New Reviews for March 28, 2025

Forever Is a FeelingEditor's choice
Geffen / Polydor
The Boygenius member's fourth solo LP and major-label debut is a tender, affectionate one about "it's complicated" relationships.
- Marcy Donelson
ArcadiaEditor's choice
Down the Road
Reuniting after a 14-year hiatus, this band masterfully mine the catalog of modern and traditional songwriters on this powerful set.
- Thom Jurek
Glory
Matador
Equal parts tough and vulnerable, moving and witty, Mike Hadreas' seventh album continues the opening up of his music.
- Heather Phares
BelongingEditor's choice
Blue Note
The saxophonist and his quartet offer a bold reinterpretation of Keith Jarrett's 1974 album of the same title.
- Matt Collar
Dan's Boogie
Merge
The Canadian indie pop auteur presents dense, euphoric arrangements that are at odds with unhinged lyrical sentiments, meeting in the middle only occasionally.
- Fred Thomas
That's the Price of Loving Me
Carpark Records
The indie rock vet reunites with Galaxie 500 producer Kramer for his hypnotic and dreamy fourth solo album.
- Matt Collar
Letters from the AtlanticEditor's choice
Concord / Concord Jazz
The Richmond, Virginia quintet offer an imaginary summer soundtrack for a trip up and down the Atlantic, from New York to Florida, the Caribbean, and Europe.
- Thom Jurek
Jump into Life
Merge
The duo's third album wasn't easy to make, but the results are a stunning upgrade of their sunny, bright, and powerful indie pop sound.
- Tim Sendra
XOXO
AllMusic Staff Pick - March 31, 2025
October 12, 2004
The band's frothy reimagining of new wave, punk, and dance-pop -- which follow in the spike-heeled footsteps of Blondie, Cyndi Lauper, and the B-52's -- remain as vivid as neon and sweetly retro as a bubblegum Lip Smacker.
- Heather Phares