First Listen: Maria Taylor, 'In The Next Life'
The Azure Ray singer fills her warm, reflective new album with gorgeous, touching songs about family, legacy and the pursuit of contentment.
Music Reviews
First Listen: Nina Kraviz, 'Fabric 91'
The Russian DJ/producer's complex mix for the London nightclub takes a journey through techno's small-town past toward an unreleased future.
Grab A Seat In The Studio With The Miles Davis Quintet
Freedom Jazz Dance, a new collection of outtakes from the Miles Smiles and Nefertiti sessions, shows us Davis as a productive professional — a contrast to the tortured genius seen on film lately.
Music Review: 'The Weight of These Wings,' Miranda Lambert
Music critic Will Hermes reviews a new album from one of country music's biggest stars, Miranda Lambert.
In This Bobo Yéyé Box Set, Find The Creativity And Optimism Of A Lost World
The new release, Bobo Yéyé: Belle Époque in Upper Volta, contains music from a rich cultural moment in Burkina Faso just after it achieved independence from France.
On 'The Weight Of These Wings,' Miranda Lambert Improvises A Life
With a new double album, the country star stands at the center of her own story. Insistently personal and empathetic, it's her most cohesive release yet.
First Listen: Gillian Welch, 'Boots No. 1 The Official Revival Bootleg'
Welch and partner David Rawlings sift through their musical archives and select 21 tracks that document their early- to mid-'90s rise, before they emerged as leaders of an ascendant Americana scene.
First Listen: Jay Daniel, 'Broken Knowz'
One of Detroit dance music's freshest talents carries on the city's legacy of electronic funk, while finding new ways to reinvigorate it.
First Listen: Highly Suspect, 'The Boy Who Died Wolf'
An unexpected Grammy nominee earlier this year, the Cape Cod band fine-tunes its retro-grunge attack into something far more dynamic, soulful and alluring.
Music Review: 'We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service,' A Tribe Called Quest
The new album from A Tribe Called Quest is the group's first in 18 years. We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service, was recorded before the death of founding member Phife Dawg last March and was just released this month.