Album Review

Actress at a metal desk in a blue room, his chainmail-gloved hands attached to wires like a marionette

Album Review: Actress Returns to Ninja Tune With ‘Radical Frame’

Actress returns to Ninja Tune with 'Radical Frame,' a high-fidelity reframing of the Black…

By
Lena Brandt
Rhiannon Giddens sits against a dark green backdrop holding a banjo, wearing a black sweater and checkered skirt with red flowers in her hair.

Album Review: Rhiannon Giddens Gathers Her Circle on ‘Hope’

On 'Hope Is the Thing with Feathers,' Rhiannon Giddens gathers her collaborators for a…

By
Imogen Hartley
Beyoncé poses against a beige backdrop in a brown textured coat with a leather collar, belt, and one dramatically feathered blue-and-brown sleeve, wearing a headset microphone and blonde curls.

Beyoncé’s ‘B’Day’ Reissue Restores a Ferocious Classic

Beyoncé's 'B'Day' 20th Anniversary Edition remasters her fiercest album and adds Spanish cuts, B-sides,…

By
Demarco Hines
Adéla poses against a black background with long straight pink hair falling over one eye, wearing a black bow headpiece and dark top, her expression cool and direct in dramatic lighting.

Album Review: Adéla Bets on Pop Stardom With Debut ‘Prima’

On her debut album 'Prima,' Slovak pop hopeful Adéla trades hyperpop chaos for maximalist…

By
Imogen Hartley