Eric Frisch Goodbye Birdcage (self-released) Combining a distinct Beach Boys vocal harmony sound and other ’50s and ’60s pop influences (The Beatles […]

The Lost Poets Insubordia (Spinnup) A nearly atonal acoustic guitar begins the very dark “Ode to K,” the opener of The Lost […]

Carsie Blanton Not Old, Not New (So Ferocious) A plinky piano and playful horn open into the slightly naughty, back-of-the-throat-sexy vocal of […]

Chrissie Hynde Stockholm (self-released) A chunkin’ beat, floaty electric guitar, and strings allow that distinctive voice of Chrissie Hynde to deliver on […]

Lucy Hale Road Between (DMG Nashville) The debut album for this actress, appropriately titled Road Between, bridges the gap between both worlds […]

Ed Sheeran x (Asylum Records) With his debut album, +, Ed Sheeran worked relentlessly to go from playing to small crowds in his […]

Meshell Ndegeocello Comet, Come To Me (Naive) With a career spanning 20 years, Meshell Ndegeocello has always kept it interesting in terms […]

Hank Williams The Garden Spot Programs, 1950 (Omnivore Recordings) It’s the old The Garden Spot Programs from 1950 featuring the immortal Hank […]

Neon Trees Pop Psychology (Island Def Jam) Neon Trees’ third studio release, Pop Psychology, is exactly the new wave, synth pop-inspired dance-rock […]

Tori Amos Unrepentant Geraldines (Mercury Classics) Tori Amos has long been praised as one of the most influential modern alternative artists. With […]