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Todd Marcus Tames The Raucous Bass Clarinet On 'Trio+'

Dec 10, 2019
Marcus gets a clean, unfettered sound from both his band and his instrument on his new album. Trio+ is crisp, tight and varied — with more good melodies than we can dip into.
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On her new album, Lana Del Rey (shown here in 2018) is at her most instantly compelling, fully committed to the messy alignments upon which her art is built.
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Women Dominated 2019: Ken Tucker Picks His Top 10 Albums Of The Year

Dec 09, 2019
Lana Del Rey's Norman F****** Rockwell! topped Tucker's list of the best albums of the year, with Lizzo and Billie Eilish running a close second and third.
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Hootie & The Blowfish Comeback Album Brings The Band Into The 21st Century

Dec 04, 2019
Singer Darius Rucker and his band have released their first new record in more than a decade. Imperfect Circle is a well-made and frequently thoughtful album, enhanced by Rucker's warm, buttery tones.
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'Land of 1000 Dances' Chronicles The History Of Rampart Records Label

Nov 29, 2019
Rampart Records documented L.A.'s Eastside Sound during a fertile period of interracial collaboration from the 1960s through the early 1990s. Now, some of that music has been reissued.
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Cecilia Bartoli explores ideas of gender fluidity on her new album, devoted to music written for the great castrato singer Farinelli. Bartoli says that, like him, she's always transforming herself on stage.
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Powerful Lungs And Long-Spun Lines: Cecilia Bartoli Conjures Farinelli

Nov 28, 2019
On her new album, the restless Italian opera star sings virtuoso music composed for Farinelli, the greatest of the baroque castratos.
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A new generation of smart speakers is here to challenge the traditional stereo system.
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Tiny Tech Tips: Which Of The New, 'Hi-Fi' Smart Speakers Sounds The Best?

Nov 25, 2019
The new generation of smart speakers doesn't always play nice with each other's ecosystems, but at least they all sound much better.
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Beck's 14th album, <em>Hyperspace</em>, is out Nov. 22.
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Beck's 'Hyperspace' Is A Technicolor Breakup Album (With Beats By Pharrell)

Nov 22, 2019
Fans have come to know two sides of Beck — the moody balladeer and the peppy funk surrealist. His latest is a dizzying hybrid of the two, born from the emotional havoc of a midlife divorce.
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Leonard Cohen, performing at Rod Laver Arena on November 20, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia.
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Leonard Cohen And Harry Nilsson Are Releasing New Albums, Whether They Like It Or Not

Nov 21, 2019
Beloved, but gone — when it comes to our favorite artists, the assumption is that more is always better. But what effect do these patchworked releases have on their legacies?
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Erroll Garner's 'Night At The Movies' Reissue Radiates Joy

Nov 19, 2019
The late jazz pianist spins out new and old melodies and cracks little musical jokes on a new series of reissues representing albums he recorded for various labels between '59 and '73.
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DaBaby's Humor-Infused 'Kirk' Is Among 2019's Best Hip-Hop Albums

Nov 13, 2019
Few rappers have been as entertaining to listen to this year as DaBaby. In the often hyper-masculine context of hip-hop, his new album proves he's not afraid to be goofy.
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Josh Homme's The Desert Sessions brought together an all-star line-up of rock legends to collaborate.
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Josh Homme's Rotating Supergroup The Desert Sessions Returns For 'Vols. 11 & 12'

Nov 05, 2019
Musicians on the Queens of the Stone Age frontman-led album include ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons and Primus' Les Claypool.
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Reissue Captures Nat King Cole Before He Broke Through To Mainstream

Nov 05, 2019
Early in his career, Cole formed a trio with guitarist Oscar Moore and bassist Wesley Prince. Hittin' the Ramp, a new 7-CD roundup, showcases the band that help catapult Cole to stardom.
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Gang Starr's 'One Of The Best Yet' Is A Welcome Throwback To An Earlier Rap Era

Nov 04, 2019
Hip hop duo Gang Starr broke up in the mid-2000s and in 2010, MC Guru died. So fans were surprised by the announcement of a new, posthumous album called One Of The Best Yet.
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Jon Pardi's 'Heartache Medication' Offers A Healthy Dose Of Traditional Country

Oct 31, 2019
Country music has take a turn towards pop of late, but Pardi's new album goes back to the genre's roots, with a collection of excellent honky-tonk songs — many of which are about booze.
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Kanye West onstage during his <em>Jesus Is King</em> album and film event at The Forum on Oct. 23, 2019 in Inglewood, California.
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Kanye West's 'Jesus Is King,' Like Its Creator, Asks A Little Too Much Of Us

Oct 28, 2019
There are moments of inspired magic on West's gospel-flavored ninth album, and moments that sound ill-considered and slapped together. Those extremes feel like the story of his recent career.
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Lakou Mizik Explores Haiti's Centuries-Old Connections With New Orleans In 2nd Album

Oct 24, 2019
Haitian band Lakou Mizik is out with its second album — a dazzling set of collaborations with New Orleans musicians, celebrating the close musical and cultural ties between the two places.
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Indian Percussion Infuses 'Good Hope' With Complex, Crossfire Beats

Oct 24, 2019
Indian percussionist Zakir Hussain joins with saxophonist Dave Holland and bassist Chris Potter on a new album that that's clear and confident, with plenty of fire.
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Music Moment: Summer Walker

Oct 19, 2019
Singer Summer Walker's album, Over It, debuted earlier this month — and it's already broken records. Music critic Briana Younger of The New Yorker discusses some of the album's standout songs.
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Angel Olsen, Master Of Solitude

Oct 18, 2019
As she's grown upwards and inwards, the singer-songwriter's work has dramatically increased in scope and scale — a mirror reflecting the internal world she's working to conquer.
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<em></em>Caroline Polachek in the cover art from <em>Pang </em>(Oct. 18), her first solo release under her own full name.
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A Pop Cyborg With A Human Heart

Oct 18, 2019
As the voice of Chairlift, Caroline Polachek crisscrossed indie and mainstream tastes. Her solo LP adds digital flex to that voice, melding real and "enhanced" performance into one penetrating force.
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Taylor Ho Bynum's 'Ambiguity Manifesto' Is A Playground For Jazz Improvisers

Oct 09, 2019
Bynum's album features nine musicians, including guitarist Mary Halvorson, a newly minted MacArthur fellow. Each improviser sings the tune — or sings around it — in their own way, in their own time.
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Big Thief's <em>Two Hands</em>, out this week, is its second album of 2019.
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'Two Hands' Captures Big Thief's Force And Intimacy

Oct 09, 2019
This week, Big Thief will release its second album of 2019. But Two Hands is a deeper accomplishment than the statistic: It's a record that finally captures the band's audible unconditional closeness.
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Brittany Howard Draws Listeners In With 'Jaime', A Very Personal Solo Album

Oct 08, 2019
The new album by the Alabama Shakes lead singer mixes autobiography with an exploration of different musical styles. Listening to Jaime is like discovering Howard as an artist all over again.
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Wilco, left to right: Nels Cline, Glenn Kotche, Jeff Tweedy, Mikael Jorgensen, Pat Sansone, John Stirratt.
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Wilco, Forever In Competition With Its Own Best Work, Tries Shifting The Stakes

Oct 03, 2019
The new Ode to Joy couldn't sound less like the ambitious clatter of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot — but Jeff Tweedy and crew sound at home in its skeletal frame, driven by something cozier than ambition.
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Music Review: Brittany Howard Releases Her Debut Solo Album, 'Jamie'

Sep 23, 2019
Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes has released her first solo album, Jamie, in honor of her sister who died from cancer as a teenager. The album that began as a way to heal is also a call to action.
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