Album Reviews

Eagles of Death Metal

Heart On

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:23:19

Eagles of Death Metal's latest release, Heart On, has a whole lot of Homme—Josh Homme, that is. Now, Eagles of Death Metal has always featured the ...more

Dido

Safe Trip Home

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:43:26

While many an artist would have rushed immediately back into the studio to capitalize on the kind of success that Dido achieved with her first two ...more

Tracy Chapman

Our Bright Future

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:37:00

It's a measure of how much things have changed since November 4, 2008 that it's no longer clear whether Tracy Chapman intended the title of her latest ...more

David Cook

David Cook

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:51:08

If you're buying an American Idol record, whether you like it or not, you should expect a healthy dose of cheese. And 2008's winner, David Cook, ...more

Ludacris

Theater of the Mind

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:11:45

Oh, Ludacris. While all artists have their upside and their downside–Kanye has his breathtaking artistic ambition and his rampant egomania, Jay-Z has ...more

Britney Spears

Circus

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:27:04

Our gal Brit Brit—Britney Spears to her momma and her extensive kin folk— has selected an appropriate title for her latest and greatest album. The pop ...more

Scott Weiland

Happy in Galoshes

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:50:14

Scott Weiland sounds free on his latest solo album, "Happy" In Galoshes. He's completely unshackled creatively, and he's made some of the best tunes ...more

Sarah Brightman

A Winter Symphony

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:58:27

It has become a fact of life that shelves and iTunes stores will be flooded with holiday-themed albums around this time of year. Like clockwork, we'll ...more

Kevin Rudolf

In the City

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:06:47

Kevin Rudolf doesn't play your daddy's rock n' roll. He doesn't play your older brother's rap rock either. Instead, on his debut In the City, the ...more

Marillion

Happiness Is the Road

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:46:39

Have you ever fallen into a dream? That's what listening to Marillion is like. The band's sonic embrace materializes through lush melodies, orchestral ...more

Body Language, Vol. 7

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:02:52

Let's get one thing out of the way immediately: Matthew Dear is a freakishly talented musician. Whether it's under his own name, as Audion or any ...more

Isobel Campbell

Sunday at Devil Dirt

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:01:39

You know vocalist Mark Lanegan from '90s Seattle heavyweights Screaming Trees. You know cellist/keyboardist/vocalist Isobel Campell from her work with ...more

Nickelback

Dark Horse

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:16:39

The Nickelback formula is in full effect on their latest collection of tunes voted, "Most likely to be heard in your neighborhood strip club," Dark ...more

Love Is All

A Hundred Things Keep Me Up at Night

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:15:31

Love Is All's 2006 debut, Nine Times that Same Song, was punk in the sense that every song was simple, fast and catchy, but it wasn't as unpretentious ...more

The Smiths

The Sound of the Smiths (Deluxe Edition)

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:07:22

The Smiths have more compilations in their catalog than actual albums, so it's understandable that the announcement of another one was met with some ...more

Arizona

Glowing Bird

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:04:41

Having escaped Brooklyn for the cozier confines of Asheville, North Carolina, the band known as Arizona took their retreat a step further by shacking ...more

Linkin Park

Road to Revolution Live at Milton Keynes

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:13:30

Linkin Park slay live. That's instantly apparent from the first distorted din to blast through the P.A. on the band's brand new live CD/DVD, Road to ...more

Trick Trick

The Villain

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:12:32

Trick Trick is yet one more in the long line of self-styled Detroit bad-asses, and he doesn't ever let you forget it on The Villain, his second record ...more

The (International) Noise Conspiracy

The Cross of My Calling

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:02:30

The (International) Noise Conspiracy still get treated as a slightly edgier entity than they really are, in part because they formed from the ashes of ...more

T-Pain

Thr33 Ringz

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:49:16

While the last few years of vocoder-mania have left many a ticked-off fan grumbling at their radio about the purity of music, it's clear that the ...more