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Tracks of the Week: Jack White goes solo, Air’s best song in 14 years

Also: Willis Earl Beal makes us bleed, F*cked Up melt our faces and Dr. Dog possibly achieve pop perfection.

Review & Stream: Dr. Dog – Be the Void

A vivid rendition of an ageless sound with fresh flourishes.

Review & Stream: Air – Le Voyage Dans La Lune

This is the album we’ve been waiting for, Air’s grand return to the cosmos, the proper follow-up to Moon Safari.

Review: Die Antwoord – TEN$ION

Ten$ion presents a group that, for the moment, has eschewed evolution in order to enjoy its transition to success.

Two Playlists for Valentine’s Day

Whether you’re interested in exploring the emotional duality of Valentine’s Day or just looking for two hours of great music, we’ve got you covered.

Review & Stream: Sharon Van Etten – Tramp

Sharon Van Etten’s tender third LP, Tramp, produced by The National’s Aaron Dessner, is the best of this young year.

Review & Stream: of Montreal – Paralytic Stalks

Once again, Kevin Barnes gives us crystallizing glimpses of raw emotion, smothered with superfluous noise. Taken in context, this album may be his best work yet. Take it out, you might as well be blind to what you’re staring right at.

Review & Stream: Lindstrøm – Six Cups of Rebel

Some moments are stronger than others, but Lindstrøm has created really fun, relistenable electro-disco that tenaciously refuses to be boring or predictable.

Album Review: ScHoolboy Q – Habits & Contradictions

It would be difficult to come up with a better title for ScHoolboy Q’s second album, Habits & Contradictions. It’s a calming album at times, but leaves the listener’s pulse racing, even after 17 tracks and over an hour of music.

Album Review: Leonard Cohen – Old Ideas

Thank heavens these old ideas never cease to create art worth learning from.

Album Review: Lana Del Rey – Born To Die

Most people — let’s call them The Lucky Ones — live in blissful ignorance of Lana Del Rey and the insufferable debate she has ignited. If you know her name, you’ve already entered the fray, however unwittingly.

Album Review: Porcelain Raft – Strange Weekend

Porcelain Raft’s jockeying between maximalist, synthesized chamber indie, hazy dance music, borderline art-dubstep chopped-and-screwed beats and drones, and mixtape-closing reverby guitar pop make Strange Weekend endlessly compelling, fascinatingly layered, and never predictable.