Justin Bieber Finds His Bliss
On Changes, his first studio album in five years — after a trying decade-plus of growing up in the digital spotlight — Justin Bieber sounds reinvigorated.
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Review: On 'The Slow Rush,' Tame Impala Masks Inner Turmoil With Sonic Euphoria
Kevin Parker's fourth album as the leader of Australian rock band Tame Impala comes after a five-year gap. It's music that comes wrapped in its own bubble, far from the cascading miseries on the news.
The Virtuoso
Roberta Flack is only solo artist to win two consecutive Record of the Year Grammys and she helped usher in an enduring style of R&B. Could she be pop music's most under-appreciated influence?
The Paradox Of Yasiin Bey's 'Negus,' A Rap Album Trapped In An Art Museum
The latest album by the rapper formerly known as Mos Def will be heard by very few people — a fact that represents everything fascinating and frustrating about his last decade.
Pills, Police And Endless War: 20 Years Ago, Primal Scream Saw Our Future
The Scottish band's 2000 album XTRMNTR isn't as well remembered as its thematic twin, Radiohead's Kid A. But its dark premonition of a world in socioeconomic crisis looks startlingly accurate today.
The 2020 Grammys: How Much Weight Can One Awards Show Carry?
In a ceremony that front-loaded performances by women and black artists, mixed messages sparked both cynicism and cautious hope.
20 Years Later, How Does It Feel?
Hailed as a neo-soul smash in 2000, D'Angelo's Voodoo now feels decades more lived-in than its peers. The album's engineer, Russell Elevado, says sounding "old" became the key to sounding timeless.
Torres Explains The Fear And Desire Behind Her Most Self-Determined Record Yet
Mackenzie Scott's fourth record, which came after a period of self-reflection and romantic pursuit, is fixated on desire. "I want people to understand that women can burn for each other," she says.
The Experience In, And Of, David Olney's Beloved Songs
Olney had a gift for character — creating them in his lyrics, inhabiting them in his performances — and that literarily bent musical talent made him a fixture in Nashville for decades.
The Past Year, And Decade, In Music Listening: Video Rules, The Boy's Club Remains
Two reports released recently shine a light on the decade-long trends shaping our relationships to listening, from the dominance of video to the vinyl "boom" that isn't quite.