See Ya, SpringsteenThe Killers give up their Born to Run fixation, and instead deliver first-rate, multi-flavored pop.
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Is Taylor Swift Really All That?According to the New York ‘Times,’ Swift “has quickly established herself as the most remarkable country music breakthrough artist of the decade.”
Brit PackOasis and the Verve may be geezers, but they are not going out quietly.
The Year in PopRadiohead rediscovered their instincts, Rihanna’s great summer hit was all about rain, LCD Soundsystem and Arcade Fire made it cool to be a geek […]
Playing FavoritesWe asked three music obsessives to pick a recent album they can’t stop listening to.
‘Graduation’Kanye West wins because, overall, 50 sucks.
Hair Band, Next GenerationThe most remarkable thing about Coheed and Cambria, which this fall will release the terrific third installment of a bizarre quadrilogy about a […]
Playing FavoritesWe asked six music obsessives to pick a recent
album they can’t stop listening to.
Three of a Kind: Geeks With Old SoulsNellie McKay
Pretty Little Head (Hungry Mouse)
Twenty-four-year-old Harlemite McKay, a nervy piano chanteuse who received nice marks for her […]
The Misery IndexThese are boom times for the bummed out—the record shops, iTunes, and [fill in your favorite file-sharing service here] are awash in white-boy s […]
Playing FavoritesWe asked five music obsessives to pick a recent album they can’t stop listening to.
Losing Their ReligionEvanescence, caterwauling Christian rockers, suffer a crisis of faith.