A week awaited, but our writers’ Top 5 Albums of 2021 have arrived. Long-time readers may not be surprised with our pick for #1,…
One day more until our Top 5 Ablums of 2021 are revealed, but we’re stopping over at #6-10 in the meantime, which reflect perhaps…
We’ve reached the halfway point of our Top Albums of 2021 countdown, delivering today thoughts on albums that ranked #11-15 in our writer’s poll.…
Day 2 of our Top Albums of 2021 countdown, meaning we have thoughts on favorites #16-20 today. Most albums, even if we previously covered…
Today marks our Top Albums of 2021 countdown in earnest, beginning here with #21-25. Most albums, even if we previously covered them, have been…
What could one say about the state of music released in 2021? No, not Music (2021) directed by Sia, but the albums, EPs, mixtapes,…
ABBA’s return with Voyage proves the iconic pop quartet still has more to say. Since their split in 1982, it’s possible that not even the most…
Frailty is a repurposing of pop music of the very recent past into something legible and thrilling. The buzz surrounding electronic pop producer dltzk (or,…
Despite some kinks, Converge’s partnership with Chelsea Wolfe shows a promising new direction for the band. Converge has always been an outfit that has…
With Bright Lights, Susanna Hoffs continues to have some of the sharpest instincts in pop music. A pop classicist of the highest order, Susanna…
Converge and Chelsea Wolfe Converge has always been an outfit that has prided itself on not having much of a gameplan, choosing to, instead,…
Unfortunately, Things Take Time, Take Time is something of a junior slump for the usually impressive Barnett. Courtney Barnett is back with her third LP, Things…
30 is a well-constructed and emotionally insightful album, but also one often undermined by its classical roteness and confused attempts at persona reshaping. Adele exists…
An Evening With Silk Sonic is exactly as tame and lame as a Bruno/Anderson collab seems like it would be — frivolous, unambitious, inoffensive. The…
Valentine already finds Lindsey Jordan reinventing Snail Mail’s sound and lyrical texture, to astonishing ends. After a quick rise to indie rock prominence following 2018…
A long time coming, Raise the Roof is an enriching reunion for Plant, Krauss, and Burnett, only occasionally frustrated by the latter’s artificial production instincts.…
TWICE’s latest offers easy enough pop listening, but is unambitious on the whole and too littered with throwaway tracks to present a compelling whole.…
Adele Adele exists in a peculiar space, an undeniably massive superstar with a global audience, and yet she appears isolated from the broader culture,…