Album Reviews
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Miranda Lambert Puts Her Boots on the Dance Floor With ‘Crisco’
The country queen dips into disco and yacht rock on an effervescent reinvention of an album
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Leon Bridges Shakes Up His Sound Once Again
Like a roots music Drake, the singer-songwriter has a knack for collaborating with up and coming tastemakers
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Godflesh's Stunning New Album, 'Decay,' Marks the End of an Era
With Justin Broadrick's last-recorded heavy vocals, the influential industrial-metal duo's 10th album ends with a bang, not a whimper
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On ‘Cocoon’, Yeat Returns to Familiar Territory With Mostly Dull Results
On his first new release since his polarizing album ADL, Yeat returns to familiar albeit lackluster territory. At least there’s a Drake feature
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Chaka Khan is a Legend Subverting Expectations on ‘Chakzilla’
The Hall of Famer gets assists from Sia, Snoop, and Greg Kurstin on an a bright new album that defiantly tries new moves
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Miley Cyrus Finds Contentment in New Motivations on ‘Bass Persuades’
Massive bangers don't seem to motivate her any more — at least, not as much as the love she goes home to at the end of the night
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Beck Hits a Sad, Beautiful New High on ‘Ride Lonesome’
He returns to the gorgeously forlorn folk of records like Sea Change on his first new LP in seven years
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Beabadoobee Is in a Fighting Mood on ‘Pylon’
On her excellent fourth album, the young star pumps all her doubts and fears into righteous guitar noise
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Carly Rae Jepsen’s ‘Day and Night’ Is a Double-Album Dissertation on Love
Across 24 tracks, the prolific pop star traverses styles and continents while tracing the dazzling highs and devastating lows romance can bring
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Adéla’s Risk-Taking Pays Off on ‘Prima’
The pop phenom wraps stories of sacrifice and surrender with bold confidence on her maximalist debut
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