Women Dominated 2019: Ken Tucker Picks His Top 10 Albums Of The Year
Lana Del Rey's Norman F****** Rockwell! topped Tucker's list of the best albums of the year, with Lizzo and Billie Eilish running a close second and third.
Music Reviews
Hootie & The Blowfish Comeback Album Brings The Band Into The 21st Century
Singer Darius Rucker and his band have released their first new record in more than a decade. Imperfect Circle is a well-made and frequently thoughtful album, enhanced by Rucker's warm, buttery tones.
'Land of 1000 Dances' Chronicles The History Of Rampart Records Label
Rampart Records documented L.A.'s Eastside Sound during a fertile period of interracial collaboration from the 1960s through the early 1990s. Now, some of that music has been reissued.
Powerful Lungs And Long-Spun Lines: Cecilia Bartoli Conjures Farinelli
On her new album, the restless Italian opera star sings virtuoso music composed for Farinelli, the greatest of the baroque castratos.
Tiny Tech Tips: Which Of The New, 'Hi-Fi' Smart Speakers Sounds The Best?
The new generation of smart speakers doesn't always play nice with each other's ecosystems, but at least they all sound much better.
Beck's 'Hyperspace' Is A Technicolor Breakup Album (With Beats By Pharrell)
Fans have come to know two sides of Beck — the moody balladeer and the peppy funk surrealist. His latest is a dizzying hybrid of the two, born from the emotional havoc of a midlife divorce.
Leonard Cohen And Harry Nilsson Are Releasing New Albums, Whether They Like It Or Not
Beloved, but gone — when it comes to our favorite artists, the assumption is that more is always better. But what effect do these patchworked releases have on their legacies?
Erroll Garner's 'A Night At The Movies' Reissue Radiates Joy
The late jazz pianist spins out new and old melodies and cracks little musical jokes on a new series of reissues representing albums he recorded for various labels between '59 and '73.
DaBaby's Humor-Infused 'Kirk' Is Among 2019's Best Hip-Hop Albums
Few rappers have been as entertaining to listen to this year as DaBaby. In the often hyper-masculine context of hip-hop, his new album proves he's not afraid to be goofy.
Josh Homme's Rotating Supergroup The Desert Sessions Returns For 'Vols. 11 & 12'
Musicians on the Queens of the Stone Age frontman-led album include ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons and Primus' Les Claypool.