The Last Shadow Puppets deliver a great cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Is This What You Wanted.” The track is taken from the band’s forthcoming EP Dream Synopsis, which drops December 2 via Domino.
VA rapper-singer D.R.A.M. backs some of the best singles of the year up with a solid album.
Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst benefits from going back to basics here on his latest solo album.
Lady Gaga’s rootsier sound and image on Joanne is a welcome change of pace, though she doesn’t always commit to the new direction.
Compton rapper The Game returns with a partially fulfilled concept album about his early days.
The weekly segment in which Anthony touches down on some of the best and worst tracks he has heard in the past week.
The Dillinger Escape Plan goes down swinging on their final album.
Crying delivers one of the most triumphant, diverse, and instrumentally intricate rock records I’ve heard this year.
Jeff Rosenstock drops a pretty ambitious and conceptual follow-up to last year’s We Cool?.
American Football’s sad but nimble sound has been replaced with soft rock complacency on their new comeback album.