Stephen Thomas Erlewine

A posthumous release from the cult singer-songwriter, planned as the coda to his Big Thief-assisted 2024 comeback, serves an affecting, happily untidy farewell.

My favorite 50 Albums and 15 Reissues of the Year....so far.

Armed with a powerhouse voice evocative of soul music's greats, the singer-songwriter explores the many facets of longing on an album that bridges the genre's past and future.

Madonna returns to the dance floor for Confessions II, an assured sequel that oddly plays like a concept album in the classic rock sense.

Time has been good to Dean and Gene's kidding-not-kidding country pivot, recorded with seasoned Nashville pros, and this triple-disc reissue helps contextualize its joy and incongruity.

The Scottish band's first album in 10 years is elegant and uplifting while acknowledging the weight of time passed.

Made in a backyard studio, the singer-songwriter's latest record plays like a respite from chaos, filled with lilting melodies and hopeful reflections.

A salute to the first rock critic I ever read and one I still read to this day.

Mike D delivers his first new music since the Beastie Boys, Billy Strings mourns, Dinosaur Jr. roars, Alabama Shakes dreams, Pulp were born to perform.

The Prince estate reboots their excavation of the Vault with an overdubbed, dispiriting mess.