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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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Future Can’t Quite Freshen His Formula on ‘The Real Me’
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Sienna Spiro Makes a Hopeful But Hesitant Debut on ‘Visitor’
Sienna Spiro called in a battalion of musicians to set…
Madonna Finds a Nonstop Groove on Her Best Album in 20 Years
“People think dance music is just superficial,” Madonna announces early…
Muse Wow Us Into Submission With Their 10th Album
The Wow Signal, the U.K. neo-prog band's latest, is a…
Metallica Got Weird in the Nineties. A New ‘ReLoad’ Box Set Shows Just How Alt They Got
Do you want alternative? Do you want alternative? Metallica gives…
This New Collection of Radical Roots Music Reclaims the Outlaw
Released on Juneteenth, Outlaws’ Almanac is a righteous gathering of…