Music Review

The group’s largest album yet is also their most ambitious—an 80-plus-minute journey through myriad genres.

The pop singer’s most recent album, recorded and released while she was under quarantine, offers a glimpse of these trying times and an optimistic peek at the future.

With all that’s going on in the world, it might be easy to overlook new releases, but fans of roots music—and of other genres, too—should be sure to seek out recent records by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Ashley McBryde, Sam Hunt and Bobby Bare.

Tasty new releases from pianist Aaron Parks and the duo of saxophonist Walter Smith III and guitarist Matthew Stevens are approachable records with familiar song-form structures and straightforward solos.

The lead singer of Paramore sets out on her own with an album that might not fully bloom but does mark her own individual path.

The South African pianist continues to explore history and philosophy on his new album.

The new album from the jazz guitarist might be even more influential than his 2015 record, ‘Radiate.’

The group’s guitar-driven indie rock is blended with the humor and electronics of its frontman’s side project.

Fiona Apple’s latest demands listeners’ full attention to appreciate bold musical ideas and a singular presence.

The year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival may be canceled, but that doesn’t mean the music that makes up its DNA can’t be savored.

The high-profile musical event revealed the strengths and weaknesses of streaming musical performances in the age of coronavirus.

The debut album from Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien is best appreciated for its transporting instrumentals, not its earthbound lyrics.

The band’s new album offers flashes of their former brilliance, but—as has long been the case—it is still adrift.

The musician’s latest album stitches together jazz fusion, R&B, soft-rock and more.

Logan Ledger’s self-titled debut album nods to the genre’s rich past while looking to its future.

A collection of catchy dance tunes is just what listeners need right now.

Baldly commercial pop singles sit next to gauzy experiments on the star’s latest album.

The musician blends the two genres in a way that’s richly textured yet utterly accessible.

A loose, rootsy and countrified album deals with transformation and sobriety in an oblique yet affecting manner.