Beth Orton — Weather Alive
A departure from 2016’s Kidsticks, Beth Orton shifts away from the folk-electronica under which she’s often categorized and heads directly into singer-songwriter territory on Weather...
Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin — Ali
An accomplished musician in his own right, Vieux Farka Touré reimagines eight of his late father’s songs on one of the year’s hidden gems, Ali....
Marcus Mumford — (self-titled)
The Marcus Mumford of (self-titled) bears little resemblance to the version that exists on Mumford and Sons’ Sigh No More and Babel. Trading in raucous...
Death Cab For Cutie — Asphalt Meadows
With Asphalt Meadows, Death Cab For Cutie slaps together sounds and ideas from a few different eras in an attempt to weave Ben Gibbards’s emotive...
The Afghan Whigs — How Do You Burn?
With their first album in nearly five years, How Do You Burn? finds Greg Dulli and The Afghan Whigs wearing yet another musical costume pulled...
Built To Spill — When The Wind Forgets Your Name
Listeners who enjoy Neil Young-flavored grunge, Michael Stipe rock, and a healthy dose of psychedelia should love When The Wind Forgets Your Name. Others might...
Top 10 Bob Marley Songs NOT on Legend
The introduction to, and study of Bob Marley’s Legend compilation used to be a right of passage for any serious music listener back in the...
Two Door Cinema Club — Keep On Smiling
Two Door Cinema Club’s most popular songs have always pulled away from the band’s rock moorings and towards the waters of dance and electronica, but...
SOHN — Trust
As SOHN becomes more confident in his ability to sing and write taut, simple-but-effective songs, he drifts further away from his electronica-heavy roots. Tremors is...