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A 1971 album from prog-rock's Barclay James Harvest gets boxed. Plus, Willie Nelson, Frank Zappa, and more.
Read More »Music Reviews: Barclay James Harvest, Willie Nelson, Kendra Morris, Frank Zappa, and Jourdan Thibodeaux
Album Reviews
Music Reviews: Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach, plus Memphis Slim, New Earth Farmers, and an Anthology of Seminal Folk
An anthology collects collaborations by Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello; plus Memphis Slim, New Earth Farmers, and an anthology of early folk music.
Read More »Music Reviews: ‘Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium,’ plus Iris DeMent, the Church, and Furry Lewis
A career-spanning Del Shannon anthology leaves no stone unturned. Plus, reviews of CDs from Iris DeMent, the Church, and Furry Lewis.
Read More »Music and Film Reviews: The Rolling Stones’ ‘Grrr Live!,’ plus Marshall Crenshaw, Savoy Brown, and More
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.
Read More »Music Reviews: Hélène Grimaud, Konstantin Krimmel – ‘Silent Songs’ (Art Songs of Valentin Silvestrov); Marie-Eve Munger – ‘Maestrino Mozart,’ Early Arias
A baritone, a soprano, an orchestra, and pianist Hélène Grimaud offer music by Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov and the young Mozart.
Read More »Music Reviews: Dexys Midnight Runners, plus Jethro Tull and an Eric Andersen Tribute
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.
Read More »Music & Film Reviews: Carly Simon’s ‘Live at Grand Central,’ plus Iggy & the Stooges, R&B from the 1940s, and Robert Forster
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.
Read More »Music and Film Reviews: ‘Elvis on Tour,’ plus a Moon Mullican Tribute and JD Clayton
Elvis Presley's 1972 tour is the subject of a box set that includes a documentary film plus CDs containing four full concerts and material from rehearsal sessions.
Read More »Music Review: Aaron McMullan ‘Swing Hosanna, Sing The Salt’
Aaron McMullan's 'Swing Hosanna, Sing The Salt' is a wonderful chaotic dream of an album. As fine a piece of imagination as you'll ever hear.
Read More »Music Reviews: An Unusual Anthology Collects Hits from 1957, plus Marvin Gaye and Diane Hubka
An eclectic anthology collects the songs that made Billboard's Top 100 in one week of August 1957. Plus, Marvin Gaye and Diane Huber.
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