Album Reviews

'Too Much Sun Will Burn' collects British psychedelic sounds of 1967, plus new music from Meredith Moon, Mighty Poplar, City and Colour, The No Ones, Sunny War, and Charlie Cunningham

U2 reimagines many of its best tunes on Songs of Surrender, plus reviews of a Kinks anthology, Lynn Miles, the Black Watch, and Lisa Said.

The Dark Side of the Moon did for Pink Floyd what Fleetwood Mac’s eponymous 1975 album did for that band: transformed it from a long-time cult favorite into a gigantic worldwide phenomenon. And unlike the Mac, Pink Floyd didn’t have to make any personnel changes to grow its audience. What the group did do with …

A 1971 album from prog-rock's Barclay James Harvest gets boxed. Plus, Willie Nelson, Frank Zappa, and more.

An anthology collects collaborations by Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello; plus Memphis Slim, New Earth Farmers, and an anthology of early folk music.

A career-spanning Del Shannon anthology leaves no stone unturned. Plus, reviews of CDs from Iris DeMent, the Church, and Furry Lewis.

A hits-packed 2012 Rolling Stones concert arrives on CD and Blu-ray, plus Marshall Crenshaw, Savoy Brown, a space-race-themed anthology, and more new releases.

A baritone, a soprano, an orchestra, and pianist Hélène Grimaud offer music by Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov and the young Mozart.

A better-sounding version of Dexys Midnight Runners' sophomore smash, plus a deluxe edition of Jethro Tull's Thick as a Brick and a tribute to Eric Andersen.

A CD and Blu-ray capture a 1995 surprise concert by Carly Simon. Plus, an expanded edition of Iggy & the Stooges' Raw Power and more.