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SZA Is at Her Most Streamlined and Direct on ‘Lana’
SZA knows how to make an entrance. She had the world fiending so hard for her new Lana — first she announced the album drop for Friday at midnight, then…
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Lucinda Williams Puts Her Stamp on Beatles Classics
From Oasis and Aerosmith to Elvis Presley and William Shatner, artists of…
Rosé’s Debut Album Is an Inviting, Disarming Listen
Blackpink member delivers angsty lyrics with a light, versatile touch on Rosie…
Stop, What’s That Sound? A First-Ever Buffalo Springfield Live Album?
This year’s Black Friday Record Store Day had its usual share of…
Kendrick Lamar Caps His Huge Year With a Victory Lap on ‘GNX’
In 2024, the world of rap has belonged to Kendrick Lamar. It’s…
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Jelly Roll Is an Endearing Mess on ‘Beautifully Broken’
Just a few hours after dropping his already jam-packed 22-track…
GloRilla is Torn Between Going Big and Going Hard on ‘Glorious’
GloRilla’s major-label debut Glorious harkens back towards the glory years…
Charli XCX Keeps the Brat Revolution Rolling With ‘Brat And It’s Completely Different But Also Still Brat’
From the ashes of Brat Summer, all hail the rise…
The Linda Lindas Are Still the Champs of Teenage Punk Rock
The Linda Lindas broke out in 2021, four teenage/pre-teen rockers…
Joni Mitchell’s Latest Archives: Hop In, We’re Traveling to the Late Seventies
Joni Mitchell remembers the moment she played her new album,…
Meet Your New Favorite Indie-Rock Super Group
Some bands make their journey to the Fountain of Rockness…
Finneas Hits Us Hard and Soft (And Kinda Self-Indulgent, but Also Pretty Sweet)
The second solo album from Finneas O’Connell opens with “Starfucker,”…
Leon Bridges Dreams of Texas, And Looks Outside It on ‘Leon’
Expansive-minded retro-soul artist's latest is a revealing survey of the…
Chris Martin Travels the Cosmos and Finds Himself on Coldplay’s ‘Moon Music’
In a recent thread on Reddit that appeared in the…
With ‘Highway Prayers’ Billy Strings Doubles Down on the Art of the Song
It’s been wild to watch the rise of William Apostol,…