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Raye Goes for Broke on the Wildly Ambitious ‘This Music May Contain Hope’
“I warned you, dear listener, didn’t I?” Raye declares halfway through her new album. “When I told you this was a sad, sad, saaaad song?” She isn’t joking about that.…
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Neurosis Know You’re Hurting. Their Stunning New Album Is a Life Preserver
Heavy metal, at least as God and Black Sabbath originally intended it,…
Luke Combs Contains Multitudes on ‘The Way I Am’
A decade or so into his career, Luke Combs is at the…
Robyn Drops Blunt Tales of Grown-Up Freedom on ‘Sexistential’
Robyn has already lived so many lives. The Swedish teen-pop ingenue who…
Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso Are Top-Notch Musicians With Little Left to Say on ‘Free Spirits’
Looking back, the viral Tiny Desk session that Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso…
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The neo-soul icon's first album in more than a decade…
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Jordan Ward’s ‘Backward’ is Sure-Footed Soul Music
A rising star's second album takes influence from Seventies soul…
Louis Tomlinson Is Sure of His Sound, But Not Much Else, on Album Three
Louis Tomlinson is finally sounding confident. It’s a notable feat…
Lucinda Williams Delivers a Political Message for Brutal Times on ‘World’s Gone Wrong’
I f you’re paying attention to politics in 2026, it’s…
A$AP Rocky’s ‘Don’t Be Dumb’ Is Overstuffed. It’s Also a Lot of Fun
Don’t Be Dumb is A$AP Rocky’s first album in eight…
Madison Beer’s New Album Is Her Pop Breakthrough
An icon-in-waiting no more, she's ready for her moment on…
Zach Bryan Swings Bigger Than Ever on ‘With Heaven on Top’
In “Runny Eggs,” a song at the start of Zach…
Heartbreak Leaves the Kid Laroi Stranded on ‘Before I Forget’
The Kid Laroi was in a state of romantic bliss…