Sal Cinquemani
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Betty Boo ‘Boomerang’ Review: What Goes Around Comes Around
Betty Boo’s ‘Boomerang’ exists in its own out-of-time universe, where Brit-pop, pop-rap, and disco coexist. Read our review. → Read More
Ne Plus 'Ultra': Depeche Mode’s Often Overlooked Electronic Opus at 25
'Ultra,' the album that nearly destroyed Depeche Mode, became one of the band's greatest. Read our review. → Read More
Review: With Dawn FM, the Weeknd Gets Down by Gazing Inward
The Weeknd’s Dawn FM is a woozy, psychedelic deep dive inside the artist’s famously twisted psyche. → Read More
Review: With Keys, Alicia Keys Unlocks Herself from Genre Constraints
Alicia Keys exudes an effortlessness throughout her ambitious eighth album, ‘Keys.’ Read our review. → Read More
15 Songs Inspired by the HIV/AIDS Crisis
We look back at some of the music inspired by the crisis that (eventually) galvanized a generation into action. → Read More
Review: Tori Amos’s Ocean to Ocean Treads Too Closely to Familiar Waters
With ‘Ocean to Ocean,’ it seems as if Tori Amos has all but given up on pushing the limits of her instrument. Read our review. → Read More
Review: Kelly Clarkson’s When Christmas Comes Around Is a Jolly Breakup Album
Kelly Clarkson’s When Christmas Comes Around... juxtaposes the yuletide blues with jubilant holiday standards. → Read More
The 10 Best True-Crime Docuseries on Netflix
The 10 Netflix true-crime docuseries here expose the rot at the core of many of our venerated institutions. → Read More
Radiohead Releases Creepy “If You Say the Word” Music Video
The music video for "If You Say the Word" is quintessential Radiohead, a comment on the ennui of late-capitalist society. Watch the video. → Read More
Feeling Emotions: Mariah Carey’s Underrated Sophomore Album Turns 30
Thirty years later, we take a look back at Mariah Carey’s underrated sophomore effort, Emotions. → Read More
Review: DJ Shadow, Endtroducing...
DJ Shadow’s 'Endtroducing…' so constantly changes pace that definitions are rendered insufficient. Read our review. → Read More
The 20 Greatest MTV Video Music Awards Performances of All Time
From Madonna rolling around in a wedding dress to Lizzo giving body positivity a platform, we picked 20 of our favorite MTV VMA performances. → Read More
Charli XCX Confronts Her Inner Demons in “Good Ones” Single and Video
Pop auteur Charli XCX kicks off a self-described 'new chapter' in her career with 'Good Ones,' produced by Max Martin cohort Oscar Holter. → Read More
Review: With If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, Halsey Boldly Refuses to Be Defined
Halsey’s ‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’ thrillingly homes in on notions of self and identity. Read our review. → Read More
The Killers ‘Pressure Machine’ Review: A Vivid Portrait of American Decay
The songs on the Killers's Pressure Machine take their sweet time unfurling, luxuriating in subtle details. → Read More
Review: Billie Eilish’s Happier Than Ever Is a Thoughtful, Confident Statement of Intent
Billie Eilish’s ‘Happier Than Ever’ nudges the singer beyond the trip-hop and trap sounds that dominated her past work. Read our review. → Read More
Thom Yorke Releases Eerie Reimagining of Radiohead’s Hit “Creep”
Thom Yorke transforms Radiohead's 'Creep' into a nine-minute acoustic dirge. Listen to 'Creep (Very 2021 Rmx).' → Read More
Review: Aaliyah, Aaliyah
Aaliyah learned how to align herself with A-list producers without losing her individuality. → Read More
Jessie Ware Drops “Platinum Pleasure Edition” of What’s Your Pleasure?
The new edition allows the singer to expand beyond the original album's sonic remit. → Read More
Lorde’s “Solar Power” Is a Breezy, Perfectly Timed Summer Anthem
The track has a breezy, psychedelic quality that’s perfectly paired for summer. → Read More