New Reviews for May 3, 2024
Atlantic
The tenth studio set from the Aussie pop wiz matches the power and intensity of her mid-2010s mainstream peak.
Young
Using the idea of dance as a creative and physical engine, the saxophonist's star-studded cast travel across jazz, funk, fusion, R&B, and more.
Warp
Gathering demos for what would have been the pioneering electronic pop duo's fifth album, this collection abounds with raw brilliance.
Merge
Beautifully sad, warmly played and sung album about death and healing made with subtle country rock and electronic accents.
Merge
With Ross Orton producing, mixing, and programming for the first time, the band comes off as a driving, futurist funk machine.
Captured Tracks
The '70s-inspired power pop band mixes up their subjects of obsession, re-creating styles of the Beach Boys, '70s power pop, soft rock, and the Beatles.
Four Quarters Entertainment
Producer Butch Walker helps move the acclaimed Americana singer/songwriter into the country mainstream.
Matador
A sonically thrilling and rallying dispatch from the Niger-based guitar hero.
In Memoriam
Classical
In Memoriam
Editors' Choice for April, 2024
AllMusic Staff Pick
- May 3, 2024
May, 1974
Journey to the Centre of the Earth, released 50 years ago today, is one of progressive rock's crowning achievements. With the help of the London Symphony Orchestra and the English Chamber Choir, Rick Wakeman turns this classic Jules Verne tale into an exciting and suspenseful instrumental narrative. The story is told by David Hemmings in between the use of Wakeman's keyboards, and when coupled with the prestigious sound of the orchestra, creates the album's fairy tale-like climate.
