Kylie Minogue Carries Us Away with the Power of Pop at Sziget
Australian pop diva Kylie Minogue dazzles in a fantastic, career-spanning show on a substandard opening night of Budapest’s Sziget festival.
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Metal’s Bruce Dickinson Remains Vital on ‘The Mandrake Project’
Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson overcomes creative and personal struggles on his first solo album in 19 years, The Mandrake Project.
Kylie Minogue Scores Another Dance Pop Classic with ‘Tension’
Kylie Minogue understands that the best kind of dance-pop is pure, undiluted joy. With Tension, she’s shown that nobody does it better than her.
Pirate Rickie Lee Jones Plunders Great American Songbook for ‘Pieces of Treasure’
Rickie Lee Jones is a pirate who plunders the treasures of the Great American Songbook for all of its riches. The music is as timeless as she is.
Pixies’ ‘Doggerel’ Is Solid Folk Rock Out of Step with Modern Trends
Pixies’ Doggerel switches between rock and folk drastically. The crisp production perfectly serves this dynamic, but for foggy ideas and fabricated whimsy.
Jukebox the Ghost Get Silly with Audience on ‘Cheers!’ Tour
While Jukebox the Ghost debuted songs from new record Cheers! on tour, the New Haven show really belonged to someone named Steve.
‘Cheers’ to Another Excellent Jukebox the Ghost Record
Cheers nicely balances new sonic wrinkles with Jukebox the Ghost’s established strengths. It’s smartly constructed and one of their best albums.
Supergrass’ Britpop Classic ‘In It for the Money’ Gets a Remastered Expanded Edition
Supergrass’ In It for the Money has gone down in rock history as a Britpop classic, and it sounds fresh and gleaming to this day.
Counting Crows Find New Inspiration in the Familiar on ‘Butter Miracle, Suite One’
Counting Crows celebrate 30 years of music with a four-song suite rich in imagery and emotion. Adam Duritz is a contender for the best songwriter of his generation.
Marianne Faithfull Displays Her Particular Genius with ‘She Walks in Beauty’
Marianne Faithfull’s She Walks in Beauty captures the sad, reflective mood of the world. It’s an apt period to a very long and moving sentence.
Cheap Trick Host an Enjoyably Raucous Party on ‘In Another World’
The vast majority of Cheap Trick’s In Another World is a gripping, charming, and laudable return from the legendary rock quartet.
Rufus Wainwright Makes a Welcome Return to Pop with ‘Unfollow the Rules’
Rufus Wainwright has done Judy Garland, Shakespeare, and opera, so now it's time for Rufus to rediscover Rufus on Unfollow the Rules.