Behind Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Selection Behind Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Selection
Our charge as the jury was pretty much the same as my job as a critic: to listen carefully, with open ears and an equally open mind.
Apr 23, 2018 / David Hajdu
Young Fathers Find a New Sound Young Fathers Find a New Sound
The band’s sense of what would pass for fitting into the pop-music mainstream is draped in their own idiosyncrasies.
Mar 29, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Briana Younger
The Genre of Post-Genre The Genre of Post-Genre
William Brittelle has drawn from classical music, punk rock, and electronica to produce music that is at once free-ranging and a thrill to experience.
Mar 13, 2018 / David Hajdu
Music for Dark Times Music for Dark Times
MGMT and Poliça’s new albums offer songs of solace and alarm.
Mar 8, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Bijan Stephen
Caroline Rose, Escaping Americana Caroline Rose, Escaping Americana
On her new album, Loner, the singer-songwriter breaks free of genre.
Mar 5, 2018 / Abigail Covington
Rejjie Snow’s Borderless Music Rejjie Snow’s Borderless Music
Dear Annie, the Irish rapper’s studio debut, is a striking picture of international collaboration.
Feb 28, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Briana Younger
David Lang’s Collaborators David Lang’s Collaborators
Many musicians have mined the Internet for lyrics—what Lang has done with The Day is make it memorable.
Feb 26, 2018 / David Hajdu
Into the Latin American Songbook Into the Latin American Songbook
No contemporary artist has reimagined Latin American folk songs as elegantly and tenderly as Natalia Lafourcade.
Feb 16, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Julyssa Lopez
Bijan Stephen Strikes a Chord as New Music Critic for ‘The Nation’ Bijan Stephen Strikes a Chord as New Music Critic for ‘The Nation’
Joins the magazine’s growing roster of critics to cover music.
Feb 15, 2018 / Press Room
The alt-R&B of Rhye The alt-R&B of Rhye
Despite all of the sex baked into Blood, the album is striking for the sense of solitude that lurks beneath its surface.
Feb 15, 2018 / Bijan Stephen