Singer-songwriter Dylan Baldi’s solo project has turned into a fully realized band. On its third album, Cloud Nothings has never felt more alive or more authentic.
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Music Monday: Kathleen Edwards’ Voyageur
Kathleen Edwards has a penchant for bittersweet ballads. An earnest singer-songwriter, her voice is sweet and her her song subjects — from budding love to break-ups to “what am I doing with my life”-type explorations — …
The Big Pink: Britain’s Overstuffed Pop Act
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With a pair of garishly overblown indie-pop anthems (“Velvet” and …
Is Ani DiFranco’s Which Side Are You On? an OWS Rallying Cry?
To understand Ani DiFranco’s work as it stands now, it helps to know where she lives. The wandering feminist folkie veteran (we can call her that now, right?) has made her home in New Orleans over the past decade or so, and …
Let’s Go Eat the Factory: Guided by Voices’ Lo-Fi Reunion
Robert Pollard and his band have reunited to release a charming album full of distorted, guitar-driven indie rock.
The Weeknd’s Echoes of Silence: A Third Mixtape, a Third Success
Despite not yet releasing a proper album, Abel Tesfaye has crafted some of this year’s most compelling and captivating music.
James Blake Is As Crazy As Ever On His New EP
The British producer-turned-musician is making some of the catchiest, most difficult music in recent memory.
Music Monday: Common Dreams Big
The Chicago rapper’s ninth studio album, The Dreamer/The Believer, pings back and forth between dirty and uplifting.
Trent Reznor’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: More than Just a Soundtrack
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Trailers for David Fincher’s adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon …
The Roots Have Made A Concept Album. And It’s Good!
The Philadelphia hip-hop octet’s new album undun just might be its greatest work in years
Kate Bush Explores Nature on 50 Words For Snow
Using winter as her backdrop, Bush delivers a sparse, beautiful and ultimately pure album
Music Monday: Rihanna’s Talk That Talk
Rihanna is on a roll. One year after releasing Loud, the album that gave us the Grammy award-winning “Only Girl (In the World)” — as well as “What’s My Name?” “S&M” and “Man Down” — the Barbadian pop music …
Drake’s Take Care Was Worth The Wait
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In this moment, I feel like a proud parent whose bosom is swollen with …