The great virtue of young artists ignoring or being unfamiliar with what came before them is that they don’t know what they don’t know; there are no rules to adhere to, much less…
You have to admire Foo Fighters’ commitment to rock music at a time when it’s never been less popular — their version of it, anyway. Listening to the band’s new album “…
It may surprise critics of punk-pop chart toppers Paramore to learn that the new solo album by frontwoman Hayley Williams, “Flowers For Vases / Descansos,” is pretty wonderful. Listening to singer-songwriters…
Just a few years ago John Carpenter was a horror luminary advancing gracefully into his twilight years, an artist rightfully taking his place among the genre’s standard bearers as descendants and disciples…
If the last time you listened to Weezer was during the release of the band’s 2001 “Green Album,” then “OK Human” suggests a very smooth and consistent evolution between their third…
In the absence of a new album by Sade, Rhye’s “Home” offers a placeholder for lovers looking for her iconic brand of postcoital musical bliss. Relocating in 2019 to L.A.’s storied…
After decades of white artists building successful careers on the music and iconography of Black innovators, it seems only right that turnabout is fair play. While few and far between, the country genre…
Media-cultivated solo career narratives become less meaningful when you’ve never heard (or heard of) the pop group or boy band these artists came from. But there’s a reason why these individuals were chosen to perform…
Jazmine Sullivan has been recording professionally for more than 12 years, a considerable accomplishment given that her breakthrough song, the revenge-themed hip-hop tango “Bust Your Windows,” blew up after an appearance on…
If you haven’t listened to Paul McCartney in a while, now’s a great time to start again. “McCartney III” is indeed a sequel to his 1980 album “McCartney II” — but…