The Killers
Battle Born
Alternative, Rock

The Killers swing for the fences with all their aching, earnest, arena-rock might on Battle Born, an album about love …

Carly Rae Jepsen
Kiss
Pop

The “Call Me Maybe” singer from Canada parlays her massive single’s success into album sales with her romance-obsessed Kiss.

P!nk
The Truth About Love
Pop, Rock

Alicia Beth Moore, better known as P!nk, says, “This time I’m married and a new mom and only a tad …

Imagine Dragons
Night Visions
Alternative, Rock

Imagine Dragons imagines life as a melancholy trudge through sodden fields while under leaden skies. And then they show us …

Lecrae
Gravity
Rap/Hip-Hop, Reggae

Christian rapper Lecrae’s sixth effort is a lyrical tour de force that unashamedly proclaims the gospel even as it deconstructs …

tobyMac
Eye on It
Christian/Gospel, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

tobyMac’s idea of a mid-life crisis consists of seizing the prevailing musical trends of the day and reshaping them according …

Alanis Morissette
Havoc and Bright Lights
Pop

Marriage? Motherhood? Happiness? Alanis, is that you?

Owl City
The Midsummer Station
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

Rolling Stone calls Minnesota synth-pop maestro Adam Young “menacing.” We call him a near miracle.

Rick Ross
God Forgives, I Don’t
Rap/Hip-Hop

Rapper Rick Ross admires God’s honorable, forgiving character. But he has no intention of imitating it.

Nas
Life Is Good
Rap/Hip-Hop

Divorce and single parenthood aren’t topics that turn up in rap very often. They do on Nas’ latest effort … …

P.O.D.
Murdered Love
Metal, Punk, Rap/Hip-Hop, Reggae, Rock

P.O.D. still shouts out a wake-up call to unchurched fans of passionate, pile driver rock. But some of those shouts …

Zac Brown Band
Uncaged
Country

If country music is a garden full of beauty and sustenance, then somebody really does need to weed between the …

Chris Brown
Fortune
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Chris Brown says his fifth record, Fortune, showcases “growth and positivity.” And by growth and positivity, he really means demeaning …

Maroon 5
Overexposed
Pop

Maroon 5’s latest showcases the many bad ways a relationship can go bad.

Linkin Park
Living Things
Metal, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

Linkin Park’s fifth album pulsates with raw emotional energy as the band’s mood alternates wildly between relinquishment and rage.