Lorde’s long-awaited third album, ‘Solar Power,’ is enervating and disposable, with few songs to match any of their past hits.…
‘Happier Than Ever’ review: Billie Eilish’s second album is autobiographical and enigmatic
The second album from growing star Billie Eilish, ‘Happier Than Ever,’ is both autobiographical and enigmatic.…
Album review: Sleater-Kinney – ‘Path of Wellness’
Keith Richards once said: “There couldn’t be a Rolling Stones without Charlie Watts.” The implication being that Watts’ drumming is so crucial to The Rolling Stones’ sound, everythin…
Album Review: Liz Phair – “Soberish”
Soberish is a great title and a classic little Liz Phair bit of wordplay: its meaning is clear, it has a touch of playfulness to it, yet it also suggests hidden and sinister depths that are lurking no…
Album Review: Ashley Monroe – ‘Rosegold’
New look, new style: Ashley Monroe shoots for a full-on rebirth with Rosegold. She dons pink hair on the album’s cover and dons electronic music on the album itself, both new guises that come as a sur…
Album Review: The Fratellis – ‘Half Drunk Under a Full Moon’
The Fratellis have entered that awkward career midpoint for bands, where the tension between doing what comes easy to them and trying to expand their musical palette causes inevitable problems. In The…
Album Review: Bruce Springsteen returns with “Letter to You”
“Time slips away and leaves you with nothing mister but/Boring stories of glory days.” So sang The Boss at the height of his own glory days on the multiplatinum Born in the U.S.A. album. It’…