Old Dominion
Happy Endings
Country

Happy Endings might not be the best title for the latest album from this rising country act.

Fifth Harmony
Fifth Harmony
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, R&B

Fifth Harmony might be down a member. But the sultry, sensual song remains the same.

Billie Eilish
dont smile at me
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

California phenom Billie Eilish is blowing up. So we’re checking out her brooding, honest and disturbing debut EP.

Kesha
Rainbow
Country, Pop, Rock

Kesha’s latest, deeply personal effort veers wildly between hurt and hope, vulgarity and profundity, philosophy and hedonism.

Foster the People
Sacred Hearts Club
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Rock

Mark Foster says he wanted his band’s latest album to give fans a hug. Does this trippy homage to ’60s …

Lana Del Rey
Lust for Life
Alternative, Pop

Lana Del Rey is smiling on the cover of her latest album, an expression that hints at significant shifts in …

Various/Soundtrack
Descendants 2
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop

The soundtrack to this Disney Channel movie surprisingly packs in more problems than the story that inspired it.

Haim
Something to Tell You
Pop, Rock

The second album from this band of three sisters focuses on breakups, breakups and still more breakups. Did I mention …

Brett Eldredge
Brett Eldredge
Country

Romantic lyrics on Brett Eldredge’s fourth album make it easy to see why he’s been dubbed “country’s most eligible bachelor.”

Jay Z
4:44
Rap/Hip-Hop

Jay Z apologizes to his wife for his infidelity and sings the praises of family and fatherhood … using lots …

Imagine Dragons
Evolve
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Rock

Imagine Dragons’ third effort plumbs the depths of depression but mostly manages to find a way through that emotional fog.

Lorde
Melodrama
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

Lorde’s second album finds her vacillating between rage and carnal excess in the wake of a painful breakup.

Katy Perry
Witness
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

Katy Perry says she wants to sing “purposeful pop” these days. Sometimes on Witness, she does. Other times, not so …

Mandisa
Out of the Dark
Christian/Gospel, Pop, R&B

Mandisa’s latest gives us an intimate glimpse at her hard but redemptive journey through a season of grief and depression.

Linkin Park
One More Light
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

Linkin Park’s latest trades anger and angst for humility and maturity. (Well, mostly.)