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Woody Guthrie's 'Note Of Hope' From Beyond The Grave
Note of Hope: A Celebration of Woody Guthrie features 13 artists working with Guthrie's lyrics.(Image credit: Robin Carson/Courtesy of the Woody Guthrie Archives)
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Jeffrey Lewis: Cosmic And Tongue-In-Cheek 'Dream-Songs'
The prolific anti-folk singer-songwriter — who's also a comic-book artist — is a likable supernerd.(Image credit: Courtesy of Beggars Group)
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Bhi Bhiman: Penetrating Melodies, Striking Vocals
The second-generation Sri Lankan-American is an accomplished guitarist and a natural bluesman.(Image credit: Matthew Washburn/Courtesy of the artist)
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Ani DiFranco: Embracing Stability, Remaining Outspoken
The singer-songwriter's latest album, her most striking release in more than a decade, is as personal as it is political.(Image credit: Shervin Lainez /Courtesy of the artist)
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By This 'Beak And Claw,' A Trio Shall Synthesize
Sufjan Stevens, Son Lux and Serengeti collaborate on a sometimes humorous but mostly beautiful EP.(Image credit: Illustration by John Ciambriello)
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Big K.R.I.T.: Big Heart, Thick Drawl
Female-soul backup and defiant pride are also part of the Mississippi rapper's appeal.(Image credit: Courtesy of the artist)
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Homeboy Sandman: A Rapper Leaves Law Behind
The New York MC, whose father is a gifted boxer turned community lawyer, gave up a promising career path of his own to rap full time.(Image credit: Gavin Thomas/Courtesy of the artist)
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Jonny Fritz: A Country Jester Gets Personal
On his new album, Dad Country, the Nashville singer-songwriter emerges from behind the moniker Jonny Corndawg to reveal a more serious side. In several songs on the new record, he draws on a year he...
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Marc Ribot Isn't Trying To Comfort Anyone
Marc Ribot has spent nearly three decades as a guitarist on the margins. Critic Robert Christgau explains why Ribot's new hard-rock album with Ceramic Dog ranks among his most daring pieces of...
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Aesop Rock And Kimya Dawson Showcase Their Strengths
As The Uncluded, the two cancel each other's weaknesses — Dawson gains heft, while Aesop Rock lightens up. Critic Robert Christgau says the collaborative album is almost like two halves of a...
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Sam Baker's 'Say Grace' Is At Once Beautiful And Broken
The Austin singer-songwriter's latest album is his fourth since he started making them in 2004, at age 50. Critic Robert Christgau says Baker's backstory, which includes surviving a terrorist attack,...
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Latyrx: Still Deft And Defiant After Two Decades
The oratorical alt-rap duo featuring Lateef the Truth Speaker and Lyrics Born returns with a follow-up to 1996's The Album. The new record demonstrates that the two are as capable as ever of...
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Album Review: 'English Oceans,' By Drive-By Truckers
Music critic Robert Christgau says it has been six years since Southern rock band Drive-By Truckers put out a great album. That wait ends this week with the release of the excellent English Oceans.
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A Tuneful Conversation With A Sometimes-Distant God
Dan Willson drifted away from the Jehovah's Witnesses as a teenager. His second album as Withered Hand finds him at loose ends with his religious faith — not lost so much as spiritually...
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Album Review: 'Runaway's Diary'
Amy LaVere sings in a sweet soprano, but her lyrics are anything but sweet. Robert Christgau reviews her new album, Runaway's Diary.
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