Notable Releases
Track Review: K'NAAN, 'Is Anybody Out There'
The first single from Somalian hip-hop artist K'NAAN'a new EP "More Beautiful Than Silence" picks up right where uplifting cuts like "Wavin' Flag" left off, this...
Track Review: Madonna, 'Give Me All Your Luvin''
When Madonna's "Give Me All Your Luvin'" fell victim to a widely publicized leak in November, this reviewer's main reaction was, "that's it?"
Track Review: Jack White, 'Love Interruption'
Reminiscent of deeper cuts on the last few White Stripes albums, "Love Interruption" is an unusual but tantalizing lead track.
Track Review: Ed Sheeran, 'The A Team'
No, British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran's single "The A Team" does not discuss the exploits of Mr. T's famous gang of crime-fighters. Instead, the song is a dark...
Track Review: Shinedown, 'Bully'
"Seems I've crossed the line again," Shinedown singer Brent Smith laments on "Bully," "for being nothing more than who I am."
Track Review: Fun. feat. Janelle Monae, 'We Are Young'
With "We Are Young," New York indie pop group fun. takes its warm retro sound into soaring ballad territory.
Track Review: Sleigh Bells, 'Comeback Kid'
Sleigh Bells rises above the pressure of expectation to create another bizarrely catchy track.
Track Review: Bruce Springsteen, 'We Take Care Of Our Own'
An album title like "Wrecking Ball" certainly implies a little muscle, and Bruce Springsteen isn't pulling any punches on his first single from the set.
Track Review: Van Halen, 'Tattoo'
Van Halen's first new song with David Lee Roth in more than 15 years finds the group putting its stamp back on the music world -- er, make that its tramp stamp.
Track Review: The Shins, 'Simple Song'
And while singer/songwriter James Mercer's Broken Bells project with Danger Mouse may have kept fans sated, it wasn't the Shins -– which, from its opening...

