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Jazz pianist Sonny Clark gets first-class treatment on a new box set collection

August 17, 2023 10:21

Clark recorded nine sessions with the prestigious Blue Note label between 1957 and '61. A new set featuring his work as band leader for the label showcases his crisp, tuneful creativity. * This article was originally published here

From NPR's 'Alt Latino,' a review of Karol G's 'Manana Sera Bonito: Bichota Season'

August 15, 2023 10:24

NPR's Alt Latino host Anamaria Sayre reviews Colombian singer Karol G's second album of the year, Manana Sera Bonito: Bichota Season. * This article was originally published here

MeShell Ndegeocello shows off her range and experience on 'Omnichord'

August 11, 2023 10:06

Ndegeocello has combined soul, funk, pop, hip-hop and jazz to create a unique body of work over the course of her more than 30-year career. Now in her 50s, her latest album is The Omnichord Real Book. * This article was originally published here

2 Live Crew fought the law with its album, 'As Nasty As They Wanna Be'

August 10, 2023 10:25

In 1989, 2 Live Crew's As Nasty As They Wanna Be became the first album declared legally obscene, and the group's legal battles set a precedent for the rappers that followed. (Image credit: Raymond Boyd / Contributor/Getty Images / Michael Ochs Archives) * This article was originally published here

Eric B. & Rakim change the flow of rap with 'Paid in Full'

August 04, 2023 10:15

With their 1987 debut album Paid in Full, Eric B. & Rakim introduced internal rhyme schemes to rap, and changed the flow of hip-hop forever. (Image credit: David Corio / Contributor/Getty Images) * This article was originally published here

Jessy Lanza's bubbly house music dwells in the moment

August 03, 2023 10:26

On her new album, the electronic artist's hooks are bigger and her palette is brighter, but the void is ever-present. (Image credit: Trent Tomlinson/Courtesy of the artist) * This article was originally published here

Joni Mitchell's return 'At Newport' reconfigures her legacy

July 28, 2023 10:15

The surprise performance at the Newport Folk Festival, now released as an album, is another exciting evolution in Joni Mitchell's notoriously chameleonic career. (Image credit: Nina Westervelt/Courtesy of the artist) * This article was originally published here

The Clientele, reliably dreamy for decades, tears up its delicate formula

July 27, 2023 10:13

The long-running British band introduces drum-and-bass-tinged breakbeats, strings and dub production to its delicate indie pop. (Image credit: Andy Willsher/Courtesy of the artist) * This article was originally published here

Newly unearthed 1974 session by Clifford Jordan is a striking, one-of-a-kind album

July 21, 2023 10:12

The tenor sax player came up in Chicago and toured in the '60s with Charles Mingus, Max Roach and Randy Weston. Jordan's forgotten album, Drink Plenty of Water, mixes singers with a small ensemble. * This article was originally published here

Blur's 'Ballad' to bittersweet midlife

July 20, 2023 10:28

On The Ballad of Darren, the band's ninth album (and a surprise after years away), Damon Albarn and company understand the key to aging gracefully is noticing the things your younger self never could. (Image credit: Reuben Bastienne-Lewis/Courtesy of the artist) * This article was originally published here

Highlight tracks from Palehound's new album

July 18, 2023 10:24

NPR music contributor Marissa Lorusso reviews Eye on the Bat, the latest album from indie band Palehound. * This article was originally published here

You can feel Palehound's songs in your gut

July 14, 2023 10:30

El Kempner turns the force of their wiry indie rock toward collapse, yet the visceral palette of Eye on the Bat has an unexpectedly joyful quality. (Image credit: Tonje Thilesen/Courtesy of the artist) * This article was originally published here

Brian Blade the bandleader returns for a ride down 'Kings Highway'

July 13, 2023 10:27

Recorded in 2018 but only now seeing daylight, it's the prolific drummer's first release in years at the head of his expressive and enduring Fellowship Band. (Image credit: Mimi Chakarova/Courtesy of the artist) * This article was originally published here

Mingus' 'Changes' is a mixed bag: Some brilliant music, then a hero's tragic fate

July 13, 2023 04:22

In 1973, composer and bass virtuoso Charles Mingus signed his last recording contract with Atlantic; he'd stay with the label till his death in 1979. A new box set collects his music from that era. * This article was originally published here

The misplaced promise of Kim Petras

July 07, 2023 10:12

With her debut album 'Feed the Beast,' the rising pop star is still in the process of figuring out where she wants to be in the pop music echelon. (Image credit: Luke Gilford) * This article was originally published here

Janelle Monáe explores masculine and feminine energies on 'The Age of Pleasure'

July 05, 2023 10:09

Monáe has been releasing albums that mix R&B, pop and rap since 2007 — this is her first since 2018. Ken Tucker reviews the new album, then we listen back to our 2020 interview with the artist. * This article was originally published here

On her new album, Lucinda Williams asserts her legacy as a great American rock star

July 01, 2023 10:27

On the singer-songwriter's 16th studio album Stories From a Rock n Roll Heart, Williams is at her most emotionally uncompromising and astute. (Image credit: Danny Clinch) * This article was originally published here

On Peso Pluma's 'Génesis,' the rising star holds fast to the sound of his ancestors

June 30, 2023 10:09

The Mexican artist just made it official: this summer you can hit the club and get down to your grandparent's favorite dance music. (Image credit: Arenovski) * This article was originally published here

From soil to stars, the new Aizuri Quartet album offers a space to think

June 29, 2023 10:21

The band's sophomore album, Earthdrawn Skies, connects the dots in wildly diverse music spanning eight centuries. (Image credit: Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist) * This article was originally published here

On 'Time Ain't Accidental,' Jess Williamson is heartbroken, but open to love

June 27, 2023 10:21

On the record's 11 songs of vividly detailed, windswept alt-country, Williamson's reeling from the aftermath of a breakup, driving on country highways and finding new love. (Image credit: Jackie Lee Young/Courtesy of the artist) * This article was originally published here

Peso Pluma opens up his book of 'Genesis'

June 26, 2023 10:24

ENTER TEASER * This article was originally published here

One of pop music's unreliable narrators offers discomfort. (But can you trust him?)

June 25, 2023 10:24

Four decades into his career, Lloyd Cole's On Pain finds this purveyor of guitar pop still exploring that hazy space where people question themselves and make excuses or promises they might not keep. (Image credit: Mark Dellas/Courtesy of the artist) * This article was originally published here

Here's the deal with King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

June 24, 2023 10:18

How did an Australian band with no hits, modest media coverage and a ridiculous name find a massive audience? The group's metal-forward new album is a perfect example of how it weaponizes niche. (Image credit: Jason Galea/Courtesy of the artist) * This article was originally published here

Composer and saxophonist Henry Threadgill has a new album and a new book

June 23, 2023 10:12

Threadgill's autobiography, written with Brent Hayes Edwards is called Easily Slip into Another World. His album, The Other One, is a three-movement composition written for a 12-piece ensemble. * This article was originally published here

Gunna's poised songs of rehabilitation

June 22, 2023 10:21

a Gift and a Curse is the Atlanta rapper's most personable and purposeful album, one interrogating the values of the justice system, rap media and the court of public opinion with artful clarity. (Image credit: Paras Griffin/Getty Images) * This article was originally published here

Janelle Monáe's 'The Age of Pleasure' album is exactly that

June 20, 2023 10:30

Monáe has been releasing albums that mix R&B, pop and rap since 2007 — this is the artist's first since 2018. In recent years, Monáe has appeared in the films Moonlight, Hidden Figures and Glass Onion. * This article was originally published here

Meshell Ndegeocello opens the lid on her self-contained world

June 18, 2023 10:18

The artist's first album as a lead for Blue Note grew from a jarring realignment in her personal life. On The Omnichord Real Book, she finds ways to embrace jazz without taking on its baggage. (Image credit: Courtesy of the artist) * This article was originally published here

Where to start with country music weirdos Souled American? The end

June 17, 2023 10:15

Out of print, odd and obscure, Souled American's esoteric take on country music is now available digitally for the first time. We asked composer Sarah Hennies to pick a place to begin. (Image credit: Jeff Hamand/Courtesy of the artist) * This article was originally published here

On a new Sigur Rós album, warmth and light push through the darkness

June 16, 2023 10:24

ÁTTA, the band's first album in 10 years, sports an orchestra of strings, high-flying vocalism and its signature bittersweet melodies. (Image credit: Tim Dunk/Courtesy of the artist) * This article was originally published here

Nu metal never died — it just took a Memorrhage to remember

June 15, 2023 10:09

Musician Garry Brents has been a prolific creator of extreme metal for years, but his latest project returns to his first love, '90s nu metal, through a dystopian lens. (Image credit: Courtesy of the artist) * This article was originally published here

On the easy-going 'Joy'all,' Jenny Lewis defiantly preaches the pursuit of happiness

June 12, 2023 10:09

With a new home in Nashville, the singer-songwriter's fifth solo album is a laid-back affair full of zen-like wisdom that lands as guidance for a generation. (Image credit: Bobbi Rich) * This article was originally published here

Aja Monet's debut album fuses art and advocacy, poet and performer

June 11, 2023 10:24

The poet's first recording with a band, when the poems do what they do, lends an emphatic new authority to her words, which she delivers with a hypnotist's composure. (Image credit: Fanny Chu/Courtesy of the artist) * This article was originally published here

With 'Fountain Baby,' Amaarae redefines herself as a pop auteur

June 10, 2023 10:15

By training her eyes on multiple targets, the singer challenges listeners to widen their points of view, compelling them to place her in spaces she's found belonging, not where she's been assigned. (Image credit: Josh Croll) * This article was originally published here

Foo Fighters' 'But Here We Are' is heavy, in every sense of the word

June 03, 2023 10:15

These songs ache with loss, even as they explode in full-bore rock mayhem, and that loss extends beyond the deaths of loved ones. (Image credit: Scarlet Page/Courtesy of the artist) * This article was originally published here

A new CD set captures the 'Greatest Moments' of opera star Renée Fleming

May 28, 2023 10:21

This set features excerpts from most of Flemming's 26 roles at the NYC Met. Fleming's studio recordings have always captured her lovely voice; these live recordings prove her magic on the stage. * This article was originally published here

Wolf Eyes still mirrors and mutates reality

May 27, 2023 10:27

Dreams in Splattered Lines refines the long-running noise band's approach to cinematic horror: still gross and grueling, but painted in thicker strokes of neon gloom. (Image credit: Disciples ) * This article was originally published here

Shirley Collins is an English folk song's bridge between now and then

May 26, 2023 10:24

On Archangel Hill, memories of the English countryside, Collins' family and friends are embedded in each song, just out of reach for the listener but vivid as sunshine in her mind. (Image credit: Domino Recording Co.) * This article was originally published here

Kaytranada and Aminé come full circle

May 25, 2023 10:27

Kaytranada and Aminé are two artists who have had to surmount a bit of outsider's anxiety. Their new collaborative album, KAYTRAMINÉ, finds them comfortable — with themselves and each other. (Image credit: Lucas Creighton) * This article was originally published here

On 'Gag Order,' Kesha gets intensely personal

May 23, 2023 10:27

Listening to Kesha's new album, Gag Order, you can't help but think about all she's been through in the past 10 years. * This article was originally published here

It's time to get on the billy woods bandwagon

May 20, 2023 10:12

A longtime hero of the underground rap scene for his worldly, wily lyrics that are erudite and streetwise, billy woods has made his clearest, most engaging album yet with Maps. (Image credit: B.A. Stubbs/Courtesy of the artist) * This article was originally published here

Brandy Clark is playing for keeps this time

May 19, 2023 10:15

Produced by Brandi Carlile, the eponymous 11-song collection offers snapshots of Brandy Clark the person, not Brandy Clark the pen-for-hire. (Image credit: Warner Records) * This article was originally published here

At 25, Pernice Brothers' debut throws even brighter sparks — and darker shadows

May 18, 2023 10:03

Threadbare demos on a new reissue of 1998's Overcome by Happiness illuminate Joe Pernice's songwriting paradox: Brill Building pop woven from homespun scruff, sarcastic but always sure-footed. (Image credit: New West Records) * This article was originally published here

Review: 'Bolero Apocalíptico' by Monsieur Periné

May 16, 2023 10:09

Bolero Apocaliptico from Colombian duo Monsieur Perine, their first album in five years, shows signs of artists who are comfortable with their musical path and are expanding on it. * This article was originally published here

Jeromes Dream knits feedback into the tangled seams of 'The Gray In Between'

May 15, 2023 10:33

The band recaptures a shredded tension on its second new album after a two-decade hiatus: You feel the crushing effects of the world upon humanity, and the occasional glimpse of beauty. (Image credit: Iodine Recordings) * This article was originally published here

Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' tour remixes her archive for an intergalactic future

May 14, 2023 10:03

After releasing no accompanying videos, last night in Stockholm Beyoncé finally unveiled Renaissance's visual universe. (Image credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Parkwood) * This article was originally published here

Everything but the Girl's Tracey Thorn writes lyrics that capture women's inner lives

May 13, 2023 10:27

The married British duo Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt — aka Everything but the Girl — have their first album in 24 years. Ken Tucker reviews Fuse, then we listen back to a 2018 interview with Thorn. * This article was originally published here

NPR's Stephen Thompson's top Weird Al songs, 40 years after the parody genius' debut

May 12, 2023 10:18

Weird Al Yankovic has made a name for himself with spot-on song parodies. 40 years into his career, a look at some of his best tunes reveals the expertise and creativity it takes to do what he does. * This article was originally published here

Joy Oladokun sings for everyone — especially herself — on 'Proof of Life'

May 11, 2023 10:09

In Oladokun's new songs, facets of who she is and what she's lived, seen and imagined provide entry points to her homey pop music. (Image credit: Verve Forecast / Republic Records) * This article was originally published here

Here are the standout tracks in Ed Sheeran's new album 'Subtract'

May 09, 2023 10:06

Rolling Stone music critic Maura Johnston reviews Ed Sheeran's new album, Subtract. Fresh off the heels of major copyright win, his newly released music is personal. * This article was originally published here

On 'Jackman,' Jack Harlow is aggrieved and ready to let everyone hear about it

May 04, 2023 10:33

The rapper's third album is a string of prickly songs that spend more time exposing his neuroses than truly analyzing them. (Image credit: Julian Buchan) * This article was originally published here