BTS Offer a Message of Healing and Hope on ‘Be’
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Album Reviews
The K-pop superstars confront hard times as their music enters a new creative phase.
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Megan Thee Stallion Keeps Remaking Rap in Her Own Image With ‘Good News’
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe Houston superstar's debut LP is the explosive victory-lap we were expecting
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Future and Lil Uzi Vert Hang Out in Deep Space on ‘Pluto X Baby Pluto’
Posted in: Album ReviewsThis low-stakes collaboration attempts to fuse the two stars’ aesthetics, with mixed success.
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Neil Young’s ‘Archives: Volume II’ Is a Stunning Look Back at His Prolific Peak
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe legend's long-awaited collection features four years in the Seventies — packed with gems and rarities
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Paris Jackson Displays Her Own Pleasant Musical Voice on ‘Wilted’
Posted in: Album ReviewsThere aren't many signs of her father's influence on the singer's indie-pop debut
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AC/DC Keep Riding the Highway to Hell on ‘Power Up’
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe hard-rock heroes remain unapologetically themselves on their best album in 30 years
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Elton John’s Eight-Disc ‘Jewel Box’ Rewrites the Story of His Epic Career
Posted in: Album ReviewsIncluding pre-fame recordings from the late Sixties and his favorite album cuts, this is the most exhaustive and personal retrospective release Elton has ever put together.
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Chris Stapleton’s ‘Starting Over’ Is a Forward-Looking Throwback
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe chill Nashville trailblazer feels at home in songs that echo his pop songwriting and his country roots
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‘Pylon Box’ is a Perfect History of the Greatest Arty Party Band of All Time
Posted in: Album ReviewsFour-disc set is a deep dive into a band that influenced R.E.M., Sleater-Kinney, and dozens more
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Ariana Grande’s Dirty Mind Takes Center Stage on ‘Positions’
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe pop superstar's latest is full of horny R&B slow jams rooted in a desire to express real intimacy.
