One Direction: Made In the A.M.
One Direction Made In the A.M. (Columbia) Releasing five albums in five years is no small featānot to mention doing so while going on world tours between each release. Managing to make each album better than More...
Marina and the Diamonds: Froot
Marina and the Diamonds Froot (Atlantic) Pop stars often use their third album to showcase their āauthenticity.ā In a way, Froot is Marina and the Diamondsā attempt to do just that. But Marina and the Diamonds More...
Chadwick Stokes: The Horse Comanche
Chadwick Stokes The Horse Comanche (Ruff Shod Records) Twenty years into his career, Chadwick Stokes, primarily known for his work with college rock legends Dispatch and his politically-minded State Radio project, More...
One Direction: Four
One Direction Four (Syco Music) Boy bands arenāt supposed to make it to their fourthĀ album, at least not while theyāre still relevant. Backstreet Boys, *NSync, and Take That all have three albums from their More...
Nick Jonas: Nick Jonas
Nick Jonas Nick Jonas (Interscope) If weāre getting technical, this is really Nick Jonasās third solo album. Before the Jonas Brothers released any music, Nick, coming off his then-recent success on Broadway, More...
The Kooks: Listen
The Kooks Listen (Virgin EMI) Listening to the latest album by British rock quartet The Kooks, it’s hard to recognize them as the same band that put out jangly pop albums likeĀ Junk of the Heart orĀ Konk. More...
Ariana Grande: My Everything
Ariana Grande My Everything (Republic) For the sake of full disclosure, I should explain that I have been a gigantic fan of Ariana Grandeās for many years. I was first aware of her when she was in the Broadway More...
Kimbra: The Golden Echo
Kimbra The Golden Echo (Warner Brothers) Thereās a phrase, āEverything but the kitchen sink,ā used to describe something as overindulgent or overstuffed. It typically has a negative connotation, but on New More...
5 Seconds of Summer: 5 Seconds of Summer
5 Second of Summer 5 Seconds of Summer (Capitol Records) 5 Seconds of Summer is objectively not a boy band. They donāt dance, they all play their own instruments, they (co)write their own songs, and thereās More...
Michael Jackson: Xscape
Michael Jackson Xscape (Epic Records) A posthumous album from the worldās greatest pop star was inevitable. In fact, this will surely not be the last one we see either. Itās something that we should try to More...
