Albumreview

Kamikaze review: Eminem's new album is an uneven but stark reminder that the rapper's still got it

When it hits the mark, Kamikaze is one of Eminem's better, arguably the best, work in recent years.

Amen Dunes' Freedom: Honest, introspective portrait of artist questioning long-cherished ideas

On Freedom, the follow-up to Amen Dunes 2014 album Love, the songs are still opaque, but taken together, the album is more conventional and less introverted than Damon McMahon's previous output,

Arctic Monkeys' Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino signals a change in style, and increasingly absurd lyrics

Arctic Monkeys' latest album is redeemed by its sound — a clear shift away from their previous guitar-heavy style, more inclined towards the piano

Dirty Computer album review: Janelle Monáe's sleek, honest record resonates with current cultural clime

Across the 48-minute Dirty Computer, Janelle Monáe crafts a sprawling and ambitious soundscape, with inspirations ranging from traditional African music to the political struggles of the day

Everything Now: Arcade Fire turn from indie rock torchbearers to disco tricksters     

Arcade Fire's most recent album, Everything Now, marks their official departure from an indie-rock to a more dance-friendly soundscape.

On Starboy, The Weeknd transitions from a lone hedonist to global pop star

Starboy is a perfect encapsulation of The Weeknd's rise to the top, and the troubles that new found celebrity drags along with itself.

Fever Ray's latest album, Plunge, is both a pop-music cliché and an emblem of hope

Plunge, the second and long-awaited album by Fever Ray, interrogates the time we live in | #FWeekend

To The Bone review: With his latest album, Steven Wilson makes pop his own

With To The Bone, his fifth studio album as a solo artist, Steven Wilson is exploring Pop music from the '80s and the results are expectedly multilayered.

Beck's Colors, the most fun album of the year, is a reminder that pop music is dead

Colors, the new album by Beck, reminds you of a purer time in both life and music

On Ti Amo, Phoenix sing about love and summer fun, pulling listeners into a world of their making

While Ti Amo doesn’t come close to being the cultural colossus that Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix was, its still a great introduction to Phoenix’s discography