Taylor Swift tries to revamp *The Life of a Showgirl* with four new songs—and… does she succeed?
REVIEW | *The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore* adds “Patient Zero,” “Cleveland!,” “Pink Clouding,” and “Babylon” to the most talked-about album of Taylor Swift’s latest phase. There are better melodies, a bit more humanity, and a song that reminds us why she remains an exceptional storyteller. But some of her old ghosts also resurface. […]
U2 breaks a nine-year hiatus, and their new album features Dolly Parton’s final recording
*Carnaval De Luz* will be released on November 13, coinciding with U2’s 50th anniversary. Twelve songs, Brian Eno, Jacknife Lee, Daniel Lanois, Martin Garrix, a mysterious reference to Rosalía, and a particularly emotional finale: “Torn,” Dolly Parton’s final vocal recording before her death. Nine years. For almost any band, that would feel like an eternity. […]
We’re keeping tabs on Malva, the artist from Murcia who wants to make a name for himself in the new Spanish pop-rock scene
Carlos Malva returns with “Volteretas,” the first single from his upcoming album. After making *Contenido Sensible* one of the debut albums nominated by the Spanish Music Academy, he’s switched producers, cranked up the guitars, and embarked on a new phase that sounds bigger, more direct, and more ambitious. There are artists who need to find […]
Miley Cyrus disappears to make way for a new Miley—with a new name, a new album, and a music video that aims to get us back on the dance floor
The artist has dropped “Cyrus” from her professional identity and is ushering in a new era with “Bass Persuades,” a song and music video that preview her tenth album. The album will be released on September 18 and blends dance-pop, post-punk, ’80s synths, and collaborations as unexpected as Model/Actriz. For twenty years, we’ve come to […]
Corizonas take on “Órdago,” ranging from C. Tangana’s most traditional sound to the venomous border rock of their new album
The collaboration between Los Coronas and Arizona Baby presents “Caramelo envenenado,” the latest single from Órdago. Fifteen years after that experiment—which was supposed to last just a few concerts—Corizonas seems to have found its best form by blending American guitars, Spanish roots, and songs in Spanish. Some groups are formed after months of planning. Corizonas […]
Josh Homme turns his scars into Queens of the Stone Age’s new album, and this is what “Perfecth” sounds like
After years marked by health issues, losses, and a particularly turbulent period, Queens of the Stone Age have announced *Perfecth*, an album about everything that breaks, gets fixed, and is never quite the same again. There’s a word that Josh Homme just made up to describe where Queens of the Stone Age is right now. […]
Fontaines D.C. delve into the darkness with *Dopamine Chamber* and “The mask is starting to take on a face”
After making *Romance* the album that definitively took them to another dimension, Fontaines D.C. have announced their fifth album for October 16. “Marianne” opens the door to a more synthetic, unsettling, and emotionally corrupt universe that Grian Chatten describes as a “catastrophic warning.” There are bands that find a formula once they achieve success and […]
Echo & The Bunnymen are back after 12 years and have announced *Apples for Isaac*, an album marked by the emotion and legacy of Clem Burke
The legendary Liverpool band is ending more than a decade of silence on the recording front with *Apples for Isaac*, an album set to be released on September 18. The first single, “Brussels Is Haunted,” already hints at the return of one of the essential names in British post-punk and takes on even greater significance […]
Willow and “petal rock black” is the spiritual gem that transforms chaos into her most intimate album.
There are albums that mark an evolution and others that work as a total rupture.petal rock black belongs to the second category. Willow’s new album does not seek to compete in the field of alternative pop nor to repeat the jazzy formula of Empathogen: it is an introspective, minimalist and deeply spiritual work that confirms […]
Hen Ogledd and “Discombobulated” what if it was the jewel you were looking for without knowing it?
Hen Ogledd has never been a regular band. Closer to a creative laboratory than a traditional band, the project that brings together Richard Dawson, Rhodri Davies, Dawn Bothwell and Sally Pilkington returns with Discombobulated, an album that transforms the confusion of the present into a radical, emotive and deeply communitarian work. Released on February 20, […]
