Jason Mraz
Yes!
Pop

How unfaltering optimistic and earnest is singer-songwriter Jason Mraz these days? So optimistic and earnest that the affirming, one-word title …

Sia
1000 Forms of Fear
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, R&B

Australian singer Sia Furler isn’t even remotely interested in being a celebrity. In fact, she’s more than a little afraid …

Magic!
Don’t Kill the Magic
Pop, Reggae

Among other things, this Police-inspired Canadian reggae fusion act asks, “How do you want to be remembered? As a sinner …

Owl City
Ultraviolet
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

The paradox of Owl City is how Adam Young simultaneously dives deep into his melancholy soul … and finds something …

Ed Sheeran
x
Folk, Pop, R&B

Rising star Ed Sheeran’s x presents a vexingly convoluted self-portrait of a singer who longs for lifelong commitment one moment …

Sam Smith
In the Lonely Hour
Pop, R&B

Sam Smith’s debut album is titled In the Lonely Hour. But it could just have easily been called It’s a …

Lana Del Rey
Ultraviolence
Alternative, Pop, Rock

It’s safe to say that the latest effort from controversial chanteuse Lana Del Rey—which sounds like some sort of bleak …

Linkin Park
The Hunting Party
Alternative, Metal, Rock

Linkin Park’s pummeling, conflict-obsessed album The Hunting Party descends ever deeper into rage and despair.

Miranda Lambert
Platinum
Country

Have marriage and maturity slowed down country music’s resident working-class wild child?

Austin Mahone
The Secret
Pop

As Justin Bieber’s career veers erratically into Michael Jackson eccentricity and rock star debauchery, the Internet has graciously served up …

Coldplay
Ghost Stories
Alternative, Rock

Coldplay focuses on a solitary, autobiographical subject: the heart of a man struggling to come to terms with a broken …

Various/Soundtrack
The Fault in Our Stars: Music From the Motion Picture
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Folk, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks

The Fault in Our Stars is one of the most tragic romantic stories about love and death in recent memory. …

The Black Keys
Turn Blue
Alternative, Rock

When all the love has been drained from the atmosphere, the only thing left to do is Turn Blue.

Iggy Azalea
The New Classic
Rap/Hip-Hop

This not very New and never gonna be Classic rap debut from an audacious Australian transplant and self-proclaimed goddess is …

NEEDTOBREATHE
Rivers in the Wasteland
Alternative, Christian/Gospel, Rock

A time of dryness in the desert doesn’t have to deprive us of hope if we choose to persevere together …