Yussef Dayes’ Debut Is an Enormous Statement of His Talent
Black Classical Music takes the listener on a highly groovy and ultimately fulfilling ride through the peaks and valleys inside Yussef Dayes’ musical brain.
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Rhiannon Giddens Tackles Multiple Styles for ‘You’re the One’
Rhiannon Giddens’ exploration of the extensive history of American music continues to be compelling and enlightening on You’re the One.
Lake Street Dive Hold a Master Class in Sweet Soul-Pop with ‘Obviously’
On their latest album, Obviously, Lake Street Dive once again make smart, soulful pop that hums along with the integrated precision of an Indy race car.
Caroline Shaw Dissects Shape-Note Hymns, Water, and Heaven on ‘Narrow Sea’
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw enlists Sō Percussion, Dawn Upshaw, and Gilbert Kalish to perform her stunning new song cycle, Narrow Sea.
Tristan Perich’s ‘Drift Multiply’ Charts a New Course for the Fusion of Composition and Electronics
Tristan Perich's Drift Multiply is essential listening regardless of your tastes, the combination of violins and one-bit processors has never sounded so graceful.
Sam Amidon Is Not the Man He Used to Be
Sam Amidon and band take nine folk songs from his debut into new territory by employing free jazz and avant-garde classical techniques.
Joshua Redman and Brooklyn Rider: Sun on Sand
Composer and jazz collaborator Patrick Zimmerli has written a set of themes for string quartet and jazz saxophone trio—and some of the time it all takes off flying.
Chris Thile: Thanks for Listening (album review)
A collection of his "songs of the week" from Live from Here, Thanks for Listening finds Thile at more introspective moments.
Fleet Foxes: Crack-Up
On their first album in six years, Fleet Foxes produce a dense, complex album that's easily their best, most ambitious work yet.
Yo-Yo Ma, Chris Thile and Edgar Meyer: Bach Trios
Three musical masters combine forces to tackle all manner of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, with thrilling results.
Randy Newman: The Randy Newman Songbook
Randy Newman is a national treasure, and this lavish vinyl box set is a fitting showcase for his many musical and lyrical gifts.
Kronos Quartet: A Thousand Thoughts
This is an album about diversity without intellectual compromises. It is how it is because this is the way it is. There is no re-elaboration or, worse, reinterpretation of the existing aesthetic principles.