Joe Jackson | Fool
Joe Jackson has apparently been doing it all wrong all along. Or at least wrongly doing it the same way all along, as the singer-pianist explains in the press...
Deerhunter | Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?
Nostalgia is toxic. Death is everywhere. We exist in the vomit of the 20th century. And your cage is what you make it. So posit the enigmatic Bradford Cox...
James Blake | Assume Form
James Blake is here. Right here. Right now. He's here for you. He's here for his girlfriend. He's here for his collaborators. And perhaps most importantly, he's here for...
Maggie Rogers | Heard It In A Past Life
It might seem like a lifetime ago. But really, it's only been a little more than two years since Maggie Rogers became an overnight sensation — thanks solely to...
Sharon Van Etten | Remind Me Tomorrow
Life gets messy. So messy that sometimes, all you can do is try to embrace the disarray and make yourself at home. That almost explains the cover of Sharon...
Mike Posner | A Real Good Kid
The past few years have not been a real good time for Mike Posner. He went through a romantic breakup. He moved back to Detroit to care for his...
The Flesh Eaters | I Used To Be Pretty
Pretty might be pushing it. But anybody who was paying attention back in the day knows The Flesh Eaters were pretty goddamn incredible.
Founded and fronted by punk poet Chris...
Eric McFadden | McFadden Does AC/DC + Marceese | Hotter Than Hell
The simplest machines are the most versatile and adaptable. And when it comes to ’70s guitar-rock, things don't get much simpler than AC/DC and KISS. Most of their classics...
The Mavericks | Hey! Merry Christmas!
One year I spent Christmas in Texas. When I got up on the big day, the sun was shining, the grass was green and the mercury was already climbing...
Mike Love | Reason For the Season
Christmas is always a family affair. Especially for Mike Love. Though this time, it might not be the family you expect. Or at least not the same branch. After...
Sam Morrison Band | The Christmas Album
The Allman Brothers Band never made a Christmas album. Ditto ZZ Top, John Mellencamp, Bob Seger and the original lineup of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Thankfully (or not, depending on your...
Say Sue Me | Christmas, It’s Not A Biggie
If you buy just one holiday-themed EP this year by a female-fronted South Korean surf-punk quartet ... well, it would probably have to be Say Sue Me's Christmas, It's...
Ingrid Michaelson | Songs For the Season
It's the Christmas album of the decade — assuming the decade you're talking about is the 1950s. Singer-songwriter and actress Ingrid Michaelson dials down her adult-contemporary pop persona to...
Delicate Steve | The Christmas Album
This is one of those times when there are simply no words. Because you don't need them. If you're sick of sitting through the umpteenth overwrought, oversung or overtreacled...
Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Soundtrack + Tyler, The Creator | Music Inspired by The...
Christmas is about tradition. And here's the thing about traditions: You can't just up and make new ones whenever you feel like it. Of course, that's never stopped anyone...
