Kendrick Lamar is ready to talk. Is he ready to listen?
The long-dormant, era-defining rapper makes one thing clear from the start of Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers: He's not the hero you're looking for.
Music Reviews
Bad Bunny's 'Un Verano Sin Ti' is a Caribbean love letter to Puerto Rico
On his latest album, Bad Bunny opts for personal intimacy and cultural specificity.
Kendrick Lamar uses his grief-fueled new album to reveal just how human he is
The new album by hip-hop superstar Kendrick Lamar is called Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers and is out Friday. It's been more than 5 years since his last album.
Third Coast Percussion's borderless music finds inspiration in fleet-footed beats
On a new album, the most accessible so far, the Grammy-winning group reaches out to an EDM wizard, a famous film score composer and Philip Glass.
The Clarinet Trio's new album showcases the lovely sound of blended woodwinds
Transformations and Further Passages, a lively new album by Germany's The Clarinet Trio, revives tunes written by German jazz composers in the 1950s and '60s.
When it feels like the world's ending, Sharon Van Etten still cares
On her new album, We've Been Going About This All Wrong, Van Etten turns her steady gaze towards the wreckage of the last few years and still finds a way to prioritize compassion.
Girlpool mixes rock, synth and dream pop in its electrifying new album, 'Forgiveness'
Girlpool's sound has gotten bigger and bigger over the years. The Los Angeles band's new album "Forgiveness" is a far cry from their debut.
Bonnie Raitt extends the boundaries of her signature sound with 'Just Like That'
More than 50 years after the release of her first album, Raitt's voice remains a subtle instrument: earthy with an ache around the edges. Its sly intimacy is, as always, a deep pleasure.
Girlpool and Let's Eat Grandma explore the inherent grief of growing up
Two new albums from Let's Eat Grandma and Girlpool wistfully accept the inherent grief that comes with facing adulthood.
Albert Ayler made sublime music. The world was not ready
At his last recorded concerts, the avant-garde outlaw's seemingly disparate sound worlds came together.