Music
Neko Case Concert Review: Bone-Shaking Vocals Blow Away Boston
Neko Case’s expansive and breathless voice filled The Wilbur Theatre in downtown Boston on Oct. 23 in a blazing homage to authenticity.
‘GO:OD AM (10th Anniversary)’ Album Review: Mac Miller Still Resonates a Decade Later
With “GO:OD AM (10th Anniversary),” the new tracks feel respectfully chosen, curated in a way that preserves the album’s integrity.
‘Underachiever’ Album Review: Sharon Silva’s Promising Solo Debut
"Underachiever" features a smaller sound, but it’s one that is well-suited to songwriting that captures the challenge of coping with a largeness of feeling.
Romanticizing Fall: Love Songs For the Midst of Fall
If you find yourself studying beneath the amber trees of Harvard Yard looking for warmth in the chilly weather, here are 10 love songs to keep you company.
‘Son of Spergy’ Album Review: Between Heaven, Heredity, and Heartbreak
Caesar doesn’t try to reinvent R&B or go out of the box, but instead finds beauty in being grounded, honest, and human.
‘PIXELATED KISSES’ Single Review: Joji’s Bitcrushed Heart
With “PIXELATED KISSES,” Joji has re-emerged, questioning his own faith in relationships once their tactile possibilities have been bitcrushed.
‘Melt’ Album Review: María Zardoya Finds a Haunting Stillness Beyond The Marías
“Melt” is, at its heart, a dialogue with absence, each song mapping the contours of loss and the yearning that lingers in its wake.
Jadu Heart Concert Review: A Post-Romantic, Psychedelic, Trip-Hop Experience
Having last performed in Boston in 2023, Jadu Heart received a well-deserved welcome back in response to the electrifying production they put on.
‘Deadbeat’ Album Review: A Trippy, Tentative Return
“Deadbeat” feels like more of a snapshot of Parker’s troubled psyche than a holistic representation of Tame Impala as an artist.
‘AM I THE DRAMA?’ Album Review: Aggressively Authentic
Confidence doesn’t contradict the softness within a person, and Cardi B is no exception.
‘Second Sleep / Star Eyes’ Singles Review: Magdalena Bay Expands Their World
The two songs not only close this musical chapter on an incredibly high note, but solidify the notion that Magdalena Bay trusts in what they are doing.
Nate Smith Concert Review: Live Music, Always
Jazz, usually, is reminiscent of passion. Nate Smith’s music — akin to modern jazz — felt like passion, but entirely calculated.
‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Shatters Swift’s Parasocial Relationship With Fans
Perhaps the illusion that Swift is relatable to her fans was always destined to shatter.
‘There She Goes, There She Goes Again’: ‘The La’s’ Turns 35
The La’s released one single album, self-titled “The La’s,” creatively after their own band name, and then disappeared almost as quickly as they arrived.
Ethel Cain Concert Review: What If God Weren’t Merciful?
Evidently, Cain’s mercy was never given freely, and perhaps that is what made it feel sacred. Rather than just receiving release, the crowd earned it.
