New Reviews for November 15, 2024

Todos Nacen Gritando
St. Vincent / Virgin
The Spanish-language reinterpretation of All Born Screaming gains new shades of meaning and gives a fresh perspective on its songs.
- Heather Phares
Brighter Days
Thirty Tigers / Via
A bang-up set of 21st century honky tonk and heartfelt love songs, including a solid duet with Post Malone.
- Mark Deming
Beethoven Blues: Batiste Piano Series, Vol. 1
Verve
The New Orleans pianist draws playful inspiration from the German composer.
- Matt Collar
Sniff More Gritty
Daemon T.V.
The resolutely independent artist's fourth album is a musically inventive, emotionally direct, razor-sharp triumph.
- Heather Phares
The Coward Brothers
New West
Elvis Costello and T-Bone Burnett team up for a spontaneous, eclectic, and frequently witty song score.
- Mark Deming
Living In The Material World [50th Anniversary] [Deluxe 2 CD]
BMG / Universal
A deluxe 50th anniversary edition including a new 2024 mix of the classic album alongside 12 session outtakes.
Mm..Food [20th Anniversary]
Rhymesayers Entertainment
Rap
Repackaged for its 20th anniversary with 11 bonus tracks and all new artwork by Sam Rodriguez.
(I'm) Stranded [Deluxe Edition]
In the Red Records
The Australian band's debut is punk rock at its most melodic, determined, and fundamentally pure; it's presented here remastered with loads of bonus tracks.
- Tim Sendra
Pink Noise
AllMusic Staff Pick - November 21, 2024
July 2, 2021
Laura Mvula's first two albums earned Mercury Prize nominations and heaps of acclaim. Despite this, Sony dropped her from their roster shortly after she won the Ivor Novello Award for 2016's The Dreaming Room. Her response was the fantastic Pink Noise, released five years later by Atlantic. Pairing vintage high-tech R&B and art-pop (think mid-'80s) with attentive, but catchy songwriting, she hit a new career high.
- Timothy Monger