Cloudspeakers

For those of us who grew up in households filled with the sounds of Motown, Atlantic and Stax, there is something supremely comforting about Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings’ old-fashioned, soul-funk... Lees meer

Johnny Cash’s final album opens on a portentous but hopeful note: “There ain’t no grave/can hold my body down.” Comprised of tracks recorded with Rick Rubin right up until Cash’s death in late 2003... Lees meer

These Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach-loving U.K. indie hopefuls follow up 2008’s critically hurrahed Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down with a charming new proposition. The First Days of Spring... Lees meer

Like first watching a movie on an old black-and-white TV and then seeing it in an IMAX theatre with the sound cranked up, Le Loup’s sweeping sophomore set, Family, is a great leap forward for... Lees meer

David Garza has always been an odd proposition. Over the course of 20 years and 20 albums, he has flirted with a kaleidoscopic variety of musical styles, while never vowing allegiance to one signat... Lees meer

They don’t make them like Waylon Jennings anymore. Turn on CMT and notice the grizzled cowboys are few and far between, though Toby Keith continues to suffer under the tragically misguided im... Lees meer

Though it lacks the exuberance of their 2008 debut, Wild Beasts’ sophomore LP, Two Dancers, is not without its charms. The ping-pong harmonies and the hip-shaking rhythms have been replaced w... Lees meer

From 1990 to 1994, Nirvana was everything to me. I bought every release: from the cassingle for “Smells Like Teen Spirit” to the split 7” with The Jesus Lizard and Cobain’s ... Lees meer

I discovered R.E.M. through 1988’s Green, cemented my love with 1991’s Out of Time and became an all-out fanatic with Automatic for the People the following year. But these were the fou... Lees meer

“Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls,” the hidden announcer shouts to the theatre audience, his rich voice booming in the vastness of the gilded theatre. “We have a wonderful show for you tonight ... Lees meer