Weekly Review
Waxahatchee's 'Saint Cloud' Reaches Back While Looking Forward
Katie Crutchfield's fifth solo LP steps onto new terrain, tracking a lifestyle change with a honeyed sound.
Porridge Radio's 'Every Bad' Has So Many Glistening Feelings
The Brighton/London band's second album revels in multi-dimensionality.
The Internet Doesn't Deserve Grimes 4.0
For all the bad-faith readings and general hostility, her new era around album 'Miss Anthropocene' is full of ideas – and inevitably good.
Justin Bieber Is a Wife Guy Now
Five years after 'Purpose' reshaped modern pop, new album 'Changes' zooms in hard on married life.
Green Day's 'Father Of All...' Isn't Built to Be Taken Seriously
It's probably the most fun some punk legends could have while fulfilling a contractual ten-album record deal obligation.
The New Harry Styles Album Is Brilliant – But Only Occasionally
'Fine Line' sees the former One Direction star veer between teen idol and rockstar. He's at his best when he's just being honest.
Robbie Williams' "Bad Sharon" Is the Christmas Song of the Century
Our Weekly Review calls a roundtable on selective cuts from 'The Christmas Present' – an album of covers and originals only Robbie could pull off.
FKA twigs Has Always Defied Genre. Pop Music Finally Caught Up
In our Weekly Review series, we dive into 'Magdalene', the long-awaited second album from pop's most innovative polymath.
Dua Lipa Is Doing Everything Right to Be the UK's Biggest Pop Star
Our Weekly Review calls a roundtable on the singer's new disco-inflected single “Don’t Start Now.” Where does this latest direction place her?
The One New Album to Care About This Week: King Princess’ ‘Cheap Queen’
King Princess is 20, and has already made her mark on Gen Z queer pop. In our Weekly Review series, we look at her soulful debut album.
The One New Album to Care About This Week: Caroline Polachek’s ‘Pang’
In the first of our Weekly Review series, we survey the ex-Chairlift singer's alt-pop vision. Get ready to cry on the dance floor (or at home).