Albums

The British Pop-phenom strikes a new artistic balance with her fifth studio album.…

The Weeknd’s fifth studio album is his finest yet, with his pop smash-songwriting now matching his album conceptualization.…

2021 brought us new surprises, new variants, and new music. Here are our picks for the 21 Best Albums of 2021.…

As one of the world’s biggest musicians enters her 30s, she shares personal experiences that will illuminate the lives of a generation.…

The rerecording of Swift’s 2012 album is a unique and invigorating revisitation of a coming of age record from a woman with wisdom.…

The Indietronica artist’s fifth album is more straightforward than his previous, but just as moving.…

The Texan’s fourth record sees the logical and expected departure from her core Country sound yet doesn’t reach the high bar set by 2018’s Golden Hour.…

The indie-pop star’s mainstream debut is largely predictable but occasionally offers striking surprises.…

Rostam’s third studio album is one at the end yet not past conflict. Nevertheless, it is still a charming and fulfilling listen.…

The indie rocker’s third record is a good record from a band within an inch of greatness.…

The Pop phenom’s half-baked debut doesn’t give enough insight into who she is as an artist.…

The 38-year old “Daddy” commands attention even through her vulnerability, adding yet another layer to her multi-dimensional discography.…

A decade later, Lady Gaga’s second full-length album is just as rambunctious but not as prophetic as she might have hoped.…

Although the album lands squarely within the range of expectations, it’s a worthwhile reinvigoration of a classic album.…

Janet Jackson’s 1986 Pop classic still feels fresh and relevant over a quarter-century later.…

Lana Del Rey maintains a low profile after a year of controversy on her docile seventh studio album.…

‘Revelación’ is the output of someone who sounds more tepid than pensive.…

While Larsson has proven to be capable, she seems hopelessly deadset on only being a singles artist.…

While enjoyable, the twenty-six-year-old’s debut lacks originality and a compelling narrative.…

Her second solo album in a year contains less variety and nearly all the same flaws as the first.…

The British singer-songwriter’s debut establishes a friendly but ultimately passive presence.…

The rising pop star’s second EP features solid songwriting and not much else.…

Lindemann commits to an exciting, edgy metal-infused pop sound.…

The UK synthpop group offers a lukewarm preview of their second studio LP.…

The project’s junior release saw Kevin Parker innovate their core rock sound to create one of the best pop records of the Millenium.…

While America’s first “Idol” misses on some of the deep cuts, she still delivers some of the best pop hits of the 2000s.…

Greater than the sum of its parts, ‘evermore’ is Swift’s most enrapturing release to date as she continues to raise her own bar.…

The 22-year-old Canadian heartthrob is back with another assemblage of tracks that will surely appease his devout “army,” but will do little to change the minds of critics and only disappoint his bell…

The American pop singer’s debut ironically gets trapped in a middling purgatory.…

The youthful and burgeoning queer icon makes uncharacteristic stumbles on his 2nd EP and follow-up to 2018’s Bloom.…

When she exposes her weaknesses and insecurities while simultaneously trying to hide them, ANTI loses its bravado.…

  “I miss my home / But there’s a fire burning in my bones,” horrifically cliched and creatively drained lyrics like this are just one of the horcruxes for an album plagued by lifele…

    The debut album from YouTube star Troye Sivan features collaborations with Betty Who and Broods and was preceded by the single “Wild” alongside its eponymous EP.     W…

  After largely disappearing from the public eye from the past three years, the (arguably) biggest star of the millennium is back. Coming off the unfathomable success of Adele’s sophomore album “21” -…

  When people listen to UK songstress Ellie Goulding, people are generally divided on what they hear: they either hear her folk and indie influences as her sonic center and others hear her Elect…

The past two years for Demi Lovato have been a rollercoaster ride. After the release of her fourth studio album Demi, Lovato preceded to fulfill another season on the short-lived X Fact…

Selena Gomez’s fifth studio album Revival functions as a line break between two phases of Gomez’s career: no longer is she a Disney starlet, nor Justin Bieber’s on again and off again, she is her own …

Miley Cyrus more or less surprised millions of international viewers last night at the VMAs, announcing that her new album was available for free on Soundcloud.  This act of going against the nor…

  Carly Rae Jepsen (I.E. “that Call Me Maybe girl”) has released her second mainstream Pop album: Emotion.  After almost 3 years of working, “Emotion” enters the world with every track bein…

  Madonna’s 13th studio album, Rebel Heart has arrived. How does it stack up compared to the rest of her discography? Let’s take a look. Living For Love – The opening number lays down the…

Kelly Clarkson’s 7th studio album has hit the web in all of its glory. Preceded by the egregious “Heartbeat Song”, does the follow up to her 2012 Grammy-winning Stronger meet expectations?   He…