Music Reviews

Music Review: Megan Thee Stallion’s fierce ‘Megan’ trades hot girl summers for a different freedom

Megan Thee Stallion’s self-released third album, “Megan,” is her first since reaching a settlement with her former record label 1501 Certified Entertainment after three years of litigation.

Music Review: An uninhibited Gracie Abrams finds energy in the chaos on ‘The Secret of Us’

Music Review: Concert album from the Tomasz Stanko Quartet explains the jazz lineup’s staying power

Music Review: Linda Thompson’s family and friends sing her songs on ‘Proxy Music’

Music Review: Paul McCartney and Wings’ oft bootlegged 1974 ‘One Hand Clapping’ deserves applause

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Music Review: Charli XCX’s ‘Brat’ swings between hedonism and anxiety, cult classic and pop party

Charli XCX’s sixth album, “Brat,” oscillates between hedonism and anxiety. Specifically, the euphoria of a late night on the dancefloor and the creeping disquietude of the morning after, writes The Associated Press music writer Maria Sherman.

Music Review: Bon Jovi takes a victory lap, assessing a 40-year career on new album ‘Forever’

Forty years after they ran away with our hearts and into rock history, Bon Jovi is back with a reflective new album taking stock of all the boys from New Jersey have accomplished.

Music Review: Willie Nelson takes it back to Texas, with notes of Mexico, on ‘The Border’

Willie Nelson is showing no signs of slowing down at 91 years old. On Friday he’s releasing “The Border,” which Texas Monthly magazine says is his 152nd album in a career of more than 60 years.

Music Review: British guitarist Richard Thompson’s ‘Ship to Shore’ is a gem, with dazzling solos

Richard Thompson’s new album ends a five-year hiatus, the longest break of his career. The release, titled “Ship to Shore,” will be out Friday.

Music Review: The María’s ‘Submarine’ immerses listeners in a blue world of mellow dance beats

The Marías quickly solidified a sonic identity with their 2017 debut EP. Lead vocalist Maria Zardoya’s mellow, romantic vocals serve as the unifier, with the band’s productions oscillating between dance beats, Latin instrumentals and jazz rhythm — and their lyrics between English and Spanish — all w

Music Review: RM of BTS has a new solo album, ‘Right Place, Wrong Person,’ an elastic experiment

All seven members of BTS are currently serving South Korea’s compulsory enlistment for men of a certain age.

Music Review: Australian EDM twin duo Cosmo’s Midnight want you to ‘Stop Thinking and Start Feeling’

Australian duo Cosmo’s Midnight have recorded a party playlist banger of an album by the name of “Stop Thinking and Start Feeling,” says The Associated Press’s Cristina Jaleru.

Music Review: Lenny Kravitz leans on the funk with glorious ‘Blue Electric Light’

The bass is banging, the guitars are shrieking and Lenny Kravitz is howling on “Blue Electric Light,” the rocker’s best stuff in years, offering a welcome blast of funk in 2024.

Music Review: Twenty One Pilots’ concept album ‘Clancy’ is an energizing end of an era

The end of an era has come for Twenty One Pilots. The alternative pop-rock duo, made up of vocalist Tyler Joseph and drummer Josh Dun, often deal with themes of anxiety and depression across their music.

Music Review: Billie Eilish’s ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ is zealous outsider pop in a league of her own

Billie Eilish’s highly anticipated third studio album has arrived.

Music Review: Miley Cyrus, Lorde and more team up for fun Talking Heads’ ‘Stop Making Sense’ tribute

In 1984, Talking Heads’ concert film and live album “Stop Making Sense” captured the alt-rock quartet at the height of their powers.

Music Review: Sebastian Bach’s ‘Child Within the Man’ makes the case for a Skid Row reunion

Legendary hard rockers Skid Row need a singer. Their original lead vocalist, Sebastian Bach, has a molten new solo album, “Child Within the Man.”

Music Review: Brad Mehldau connects Bach, Fauré to jazz on albums, ‘After Bach II’ and ‘Après Fauré'

Grammy-award winning jazz pianist Brad Mehldau’s two new albums use classical music as a foundation for solo explorations.

Music Review: Dua Lipa’s ‘Radical Optimism’ is controlled dance pop

In the chorus of “Whatcha Doing,” the fifth track on Dua Lipa’s latest album, she sings: “If control is my religion, then I’m headed for collision,” referencing the unexpected pull of a new partner.

Music Review: Sia soars with first solo album in 8 years, ‘Reasonable Woman’

A whole album of Sia is great — great, don’t get us wrong — but Sia paired with the icon Chaka Khan? Fire.

Music Review: SEVENTEEN’s ’17 Is Right Here’ is a study of their impressive evolution

K-pop boy band SEVENTEEN ventures into confident adulthood with their latest compilation album, “17 Is Right Here,” writes the Associated Press’ Cristina Jaleru.

Music Review: Anitta welcomes listeners into her ‘Funk Generation’ on new album

First, she took over Brazil. Now, the world. The trilingual Brazilian pop star Anitta has returned with a new album, the club-to-bedroom ready “Funk Generation.”

Music Review: St. Vincent’s art-rock burns bright on seventh album, ‘All Born Screaming’

On her seventh full-length studio album, Annie Clark, who performs as St. Vincent, unleashes her broad range of art-rock gifts, from the crackling ember of her vocals to raging infernos of swirling, epic orchestration, writes the Associated Press’ Jim Pollock.

Music Review: Pet Shop Boys have done it yet again with catchy and bittersweet ‘Nonetheless’

Pet Shops Boys are back with their fifteenth studio record. The stone-faced British pop duo is known for their synthesizer-backed dance tracks with simple vocals and emotional lyrics.

Music Review: Neil Young delivers appropriately ragged, raw live version of 1990’s ‘Ragged Glory’

Neil Young offers a ragged and raw live take of his 1990 album ‘Ragged Glory’ with a new album that has a somewhat profane title.

Music Review: Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ is great sad pop, meditative theater

Who knew what Taylor Swift’s latest era would bring? Or even what it would sound like? The result is her 11th album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” out Friday.

Music Review: Jazz pianist Fred Hersch creates subdued, lovely colors on ‘Silent, Listening’

Jazz pianist Fred Hersch fully embraces the freedom that comes with improvisation on his new solo album “Silent, Listening.”

Music Review: Jesse McCartney’s ‘All’s Well’ celebrates adult life after teen pop star fame

Former teen heartthrob Jesse McCartney — best known for his boy band days in Dream Street, his solo hit “Beautiful Soul,” writing “Bleeding Love” for Leona Lewis and an acting career on “Summerland” — is aging like a fine wine on “All’s Well,” his latest EP.

Music Review: Lizzy McAlpine tells intimate folk-pop stories on her third album, ‘Older’

Lizzy McAlpine’s new album “Older” tracks the feelings and questions that come with maturing, grieving, learning to trust and be trusted.

Music Review: Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams sing about the power of love on ‘All This Time’

Drawing from personal experience, husband and wife duo Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams sing about first-rate romance on their latest collaborative album, “All This Time.”

Music Review: Vampire Weekend’s frenetic, challenging ‘Only God Was Above Us’ is an ode to New York

American rock band Vampire Weekend return with their most challenging record to date, “Only God Was Above Us.”

Music Review: Beyoncé's epic ‘Act ll: Cowboy Carter’ defies categorization, redefines American style

Beyoncé's 78-minute, 27-track “Act ll: Cowboy Carter” is not a country album. But it is certainly another blockbuster Beyoncé album, writes Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman.

Music Review: NCT Dream try to pin down a vibe in latest EP, ‘DREAM( )SCAPE’

NCT Dream’s latest EP that’s pronounced “dream escape” doesn’t impress The Associated Press’ Cristina Jaleru.

Music Review: Waxahatchee’s alt-country soars, finds joy in simple things on ‘Tigers Blood’

The indie artist Waxahatchee, known for her gut-wrenching alt-country, demonstrates mastery of her craft on her sixth studio album, “Tigers Blood.”

Music Review: Bass duets by genre-defying virtuosos Christian McBride and Edgar Meyer swing, rumble

The new album from eclectic virtuosos Christian McBride and Edgar Meyer will work out your sound system.

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