Her third album expands into spiky garage rock, lavish psych-folk, and misty dance-pop, turning toward romantic love as its primary subject. The sounds are more immediate and broadly appealing than ever, but Cheek hasn’t lost her restless ingenuity: The creature put to rest on its Auto-...
Day Wilson has a gift for turning intimate reflections into timeless artwork, and this album sees her experimenting with a more carefree approach. "Before, I was extremely intentional about creating music with a strong foundation, a bed of artistic integrity…" she shared in a press release. "...
Her confidence as a producer and songwriter has grown since then, turning out some striking performances. What makes it so thrilling is how she continues challenging the limits of what conventional pop music is capable of doing without sacrificing its undeniable appeal. Her lyrics are self-assured...
At 91, Nelson remains as vital as ever. He brings choice covers, new songs and the uncluttered production of longtime collaborator Buddy Cannon to, his eighth new album in five years. At a time of historic U.S. migration from Mexico, Nelson pointedly opens with the title song, written by...
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When Varathron released their new album The Crimson Temple in December 2023, I had very high hopes that the new album byRotting Christwould also perform very well, possibly exceeding all the initial expectations. I will admit that I was a bit worried at first, wondering whether they would rea...
She knows she’s “too profound” for those who wrong her, and perhaps that’s because she understands the most foundational fact of emotional survival: strength requires vulnerability.“Nobody gets me,” SZA sings from forbidding heights — and here it is nice to imagine her turning her ...
this is the most vulnerable McMahon has been on a record. It’s taken Amen Dunes a decade of making music to achieve a real breakthrough, but the strength of his storytelling meansFreedomshould be a real career turning point.“This is your time, their time is done,”a child shouts onIn...
from a Rollin’ 60s Crip who once strived to become a millionaire drug dealer (per his explanation about “Million While You Young”) to a community activist and entrepreneur with dreams he was turning into reality (“Billion-dollar project, ‘bout to crack the cement/ So what if our invest...
it’s not a cheat code that works with lesser songwriting or uninspired performances. The noise elevates what’s already calcified in the bedrock of these songs. There’s a succinctness and beauty toCartwheel’s songwriting that is emboldened by Anderson and company turning the knob to 11. ...