Let’s Not Do This AgainToo many musicians spent the year gleefully abandoning their better judgment.
ByCraig Jenkins
a long talk
Life, Death, and Titus AndronicusFrontman Patrick Stickles used his band’s new album to process loss. Now he just needs to get their van fixed.
ByCraig Jenkins
album review
Beyoncé’s Sequined RevolutionRenaissance, a love letter to Black queer innovators, comes at a precarious moment in history.
ByCraig Jenkins
album review
Lizzo Is Hedging Her BetsSpecial seems invested in uplifting everyone in earshot but anxious to secure its slice of the pop radio market share.
ByCraig Jenkins
a long talk
‘Geminis Create Change’Steve Lacy used to be afraid of rock stardom. His new album helped fix that.
ByCraig Jenkins
album review
Post Malone Is Going Through ChangesTwelve Carat Toothache dreams of a future where Post Malone can discuss what’s on his mind instead of what may be coursing through his bloodstream.
ByCraig Jenkins
album review
Wilco Attempts to Let GoImmediacy is the point with Cruel Country, but a bit of polish might have smoothed the rougher edges.
Kanye Is Running on EmptyAnger is the root of Donda 2, but the record doesn’t try to frame the experience in a manner that makes it accessible to non-billionaires.
ByCraig Jenkins
review
The Kanye You Thought You KnewJeen-Yuhs is the quintessential visual document of Ye’s career. It’s also an unnervingly neat read.
ByCraig Jenkins
remembrances
Betty Davis Freaked ItThe Queen of Funk was eternally misunderstood in her boundary-breaking.