Rihanna revitalizes tired musical style
Rihanna’s latest album embraces a newfound provocative flair, incorporating styles ranging from techno to hip-hop.
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Eponymous debut a sincere hit
Young Statues’s premiere, self-titled release features honest songwriting and a successful blend of upbeat and slow tracks.
Sophomore album brings inventive flair
Avant-garde rapper Wale entices listeners with honest lyrics and ominous beats in his latest album Ambition.
Little Red produces sure-fire hit album
Mixing different tastes and influences, Australian band Little Red creates a diverse record sure to please listeners of all types.
Record maintains cohesion
Though Afropolitan presents sundry tastes, the CD flows well and avoids disjunction.
Electric Six attempts to extricate old sound
Heartbeats and Brainwaves is Electric Six’s latest endeavor, a work that doesn’t do justice or humiliate, but merely basks in mediocrity.
Evanescence’s self-titled album disappoints
Evanescence falls short of the thrill and innovation of Amy Lee’s former hits, and even seems to mimic older projects.
LP features complex songs and lyrics
Feist’s new LP Metals contains songs with remarkable lyrics and themes, but as a whole, it lacks cohesion.
Vets maintain pop-punk royalty status
New Found Glory, one of the most definitive faces of the pop-punk genre, crafts an album of sure-fire, poppy hits in its latest release.