New Found Glory, “December’s Here.” It’s difficult to pull off something that feels new when it comes to holiday-themed music, but pop-punk stalwarts New Found Glory manage to do just that with their latest release, December’s Here. Not only do the Florida rockers put a spin on the season, but…

The beauty of pop is how expansive and malleable it can sound. The music and lyrics can be pushed in various directions, emulating instruments and writing styles from endless other genres, but then falling back toward a sound that’s accessible and enjoyable for most. That’s exactly what LP executes…

One could ask whether the world needs another cover of “Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu,” “See See Rider”  (part of Mitch Ryder medley “Jenny Take a Ride”) or “Let the Good Times Roll.” You could ask that about any number of Chuck Berry songs, too, but you…

Whether you’re someone who has been anxiously anticipating the return of Adele after a six-year break, or if you’re simply aware of her return due to one of the most polished and far-reaching promotional campaigns across magazine covers, TV specials and historic landmarks across the globe, there’s no escaping…

If you followed Elbow during the early days of the pandemic, you saw the British band create “elbow rooms” online but in real-time. It was new, quieter versions of their older songs, recorded separated by lockdowns but connected via Zoom. They remained busy through 2020 releasing acoustic album “Live…

Sting, “The Bridge.” Sting has stayed busy in recent years, releasing three albums and staging a Broadway musical; yet his musical output has centered largely on reinterpretations of his songbook (2019’s My Songs), collaborations with other artists (44/876) or a combination of the two (March’s Duets). Did he have…

Like Orson Welles with Citizen Kane, The Darkness was both blessed and cursed to achieve perfection on its first try. Eighteen years after its release, Permission to Land still provokes belly laughs and horn-throws in equal measure. Its covert odes to head lice and onanism are Cole Porter compared…

Just nine months after his tribute album to long-time friend Frank Sinatra, Willie Nelson, now 88 and a half years old, is back with his second album of 2021. This time around, he’s employed the talents of his children and sister, as well as his backing band since the…

After spending the last year away from others, perhaps we all got a glimpse into the isolation and madness that colors the mind of hip-hop hermit Aesop Rock. Like everyone else, Aesop also had a rough year, between the death of a close friend and a creative dry spell. But…

Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars have finally released their debut album as Silk Sonic. Mars has been playing with the idea of funk since 2015’s global hit Uptown Special, as has renaissance musician and rapper .Paak, who experimented with funk sounds on 2018 album Oxnard. In 2017, when the…