Matt Gross

Moby Emerges from Seclusion with “Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt”

Moby Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt (Mute Records) By turns Haunting and filled with despair, the latest release from…

8 years ago

Kimbra’s Newest Album Delivers Raw Emotion and the Beats of Her “Primal Heart”

Kimbra Primal Heart (Warner Bros.) Best known as the vocalist on Gotye’s inescapable mega-hit, “Somebody that I Used to Know,”…

8 years ago

Belle & Sebastian Return to Their Indie Roots For <em>How to Solve Our Human Problems</em>

Belle & Sebastian How to Solve Our Human Problems (Matador Records) Gloriously blending the joy and melancholy of everyday life…

8 years ago

With Help From Michael Stipe, Fischerspooner Makes a Comeback Album

Fischerspooner SIR (Ultra Records) The celebrated New York electro-pop duo returns with their first new album in nearly a decade.…

8 years ago

Move Over, Chris Hemsworth; There’s Another Thor in Town

Drag Queen Thorgy Thor recently sat down to talk with us about what's making news in her world— and there's…

8 years ago

Welcome to Shania Twain 2.0 with a New Album, <em>Now</em>

Shania Twain NOW (Mercury Nashville) On her first new studio album in 15 years, the top-selling female country artist ever…

8 years ago

New Pink Album, <em>Beautiful Trauma,</em> Finds Her at A Creative Peak

P!nk Beautiful Trauma (RCA Records) From sparse, romantic ballads to dance floor anthems, P!nk’s latest is a sonic buffet with…

8 years ago

Need a Lift? Call the AAA Girls for Buoyant Fun

Music editor Matt Gross caught up with the AAA Girls just as they were about to embark on a national…

8 years ago

“Lust for Life” Sheds New Light On Lana Del Rey

Lana Del Rey Lust for Life (Interscope Records) The smoky-voiced songbird has returned from a two-year hiatus with her most…

8 years ago

Tori Amos Goes Internal with “Native Invader”

Tori Amos Native Invader (Decca Records) On this, Tori Amos’ 15th studio album, the veteran presents more questions than answers.…

8 years ago

Grizzly Bear Makes Music for a Worried World on “Painted Ruins”

Grizzly Bear Painted Ruins (RCA Records) The longstanding indie darlings break new ground on a sensational, dynamic major label debut…

8 years ago

Eli Lieb Surfaces with a New Look and Single, “Shangri La”

Can you explain the message behind “Shangri La” and also your decision to film the video in such an intimate…

8 years ago