kristofferson fans fearing his 2013 album “Feeling Mortal” was his last. Now, entering his ninth decade, Kristofferson is feeling ... -
The groove’s still the thing for Paul Simon
No ’60s folkie has written more great music for dancing than Paul Simon, and at 74 he still wants us to feel the beat. ... -
Bob Dylan returns to standards on ‘Fallen Angels’
After his own songs have been covered by hundreds of artists over the past half century, Bob Dylan is turning the tables for a ... -
Under the radar, Darrell Scott defies category
Darrell Scott is one of those Nashville-based singer-songwriters who out-of-towners hear in some of the city’s smaller venues and wonder: “Why isn’t he more ... -
Martina McBride shines on new album, ‘Reckless’
On Martina McBride’s first album for the Nash Icon label — created to market veteran country singers — she hedges her bets by co-producing ... -
The Titanic and WWI inspire Brian Eno’s ‘The Ship’
Brian Eno combines ambient textures with droning vocals and a sterling cover of a Lou Reed tune on “The Ship,” a powerfully challenging and ... -
Beyonce again proves to be center of pop universe
Beyonce doesn’t simply release albums anymore, she unleashes events. And so it was this weekend, amid deep mourning for a lost icon, music’s queen ... -
Peter Wolf stresses country on ‘Cure For Loneliness’
Peter Wolf’s “A Cure for Loneliness,” just his third solo album since 2002, is a mostly laid- back effort reverberating with thoughtful country tones. ... -
Pet Shop Boys stay danceable and electric on ‘Super’
Pet Shop Boys take another drink from the fountain of youth on “Super,” offering more dance than pop 13 studio albums and more than ... -
Cool rockin’ granddaddy Willie Nile glorifies untamed aging
Willie Nile is loud and proud. While other rockers merely strut around leathered and weathered, Nile takes one giant leap for mankind: glorifying the ... -
Cheap Trick still wants you to want them – and you will
Some classic rock bands limp into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on the basis of past reputation. On the other hand, Cheap ... -
Bob Mould deepens the search on ‘Patch the Sky’
Bob Mould says “Patch the Sky” is the darkest and catchiest album he’s made recently (“Silver Age” and “Beauty & Ruin” are the others ... -
Pete Yorn splendidly miserable on ‘ArrangingTime’
Pete Yorn returns after an extended hiatus with “ArrangingTime,” his sixth and lushest solo studio album since his 2001 debut. “ArrangingTime” shares more than ... -
Assassin shows versatility on 1st album in years
One of Jamaica’s most underrated yet diverse and creative lyricists, Assassin A.K.A. Agent Sasco releases his first studio album in almost a decade. In ... -
Brit rockers the 1975 funky on sophomore album
British pop-rockers 1975 get downright and reasonably funky on its latest album with a title so long it will barely fit anywhere. For the ... -
Dio bandmates line up to carry on singer’s legacy
Since the death of singer Ronnie James Dio in 2010, something of a cottage industry has sprung up, dedicated to keeping alive the memory ... -
Kanye West evolves again on ‘TLOP’
Some two decades ago, Prince re-named himself with an unpronounceable symbol and scrawled “SLAVE” on his cheek in a feud with Warner Bros Records. ... -
The Cult deftly climbs new heights on ‘Hidden City’
The Cult has had its ups and downs over the more than 30 years since its debut. “Hidden City” shows the band climbing new ... -
Various Artists, “Cold Chilling: Compton” (PRMD)
California knows how to party. So goes the refrain on 2Pac’s enduring rap favorite “California Love.” That love is on display in the form ... -
2 guitars, spiritual feel to Charles Lloyd’s latest
The guitars flanking saxophonist Charles Lloyd on his latest album nudge him in a more spiritual direction. There’s a prayerful feel even to the ... -
Country duo Brothers Osborne shine on debut album
Brothers Osborne open their first full-length album, “Pawn Shop,” with the slinky sting of John Osborne’s slide guitar set against younger brother T.J. Osborne’s ... -
David Bowie’s last album fitting epitaph
Two days before his death, David Bowie released “Blackstar,” his 25th album, which serves as a fitting musical epitaph. On “Blackstar,” he transforms himself ... -
Kentucky psych crew gives Nuggets sounds a perfectly unsettling modern spin
On their fourth album, Kentucky band Cage the Elephant refurbish mid-Sixties retro-rock with a 21st-century studio vividness – creating something akin to watching old ... -
Chris Brown is multi-dimensional on ‘Royalty’
Chris Brown knows his strengths, and on his seventh studio album, “Royalty,” the singer plays to them with solid success. It’s a feat worth ... -
Grammy-nominated country singer Cam shines on debut
A Southern California native who spent time shoveling manure on her grandfather’s horse ranch, Cam — born Camaron Ochs — blends earthy, from-the-heart sentiments ... -
Coldplay has a dance party on new album
Get out your disco ball. Coldplay has dabbled with dance music before but on the band’s new set, “A Head Full of Dreams,” Chris ... -
Wainwright Sisters keep it in the family
There can be something magical about the voices of siblings singing together, as a listen to the Beach Boys or the Everly Brothers shows. ...
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