Vampire Weekend
Modern Vampires of the City
Alternative, Rock

Let’s get this straight: A bunch of modern vampires of the city, while spending a long vampire weekend together end …

Demi Lovato
Demi
Pop

The follow-up to former Disney girl Demi Lovato’s deeply personal 2011 album Unbroken is less deep, less personal and more …

Lady Antebellum
Golden
Country

Lady Antebellum’s third No. 1 disc offers proof that fans like the band’s formula: Love can be good … until …

Fall Out Boy
Save Rock and Roll
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Punk, Rock

These pop-punk kings of snarky sarcasm are back after a five-year hiatus. But one member’s bitter divorce seems to have …

Andy Mineo
Heroes for Sale
Christian/Gospel, Rap/Hip-Hop

Utterly unabashed Christian rapper Andy Mineo’s official debut (after years of growing underground success) finds him fearlessly testifying to God’s …

Paramore
Paramore
Alternative, Pop, Punk, Rock

Paramore’s first album since the bridge-burning departure of two founding members finds Haley Williams and Co. exiting that trial by …

The Band Perry
Pioneer
Country

Is Kimberly Perry all bristle and bite as she sticks up for herself … and sticks it to her ex? …

Killswitch Engage
Disarm the Descent
Metal

It’s back to the future for this musically and spiritually influential Boston metalcore act as the band’s original lead singer …

OneRepublic
Native
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Rock

Ryan Tedder and Co. swing for the fences on OneRepublic’s third effort, an up-and-down-and-up-again album that touches on virtually every …

Kacey Musgraves
Same Trailer Different Park
Country

This quietly incendiary major-label debut from 25-year-old Kacey Musgraves takes all those familiar country clichés … and douses them with …

Justin Timberlake
The 20/20 Experience
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, R&B

JT pays sentimental, sensual and suggestive tribute to his new bride, Jessica Biel.

Robin Thicke
“Blurred Lines”
Pop, R&B

The biggest hit of R&B singer Robin Thicke’s career doesn’t do fans any favors. Or women. Or our culture. Or …

RED
Release the Panic
Metal, Rock

“We’re still a rock band,” says RED guitarist Anthony Armstrong, “[but] there are some poppier elements on this record that …

Justin Bieber
Believe Acoustic
Pop

As the title Believe Acoustic implies, Justin Bieber’s latest chart-topping effort is an acoustic reworking of Believe … plus three …

Twenty One Pilots
Vessel
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop, Reggae, Rock

If you’re wondering why on earth we’re reviewing an album that came out four years ago, read on.