Kate Bush’s Splendidly Transitional ‘Never For Ever’ at 40
Kate Bush's Never for Ever served as the stepping stone for the artist to reach her full potential as a bona fide musical genius.
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Counterbalance 26: Prince – ‘Sign o’ the Times’
Prince’s 1987 Sign o' the Times was His Royal Badness’ second double LP. Counterbalance discuss this critics’ darling over starfish and coffee.
100 gecs Remix Debut with Help From Fall Out Boy, Charli XCX and More
100 gecs' follow up their debut with a "remix album" stuffed with features, remixes, covers, and a couple of new recordings. But don't worry, it's just as blissfully difficult as their debut.
U.S. Girls Reckons With Being a Breakout Indie Star on ‘Heavy Light’
Meghan Remy's experimental pop project U.S. Girls ventures into more mainstream territory to mixed results on Heavy Light.
Coil’s ‘Stolen & Contaminated Songs’ Is a Document of a Different Time
Coil’s undeniable sonic invention can’t quite mask an almost quaint self-seriousness on their 1992 album, Stolen & Contaminated Songs, which was recently re-released.
Stereolab Reissue Their Classics: ‘Emperor Tomato Ketchup’
Now is the perfect time to reacquaint -- or acquaint -- yourself with Stereolab's landmark 1996 album, Emperor Tomato Ketchup.
Kapil Seshasayee Addresses Bollywood Misogyny with “The Item Girl” (premiere)
Art-rocker Kapil Seshasayee takes on a sexist Bollywood trope with musical skill and visual pathos in "The Item Girl".
FKA twigs Elegantly Explores Her Delicate Core on ‘Magdalene’
Magdalene makes an unpredictable turn wherein FKA twigs traverses an introverted dimension of her vision through a minimalist perspective and a sense of controlled extravagance.
Sean O’Hagan Breathes New Life Into MOR with ‘Radum Calls, Radum Calls’
The head High Llama, Sean O'Hagan reaches way beyond pop to make the surreal easy listening album, Radum Calls, Radum Calls.
Very Good’s ‘Adulthood’ Is Another Brilliant Exercise in Experimental Quirkiness
The third album from the twisted mind of Sean Cronin shows his band, Very Good, moving in strange, oddly compelling directions.
Slayyyter’s Love For ‘Blackout’ Era Britney Spears Informs Her Debut Mixtape
Slayyyter's debut mixtape suggests not only nostalgia for, but an intrinsic value in, a long-dead version of celebrity in which artists needn't make statements to achieve icon status.
Hanne Hukkelberg’s Ongoing Pop Evolution Continues with “The Young and Bold I” (premiere)
Ahead of the release of Birthmark, art pop virtuoso Hanne Hukkelberg shares her newest single, "The Young and Bold I".