Jon Pareles
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‘Revolver,’ Newly Expanded, Shows the Beatles at a Creative Peak
A five-disc set reveals a band awash with musical and sonic ideas, having fun and making breakthroughs.
Jerry Lee Lewis: Listen to 10 Songs From a Rock ’n’ Roll Pioneer
From “Great Balls of Fire” to “Over the Rainbow,” whether the songs were brash or tearful, Jerry Lee Lewis was indomitable.
Jerry Lee Lewis: Listen to 10 Songs From a Rock ’n’ Roll Pioneer
From “Great Balls of Fire” to “Over the Rainbow,” whether the songs were brash or tearful, Jerry Lee Lewis was indomitable.
On ‘ForeverAndEverNoMore,’ Brian Eno Sings for the End of the World
The musician and producer’s new songs meditate on folly and annihilation, playing like a far more fatalistic sequel to “Another Day on Earth” from 2005.
Loretta Lynn Didn’t Pretty Things Up
The country star sang about desire, cheating, heartache and righteous revenge in three-minute vignettes that depicted lives she knew and understood.
On ‘Fossora,’ Björk Is a Daughter, a Mother and a Universe
The Icelandic visionary’s 10th studio album can be thorny and intense, but it finds hope across generations.
Pharoah Sanders, Whose Saxophone Was a Force of Nature, Dies at 81
He first gained wide recognition for his work with John Coltrane and went on to a fertile, prolific career, releasing dozens of albums as a...
How a Sooty Old Piano Helped Beth Orton Reach a New Creative Peak
With a vintage upright and painstakingly assembled songs, the English folk-pop-electronic songwriter’s eighth studio album, “Weather Alive,” is her best.
Robert Fripp Lightens Up
No one expected to see the leader of King Crimson dancing in a tutu on YouTube. In a rare interview, the guitarist explains “an entirely...
The Mars Volta Returns With a Swerve: Its Own Version of Pop
After taking a decade between studio releases, Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodríguez-López eased their sonic experimentation to the sidelines for an album that still bristles.