Alice Merton
No Roots
Alternative, Rock

Having “No Roots” isn’t as difficult as it may seem.

Metallica
Hardwired… to Self-Destruct
Metal, Rock

Metallica’s latest may not be quite as self-destructive as its title implies. But it’s not all puppy dogs and daisies, …

Bon Jovi
This House Is Not for Sale
Rock

Thirty years after conquering the music world, Jon Bon Jovi and his band are somehow still topping the charts with …

Lady Gaga
Joanne
Alternative, Folk, Pop, Rock

Lady Gaga is inching past hedonism for hedonism’s sake, trading her outrageous antics something more substantive … if still reckless …

OneRepublic
Oh My My
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Rock

OneRepublic’s latest offers an upbeat, optimistic perspective, with just enough grittiness to keep anyone from accusing the band of being …

Green Day
Revolution Radio
Punk, Rock

Revolution Radio isn’t perfect. But it represents a revolution for Green Day: It’s perhaps the most upbeat album these punk …

Alter Bridge
My Champion
Metal, Rock

If you know a young rock fan in need of a redemptive message, you’d be hard put to find a …

Moby & The Void Pacific Choir
Are You Lost in the World Like Me?
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Rock

Moby’s latest provocatively critiques our technology-addicted culture and suggests that it’s failing to deliver deeper relationships.

Kings of Leon
Waste a Moment
Alternative, Rock

Kings of Leon’s latest includes one provocatively positive lyric amid an otherwise edgy narrative about two volatile characters.

Lady Gaga
“Perfect Illusion”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Rock

Lady Gaga’s latest offers a cautionary tale about the dangers of rushing too quickly into a relationship that ultimately proves …

Metallica
Hardwired
Metal, Rock

It’s been eight years since we last heard from Metallica. And that span hasn’t brightened this iconic thrash band’s outlook …

Skillet
Unleashed
Metal, Rock

Skillet’s melodic-but-ferocious-as-ever tenth effort, Unleashed, is a testament to the band’s faithful, hard-rocking focus on God’s redemptive love.

Various/Soundtrack
Suicide Squad: The Album
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks

The movie Suicide Squad has big problems. Its No. 1 soundtrack has even more.

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 …