Music Reviews

Kacey Musgraves' major-label debut is titled Same Trailer Different Park. Kelly Christine Musgraves/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Drummer Barry Altschul writes tunes that play complex games with rhythm. Dmitry Mandel/Courtesy of TUM Records hide caption

Justin Timberlake performed Saturday at the Myspace Secret Show during the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas. His new album — his first in seven years — is The 20/20 Experience. Jason Kempin/Getty Images hide caption

DJ Koze. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

R&B singers Nicole Wray and Terri Walker have teamed up as the duo Lady. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Before ZZ Top, Billy Gibbons (second from right) was in the more psychedelic Moving Sidewalks. Rancho Deluxe Productions hide caption

Twin sisters Tegan and Sara Quin have been writing songs since they were 15 and independently released their first full-length album in 1999. Since then, they've produced seven studio albums. /Courtesy of the artist hide caption

After a 10-year hiatus, David Bowie has just returned with The Next Day. /Courtesy of the artist hide caption

The cover image from Rhye's debut album, Woman. Stuart Hardie/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Jane Bunnett's "Ron Con Ron" is featured on Lula Lounge: Essential Tracks. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Atoms For Peace's debut album is called Amok. Eliot Lee Hazel/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Jazz clarinetist Ben Goldberg has released two new albums for different quintets. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Aretha Franklin became a star on the Atlantic record label after leaving Columbia. Express Newspapers/Getty Images hide caption