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Nourished By Time speaks to something bigger on
The Passionate Ones
By Drew Gillis
August 23, 2025 | 11:00am
Ethel Cain pens a wistful, aching bildungsroman on
Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You
By Emma Keates
August 8, 2025 | 3:00pm
On
Virgin
, Lorde has never been less certain or more alive
By Mary Kate Carr
June 28, 2025 | 12:00pm
On
I Quit
, HAIM goes through a bumpy post-breakup transitional phase
By Mary Kate Carr
June 17, 2025 | 10:00am
Viagra Boys offer something almost like thoughtfulness on
Viagr Aboys
By Drew Gillis
April 26, 2025 | 12:00pm
On his debut solo album, Tunde Adebimpe aims for genuine emotional catharsis
By Ryan Reed
April 18, 2025 | 12:00pm
Bon Iver pens a surprisingly bright new chapter on
SABLE, fABLE
By Emma Keates
April 12, 2025 | 10:00am
Lucy Dacus'
Forever Is A Feeling
gets lost in the moment
By Emma Keates
March 31, 2025 | 12:00pm
Perfume Genius takes the long way around to
Glory
By Drew Gillis
March 29, 2025 | 12:00pm
Lady Gaga finds comfort in the chaos on
MAYHEM
By Drew Gillis
March 11, 2025 | 2:00pm
Drake practically begs you to make fun of
$ome $exy $ongs 4 U
By Drew Gillis
February 19, 2025 | 1:00pm
FKA twigs'
Eusexua
is a-little-too-safe sex
By Drew Gillis
January 24, 2025 | 7:00am
Ethel Cain makes an early bid for feel-bad album of the year with
Perverts
By Emma Keates
January 11, 2025 | 12:00pm
Kendrick Lamar throws a party, responsibly, on
GNX
By Drew Gillis
November 27, 2024 | 6:00am
Time won't make a fool of Father John Misty on the nihilistic but never despairing
Mahashmashana
By Emma Keates
November 23, 2024 | 10:00am
Poppy gets more consistent—but no less interesting—on
Negative Spaces
By Ryan Reed
November 21, 2024 | 12:00pm
On
Songs Of A Lost World
, The Cure heals our wounds
By Ryan Reed
November 3, 2024 | 10:00am
Tyler, the Creator refuses to dim his light on CHROMAKOPIA
By Kiana Fitzgerald
November 1, 2024 | 6:00am
Justin Vernon sheds the mask of Bon Iver on the sparse and aching
SABLE,
By Emma Keates
October 17, 2024 | 7:00am
The Smile's
Cutouts
might be Thom Yorke's most fun record to date
By Ryan Reed
October 5, 2024 | 10:00am
Sophie's final album is a touching tribute, even though it can't capture all that she was
By Drew Gillis
September 24, 2024 | 11:00am
LL COOL J is still a force to be reckoned with
By Kiana Fitzgerald
September 11, 2024 | 9:00am
Drive-By Truckers'
Southern Rock Opera
gets even better with time
By Stephen Thomas Erlewine
July 31, 2024 | 10:00am
The Police's new
Synchronicity
box set balances the band's egos
By Ron Hart
July 26, 2024 | 9:30am
An underrated John Lennon album finally gets its due
By Ron Hart
July 12, 2024 | 2:00pm
C,XOXO
reveals Camila Cabello, for better or worse
By Drew Gillis
June 28, 2024 | 4:00am
brat
is great
By Drew Gillis
June 7, 2024 | 4:55pm
St. Vincent (and the rest of the world) starts over on
All Born Screaming
By Drew Gillis
April 26, 2024 | 2:00pm
Taylor Swift's
The Tortured Poets Department
is stuck in the past
By Mary Kate Carr
April 19, 2024 | 4:01am
Taylor Swift reclaims her glittering pop crown with
Midnights
By Saloni Gajjar
October 21, 2022 | 4:37pm
Carly Rae Jepsen finds bliss in solitude on
The Loneliest Time
By Gabrielle Sanchez
October 21, 2022 | 3:00pm
Lou Reed's
Words & Music, May 1965
captures a rock legend in the process of being born
By Stephen Thomas Erlewine
September 16, 2022 | 3:00pm
Pulse Of The Early Brain
shines a light on Stereolab's arty, adventurous side
By Stephen Thomas Erlewine
September 2, 2022 | 6:00pm
Angel Olsen's
Big Time
is an Americana-infused feat on grief and flourishing
By Gabrielle Sanchez
June 3, 2022 | 5:37pm
Bloc Party attempts a revival on the uneven
Alpha Games
By Max Freedman
April 28, 2022 | 11:00am
Fontaines D.C. can’t deliver on the promise of more with
Skinty Fia
By Lily Moayeri
April 21, 2022 | 1:00pm
Kurt Vile returns—and delivers the goods—on
(Watch My Moves)
By John Everhart, John Everhart
April 15, 2022 | 7:00am
Wet Leg lives up to the hype on its debut LP
By Tatiana Tenreyro
April 8, 2022 | 1:00pm
Father John Misty is an end-times jazz man on
Chloë And The Next 20th Century
By Paul Veracka
April 7, 2022 | 2:30pm
Red Hot Chili Peppers trade easy hooks for surprising depth on
Unlimited Love
By Dan Bogosian
April 1, 2022 | 11:00am
The posthumous album from Tribe Called Quest’s Phife Dawg is a soulful look back in time
By Alex McLevy
March 24, 2022 | 4:00pm
Weezer’s
Spring
EP proves the band can still sound like the good old days when it wants to
By Tatiana Tenreyro
March 21, 2022 | 8:40pm
Charli XCX veers into her big pop era with
CRASH
By Gabrielle Sanchez
March 18, 2022 | 11:00am
The music of
In/Out/In
showcases the extremes of Sonic Youth
By Alex McLevy
March 17, 2022 | 3:45pm
Cypress Hill fires up a return to its original sound
By Nina Hernandez
March 16, 2022 | 11:00am
Drug Church reimagines ’90s alt-rock with a hardcore edge on the earnest and ass-kicking
Hygiene
By Alex McLevy
March 11, 2022 | 6:54pm
The Weather Station’s quiet new album of piano ballads speaks volumes
By Tabassum Siddiqui
March 7, 2022 | 4:00pm
Nilüfer Yanya continues to mesmerize on her superlative new record
By David Brusie
March 4, 2022 | 4:00pm
Basia Bulat’s old songs bloom anew through orchestral arrangements of
The Garden
By Tabassum Siddiqui
February 25, 2022 | 4:00pm
SASAMI crafts a daring, hot-blooded rock 'n' roll album on
Squeeze
By Gabrielle Sanchez
February 25, 2022 | 2:00pm
Blood Incantation's
Timewave Zero
is a death metal album without the death metal
By Marty Sartini Garner
February 23, 2022 | 2:00pm
Superchunk’s
Wild Loneliness
reaffirms the band’s place in the pantheon of indie-rock greats
By Alex McLevy
February 22, 2022 | 12:00pm
Hurray For The Riff Raff's
Life On Earth
struggles to outshine its predecessor
By Tatiana Tenreyro
February 18, 2022 | 4:40pm
Beach House spreads some of its most impressive work across the four chapters of
Once Twice Melody
By Tatiana Tenreyro
February 16, 2022 | 4:26pm
There's a perfect record nestled within the engaging sprawl of Big Thief's new double album
By Alex McLevy
February 11, 2022 | 3:00pm
Shamir braves industrial beats—and his trauma—on the remarkable
Heterosexuality
By Max Freedman
February 10, 2022 | 2:00pm
Spoon's
Lucifer On The Sofa
finds new meaning in familiar territory
By Annie Zaleski
February 9, 2022 | 5:00pm
Beirut’s
Artifacts
digs up the spirit of early-aughts indie experimentation
By John Everhart
February 4, 2022 | 12:00pm
Mitski's previous work casts a looming shadow over the diminished
Laurel Hell
By Gabrielle Sanchez
February 3, 2022 | 12:00pm
Animal Collective finds the groove—and refuses to leave—on the consistently compelling
Time Skiffs
By Alex McLevy
February 2, 2022 | 12:00pm
Eels' latest album is full of distortion and frustration, but not enough memorable hooks
By David Brusie
January 25, 2022 | 2:00pm
Cordae reflects on his path to stardom from
A Bird's Eye View
By Nina Hernandez
January 18, 2022 | 5:05pm
Cat Power’s expansive
Covers
album looks both inward and out
By Annie Zaleski
January 12, 2022 | 12:00pm
Avant-pop artist Arca undercuts her musical impact by piling on too much at once
By Max Freedman
December 3, 2021 | 4:00pm
Adele reaches new heights on
30
, her best album to date
By Gabrielle Sanchez
November 23, 2021 | 1:00pm
Converge and friends find an alternative to ripping your face off on
Bloodmoon
By A.A. Dowd
November 18, 2021 | 6:00pm
Taylor Swift’s
Red (Taylor's Version)
is a sweeping, profound time machine of an album
By Saloni Gajjar
November 16, 2021 | 9:15pm
Courtney Barnett’s
Things Take Time, Take Time
takes time to enjoy
By Tatiana Tenreyro
November 16, 2021 | 7:25pm
Aimee Mann gets theatrical with the
Girl, Interrupted
-inspired
Queens Of The Summer Hotel
By Alex McLevy
November 5, 2021 | 6:05pm
Snail Mail’s
Valentine
is a soul-stirring study in vulnerability and romance
By Gabrielle Sanchez
November 5, 2021 | 4:40pm
R.E.M.’s eclectic, road-created
New Adventures In Hi-Fi
sounds more resonant than ever
By Annie Zaleski
October 27, 2021 | 3:00pm
Blue Banisters
is the better Lana Del Rey record of 2021
By Tatiana Tenreyro
October 22, 2021 | 7:51pm
BLACKSTARKIDS’ new album
Puppies Forever
will charm its way into your heart
By Alex McLevy
October 15, 2021 | 5:30pm
Lil Nas X’s debut album,
MONTERO
, is built on queer love, yearning, and grief
By Gabrielle Sanchez
September 23, 2021 | 1:00pm
NCT 127 makes a risky but triumphant comeback with
Sticker
By Shanicka Anderson
September 22, 2021 | 7:10pm
Andrew W.K. takes us to a different kind of rager in
God Is Partying
By Tatiana Tenreyro
September 10, 2021 | 10:05pm
With
HEY WHAT
, Low finds the right balance between gorgeous and damaged
By Alex McLevy
September 10, 2021 | 3:00pm
Drake meets expectations on
Certified Lover Boy
, but that's about all he does
By Nina Hernandez
September 8, 2021 | 7:24pm
In the week of new Kanye and Drake, Little Simz claims the best rap album crown
By Baraka Kaseko
September 3, 2021 | 2:31pm
Kacey Musgraves pens a modern divorce album with help from the classics in
Star-Crossed
By Gabrielle Sanchez
September 2, 2021 | 1:00pm
Kanye West’s
Donda
is a bloated, incoherent mess
By Nina Hernandez
August 31, 2021 | 8:30pm
Chvrches’ album
Screen Violence
finds a newly mature band rediscovering its strengths
By Alex McLevy
August 27, 2021 | 1:00pm
Indigo De Souza's
Any Shape You Take
is an indie rock masterwork
By Alex McLevy
August 26, 2021 | 3:00pm
Lorde disappears into the sun on
Solar Power
By Gabrielle Sanchez
August 25, 2021 | 4:42pm
The Joy Formidable's new album tries to see the future but gets caught in the past
By Alex McLevy
August 20, 2021 | 7:01pm
Angel Olsen brings emotional intensity to '80s pop hits on
Aisles
By Tatiana Tenreyro
August 19, 2021 | 5:00pm
Deafheaven waves goodbye to metal—and maybe to what made the band special
By A.A. Dowd
August 17, 2021 | 6:20pm
The Killers tell poignant small-town short stories on
Pressure Machine
By Gwen Ihnat
August 13, 2021 | 9:50pm
Happier Than Ever
is mostly a great Billie Eilish album
By Alex McLevy
August 4, 2021 | 11:00am
Prince’s posthumous release
Welcome 2 America
is fantastic. So why did he leave it in the vault?
By Noel Murray
July 26, 2021 | 6:15pm
Clairo’s
Sling
paves a brilliantly inspired and elegantly orchestrated road to comfort
By Gabrielle Sanchez
July 16, 2021 | 9:20pm
Doja Cat loses herself in the pop space of
Planet Her
By Gabrielle Sanchez
June 21, 2021 | 4:00pm
Sleater-Kinney's
Path Of Wellness
is paved with guitars
By Katie Rife
June 11, 2021 | 10:32pm
Rostam soundtracks summer love with the jazzy
Changephobia
By Tatiana Tenreyro
June 4, 2021 | 4:36pm
You can call it a comeback, but don’t dub Liz Phair's
Soberish
a “return to form”
By Katie Rife
June 3, 2021 | 3:00pm
Olivia Rodrigo’s
SOUR
is so much more than a breakup album
By Tatiana Tenreyro
May 21, 2021 | 5:00pm
St. Vincent saunters into the past with the rakish tales of
Daddy’s Home
By Alex McLevy
May 13, 2021 | 11:00am
Good news, everyone:
Van Weezer
kicks ass
By Alex McLevy
May 6, 2021 | 11:00am
Taylor Swift forges ahead with a dreamy throwback in
Fearless (Taylor's Version)
By Saloni Gajjar
April 9, 2021 | 3:23pm
Lana Del Rey’s
Chemtrails Over The Country Club
lives in
NFR!
’s superior shadow
By Tatiana Tenreyro
March 23, 2021 | 3:00pm
With Trent Reznor gone Pixar, The Horrors are ready to be your new Nine Inch Nails
By Tatiana Tenreyro
March 16, 2021 | 6:10pm
Julien Baker’s
Little Oblivions
is her most vulnerable record yet—and her best
By Tatiana Tenreyro
February 26, 2021 | 12:00pm
On
Open Door Policy
, The Hold Steady evolve from bar hounds into lounge lizards
By Ashley Naftule
February 19, 2021 | 2:00pm
Hayley Williams’
Flowers For Vases/Descansos
dreamily
wades between grief and acceptance
By Shannon Miller
February 8, 2021 | 7:00pm
With
OK Human
, Weezer dresses up its pop in retro-’70s clothing
By Alex McLevy
January 28, 2021 | 2:00pm
Taylor Swift’s deeply affecting
evermore
continues
folklore
’s rich universe-building
By Annie Zaleski
December 14, 2020 | 3:45pm
With
McCartney III
, Paul McCartney offers lessons from a legendary life
By Gwen Ihnat
November 9, 2020 | 4:54pm
Ariana Grande finds her bliss with
Positions
By Annie Zaleski
November 2, 2020 | 8:00pm
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