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Bruce Springsteen, “Western Stars”

Springsteen has fused his Asbury Park roots with his rambling man esprit, and brought the whole family out to the Hills of Beverly.

June 10, 2019
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Vampire Weekend, “Father of the Bride”

This is Vampire Weekend’s “White Album”—all its baroque catchiness and experimentation in one not-so-neat double LP package.

May 08, 2019

L7 / photo by Daniel Cavazos

L7’s Donita Sparks on Old Punks, New Music, and Continuing Harassment

On the occasion of the LA punks’ first record in twenty years, Sparks explains why getting the band back together—and pissing in hats—is necessary.

May 06, 2019

December 1, 2018. Saxapahaw, North Carolina

Promo photos of The Mountain Goats ahead of their new album “Dragons”

The Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle on His Books, His Songs, and a Podcast That’s About Neither

The core of TMG talks his upcoming album for Merge and his podcast that’s now in its second season.

April 02, 2019

Helado Negro’s This Is How You Smile drops March 8 on RVNG Int

Helado Negro Is Smiling Wide

The Latinx indie musician talks us through his new album “This Is How You Smile,” out this week via RVNG Intl.

March 04, 2019
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Beirut, “Gallipoli”

Armed with his Farfisa, his torrid voice, and his Technicolor arrangements, Condon has made his most adult listening effort to date.

February 08, 2019
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Buzzcocks, “Another Music in a Different Kitchen” / “Love Bites”  [reissues]

Buzzcocks’ first two records with Pete Shelley proved that the band could—and did—maintain dramatic and thematic tension through entire song cycles.

January 25, 2019
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Van Morrison, “The Prophet Speaks”

The Northern Irish singer-songwriter and instrumentalist may be the twentieth century’s most fascinating interpreter of other composers’ vocal music.

December 11, 2018
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The Beatles, “The Beatles (White Album) Super Deluxe Edition”

If not for the fissure amongst the Beatles’ ranks, the lustrous brilliance and weird experimentalism of this collection wouldn’t shine so bright fifty years later.

November 13, 2018
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David Bowie, “Loving the Alien [1983–1988]”

Modern art music’s greatest crooner still sounds full-bloodedly theatrical and possessed of endless sensuality.

October 24, 2018
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Joe Strummer, “Joe Strummer 001”

This new set of rarities unleashes Strummer’s passion into the world in a small but concentrated dose, while honing in on his adoration of American mythology.

October 10, 2018
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Shooter Jennings, “Shooter”

Shooter Jennings has never let convention or the commonplace slow his roll or stand in the way of a great notion.

August 10, 2018
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Gang Gang Dance, “Kazuashita”

Once personifying the adventurous, fresh feel of Brooklyn’s 21st century rise, GGD’s latest takes into account the jadedness of the moment.

June 28, 2018
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The Carters, “Everything Is Love”

A charming denouement dedicated to entrepreneurial spirit and nuptial love.

June 26, 2018
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Father John Misty, “God’s Favorite Customer”

Josh Tillman seems to have turned the other cheek, focusing on the insular, singular self on his opulent but folksy new album.

June 04, 2018
Art & CultureFilm + TV
Crossing Through the Fire with Sean Penn

The two-time Oscar-winner chats about leaving Hollywood, entering the writing industry, and his debut novel, “Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff.”

May 23, 2018
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Leon Bridges, “Good Thing”

Leon Bridges is an actor in a costume, but one with a sweet-and-salty voice and all the right moves to go with the richly theatrical presentation.

May 15, 2018
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Dr. Dog, “Critical Equation”

The live sound of the album, when combined with its subtler-than-usual hooks, is a nifty combination.

May 03, 2018
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Snoop Dogg, “Bible of Love”

If you love Snoop’s slippery honey-and-rubber flow and sing-song patois, you’re in luck: holy rolling hasn’t slowed him.

March 22, 2018
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David Byrne, “American Utopia”

So nothing has changed and everything has changed, and that’s how David Byrne is best served.

March 20, 2018
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