Waxahatchee surprises by releasing ‘Snocaps’ with twin sister

‘Snocaps’ by Snocaps (ANTI- Records) For the recently converted Waxahatchee fan, Alabama-raised singer-songwriter Katie Crutchfield does not drum up the image of distorted riffs, scrappy

Florence + the Machine’s ‘Everybody Scream’ wrestles with greatness and mortality

“Everybody Scream” by Florence + The Machine” (Republic Records/Polydor Records) During his acceptance speech for best actor at this year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, Timothée Chalamet

Brandi Carlile looks inward on the great ‘Returning to Myself’

“Returning to Myself” by Brandi Carlile (Interscope Records) It’s been 20 years since Brandi Carlile released her self-titled debut album. After two decades of extensive collaborations

Olivia Dean breaks down ‘The Art of Loving’ with jazzy soul-pop sounds

Olivia Dean performs at the Austin City Limits Music Festival last Saturday Olivia Dean, the rising British soul pop singer-songwriter, has returned with a confident sophomore

Khalid bounces back with complex look at love in ‘After the Sun Goes Down’

“After the Sun Goes Down” by Khalid (RCA Records) If you want to know how far Khalid has traveled in a year, just look at his album

Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Man’s Best Friend’ is a sincere but still sexy breakup album

“Man’s Best Friend” by Sabrina Carpenter (Island Records) If Sabrina Carpenter’s “Short n’ Sweet” celebrated the start of a romantic relationship, the pop sensation’s seventh studio album,

Jon Batiste opts for chill vibe on stripped-down album, ‘Big Money’

Big Money” by Jon Batiste (Verve) On “Big Money,” Super Bowl-sized singer Jon Batiste opts for a surprisingly intimate sound. The just over 32-minute, nine-song set

English post-punks Wet Leg level up on sophomore album

A few songs into the second studio album from buzzy English post-punks Wet Leg, singer Rhian Teasdale yells “level up!” And level up they have. The alt-rock duo-turned-group

HAIM return with a superb and salty breakup album

HAIM has declared this season to be “single-girl summer” and offered us the soundtrack. Heartsick never sounded so good. “I Quit,” the fourth full-length album from the

Cautious Clay’s dreamy R&B-pop album is an exploration in time

Cautious Clay, the multi-instrumentalist whose dreamy R&B and indie-pop sound has earned him the attention of everyone from Arooj Aftab and John Mayer to Taylor Swift, embraces the passing

PUP’s pop-punk album is unapologetically imperfect

For those unfamiliar with Toronto-based punk rock band PUP, the name is an acronym for “pathetic use of potential,” lead singer Stefan Babcock has said. That should

Blackpink star Lisa’s ‘Alter Ego’ is an ambitious, chameleonic solo debut

Lisa, one-fourth of the K-pop juggernaut Blackpink, has officially stepped out on her own — releasing her first solo album “Alter Ego.” Across rap, dance and pop,

Tate entices with post-Britney Spears, dirty, breathy pop

She can sing. She can dance. She’s mastered a sultry gaze. She can write a smutty phrase. Is Tate McRae the new princess of dirty, breathy pop?

Swedish indie folk singer Sarah Klang’s ‘Beautiful Woman’ is stunning

In a clipped Nordic accent, Swedish indie folk singer Sarah Klang politely asked the soundboard operator at Nashville’s Blue Room to turn up her microphone. The

In Grammy spotlight, Khruangbin wants to ‘let the music speak for itself’

If you think your Spotify playlist is getting a little too long, consider the one shared by the members of Khruangbin. It’s got 51 hours of

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

‘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

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

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

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