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.

Black Veil Brides
Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones
Metal, Rock

This 19-song opus from the L.A. glam-metal act Black Veil Brides is actually—and surprisingly—more Muse than Mötley Crüe.

Bruno Mars
Unorthodox Jukebox
Pop, R&B, Reggae

Bruno Mars employs his considerable vocal prowess in the service of songs that are so primally sexual that even Rolling …

Lifehouse
Almería
Alternative, Pop, Rock

California alt-rockers Lifehouse return with a tweaked sound … and the same earnest, upbeat message.

Rihanna
Unapologetic
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop, Reggae

Rihanna doesn’t show any signs of submitting to anyone else’s idea of who she should be—or who she should be …

Phillip Phillips
The World From the Side of the Moon
Alternative, Folk, Pop, Rock

American Idol’s 2012 champion strums his way through a moody, lyrically dense but mostly optimistic debut effort that fans of …