Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Declare “Now Is the Time For Joy”
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ Wild God teems with creative ambitions and sacred content. An ode to the surprise of joy, it is an audacious, reaching record.
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Eels Are (As Always) Unafraid of Life’s Blemishes
On Eels Time!, Mark Oliver Everett offers up his many different temperaments and reminds us why he is cautiously optimistic despite the pervading melancholy.
Quantic’s ‘Dancing While Falling’ Is a Community-Minded Triumph
Quantic infuses everything he creates with a balmy kind of love. Dancing While Falling revisits his early roots in ’60s and ’70s soul with a new sophistication.
Balthazar Throw a Swanky Lounge Party on ‘Sand’
With a turn toward loungey, jazz-inflected pop, Belgian rockers Balthazar hit a new career-high on Sand.
Mew: Visuals
Visuals proves that Mew can carry on safely as a trio.
Róisín Murphy: Take Her Up to Monto
Róisín Murphy's fourth album is an ambitious, intoxicating blend of art pop, jazzy cabaret, and cautionary love songs.