Recent Introspection Releases

• 
  Paul McCartney
  McCartney III
  AllMusic
  Avg User
  Working once again on his own, McCartney writes for himself, not the charts, winding up with an off-kilter pop album.

  - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
• 
  The Smashing Pumpkins
  Cyr
  AllMusic
  Avg User
  On their 11th studio album, this alt-rock institution transfigure their layered guitar daydreams into brooding synth pop.

  - Fred Thomas
• 
  Weezer
  OK Human
  AllMusic
  Avg User
  A moody, sweetly melancholy, string-drenched departure from Weezer.

  - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
• 
  Joe Lovano
  Trio Tapestry: Garden of Expression
  AllMusic
  Avg User
  The second album from Lovano's trio showcasing their artfully spare sound.

  - Matt Collar
• 
  Ryan Adams
  Wednesdays
  AllMusic
  Avg User
  Ryan Adams breaks his silence with the slow, mopey Wednesdays.

  - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
• 
  Mogwai
  As the Love Continues
  AllMusic
  Avg User
  The venerable Scottish post-rockers celebrate their 25th anniversary with some of their most fun and immediate music.

  - Heather Phares
• 
  Foo Fighters
  Medicine at Midnight
  AllMusic
  Avg User
  Foo Fighters loosen up and dance on this self-styled "party album."

  - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
• 
  Lee Ritenour
  Dreamcatcher
  AllMusic
  Avg User
  The fretboard virtuoso's first-ever album of solo guitar is a relaxing, stylistically inspired showcase.

  - Matt Collar
• 
  Jamie Cullum
  The Pianoman at Christmas
  AllMusic
  Avg User
  The British singer/pianist's first holiday album balances swinging big-band jazz and Billy Joel-style pop balladry.

  - Matt Collar
• 
  Dirty Projectors
  5EPs
  AllMusic
  Avg User
  This collection brings together five EPs the band released in the last half of 2020, each satisfying separately or collectively.

  - Mark Deming