'Leave Me Alone' Blends Harshness With Beauty
Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews the debut album by the Spanish quartet Hinds. "These four women revive the notion of do-it-yourself punk musicianship," Tucker says of Leave Me Alone.
Music Reviews
First Listen: Daniel Wohl, 'Holographic'
Hear how an emerging composer weaves electronic and acoustic instruments in dense, compelling tapestries of sound.
Groove Master Benji Hughes Sings 'Songs In The Key Of Animals'
The singer-songwriter plays most of the instruments himself on his new album. Critic Ken Tucker says you can hear a love for pop music in Hughes' silly sentiments and artful arrangements.
Music Review: 'I Long To See You,' Charles Lloyd
Tom Moon reviews the new album from 77-year-old jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd, I Long to See You.
From Meditation Music To Whaling Songs, 2 New Records Showcase Berendt's Mashups
German producer and musicologist Joachim-Ernst Berendt was an early champion of so-called world music. Critic Kevin Whitehead reviews two cross-cultural rarities Berendt produced in the late 1960s.
Music Review: 'Love Is A Hurtin' Thing,' Gloria Ann Taylor
Gloria Ann Taylor was a singer from Toledo, Ohio, when a record producer discovered her and took her to Los Angeles. They eventually married, and through much of the 1970s, created a series of unusual soul and proto disco songs that have become collectors' items. Now some of them are available to everyone on a new CD reissue called Love is a Hurtin' Thing. Oliver Wang has a review.
Saxophonist Scott Hamilton Harmonizes With The Jeff Hamilton Trio On 'Live In Bern'
For years, Scott Hamilton toured as a soloist. Recently he recorded a new album with drummer Jeff Hamilton's band. Critic Kevin Whitehead says the record showcases Scott Hamilton's ageless style.
Review: David Bowie's 'Blackstar' Is Adventurous To The End
Bowie's final album was recorded in collaboration with jazz musicians and inspired by Kendrick Lamar. Even when it challenges, Blackstar resonates because it emphasizes emotion.
Music Review: 'Blackstar,' David Bowie
Music critic Will Hermes reviews the new album from David Bowie which is being called Blackstar.
Songs We Love: Daniel Wohl, 'Source'
Hear the Paris native merge the oldest instrument, the human voice, with a palette of colorful electronic sounds, applied with a painter's touch.