First Listen: Kirk Knight, 'Late Knight Special'
Debut album from Pro Era collective's resident rapper/producer is a guided musical tour through the mind of 19-year-old from Flatbush.
Music Reviews
First Listen: Moufang-Czamanski, 'Live In Seattle'
In this recording from 2013, two of techno's most distinctive musicians use the live stage as a way to surprise and innovate while stretching their improvisational muscles.
First Listen: Trey Anastasio, 'Paper Wheels'
On his 10th solo album, the Phish singer-guitarist explores the sunny, vibrant feeling of '70s pop and rock. The result is steeped in the era, but defiantly not a throwback.
First Listen: Escort, 'Animal Nature'
The disco-inspired band's new album is slick and stylish and light, and clearly in thrall to the sound it revisits. But there's weight behind it, too.
First Listen: Beach Slang, 'The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us'
The Philly rock band creates earnest rallying cries for the uncool, for anyone who's ever felt like they don't fit in, and for those who eventually found belonging in cramped basement shows.
First Listen: Grupo Fantasma, 'Problemas'
The Austin band's raucous, good-time mix of funk, cumbia and soul forms a sound that's built to last — always evolving, but always joyful, too.
Music Review: 'Son Little,' Son Little
The music of the singer/songwriter that goes by Son Little can be hard to categorize. But on his new album, the genre bending is backed up by an expressive voice.
Deafheaven's George Clarke On The Darkness At Heart Of 'New Bermuda'
The band's singer and lyricist explains how moving to Los Angeles led to the depression and frustration that fuel Deafheaven's ferocious new album.
Music Review: 'Poison Season,' Destroyer
With a name like Destroyer, you might expect a heavy metal band. Led by musician Dan Bejar, the band's latest album, Poison Season, has a lighter sound with interesting, uniquely delivered lyrics.
Poetry Is Set To Melody In Iris DeMent's 'The Trackless Woods'
Poems by the Russian writer Anna Akhmatova form the basis of singer Iris DeMent's new album. Critic Ken Tucker says Akhmatova and DeMent share an urge to articulate "sorrow, sacrifice and gratitude."