If there’s one universal truth about Jill Scott, it’s that she contains multitudes. It’s been a recurring revelation across her discography, dating back to her 2000 debut, “Who Is Jill Scott?: Words ...

Out on the wily, windy moors we roll with Charli XCX. Her companion album for director Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights movie is a complete departure from the hyper-drive dance-pop of her 2024 ...

Here is your 2026 hard rock + metal album release calendar and all of this week's newest albums! Each week is loaded with new rock and metal releases and keeping track of it all can be pretty ...

Daniel Caesar sounds like a man finally ready to face himself. After two years away from the spotlight, Canadian singer-songwriter Daniel Caesar is back with his fourth studio album, “Son of Spergy.” ...

Bruno Mars has spent so much time collaborating with other artists, it will take a minute to remember his last solo hit. That is, of course, excluding the first single from his new album, "The ...

On their first proper album in nine years, the Boston metalcore veterans shift between blistering political bloodlettings and moody reckonings with mortality. Human connection has always been the ...

Will The Fall-Off be J. Cole’s last album? The 41-year-old rapper has said as much, explaining in a lengthy note on Twitter/X that the title is an allusion to his 2007 debut mixtape, The Come Up, and ...

The brooding R&B singer’s fourth album gets bogged down by unspecific songwriting and listless vocals, despite some compelling production choices.

Edward Luca is an Associate Editor of the Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association (JALIA) and a Director of the Aurora Foundation Ltd. Hamid R. Jamali and Simon Wakeling do not ...

This is by far the biggest release week of the year so far. Amanda and I highlight 12 new releases below, and Bill tackles another five in Indie Basement, including Cardinals, Luke Temple & The ...