Whatever the Weather II

The first album that Loraine James recorded as Whatever the Weather advanced a novel concept: Each track was titled after …

La question

In 1960, Françoise Hardy surprised her family—twice. First, she passed her baccalauréat exam with flying colors, a shock, really. Then, …

Lonesome Drifter

Consider the drifter. Is he not, in some meaningful way, sadder than his nearest points of comparison, the rambler and …

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Halo on the Inside

In October 2024, Haley Fohr, under her Circuit des Yeux moniker, released “God Dick,” an overwhelming barrage of texture accompanied …

Cotton Crown

Shortly before founding his jangle quartet the Tubs, Owen Williams poured himself into a very different passion project: a prickly …

“Relationships”

What’s that sound? Is it the first song of the summer? Is it “Relationships,” the featherweight, angst-filled new Haim track …

This Side of the Island

Every year, give or take a pandemic furlough, Hamilton Leithauser performs a multi-week residency at Café Carlyle. The tony Upper …

All Worlds

Lust for Youth were never quite as frigid as they seemed. Even on 2012’s Growing Seeds, the minimalist, abrasive solo …

MAYHEM

To promote her seventh canonical album, MAYHEM, Lady Gaga launched a charm offensive. From holding court in a fans-only press …

On How Life Is

Natalie McIntyre grew up scared to speak. The daughter of a schoolteacher mother and a steel worker stepfather, she was …

Ted Lucas (Extended)

For 50 years, a copy of Ted Lucas’ sole, self-titled album felt like a secret treasure—a coveted charm you might …