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Thom Yorke’s Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes is pretty but unremarkable By Zach Schonfeld September 29, 2014 | 5:15pm
With X, Chris Brown gets over himself By Evan Rytlewski September 23, 2014 | 5:00am
On his third album, Perfume Genius proves he can’t burn Too Bright By Philip Cosores September 23, 2014 | 5:00am
King Tuff stirs some darkness into bubblegum garage punk on Black Moon Spell By Kevin Warwick September 23, 2014 | 5:00am
Leonard Cohen teases death on the lean, surprising Popular Problems By Zach Schonfeld September 23, 2014 | 5:00am
Jeff and Spencer Tweedy make Sukierae a charming family affair By David Brusie September 23, 2014 | 5:00am
Aphex Twin returns user-friendly with his first album in 13 years By Sean O'Neal September 23, 2014 | 5:00am
Nancy Whang emerges as a modern disco queen on The Juan MacLean’s In A Dream By Matt Gerardi September 16, 2014 | 5:00am
U2’s digital surprise has some value despite its price By Annie Zaleski September 12, 2014 | 4:03pm
Ryan Adams shows consummate consistency on Ryan Adams By Marah Eakin September 9, 2014 | 5:01am
Reborn as a trio, Interpol turns on its version of light with El Pintor By Andrea Battleground September 9, 2014 | 5:01am
Death From Above 1979 both embraces and transcends its dance-punk roots By Annie Zaleski September 9, 2014 | 5:00am
Justin Townes Earle gets somber, bluesy, and bravely intimate By Jason Heller September 9, 2014 | 5:00am
Karen O’s solo album lacks Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ punch By Sonia Saraiya September 9, 2014 | 5:00am
Maroon 5 crib more pop moves on album number five By Evan Rytlewski September 2, 2014 | 5:01am
Yob lightens the gloom—ever so slightly—on Clearing The Path To Ascend By Jason Heller September 2, 2014 | 5:01am
Blonde Redhead’s quiet, listless reinvention on Barragán By Josh Terry September 2, 2014 | 5:01am
Young Jeezy shows up to rap on the weird, overwrought Seen It All By Clayton Purdom September 2, 2014 | 5:01am
Ariana Grande’s sweet, sweet fantasies are polished but disappointing By Annie Zaleski August 26, 2014 | 2:41pm
The Rentals’ latest is a mismatched patchwork of their past By Chris Mincher August 26, 2014 | 5:00am
Electro pioneers Basement Jaxx color between the lines, with uneven results By Annie Zaleski August 26, 2014 | 5:00am
The New Pornographers nearly live up to their own example on Brill Bruisers By Erik Adams August 26, 2014 | 5:00am
Ty Segall tweaks himself on Manipulator By Jason Heller August 26, 2014 | 5:00am
Pallbearer brings doom metal to the brink once again By Jason Heller August 19, 2014 | 5:00am
Electric Würms is the Flaming Lips side project we didn’t need By Kyle Fowle August 19, 2014 | 5:00am
Wiz Khalifa returns with his clumsiest album yet By Evan Rytlewski August 19, 2014 | 5:00am
FKA Twigs gets sultry, ambitious, and inventive on her debut By Kyle Fowle August 12, 2014 | 5:00am
The Gaslight Anthem reaches for new sounds—sometimes a little too hard By Jason Heller August 12, 2014 | 5:00am
Murder City Devils’ screaming return is neither heaven nor hell By Philip Cosores August 5, 2014 | 5:00am
Chicago’s Twin Peaks make youthful, compelling garage-rock on Wild Onion By Josh Terry August 5, 2014 | 5:00am
After a four-year absence, Spoon rewards further patience By Erik Adams August 5, 2014 | 5:00am
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers deliver again, for half an album anyway By Annie Zaleski July 29, 2014 | 5:00am
Shabazz Palaces return with cosmic musings on hip-hop, identity, and black consciousness By Paula Mejia July 29, 2014 | 5:00am
Jenny Lewis journeys into the heart of adulthood on The Voyager By Erik Adams July 29, 2014 | 5:00am
Common fails to solve Chicago’s gun violence problem with his music By Eric Thurm July 22, 2014 | 5:00am
Upgrades can’t save White Fence’s psych-rock from getting stale By Chris Mincher July 22, 2014 | 5:00am
Joyce Manor’s quest to eliminate hangovers proves fruitful By David Anthony July 22, 2014 | 5:00am
Jungle’s nu-disco is competent and sleek, but not much more By Josh Terry July 15, 2014 | 5:00am
After a 5-year lull, Morrissey returns—and shrugs By Jason Heller July 15, 2014 | 5:00am
“Weird Al” Yankovic smartly skewers, embraces pop culture By Annie Zaleski July 15, 2014 | 5:00am
Reigning Sound spread warm and fuzzies with another warm, fuzzy stunner By kenneth-partridge July 15, 2014 | 5:00am
With No Coast, Braid proves its 16-year wait was worth it By David Anthony July 8, 2014 | 5:00am
Accidental pop songwriter Sia doesn’t quite reclaim solo career momentum By Annie Zaleski July 8, 2014 | 5:00am
Old Crow Medicine Show makes country punk on Remedy By Marah Eakin July 1, 2014 | 5:00am
How To Dress Well remains torn between pop escapism and emotional torment By Evan Rytlewski June 24, 2014 | 5:00am
Ab-Soul loses control on These Days… By Eric Thurm June 24, 2014 | 5:00am
Folk songwriter Strand Of Oaks heals on rock ‘n’ roll masterpiece By Philip Cosores June 24, 2014 | 5:00am
Taylor Swift’s BFF Ed Sheeran reaffirms his pop star status By Annie Zaleski June 24, 2014 | 5:00am
Mastodon stomps back with a concept that’s both simple and sound By Jason Heller June 24, 2014 | 5:00am
Willie Nelson struggles with age, depth of catalog on Band Of Brothers By Marah Eakin June 17, 2014 | 5:00am
Lana Del Rey delivers lethargic mid-tempo numbers on Ultraviolence By Kyle Fowle June 17, 2014 | 5:00am
Lower retools post-punk for a world on the brink By Jason Heller June 17, 2014 | 5:00am
On the stunning Familiars, The Antlers battle with the past By Josh Terry June 17, 2014 | 5:00am
Boris overdoes the grand gestures on Noise By Jason Heller June 17, 2014 | 5:00am
Sam Smith starts smooth and soulful, ends repetitive and redundant By Lily Moayeri June 17, 2014 | 5:00am
Die Antwoord still hostile, compelling on latest LP By Kyle Fowle June 10, 2014 | 5:00am
Jack White harnesses the power of Jack White on Lazaretto By Josh Modell June 10, 2014 | 5:00am
Fucked Up embraces evolution on Glass Boys By David Anthony June 3, 2014 | 5:00am
The Walkmen’s Hamilton Leithauser charms on his theatrical solo debut By Josh Terry June 3, 2014 | 5:00am
Parquet Courts expands its attack on Sunbathing Animal By David Anthony June 3, 2014 | 5:00am
Bob Mould faces mortality with ferocity, humility, and grace By Annie Zaleski June 3, 2014 | 5:00am
Sharon Van Etten unleashes an epic that’s punishing—in a good way By Emily St. James May 27, 2014 | 5:00am
Hercules & Love Affair flex their muscles By Kyle Fowle May 27, 2014 | 5:00am
Owen Pallett aims for the thirtysomething gut By Emily St. James May 27, 2014 | 5:00am
Neil Young and Jack White give old songs new meanings By Philip Cosores May 27, 2014 | 5:00am
After nearly 20 years, The Meatmen bring punk back to its ribald roots By Chris Mincher May 27, 2014 | 5:00am
Older and calmer, Conor Oberst inches closer to enlightenment By kenneth-partridge May 20, 2014 | 5:00am
15 years on, American Football’s lone LP gets a face-lift By David Anthony May 20, 2014 | 5:00am
The Roots lay on the satire with the arty …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin By Evan Rytlewski May 20, 2014 | 5:00am
Coldplay goes quiet on Ghost Stories, with one terrible, notable exception By Josh Modell May 19, 2014 | 4:48pm
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart dials down the noise and settles for dull By Chris Mincher May 13, 2014 | 5:00am
An ensemble folk player becomes a star on Sylvan Esso’s debut By Philip Cosores May 13, 2014 | 5:00am
The Black Keys show off more new studio tricks, same old sound By Kyle Fowle May 13, 2014 | 5:00am
Tori Amos gets her groove back By Annie Zaleski May 13, 2014 | 5:00am
No animals—maybe just humans—were harmed in the making of Swans’ To Be Kind By Jason Heller May 13, 2014 | 5:00am
Dolly Parton gets folksy, dark on the lovable Blue Smoke By Marah Eakin May 13, 2014 | 5:00am
Eno•Hyde’s new record lacks the inventiveness of either of its architects By Lily Moayeri May 6, 2014 | 5:00am
Nikki Lane offers fiery takes on rebellion, surrender, and romance By Caitlin White May 6, 2014 | 5:00am
With percussive strength, Tune-Yards finds a new way By David Brusie May 6, 2014 | 5:00am
Damon Albarn underwhelms on his sleepy solo debut By Marah Eakin April 29, 2014 | 5:00am
Ray LaMontagne melds his folky formula with throwback psych-rock By Chris Mincher April 29, 2014 | 5:00am
Wye Oak strikes a dreamy reinvention with Shriek By Erik Adams April 29, 2014 | 5:00am
After 20 years together, the Old 97’s still deliver the same love and nausea By Caitlin White April 29, 2014 | 5:00am
On a dreamy debut album, Fear Of Men weighs the head and the heart By Josh Terry April 22, 2014 | 5:00am
Future resists major-label bloat on his brisk Honest By Evan Rytlewski April 22, 2014 | 5:00am
A Bikini Kill reissue holds the band’s best song, but not its best material By Marah Eakin April 15, 2014 | 5:00am
Chet Faker’s debut is mostly the real thing By Josh Modell April 15, 2014 | 5:00am
Aimee Mann and Ted Leo find common ground as The Both By Jason Heller April 15, 2014 | 5:00am
Slint’s Spiderland box rewards patient listeners, patient fans By Marah Eakin April 15, 2014 | 5:00am
The Afghan Whigs are back from the dead, not that Do To The Beast shows it By Jason Heller April 15, 2014 | 5:00am
EMA pushes back against Internet culture run amok By Evan Rytlewski April 8, 2014 | 5:00am
The Faint keeps things fresh By Annie Zaleski April 8, 2014 | 5:00am
Punk supergroup Off! is back, but the rants are wearing thin By Jason Heller April 8, 2014 | 5:00am
With Split Single, Bob Mould collaborator Jason Narducy hits his stride By Annie Zaleski April 1, 2014 | 5:00am
S. Carey goes more abstract, languid on sophomore LP By Kyle Fowle April 1, 2014 | 5:00am
Nickel Creek returns from a 7-year hiatus with a ready-made best-of album By Genevieve Koski April 1, 2014 | 5:00am
On fourth album, Cloud Nothings settle into a sound By David Anthony April 1, 2014 | 5:00am
For his sophomore effort, Mac DeMarco replaces weirdness with wisdom By Chris Mincher April 1, 2014 | 5:00am
Owls get dark on their long-awaited second album By David Anthony March 25, 2014 | 5:00am
Liars plunge into demented, masterful dynamics barreling towards truth By Paula Mejia March 25, 2014 | 5:00am
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road remains Elton John’s most ambitious work By David Brusie March 25, 2014 | 5:00am
Tokyo Police Club aren’t kids anymore By Josh Modell March 25, 2014 | 5:00am
The Hold Steady’s sixth album may as well be a debut By Jason Heller March 25, 2014 | 5:00am
Kylie Minogue touches on dubstep, duets with Enrique, falls flat By Annie Zaleski March 18, 2014 | 5:00am
Madlib’s beats take a backseat in newest collaboration By Chris Mincher March 18, 2014 | 5:00am
Perfect Pussy suffers a premature identity crisis on its debut LP By David Anthony March 18, 2014 | 5:00am
On Lost In The Dream, The War On Drugs channels musical memories By David Brusie March 18, 2014 | 5:00am
Black Lips play around—and play it safe—on Underneath The Rainbow By Jason Heller March 18, 2014 | 5:00am

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