Songs We Love: The Terminals, 'Glass Walls'
Culled from New Zealand's weirdest, the band is integral to '90s Kiwi-pop. Hear a swirling, reverb-heavy song from its first record in 10 years.
Music Reviews
First Listen: The Mountain Goats, 'Goths'
For John Darnielle, goth isn't a sound or a style so much as a state of mind: a source of comfort and connection for more than just the young and lost.
Songs We Love: Maceo Plex, 'Polygon Pulse'
The Miami-born house and techno producer is shifting gears towards more melancholic, romantic tones with modern dance-floor structures. The new direction is inspired by his 2-year-old son.
First Listen: The Como Mamas, 'Move Upstairs'
The family gospel trio's new album is soul-stirring praise music married to the electric rhythms of Memphis.
Songs We Love: Now, Now, 'SGL'
Five years past the much-beloved Threads, Now, Now returns as a duo. Hear the heart-throbbing pop song with a karaoke-bar blast radius.
First Listen: Nick Hakim, 'Green Twins'
The soul singer's debut album is both irresistible and challenging.
First Listen: Chastity Brown, 'Silhouette Of Sirens'
Silhouette Of Sirens is a work of brooding soul by a voice we need right now.
First Listen: Land Of Talk, 'Life After Youth'
On the Montreal-based indie-pop band's first album in seven years, Elizabeth Powell's voice captures a just-right mix of sweetness and ache.
First Listen: Jlin, 'Black Origami'
The Gary, Ind., electronic producer turns a Chicago footwork party into a global drum-machine circle.
Pianist Abdullah Ibrahim Proves Himself A One-Man Movement On 'Ancient Africa'
The reissued album features the sound of the South African musician once known as Dollar Brand. Critic Kevin Whitehead says: "When Abdullah got a-rumbling, his piano was like a force of nature."