First Listen: Dori Freeman, 'Letters Never Read'
The Virginia songwriter distills Appalachian melancholy into delicate pop ruminations on her sophomore album.
Music Reviews
Songs We Love: AMOR, 'Amnesia'
The Glaswegian quartet is one of the greater, and darkly pleasant, recent surprises in dance music, led by experimental musician Richard Youngs.
Shocking Omissions: Shirley Collins And Davy Graham's 'Folk Roots, New Routes'
The album spearheaded innovation in the middle of the folk music revival, set a template for the folk-rock that followed it and inspired 21st century psych-folk decades later.
First Listen: Rudresh Mahanthappa's Indo-Pak Coalition, 'Agrima'
The saxophonist is joined by guitarist Rez Abbasi and percussionist Dan Weiss for a project inspired by each member's ties to the Indian subcontinent.
Shocking Omissions: Joan Armatrading's 'Walk Under Ladders'
Melissa Etheridge once described the record as "the best produced huge album that never was." On it, Armatrading masters a pop sensibility while retaining the qualities that give her songs depth.
An Old Danish Dance In The Key Of Melancholy
Members of the Danish String Quartet take a break from Beethoven and Brahms to focus on the vibrant, and sometimes wistful, folk music of their Nordic homeland.
Songs We Love: Nic Fanciulli, 'Resistance (Feat. Audion)'
The debut album from the veteran producer and DJ is a tribute to electronic music's thrilling evolution. Hear the electrifying acid techno cut co-produced with Audion.
Songs We Love: Shopping, 'The Hype'
Shopping knows how to check itself, while also giving itself over to the groove. "The Hype" is the trio's first song since its 2015 album Why Choose.
Singer/Songwriter Jhené Aiko Displays Her Ambition And Range On 'Trip'
Aiko created some of the music on Trip as a response to losing her brother to cancer. Critic Ken Tucker says the album features sorrow and grief — as well as an attempt to escape from sadness.
First Listen: Carly Pearce, 'Every Little Thing'
In country music, the pendulum has always swung between the extremes of pop and twang. Every Little Thing is a reminder that nimble young music-makers can have it both ways.