Shannon Lay : Past the Veil Album Review
Five years have elapsed since Shannon Lay’s last album of original songs, and in the interim, the Los…
The Strokes: Reality Awaits Album Review
Lately, Casablancas has been trying hard to be heard, but he’s incapable of expressing a political opinion without…
Rick Ross: Set in Stone Album Review
On Set in Stone, Rick Ross’s 12th album, the Magic City rap impresario deems himself the “Miami Martin…
Steve Lacy: Oh yeah? Album Review
The pop-star magic of 2022’s massive “Bad Habit,” one of the defining hits of the TikTok era, is…
Gracie Abrams: Daughter From Hell Album Review
In a Popcast interview about her third album, Daughter From Hell, Gracie Abrams talked about how she’d changed…
How Madonna turned ‘mourning into music’ to write No. 1 album
Madonna turned devastating personal losses into one of the most successful albums of her career. “She was really…
Loathe: A Stranger to You Album Review
Loathe are in an enviable position. At first, the Liverpool four-piece followed a familiar trajectory for metalcore acts—coalescing…
The Rolling Stones: Foreign Tongues Album Review
I’ll leave it to others to provide Foreign Tongues with the traditional blessing that greets every new Rolling…
Anthony Hopkins, 88, announces career change after legendary acting career
Anthony Hopkins is pivoting to a career in music after a 65-year-stint as one of Hollywood’s most esteemed…
Pixies: Complete B Sides: 1988-97 (Remaster) Album Review
What is a B-side to a band as delightfully peculiar as Pixies? What happens when you flip over…
Jack White: Frozen Charlotte Album Review
In the days of rock’s youth, we were told what it meant to be a man. Presley was…
Truck Violence: The weathervane is my body Album Review
Two years ago, Truck Violence sounded motion sick, bile lurching up their throats with an acidic burn. Violence,…