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Philip Selway Stretches the Canvas Wide for ‘Strange Dance’

Philip Selway Stretches the Canvas Wide for ‘Strange Dance’

Philip Selway makes up for what he lacks in melodic strengths with little hooks, and he’s the Radiohead member to sound the least like them when solo.

Delgres and the 4:00 AM Immigrant Blues

Delgres and the 4:00 AM Immigrant Blues

The sophomore LP from Paris-based blues-rock trio Delgres, 4:00 AM, is a cohesive and moving response to the forced migration of people of the Global South.

Balthazar Throw a Swanky Lounge Party on ‘Sand’

Balthazar Throw a Swanky Lounge Party on ‘Sand’

With a turn toward loungey, jazz-inflected pop, Belgian rockers Balthazar hit a new career-high on Sand.

Editors Release ‘The Blanck Mass Sessions’ for a Record Store Day Album

Editors Release ‘The Blanck Mass Sessions’ for a Record Store Day Album

Editors return to original recordings with Blanck Mass for 2018's Violence and release a special set that improves and expands on the "original version" with more depth, darkness, and exploration.

Balthazar’s ‘Fever’ Proves There Is Plenty of Gas Left in the Tank for Rock Music

Balthazar’s ‘Fever’ Proves There Is Plenty of Gas Left in the Tank for Rock Music

Following a hiatus in which its members launched new side projects, Belgian indie band Balthazar return with newfound verve on Fever, their best record yet.

Dead Can Dance Offer Up a Brief, Largely Instrumental Album with ‘Dionysus’

Dead Can Dance Offer Up a Brief, Largely Instrumental Album with ‘Dionysus’

Dionysus satisfies and demonstrates that Dead Can Dance are still alive, but it would be better with more vocals from Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry.

Neil and Liam Finn Have a Bit of Family Fun on ‘Lightsleeper’

Neil and Liam Finn Have a Bit of Family Fun on ‘Lightsleeper’

Kiwi pop royalty, Neil and Liam Finn as well as other assorted Finns over-indulge themselves on Lightsleeper.