Along with an exclusive stream of her new album, the vagabond musician reckons with bad drugs, good drugs, fake punks, and rediscovering the versatility of acoustic music.

The Norwegian musician shares her thoughts on turning 40, maintaining her humanity in an increasingly machine-run world, and how one of her most melancholy songs proved sadly prophetic.

​The dance-pop outfit’s singer and keyboardist shares recollections of recording Superbloom, his songwriting collaborations with Rostam Batmanglij, and how he’s handling the latest onslaught of music-themed movies.

​Outstanding performances of choral masterpieces headlined our classical album reviews for July, featuring new recordings of works by Tchaikovsky and Beethoven.

The Faith No More, Imperial Teen, and Crickets keyboardist talks about happily embracing the “high drama” of his latest band, the surprising complexity of slow music, and how he’s slowly emerging from a rough couple of years.

While writing music for other artists, the Texas-born songwriter emerged with a batch of songs that were too personal to part with, so she shaped them into a pair of dark but ultimately uplifting electronic EPs.

Frontman Steve Brooks talks about his indifference towards lyric-writing, the concert he never got to see, and the Hollywood icon who gives him inspiration.​

​Many of June’s most noteworthy classical albums stepped away from the works of the usual masters and ventured into less familiar territory.

​Pile and Stove bassist Alex Molini blasts through 11 simultaneously heavy and tuneful songs in a tight 18 minutes on his debut solo LP.

The Cleveland-based trio pays homage to the earsplitting guitar-powered eruptions of Dinosaur Jr., the Cure’s bass-driven sense of melody, and the enveloping embrace of shoegaze on its new LP.