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 4, 2024
May 4, 1999
One of the better albums in the Kool Keith catalog, First Come, First Served (released 25 years ago today) is further evidence that the volatile MC works best with an alter ego -- in this case Dr. Dooom, a serial killer with a fondness for cannibalism, pet rats, and Flintstones vitamins.
