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Adéla’s Risk-Taking Pays Off on ‘Prima’
Adéla is missing home on “Therapy,” the penultimate song on her debut album, Prima. The quiet, almost distorted ballad shows a different side of the 22-year-old pop phenom: On the…
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Erykah Badu and the Alchemist Want You To Live in the Moment ‘Before the World Blows’
Erykah Badu albums are like fanciful piñatas. The draw is that you…
The New Prince Album Doesn’t Match His Legend
Why was Prince the ultimate pop star? Leaving out the outrageous persona,…
Alabama Shakes Are Back — and Breaking New Ground — on ‘I Must Be Dreaming’
It’s been fifteen years since Alabama Shakes released their debut EP, which…
Mike D’s New Solo Album is the Sound of a Beastie Revitalized
That classic Eighties question rises again: Mike D’s in the house, whatcha…
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Alex Warren Is Kindly and Earnest Enough to Make You Root For Him
Alex Warren had last year’s biggest hit single with “Ordinary,”…
Erykah Badu and the Alchemist Want You To Live in the Moment ‘Before the World Blows’
Erykah Badu albums are like fanciful piñatas. The draw is…
Alabama Shakes Are Back — and Breaking New Ground — on ‘I Must Be Dreaming’
It’s been fifteen years since Alabama Shakes released their debut…
Mike D’s New Solo Album is the Sound of a Beastie Revitalized
That classic Eighties question rises again: Mike D’s in the…
Mastodon’s New Album, ‘Marrow Deep,’ May Be Their ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond’
Listening to just a few minutes of Marrow Deep, Mastodon‘s…
Brandon Flowers Goes Country But Gets a Little Lost on the Back Roads
The Killers frontman does a solid job channeling his Nashville…
Dillom Gives Into Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll on ‘La Nueva Violencia’
On his new album, La Nueva Violencia, Dillom is finally…