5 Seconds of Summer
5 Seconds of Summer
Pop, Punk, Rock

The much-ballyhooed debut effort from this rockin’ Australian boy band badly blurs the lines between love and lust.

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.

Maroon 5
“Maps”
Pop, Rock

Adam Levine is happily engaged right now. But that doesn’t stop him from musically mourning the departure of the woman …

5 Seconds of Summer
“Good Girls”
Pop, Rock

There’s a boy band tsunami swirling out in the Pacific—and it’s about to hit American shores in the form of …

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.

OneRepublic
“Love Runs Out”
Pop, Rock

Music fans have certainly not run out of love for OneRepublic as the Ryan Tedder-led band re-releases its 2013 album …

Coldplay
“Midnight”
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Rock

Chris Martin & Co. plaintively long for light in a dark place as they descend into an ambient, ethereal exploration …

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 …

MercyMe
Welcome to the New
Christian/Gospel, Pop, Rock

MercyMe’s New effort brims with spiritual vitality and theological potency as it repeatedly reminds us that the Good News of …

Foster the People
Supermodel
Alternative, Pop, Rock

The guys behind 2011’s dreamily disturbing hit “Pumped Up Kicks” are back with a second album, one that’s significantly more …

Beck
Morning Phase
Alternative, Folk, Rock

Beck’s reflective, Grammy-winning Morning Phase walks a paradoxical tightrope between melancholic despair and hopeful determination.

The Fray
Helios
Alternative, Rock

The Fray’s fourth effort delivers another dose of earnest, anthemic alt-rock. But it (mostly) trades the band’s trademark melancholy for …