Album Reviews

On Charm, Clairo has lost her edge

After two excellent records, the bedroom pop star's third album is underwhelming and cloying

Taylor Swift's protégé Griff lives up to hype on Vertigo

On Happenings, Kasabian has gone full stadium disco

Article thumbnail: Kiasmos (Olafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen) perform live at Bowery Ballroom on May 27, 2015 (Photo by Nicky Digital/http://NickyDigital.com/Corbis via Getty Images)

On their second album, Kiasmos offer dark electronica thrills

Camila Cabello's aloof C,XOXO is no ‘Havana’

On Bad Cameo, James Blake and Lil Yachty show they are kindred spirits

Linda Thompson's Proxy Music is a haze of melancholy from the matriarch of folk

Kate Nash's 9 Sad Symphonies is a patchy return from the queen of ennui

John Grant's The Art of the Lie is a nightmarish theme park ride

On Forever, Bon Jovi has lost his bark - but not his bite