Grant-Lee Phillips’ New Album Is Witty and Indignant
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Grant-Lee PhillipsWiddershinsYep Roc Though he can pass for a rootsy troubadour, there’s also a poppier, more playful side to Grant-Lee Phillips—meaning he’s as likely to echo David Bowie or T. Rex as Bruce Springsteen. Widdershins beautifully encapsulates his eclectic range, offering snappy tunes that filter…
Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan, and Sara Watkins Just Released Something Beautiful
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Album ReviewI’m With HerSee You AroundRounder There are plenty of reasons to love See You Around, the sparkling collaboration of veteran solo artists Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan, and Sara Watkins. The acoustic musicianship is wonderfully virtuosic, yet nicely understated, with plenty of bracing fiddle and…
Imagine Dragons to Conservative Group: Stop Using Our Music
Singer/songwriter Dan Reynolds, of the Imagine Dragons, performs on stage at the Capitol One Arena on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017, in Washington.Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In Washington, it’s nearly CPAC time—that point in the year when thousands of conservative activists assemble in Washington for the annual…
This New Belle and Sebastian Album Promises to Solve All Your Problems
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Album Review Belle and SebastianHow to Solve Our Human ProblemsMatador For more than two decades, Scotland’s Belle and Sebastian has championed the virtues of old-fashioned pop music, crafting gorgeous, compassionate tunes that balance heartbreak and hope without descending to sentimental mush. Echoing a trio of…
Carrie Brownstein Puts Her Last Bird on “Portlandia”
Maarten De Boer/Contour by Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Carrie Brownstein plays lots of characters in Portlandia, the Emmy-winning comedy series she co-created in 2010 with executive producer Jonathan Krisel and Saturday Night Live alum Fred Armisen—like Lance, her stoic biker dude; and Kath, determined to put 110 percent into every joyless…
This Rolling Stones Album Is Rough Around the Edges in the Best Way
The Rolling Stones on a rooftop, 17th June 1964. Left to right: Brian Jones (1942 – 1969), Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts.Archive Photos/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Album Review The Rolling StonesOn AirPolydor The Rolling Stones came full circle in 2016, returning to their blues…