Album Reviews

From heartache to an '80s-drenched sound, 'Prisoner' is Ryan Adams at his best and most honest.

On their new album, the Flaming Lips scale some heavy subjects (mortality, relationships, suicide) via a childlike fantasy world rife with unicorns and wizards.

Lydia Loveless is stuck somewhere between bratty adolescence and world-weary cynic.

New rule, bands: Fire your guitarist, immediately!

While Tom DeLonge is swinging for the stars with Angels and Airwaves and possible alien exploration, his former Blink-182 band mates are aiming for the somewhat more grounded California. It’s the punk threesome’s first album without founding guitarist-singer DeLonge, and his absence leaves an aural crater in the lineup...

Like a greatest hits album from a parallel universe, Radiohead's latest has fan favorites, an actual guitar solo and more humanity than they've shown in years.

Weezer's tenth album is like a 'Star Wars' sequel: You hope it reminds you of the early stuff and avoids the trappings of the iffy follow-ups. But does it?

Coming back from a bus accident that nearly killed them, Baroness unveiled 'Purple' – an album about resurrection, in both word and deed.

Deerhoof always sound like they're about to fly off the rails, and their unhinged interplay thrives throughout their first live album.

Chris Walla's first offering since leaving Death Cab For Cutie sees the guitarist-producer stepping away from traditional pop in favor of ambient minimalism.