Roger Daltrey -- Concert Review
Roger Daltrey has dubbed his current solo jaunt the "Use It or Lose It" tour, but his show Friday night at the Nokia demonstrated that sometimes you can use it and lose it as well.
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It's Just That Way
The first single from this country veteran's forthcoming "Freight Train" sounds like classic Alan Jackson—a beautiful, understated love song with a gentle melody and heartfelt lyric.
Haywire
Josh Turner's 2004 breakthrough hit, "Long Black Train," reminded country fans how rare and celebrated such thrilling, deep-baritone voices have been throughout the genre's history.
Somewhere in Time
It takes a certain amount of belief in one's own abilities to attempt an album of covers, let alone a tribute to a musical hero. And it takes talent to actually pull it off.
Come On
With the steadily growing appeal of its single "Come On," Green River Ordinance establishes itself as a pop-rock act to keep an eye on in 2010.
Realism
The Magnetic Fields' latest studio album, "Realism," is the final—and most convincing —installment of the band's "no synth" trilogy, which began in 2004 with "i."
The Courage of Others
With its layered melodies and gentle guitar progressions, Midlake's 2006 breakout album, "The Trials of Van Occupanther," was a hypnotizing riff on classic-rock conventions.
Romance Is Boring
On its third album, "Romance Is Boring," the members of seven-piece rock act Los Campesinos! expand their musical range by utilizing more instrumental and melodic variety than found on the band's 2008 sophomore effort, "We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed."
Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee Producer: Dee Dee Bridgewater DDB Records/Emarcy
No stranger to musical experimentation, Dee Dee Bridgewater mixed jazz with West African rhythms on her 2007 multicultural expedition "Red Earth: A Malian Journey."
Tonight
TobyMac has always delivered sonically inventive and lyrically substantive music that appeals to a wide fan base.
Exhibit C
Jay Electronica has been a sensation in Internet hip-hop circles for years, but the triumphant-sounding "Exhibit C" is the mysterious rapper's first flirtation with broader recognition, landing him on stations like WQHT (Hot 97) New York without major-label support.
Orchestrion
Well into his fourth decade of jazz stardom, guitarist Pat Metheny has pretty much done it all, from recording in a variety of formats to working with colorful collaborators.
Halfway Gone
"Halfway Gone" reminds listeners that there's more to this California pop-rock band than slow-burning ballads.
In This Light And On This Evening
Editors' suffocating melancholy and frontman Tom Smith's weighty baritone have long drawn comparisons between the U.K. rock band and post-punk act Joy Division.
Baby
The midtempo number's undeniably contagious chorus should keep Bieber's tween fan base satisfied, and Ludacris' brief cameo adds a welcome urban twist.
My Dinosaur Life
Minneapolis rock act Motion City Soundtrack offers up a darker shade of pop-punk on its fourth album and major-label debut, "My Dinosaur Life."
Stylo
On "Stylo," Damon Albarn replaces Danger Mouse in the producer's chair and bounces atop a midtempo electro beat that drips with early-'80s flair.
Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky
Working with Flaming Lips producer Dave Fridmann, OK Go seems determined to change perceptions on its latest album, "Of the Blue Colour of the Sky," an effort that reflects a broadening of the group's stylistic palette.
Highway 20 Ride
On "Highway 20 Ride," the fourth single from Zac Brown Band's million-selling "The Foundation," there's no fried chicken, no beer and no sand to be found.
Contra
Vampire Weekend's second album, "Contra," finds the New York-based band pushing its eclectic, intellectual indie rock further using a mash-up of musical genres, clever wordplay and emotional heft.
Grace
The Soweto Gospel Choir's latest album, "Grace," is easily as exuberant and inspired as any of its past efforts.
Rain On The City
With subtle touches of psychedelia , soul and bossa nova, Johnston delivers another album of nuanced and evocative tunes laced with vivid imagery and emotional depth.
Soldier of Love
Suave production? Check. Heart-piercing lyrics? Check. Sensual, husky-voiced singer? Check. Those are just some of the things Sade fans can expect from the group's new album, "Soldier of Love.
Need You Now
Lady Antebellum's sophomore album, "Need You Now," will be a genre fixture this year.
Transference
Spoon's seventh studio album, "Transference," strikes a balance between its early angsty indie-rock and the soulful deconstructed pop of its 2007 release, "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga."
I Wanna Rock
The third single from Snoop Dogg's "Malice 'N Wonderland" serves as a reintroduction to the veteran West Coaster's hazy hip-hop style.
