Y La Bamba's latest record, Mujeres, tackles misogyny and machismo. In the record, songwriter and vocalist Luz Elena Mendoza celebrates the women she writes for.
Sean Lennon and Primus' Les Claypool explore a surreal intersection on South of Reality, where the fitful upheavals of progressive rock collide with soaring, blissed-out refrains.
The country star's latest album proves Morris isn't long for the country genre — she's a pop singer with an affinity for rhythm & blues, and she's not holding back.
The rapper's five-track EP Cry 4 Help is her first project in two years and though it's condensed, sounds more honest than any of her previous releases.
Ecuadorian-American producer Robert Carlos Lange builds his sound on ambient electronics, Latin American rhythms and instrumentation that allows each element to bounce and reverberate.
Miller's band, the sextet Boom Tic Boom, keep good time — and appear to have a good time — on their new album. "You can hear how much her crew enjoy playing this music," critic Kevin Whitehead says.
The New Zealanders' new recording combines live performances of Conchords classics with loose tracks that the duo has performed over the years but never officially released.