Music Reviews

The New York band Jazz Passengers recently got back together, and recorded a familiar cover to mark the occasion. courtesy of DL Media/Justin Time Records hide caption

Teaming up with Indigo Girls' Amy Ray, Lucy Wainwright Roche sings with the wry guardedness of hard-won optimism in "October." courtesy of the artist hide caption

No Age's new album, Everything in Between, touches on the duo's speedy skate-punk roots. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

The Beatles' Apple label, as seen on a copy of Abbey Road. Apple not only released The Beatles' own records, but also looked for younger acts the band hoped would flourish. Don Ryan/AP Photo hide caption

Borrowing as much from soul as it does from rock, Patrick Watson's "Sit Down Beside Me" is both lovely and haunting. courtesy of the artist hide caption

Jazz pianist Vijay Iyer spent just two days recording his latest album, Solo. Hans Speekenbrink hide caption

Elizabeth Powell's charming, willowy voice helps make Land of Talk's "Cloak and Cipher" utterly intoxicating. courtesy of the artist hide caption

It takes tremendous talent to make simple pop as irresistibly infectious as The Young Evils' "Get Over It." courtesy of the artist hide caption

American guitarist Cory Wong pairs up with Peruvian singer Paloma Godoy for "Quizas Un Dia Asi," an intimate take on an Afro-Peruvian classic. Chantel Hansen hide caption

In “The Kirwan Song,” The Amazing cooks up a bewitching six-and-a-half-minute feast. Carl Abrahamsson hide caption

"Undertow" begins simply before unfolding into a gorgeous sprawl of dark, hypnotic textures. Mia Kirby hide caption

Bruno Mars co-wrote "Right Round" by Flo Rida (featuring Ke$ha) and "Wavin' Flag" by K'naan. Atlantic Records hide caption

Sufjan Stevens' "Too Much" builds into a gorgeous, synthetic force field of huge proportions. Denny Renshaw hide caption