The Best Songs of 2018, in One Playlist

Carl Wilson

Dec 28, 2018 10:00 AM

Pop Stars’ “Narratives” Are Drowning Out Their Actual Music

Carl Wilson

Dec 26, 2018 9:15 AM

Much of This Year’s Most Vital Music Was Released by Veterans

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Dec 23, 2018 9:00 AM

In Music, 2018 Was the Year Everything Had Already Changed

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Dec 22, 2018 5:55 AM

The Best Albums of 2018

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Dec 12, 2018 5:55 AM

Two New Releases Reclaim the “Supergroup” for Women

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Nov 02, 2018 3:10 PM

Robyn’s Honey May Not Have the Sugar-Rush Highs We Want, but It Has the Healing Powers We Need

Carl Wilson

Oct 29, 2018 3:06 PM

The History of the Cover Song, and Why It May Be Making a Comeback

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Oct 18, 2018 5:47 AM

Elvis Costello’s New Album Is His Best This Century

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Oct 15, 2018 7:14 PM

Leonard Cohen’s Viral Kanye West Poem Isn’t an Insult. It’s a Tribute.

Carl Wilson

Oct 12, 2018 10:17 AM

A Star Is Born Throws Gaga’s Pop Under the Bus, but on the Album, She Gets the Last Laugh

Carl Wilson

Oct 09, 2018 3:53 PM

On His New Album, Eric Church Steps Out as a True Country-Music Outsider

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Oct 05, 2018 3:02 PM

A Terrific Chronicle of the Past, Present, and Future of Jazz

Carl Wilson

Sept 07, 2018 2:31 PM

If Bandleaders Are Bosses, What Management Style Makes the Best Music?

Carl Wilson

Aug 28, 2018 4:30 PM

How Aretha Franklin Created the Greatest Cover of All Time

Carl Wilson

Aug 16, 2018 10:06 AM

Nico, 1988 Makes the Case for the Slice-of-Life Music Biopic

Carl Wilson

Aug 07, 2018 6:53 PM

She’s the Most Acclaimed Country Songwriter of Recent Years. You’ve Probably Never Heard of Her.

Carl Wilson

July 20, 2018 4:47 PM

Drake’s Scorpion Is a Savvy Bit of PR Management With a Side of Beef

Carl Wilson

July 02, 2018 1:00 PM

Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s New Album Is Like the Satisfying Finale of a Prestige Drama

Carl Wilson

June 18, 2018 11:06 AM

Neko Case’s New Album Proves Once Again That She’s a Master of Musical Suspense

Carl Wilson

June 01, 2018 12:00 PM