The xx’s latest might very well stir up deep feelings, but it doesn’t offer much guidance for what to do …
Rapper J. Cole’s fourth effort tells the profanity-riddled tale of a man desperately trying to break the cycle of crime …
YouTube star Kane Brown has learned well from the country mentors he’s imitated. Which is both a good and a …
Metallica’s latest may not be quite as self-destructive as its title implies. But it’s not all puppy dogs and daisies, …
Bruno Mars hopes to hit gold with an increasingly retro R&B sound. But if his style has evolved, his one-track-mind …
Thirty years after conquering the music world, Jon Bon Jovi and his band are somehow still topping the charts with …
The second album from this Swedish singer is long on the hedonistic pursuit of pleasure but short on finding joy …
Life and death, heaven and hell, salvation and damnation, spirituality and naturalism and … Neal deGrasse Tyson? It’s all on …
Lady Gaga is inching past hedonism for hedonism’s sake, trading her outrageous antics something more substantive … if still reckless …
Revolution Radio isn’t perfect. But it represents a revolution for Green Day: It’s perhaps the most upbeat album these punk …
OneRepublic’s latest offers an upbeat, optimistic perspective, with just enough grittiness to keep anyone from accusing the band of being …
Mac Miller’s more famous girlfriend, Ariana Grande, didn’t want to dish details about him to Ellen DeGeneres. Miller has no …
Shaun Mendes often sounds like a bluesy old soul here, spinning stories of love, sex and breakups that belie the …
Jason Aldean tips his hat to the work ethic and dignity of his country constituency in flyover country. Most of …
Praiseworthy shout-outs to God, marriage, family and church compete with more problematic content on this rising country band’s latest effort.