Album Reviews

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  Mustafa Takes a Profound Journey on 'Dunya'

  PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2024

  'Dunya,' Mustafa's full-length debut, roughly translates from Arabic to "the world in all its flaws." And to be sure, there is an entire...

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  Alan Sparhawk's 'White Roses, My God' Finds the Light in Grief

  PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2024

  There's no wrong way to grieve, but things can get complicated when there's an audience for your grief. It's particularly tough when said ...

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  Gallant Has It Figured Out on 'Zinc.'

  PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2024

  Gallant has never been shy about his major label experience. Plagued by changing personnel at Warner Bros. Records, his 2019 sophomore...

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  Katy Perry's '143' Is So 2000 and Late

  PUBLISHED Sep 23, 2024

  The not-so-distant past when Katy Perry was one of pop's most fun, relevant exports only feels farther away every time she returns. Since...

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  Nelly Furtado Could Use a Little More Luck on '7'

  PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2024

  A singular voice in the urban terrain of turn-of-the-millennium Canadian popular music, international phenomenon Nelly Furtado has been ...

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  Jamie xx Still Has the X-Factor on 'In Waves'

  PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2024

  After nine long years, Jamie xx, a.k.a. Jamie Smith, is back to hold our feet to the dancefloor with his sophomore release 'In Waves.' To ...

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  Sunset Rubdown Pick Up the Pieces on 'Always Happy to Explode'

  PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2024

  The gap between Sunset Rubdown's last record, 2009's 'Dragonslayer,' and 'Always Happy to Explode' is three times longer than the band's ...

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  Past and Present Collide on P:ano's Achingly Beautiful 'ba ba ba'

  PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2024

  It's a Tuesday, and P:ano have released their first album in 19 years. The day of the week is significant because, the last time the group...