Kaytranada and Aminé come full circle
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.
Music Reviews
A new CD set captures the 'Greatest Moments' of opera star Renée Fleming
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.
On 'Gag Order,' Kesha gets intensely personal
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.
Brandy Clark is playing for keeps this time
Produced by Brandi Carlile, the eponymous 11-song collection offers snapshots of Brandy Clark the person, not Brandy Clark the pen-for-hire.
At 25, Pernice Brothers' debut throws even brighter sparks — and darker shadows
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.
It's time to get on the billy woods bandwagon
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.
Review: 'Bolero Apocalíptico' by Monsieur Periné
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.
Everything but the Girl's Tracey Thorn writes lyrics that capture women's inner lives
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.
NPR's Stephen Thompson's top Weird Al songs, 40 years after the parody genius' debut
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.
Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' tour remixes her archive for an intergalactic future
After releasing no accompanying videos, last night in Stockholm Beyoncé finally unveiled Renaissance's visual universe.