New Reviews for April 26, 2024
St. Vincent / Virgin
Drawing on industrial, grunge, ska, and more, Annie Clark expresses the terror and exhilaration of being alive with ferocious, candid songs.
Reprise
2023 concert recording that captures loose, comfortable performances of the proto-grunge rock songs of the artist's 1990 album Ragged Glory.
Sub Pop
Nimble and lush arrangements frame a batch of Sam Beam's lightest, most playful songs that pack the usual, very deep emotional punch.
![Pyromania [40th Anniversary] [Deluxe 2 CD]](https://rovimusic.rovicorp.com/image.jpg?c=MkrAYKg4lkF9zsAK6sweUASijaXJlYnq0St31qpAJWo=&f=3)
Mercury / UMR
A 40th anniversary edition containing previously-unheard demos, out takes, mixes, and live shows from the era.
![Rebel Yell [Deluxe Expanded Edition]](https://rovimusic.rovicorp.com/image.jpg?c=mTg46b6OFBD_4nfk75qYJJhUoDg0hsvx4F4sL4oO-nA=&f=3)
Capitol / UMR
Upon its 40th anniversary, Billy Idol's best album was expanded to a double-disc set.
Regime Music Group
On her ambitious fourth album, the L.A.-based singer/songwriter directly addresses difficulty, pain, empathy and transformation in funk, blues, and soul.
![Tanx [50th Anniversary Edition]](https://rovimusic.rovicorp.com/image.jpg?c=_fDfTkSqsiM6Lmq7BFKWYD6KsMttLlyBmmVTZ6_CLs0=&f=3)
Edsel
50th anniversary of the release contains a bonus disc of 23 fascinating 'work-in-progress' versions and demos.
Smoke Sessions
The alto saxophonist leads his quintet at New York's Smoke night club on this ebullient homage to pianist Barry Harris.
In Memoriam
Editors' Choice for March, 2024
AllMusic Staff Pick
- April 26, 2024
1974
Although they were often dismissed as a fluffy singles group in their day, Sweet crafted a handful of strong albums in the mid-'70s that sported some surprisingly muscular hard rock. Released 50 years ago today, Sweet Fanny Adams' heavy metal masterpiece is the title track, a seedy portrait of juvenile delinquency whose brutal lyrics anticipate the grim imagery of punk rock. The song's vivid lyrics are effectively brought to life by a blinding succession of speed metal guitar riffs that are fleshed out by the kind of spacy synthesizer work that later graced "Fox on the Run."
