From bassist Kevin Ray leaving the band due to “actions out of alignment with the band’s values” to a pandemic recording pause, the last two years have been difficult for Walk the Moon. Remaining members Nicholas Petricca, Sean Waugaman and Eli Maiman have now found the light at the end of…

While Zac Brown Band last made a new album just two years ago with The Owl, that album saw the group experiment with its sound. Truth be told, we haven’t heard as much of the classic, banjo-heavy country feel from the group as of late. Perhaps aptly titled, The Comeback…

Sob Rock is an ode to all the different eras of the sound of John Mayer. The album, his eighth, feels like a trip through the ages, with sounds reminiscent of both Room for Squares and even the oft-forgotten years of Paradise Valley. Sob Rock John Mayer Columbia, July 16 6/10…

Old-school country music continues to find a way. Veteran Travis Tritt has returned to the scene with his first original studio album in over 10 years. Set In Stone is an ode to the classics as his soulful twang pours over 11 new tracks of heartfelt love songs, upbeat…

Is there anything that Weezer cannot do? Mere months after releasing OK Human, its 14th studio album, the veteran band is back with Van Weezer, its metal-inspired pandemic-delayed album that’s more than a year in the making. Now, this isn’t a metal album, per se, but it pulls from the…

Though it’s technically only been a year since Justin Bieber released his last album, it feels like it’s been a while since we’ve heard from the former prince of pop music. Lyme disease and a young marriage have kept him relatively busy over the last few months, but he’s…

Florida Georgia Line has consistently pumped out country hits for a number of years now, leaving its mark on the genre in many ways. The duo’s 2012 hit “Cruise” was certified diamond, meaning it sold over 10 million units. Five years later they broke genre barriers with crossover hit…

Weezer, “OK Human.” Think of the most on-brand thing that Weezer could do. Was your answer to surprise-drop a Beach-Boys-inspired album in the middle of a pandemic while everyone was still waiting a previously announced metal-inspired LP? If not, don’t feel bad. Even lifelong fans of the band couldn’t have…

Morgan Wallen, “Dangerous” A 30-song album is ambitious, no matter who you are. Morgan Wallen was up to the challenge with Dangerous: The Double Album. Heralded by a handful of singles that fans have already grown to love, Dangerous arrives with heaps of material that the young country crooner…

Tori Kelly, “A Tori Kelly Christmas.” As we inch closer and closer to the end of 2020, more artists are throwing their Santa hats into the ring. Tori Kelly is among those lending her powerful pipes to the holiday season with A Tori Kelly Christmas. A Tori Kelly Christmas Tori…