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...
