Abrasive, confrontational and idiosyncratic, M.I.A.’s third studio album can’t decide whether it’s a flame-throwing manifesto about “information politics” or an aggressive declaration of self. Whatever its eventual goals, Maya is...
When an album’s liner notes list multiple banjo players on the same song, you know it’s going to be an enjoyable listen. Dan Fisk has two...
Emmylou Harris’ 26th album begins with what sounds like an ode to Gram Parsons, her musical partner in the early 1970s and one of the progenitors...
The Band Perry’s debut single “Hip to my Heart” was a sprightly, effervescent sliver of youth-laden pop country–a pleasant sounding droplet so light that it quickly...
Electropop duo Holy Ghost! have been busy boys lately. Nick Millhiser and Alex Frankel, best known for their work remixing tunes by Moby, MGMT and Cut...
Steve Earle is nothing if not adaptable. In the 1980s, he harnessed his youthful defiance to craft a rough-and-tumble sound that was sturdy enough that even mainstream...