My Dear Melancholy, is The Weeknd’s least adventurous set of songs since Kiss Land.
Though it could be more consistent and substantial, this debut album from Superorganism will probably go down as one of the year’s most creative pop projects.
New Material is Preoccupations’ most lackluster album so far.
Royce da 5’9″ and DJ Premier’s second outing as PRhyme is a more versatile effort than the first, with Premo’s varied production stealing the show.
Jack White’s Boarding House Reach is his most unorthodox stroke of genius since going solo.
Phil Elverum’s songwriting enters purposefully rambly territory on Now Only, a worthy epilogue to last year’s A Crow Looked at Me.
Aaron Turner’s Sumac joins forces with legendary noise rock experimentalist Keiji Haino for an hour’s worth of mind-melting post-metal jams.
The Neighbourhood incorporates more elements of synthpop and alternative R&B on their self-titled album, which is about as drab as what came before it.
At nearly 50 years old as a band, Judas Priest has just released not only a late career highlight, but one of the greatest heavy metal albums of the decade.
