Willie Nelson sounds at peace. At peace with where he’s been but, even more importantly, where he’s headed.

Chrissie Hynde is exploring new textures, new emotions, new places. And that, really, is what solo albums are about.

For whatever reason, we don’t often see the collision of pop music and art rock anymore.

A kick directly into the ass, Garbage’s “Girls Talk” finds Shirley Manson building — with teeth-clinched menace — toward a furious howl.

This hooky little song tastefully melds a radio-ready pop mentality with a jagged garage-rock stance.

A bewitching, crepuscular journey into a the deepest kind of fragility, “This Love Is Here To Stay” sounds like that quiet voice that comes in the darkest part of night. You May Also Like: Dan Auerbach + The Arcs, “Stay in My Corner” from Yours, Dreamily (2015): One Track MindRead More

Dickson, Tennessee is the headquarters of Chad Bradford, a gifted singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who like a lot of musicians, honed his chops playing in cover bands You May Also Like: Chad Bradford, “Where My Heart Belongs” (2016): One Track Mind Chad Bradford, “Friday Morning Rain” (2015): One Track MindRead More

Newly released music from an old favorite band always brings an odd mix of anticipation and trepidation before I push the play button. I always have a great sense of dread that it will be awful You May Also Like: Judas Priest – Defenders of the Faith: 30th Anniversary EditionRead More

The only thing, it seems, that ever reliably pierced the twined armor of Bob Mould’s squalling guitar and emotionally serrated singing style was the former Husker Du frontman’s penchant for revelatory hooks. Same here. You May Also Like: How Bob Mould Tempered His Techno Edge on ‘Body of Song’ BobRead More

Blondie still sounds like Blondie, a space-age mixture of icy dance beats and fiery post-punk attitude. Finally, it seems, the rest of popular music has come around again to Debbie Harry’s way of doing things. You May Also Like: Chic featuring Nile Rodgers, “I’ll Be There” (2015): One Track Mind