Carl Wilson

Carl Wilson is Slate’s music critic.

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On Bruce Springsteen’s New Album, the Boss Reflects on the Boss

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Oct 22, 2020 3:29 PM
On The Ascension, Sufjan Stevens Is Born Again, but as What?

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Sept 25, 2020 6:01 PM
Taylor Swift’s New Album Reveals That Social Distancing Has Served Her Well

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July 24, 2020 1:05 PM
The Chicks’ New Album Abandons Dixie but Finds Strength in Country

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July 17, 2020 2:17 PM
Bob Dylan’s New Album Is His Best in Many Years, Maybe Decades

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June 18, 2020 4:17 PM
Every Song on Lady Gaga’s Chromatica, Rated in Comparison to A Star Is Born’s Butt Song

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May 29, 2020 10:47 AM
John Prine’s Songs Show How He Wanted to Be Remembered

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April 08, 2020 12:15 PM
The Drake of Country Music Is Back With a More Thoughtful Take on That Old Town Road

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April 03, 2020 4:03 PM
Adam Schlesinger Was a Hit-Maker for an Alternate Reality

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April 02, 2020 12:27 PM
There Are Some Legitimately Good Songs About the Coronavirus

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March 24, 2020 4:33 PM
Country’s Most Potent Songwriter Is Back With Her Most Personal Album Yet

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March 06, 2020 4:54 PM
Can High Fidelity Survive the End of Taste?

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Feb 25, 2020 5:45 AM
On Justin Bieber’s New Album, He’s Not a Boy, Not Yet a Loverman

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Feb 18, 2020 4:12 PM
The 2020 Grammys Felt Like a Party Thrown by Your Dad

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Jan 27, 2020 9:22 AM
The Best Songs of 2019, in One Massive Playlist

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Dec 23, 2019 5:35 AM
The #MeToo Protest Song Going Viral Around the Globe

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Dec 20, 2019 5:45 AM
Critics Don’t Owe Artists Their Fealty

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Dec 18, 2019 5:40 AM
Are Our Biggest Pop Stars Afraid to Release New Music?

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Dec 17, 2019 5:45 AM
The Best Albums of 2019

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Dec 10, 2019 5:45 AM
Céline Dion’s New Album Finds Her Reborn as a Swearing, Drag-Loving Queer Icon

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Nov 19, 2019 1:58 PM