Listening Booth
Ariana Grande Takes Romantic Inventory on “Eternal Sunshine”
The pop star’s latest album charts the longing that accompanies the end of a relationship, but she also can’t resist playing the role of plucky provocateur.
Chelsea Wolfe’s Eclectic Hauntings
Through seven studio albums, including her latest, “She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She,” Wolfe has stretched gothic sounds and themes beyond the boundaries of genre.
Nicki Minaj’s “Pink Friday” Sequel Is Pure Spectacle
The rapper’s new album harkens back to her début, but it mostly serves as a reminder that times have drastically changed.
André 3000 Disrupts Our Sense of Time
André Benjamin’s début solo album of deeply soothing instrumental music asks for little beyond our attention.
PinkPantheress Is a Hopeless Romantic
On her new album, “Heaven Knows,” the Gen Z songstress displays a yearning quality that’s surprisingly difficult to locate in today’s splintered, chaotic pop world.
Nanci Griffith’s Lone Star State of Mind
The late singer-songwriter rarely felt at home either in her native Texas or in the music industry, but her nostalgic ditties of girlhood captured a potent sense of place.
Drake’s Era of Masculine Frustration
On his new album, “For All the Dogs,” the star rapper wallows in his discontent.
The Replacements Are Still a Puzzle
The reissue of “Tim” shows both the prescience and the unrealized promise of the beloved band.
Olivia Rodrigo’s Star-Making “Guts”
The singer’s new album comes loaded with expectations about her talent and the future of the music industry.
Sinéad O’Connor Was Always Herself
The world owed the Irish musician more than it gave, but her best music turned away from the masses and instead looked inward.