Hillary Scott and the Scott Family
Love Remains
Christian/Gospel, Country, Folk, Pop

This effort from Lady Antebellum singer Hillary Scott could hardly be more focused on Jesus if it tried.

NEEDTOBREATHE
H A R D L O V E
Alternative, Christian/Gospel, Folk, Pop, Rock

NEEDTOBREATHE’s sixth album still qualifies for the moniker “Christian rock,” but perhaps not in the ways we normally toss that …

Switchfoot
Where the Light Shines Through
Alternative, Pop, Rock

Switchfoot knows we’re broken people sojourning in a broken land. But those hard realities don’t get the last word on …

Radiohead
A Moon Shaped Pool
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Rock

Radiohead’s ninth effort finds the critically acclaimed British alt-rock group once again traversing cryptic, melancholy lyrical territory.

Nick Jonas
Last Year Was Complicated
Pop, R&B

For Nick Jonas, the possibility of making a real commitment to one woman is a “complication” he’s not ready to …

Ariana Grande
Dangerous Woman
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, R&B, Reggae

Ariana Grande is absolutely infatuated with the idea of embracing—and we do mean embracing—dangerous men who make her feel daring.

Chance the Rapper
Coloring Book
Rap/Hip-Hop

Chance the Rapper’s latest brims with gospel messages … and a few other rap trappings we have to address as …

Meghan Trainor
Thank You
Pop

Meghan Trainor doubles down on her message of self-love and self-acceptance.

Drake
Views
Rap/Hip-Hop

Drake’s just as mopey and melancholy as always on Views, which ricochets between perceptive insights and soul-deadening hedonism.

Beyoncé
Lemonade
Alternative, R&B

Beyoncé delivers a shockingly raw—and shockingly redemptive—depiction of one woman’s bruising experience with her husband’s infidelity.

Fifth Harmony
Fifth Harmony 7/27
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

What is the measure of a woman’s worth? Is it love? Sex? Money? Success? On any song on Fifth Harmony’s …

NF
Therapy Session
Christian/Gospel, Rap/Hip-Hop

The sophomore effort from this rising Christian rapper grapples with gritty authenticity as NF tries to make sense of the …

The Lumineers
Cleopatra
Alternative, Folk, Rock

The “Ho Hey” band delivers spare, pain-laced reflections on missed opportunities and the final separation of death.

Zayn
Mind of Mine
Alternative, Pop, R&B

Leering lust or lasting love? We don’t have to listen long to One Direction alum Zayn’s solo debut to know …

Gwen Stefani
This Is What the Truth Feels Like
Pop

If it feels so right, it can’t be wrong, Gwen Stefani gushes.