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David Bowie’s Toy is a solid, enjoyable, and buoyant effort from an artist who never failed to stay interesting and vital well into his later years.
For prog fans who consider that the proof of the pudding is long, complex songs with virtuosic solos and exotic instrumentation, no fear: To The Far Away is multi-textured and musically exciting.
Temptations 60 celebrates the band’s 60th anniversary, and it strikes a careful balance between looking backward and staying grounded in the here-and-now.
The format may be different, but FKA twigs remains as hypnotic as ever on her album Caprisongs.
The Kick album cycle drives home the essence of Arca’s musical vision: constant, relentless transformation.
Canadian singer/songwriter Allison Russell’s Outside Child made two lists. And so did Little Simz’s Sometime I Might Be Introvert.
What 2022 needs is “more ‘ukulele.” Put on some ‘ukulele music and just try to feel bad.
The album is not so much a step forward as a distillation of what The War on Drugs has always done well.
With this satisfying album Lil Nas X has made one thing clear — he’s more than a meme.

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