Róisín Murphy: Hairless Toys
If Hairless Toys is the sound of an artist with absolutely nothing to lose, it's also the sound of an audience with little to gain.
Ryan Lathan
Arts Marketer at Fort Worth Opera, Incubating Novelist, Ex-New Yorker, and Recovering Operatic Baritone living in Cowtown.
Twin Shadow: Eclipse
Subtlety is nowhere to be found on Twin Shadow's major label debut Eclipse. One thing is for certain though, George Lewis Jr. still has an undeniable knack for crafting a killer refrain.
John Grant: John Grant and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra: Live in Concert
Celebrated singer-songwriter John Grant collaborates with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, in what proves to be one of the most incendiary live albums in recent memory.
Björk: Vulnicura (Take 1)
Björk's devastating ninth album Vulnicura, brutally chronicles the dissolution of her relationship with longtime partner, avant-garde NY filmmaker and sculptor Matthew Barney.
The Best Dance Singles of 2014
Like a gluttonous monarch with a taste for domination, electronic dance music continued to saturate the airwaves and feast upon the U.S. charts in 2014.
Saint Saviour: In the Seams
Saint Saviour explores a sound that effortlessly flits between intimate folk and string-laden chamber pop. Sublime. Gorgeous. Pick a glowing adjective. In The Seams is one of the best albums of the year.
Röyksopp: The Inevitable End
Röyksopp are officially saying au revoir to the “traditional album format” with The Inevitable End, but they are definitely not disbanding anytime soon.
Annie Lennox: Nostalgia
Listening to her latest album and hearing the delightfully brassy version of Duke Ellington's "Mood Indigo”, it's hard not to wish she'd done an entire recording of gritty blues covers.
Kele: Trick
From the club to the bedroom, the Bloc Party frontman explores the empty sensuality of sleeping with complete strangers.
Zoot Woman: Star Climbing
Zoot Woman’s eagerly anticipated return to the electronic music scene rarely reaches the glittering heights of its shimmering title.
Tori Amos: Unrepentant Geraldines Tour – 14 August 2014
Tori Amos's recent performance at New York City's Beacon Theatre was simply spellbinding and quite possibly one of the best concerts in recent memory.
Sia: 1000 Forms of Fear
What happens when one of the most successful and prolific songwriters of the past few years decides to return to the career that debilitated her emotionally and physically?