[rating=7.00] Little Fictions, the new album by elbow, is a slight reinvention for a band that is now seven albums and 20 years into its career. The music is less
[rating=9.00] From the opening measures of I See You, it is clear that London trio The XX have broken their mold. “Dangerous” is a big, layered pop song with a
[rating=7.oo] Graphism, the sophomore album by Boston trio Pale Hands, is a concentrated romp through nostalgic visions of trendy dance clubs in the 1980s. With swirling, saturated synthesizers and pulsing
[rating=7.00] Use Your Delusion, the debut solo album by Man Man frontman Honus Honus, is an album that is both eclectic and unsurprising. It carries all of the trademarks of
[rating=8.00] In the two years since Phantogram’s spectacular sophomore LP Voices, the duo spent a lot of time collaborating with everyone from Miley Cyrus to Big Boi, the latter for
[rating=6.00] Norah Jones’ solo albums have always been reliable, well-crafted collections that never disappoint though never really take any risks, either. Listeners know what to expect: an album full of
[rating=7.00] Head Carrier, the Pixies’ sixth album and second since reuniting in 2003, shows a more confident and mature band. After the critical failure of the reunion album Indie Cindy
[rating=7.00] Twelve years after the release of debut album Eye to the Telescope, Scottish chanteuse KT Tunstall has come to terms with being a pop star. Radio hits and the
[rating=6.00] From the horn intro leading to the first verse of album opener “New Love,” it’s clear that Amos Lee is again taking his sound in a new direction. After
[rating=8.00] Divorce, the second full-length album from JPNSGRLS, continues to build upon the promise of their 2014 debut, Circulation. The sophomore album by the Canadian quartet of non-Japanese men is
