Expanded ‘Let It Be’ Shows the Beatles at Their Most Human
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The new Special Edition allows us to finally hear what the Fab Four originally envisioned for the album — and why it still matters today
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Coldplay Travel to Space and Redeem Humanity (Again) on ‘Music of the Spheres’
Posted in: Album ReviewsTheir ninth LP is a far-out voyage to a made-up solar system, powered by pure pop idealism and Max Martin production
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Finneas Explores Grand Songwriterly Ambitions on ‘Optimist’
Posted in: Album ReviewsHis success making records with his sister Billie Eilish got him attention. Now, the gifted singer-songwriter is ready to make his own statement
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Don Toliver Charts Familiar Terrain on ‘Life of a Don’
Posted in: Album ReviewsRapper-singer gestures at something resembling an interiority, but stops short of offering any sense of how he actually feels
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Meek Mill is Both Dazzling and Disappointing on ‘Expensive Pain’
Posted in: Album ReviewsWhen the embattled Philly rapper is on his game, there's no one better. But his fifth album often lacks focus and energy.
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Brandi Carlile Refines Her Strengths on Seventies Rock-Inspired ‘In These Silent Days’
Posted in: Album ReviewsSinger-songwriter's follow-up to the breakthrough 'By the Way, I Forgive You' finds inspiration in the free-rambling spirits of the FM dial
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Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett Return to the American Songbook on ‘Love For Sale’
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe iconic crooner's recent Alzheimer’s diagnosis gives this album an added poignancy
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YoungBoy Never Broke Again Joyfully Unburdens His Soul on ‘Sincerely, Kentrell’
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based rapper's third album is full of conviction and bruised passion
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Alessia Cara is a Playfully Doomed Romantic on ‘In the Meantime’
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe Canadian pop singer's third LP offers her own spin on the many stages of romantic grief.
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A New Compilation Traces the Velvet Underground’s Influence Across Generations
Posted in: Album ReviewsOn 'I'll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground & Nico,' Michael Stipe, Iggy Pop, Sharon Van Etten, and Courtney Barnett reflect who the Velvets were as they reinterpret every song on the Banana Album
