After 14 years between albums, the singer and fiddler has regrouped Union Station to sing about darkness and light. The group ...

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Sometimes critical hysteria hits, and records are hoisted into positions of historic importance. The Independent’s music team ...

Artists almost have the necessity to put their all into their work, but once these albums were completed, bands would have rather never gone back to it again.

Most songs are meant to be enjoyed by stadiums of people, but even the best artists have those tunes that defeated them live.

As Ken Russell’s Tommy turns 50, we explore the world of hit albums that have expanded into their own movies, from A Hard Day’s Night to Purple Rain.

Saba details how he and legendary producer No ID connected for what's arguably going to be the rap album of the year with The ...

Zombie Love Kensington Paradise, Skrilla’s late 2024 project, underlined his affinity for the neighborhood while displaying ...

Thanks, boss. Yes, there are the proto-punk records from the likes of the Dolls, the Stooges and MC5, but really, in 1976, ...

Jesse Colin Young, who enjoyed a long solo career after breaking out as the singer of the Youngbloods' 'Get Together' in the ...

Lonnie Holley's Tonky is a churning den of galloping funk and cinema with length and breadth reserved for epics – yet remains ...

As the world marks Women's History Month, Emily Abrams Ansari feels it's a fitting time to bring attention to women who've made significant-and ...