- June 6, 2005
- Chill Factor
Coldplay’s Chris Martin is one repressed, neurotic pop star. But his angst pays off on X&Y.
- May 23, 2005
- Tickle Me, Emo
Weezer plays peekaboo with songwriting formulas and the new pop earnestness.
- May 2, 2005
- Meet the New Boss
Bruce Springsteen’s innovative collection of character studies dares to be both brooding and hopeful.
- April 25, 2005
- Newer Order
The band that invented moody eighties dance-rock makes fresh contact with its inner loveliness.
- April 11, 2005
- Dixie Fried
A Nashville quartet breathes new life into the dubious legacy of southern rock.
- April 4, 2005
- White-Boy Shuffle
On Guero, Beck rearranges his musical identities into a semi-coherent whole.
- March 14, 2005
- The Half-Buck Stops Here
50 Cent hawks himself into a corner on The Massacre.
- February 28, 2005
- International Woman of Mystery
Footloose chanteuse Keren Ann finds a new muse in Manhattan.
- February 21, 2005
- The Glibness Unto Death
Clever pop songsmiths have miniaturized themselves into a state of arrested development.
- February 7, 2005
- Nature Boy
Downtown scenester and cabaret singer Antony embraces the spirit of the Earth.
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