Kesha Annihilates Authenticity
Kesha has begun her tour in support of Rainbow, her first album in five years, bringing both a weighty triumphalism and uncomplicated fun to the Ryman Auditorium.
Music Reviews
First Listen: The Weather Station, 'The Weather Station'
Stream the new album by singer-songwriter Tamara Lindeman, who has a gift for making the complicated sound effortless.
First Listen: Wolf Parade, 'Cry Cry Cry'
On its first album since 2010, the Canadian band returns with a rousing, urgent, vaguely hopeful set of songs about modern disconcertment.
First Listen: Dhani Harrison, 'In///Parallel'
The son of The Beatles' George Harrison will finally release his debut solo album in October, but you can stream the gifted guitarist's In///Parallel in its entirety now.
First Listen: Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, 'The Kid'
Smith's kaleidoscopic song-cycle is a contender for electronic album of the year. Stream it now in its entirety.
First Listen: Becca Mancari, 'Good Woman'
When Mancari isn't playing with Brittany Howard in Bermuda Triangle, the singer-songwriter is making some of the most profound music in Nashville. Stream her debut album.
Sunny And The Sunliners' 'Mr. Brown Eyed Soul' Is For The Loved And Lovelorn
The prodigious San Antonio band's new anthology is a tempting selection of its most enduring singles, from the era that helped propel the band from Texas locals into national stardom.
Shocking Omissions: Nikka Costa's 'Everybody Got Their Something'
Superstardom should have been a foregone conclusion for the genre-blending singer. Her passionate proclamation of an album was initially hard to pigeonhole, but made its mark over time.
Songs We Love: Lost Bayou Ramblers, 'Kalenda'
The Pogues' Spider Stacy, Leyla McCalla and the saxophonist Dickie Landry contribute to a deep, atavistic and swampy version of "Kalenda."
Songs We Love: Grave Pleasures, 'Mind Intruder'
Singer Mat McNerney wraps fake friends around a reckoning with the surveillance state in a catchy, sweeping and lustful fit of gothic punk.