How’s this for a description of a record? “Like if Werner Herzog made a chamber-prog-punk record under DMT in The Chelsea Hotel.” That is as apt and vivid a description
It’s no secret that when Rickie Lee Jones, one of the great songwriters of her generation, comes up against walls in her own writing, she turns to the great, luminous
Rickie Lee Jones released her eponymous debut album forty years ago this month. Here, we look back at a classic LP that deserves a reappraisal. You can see it in
Tom Waits’ first seven albums, originally released by Asylum Records through the 1970s, have been remastered and reissued on CD, vinyl, and digital this year. Here, we take a closer
Björk’s albums have always exhibited a curious mix of sounds and styles. A single record could include explosive beats alongside gentle harps, guttural moans and shrieks buried among breathy coos;
When rock pioneer Tom Petty died on October 2, the music world mourned a soulful troubadour, a fiercely original and melodic songwriter, and a quietly affecting frontman. A committed writer,
