The albums covered in UCR's review section include new releases by legacy bands, reissues of classic albums by some of the genre's biggest names and, occasionally, records by more recent artists we ...

This post was updated Sept. 28 at 7:49 p.m. Mariah Carey is here for a fresh set of solid R&B throwbacks on “Here For It All.” The superstar’s sixteenth album was released Friday, with 11 tracks ...

Ukrainian progressive metal band Jinjer has returned with their latest offering, Duél, a riveting exploration of the genre's outer limits. Building upon the foundation laid by their previous acclaimed ...

This post was updated Oct. 28 at 8:50 p.m. Dance music can be as deep as the artist wants it to be – a truth Demi Lovato seems aware of. Lovato’s ninth studio album, “It’s Not That Deep,” released ...

The plaintive tinklings of an impaired music box bookend a baker’s dozen contemplative pieces for solo guitar by Joe Woodard ...

Diaz, a songwriter’s songwriter who has spent time in Harry Styles’ backing band, began working on Fatal Optimist after a post-breakup seclusion on an island, where she immersed herself in writing ...

It’s a whopper of a week, release-wise, and I review 10 albums, including The Besnard Lakes, The Verve’s Richard Ashcroft, Lorelle Meets the Obsolete, Beatie Wolfe & Brian Eno, Club 8 and more, plus ...

How close can one get to the divine? Saint Hildegard of Bingen, a German mystic and visionary of the Middle Ages, described herself as having seen visions from a young age — visions she received ...

The last time Michael McDonald played on an album of new songs by the Doobie Brothers in 1980, record sales still decided a hit, and artists like the California-based group were allowed to grow over ...

CLASSICAL Beethoven & Brahms Concertos by Richard Tognetti + Australian Chamber Orchestra; ABC Classic. It’s interesting that ...

The fall harvest has kicked in majorly and this week I review seven albums: the fifth and best bar italia album yet; Soulwax‘s sleek, synth-driven All Systems Are Lying; the cozy shoegaze of Living ...