The experimental musician’s debut album testifies to the liberating potential of making a racket.
The British rapper embraces a caffeinated punk sound that suggests a cross between Cockney Rejects and Dizzee Rascal.
While the album fits neatly into the indie-pop landscape, its songs don’t rely on repeated hooks, unfurling organically.
The electronic duo’s 10th album feels more like a document of the times than a sci-fi fantasy.
The album blends English folk, American roots music, and shades of trip-hop in ways that are both heady and nebulous.
The garage-punk band skillfully strikes a balance between exuberance and introspection.
The album continues in a classic rock-inspired direction, breaking from the neo-traditional country music that put the singer on the map.
The album suggests a lost ’70s Afrofuturist sci-fi movie score as composed by Alice Coltrane.
The album sounds more like the product of a therapy session than a collection of songs intended for the public.
The album is expertly crafted, but a rougher hewn approach would have better honored its source material.
The album traces a personal narrative about growing weary of casual sex and embracing love, all in the span of just half an hour.
The songs click almost immediately, but they’re subtler and pricklier than a first listen would imply.
The album engages in a dialogue with the past, whether it’s Sim’s youth or the last half century of music and cinema.
The album examines the rewards and pains of an on-again, off-again relationship.
On her sophomore effort, the rapper goes completely mask-off, directing her anger at other rappers and former friends.
The album engages with rock’s history while simultaneously taking it in imaginative new directions.
The indie-pop group’s sophomore effort doubles down on their copy-and-paste approach, but this time with mixed results.
Porcupine Tree’s 11th studio album implies a summary of a body of work running back 35 years.
The U.K.-based rapper-singer’s debut album homes in on his Nigerian roots, combining American R&B with African rhythms.
Belle and Sebastian’s 10th album strikes a balance between the band’s familiar sound and proving they still have something to say.