Music Reviews

On its new album, the Montreal band writes delirious synth-pop songs about love that's been compromised, curdled, or otherwise scuffed-up in the living of lives.

The six-piece band made the trip from Adelaide to Anacortes, Washington to record its new album, a tumble down the jangle of post-punk.

Maren Morris' new song with Vince Gill was written in 2015 after the mass shooting in Charleston. The country singer releases it now to benefit the victims of violence in Las Vegas.

Jenny Lewis' bold confrontation of anger and her ability to mourn in such a raw way on the band's breakthrough album made her stand out in a sea of sad dudes; it made her an emo pioneer.

Tei Shi's red thigh-highs weren't a deliberate reference to Britney Spears' iconic jumpsuit but, she admits, it may have been a subconscious one.

The album's unique fusion of salsa with '80s pop aesthetics allowed the group its unprecedented crossover success and launched Gloria Estefan's career.

Originally debuted at Carnegie Hall just weeks after the election, the Midwestern indie-folk troubadour unveils a protest song for a new era.

Hear new albums by Ibeyi, Shania Twain, free jazz ensemble Irreversible Entanglements and more in a list compiled by the NPR Music staff.

As the superstar tenor's voice grows deeper and darker with age, he's still able to float notes of pillowy softness on his new album devoted to French opera.