My younger sister gave me a very hot tip: Khalid, a sweet and genuine R&B-meets-rock singer-songwriter, is worth every ounce of our attention. His show at the Moda Center in ...

While I unexpectedly joined a mosh pit with some cool, considerate, and extremely strong 16-year-old ladies, HUNNY promoted their upcoming album, Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.. The whole experience of ...

"I just wanted a 'bigger wow.'" I went into the new Avril Lavigne era with the greatest, most unrealistic expectations. I wanted iconic and ironic karaoke jams like I experienced in my adolescence. ...

WHAT A SOLID ROCK ALBUM. Yes, all of the songs are in caps, showing great enthusiasm, urgency and commitment to aesthetic. The band brings a soulful swing: less of their ...

As if the Portland, OR indie grunge band Boreen couldn’t get any more aggressively hip, their newest album Lovely was just released on vinyl. The mistily distant vocals, the pairing ...

Joyfully snarky, Life Sucks...Let’s Dance! is the upbeat and danceable release we needed from SoCal legends Reel Big Fish. This seemingly generic ska-punk album charms with its self-awareness in “Another ...

A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships is, overall, a sinisterly poetic jumble of nonsense. From the smart musicianship of “Sincerity is Scary” and “Inside Your Mind” to the yikes lyrics in “I Always Wanna ...

Troye Sivan has crafted an album of quality far beyond his years; the old soul celebrates innocence from the perspective of wisdom in his second studio album, Bloom. Songs like “Seventeen” and “Animal” ...

Juxtaposing melancholy lyrics with danceable guitar riffs is all the rage. Screaming for hope, Real Friends is no exception. Musicianship and production are clean, leaving the gritty vocals to shine ...

Death Cab for Cutie released their most polished and amicable album yet. Songs like “Good Help (Is So Hard To Find)” and “Near/Far” do well for shoulder dancing, not being ...