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By design, Brian Eno’s latest collection of instrumental ambient music is a fluid entity. In addition to making the…

Every Friday, dozens of new records are released into the wild. Some make big splashes, and others sink almost…

This week’s question continues our year-end celebration of the good things about 2016:

There’s no easy way to summarize the year in music given how much of it took us by surprise. High-profile albums…

Given that so many people contribute to our yearly best-of lists, it’s hard to get a glance at an individual’s…

This week’s questions comes from reader Kip Mooney:

The Weeknd (a.k.a. Abél Tesfaye) only sees possibilities, not limitations, where his music is concerned. The…

This week’s question comes from reader Matt S.:

After Marvin Gaye’s family won a lawsuit against Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams for copyright infringement over…

This week’s question comes from A.V. Club food editor, Kevin Pang:

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a…

The duo Honeyblood is frequently compared to The Jesus And Mary Chain, which is a flattering (albeit limiting and…

On paper, The Pop Group’s fourth full-length, Honeymoon On Mars, seems like a nuclear explosion. The U.K. post-punk…

On her flamboyant early albums, Lady Gaga’s fascination with fame led to trenchant societal observations and…

Leonard Cohen would be forgiven if he were in a more morose place than usual. A recent New Yorker profile revealed…

This week’s question comes from senior editor Sean O’Neal:

This week’s question comes from reader Rob Curtin:

Every Friday, dozens of new records are released into the wild. Some make big splashes, and others sink almost…

In Hear This, The A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well. This week, in honor of Labor Day,…

Every Friday, dozens of new records are released into the wild. Some make big splashes, and others sink almost…