Tag: tTunes
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NCT Dream try to pin down a vibe in latest EP
When is a good dream not a great dream? When you don’t remember it in the morning. When is a good album not a great album? ... -
MGMT’s ‘Loss of Life’ is a nostalgic return full of hope and heart
They say trends make a cyclical comeback every 20 years. MGMT, an American rock band formed by singers Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser in 2002, is ... -
Swedish pop singer Zara Larsson imparts wise and caring lessons of love
The month of February, with its overload of flowers, candy and everything heart-shaped, is an annual celebration of that warm, fuzzy feeling we call love. But ... -
Giorgi Mikadze Trio builds engaging musical bridge linking jazz to Eastern Europe
The Giorgi Mikadze Trio’s new jazz album ends with a bit of studio conversation before Mikadze finally says, “Let’s start,” as if the group is just ... -
Rolling Stones live album will give you serious party FOMO
How ya doing?” Mick Jagger asks the crowd, arriving for a club gig in Manhattan. You read that right: A club gig. And how would YOU ... -
Chinese boy band WayV prove their mettle with second album ‘On My Youth’
SM Entertainment’s Chinese boy band WayV have come out with guns blazing on their sophomore album, “On My Youth.” It’s no small feat for the six-piece ... -
Ed Sheeran’s beautifully honest exploration of adult despondency
I’ve been up all night, thinking about dying,” Ed Sheeran opens “When Will I Be Alright”, one of his new album’s final tracks. “I’ve just been ... -
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 to take ... -
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 and rock ... -
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 applauded. “That’s ... -
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 day as ... -
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, whether individually ... -
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 the beginning ... -
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 power of ... -
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 tour, their ... -
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, head bangers ... -
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 playfulness on ... -
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 experiences that’s ... -
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 the electric ... -
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 Home” is ...
