Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on ...

Justin Vernon’s version of ‘radiant pop music’ is to brighten his earthy, acoustic landscapes with synths and drum pads ...

Stephen Malkmus told Rolling Stone that Wowee Zowee was designed to be listened to with tracks randomly shuffled. His idea, presumably, was that the frayed ends of one song would dovetail into the ...

Although the electric guitar is the bread and butter of any great rock and roll band, the classic songs are the ones that ...

Launched in August 2024, the Marshall Emberton III is the latest of these portable Bluetooth speakers, and the follow-up to ...

Elton John and Brandi Carlile are a pair of kindred musical spirits on their collaborative album, "Who Believes in Angels." ...

Gavin Heaney Bouncing offbeat bursts of chordal horns, guitar and keys counterpoint walking bass lines as the high hat skips ...

The mercurial Seattle indie rockers have returned with their first album in six years, Patience, Moonbeam – they tell us how ...

Any professional knows how to take proper care of their instruments, but it was a human strength for Jeff Buckley to hear a ...

Modeling technology has further advanced guitar ... riffs in late 20th-century rock and pop. Notable uses include Kurt Cobain's main guitar hook on "Come as You Are," Andy Summers' sparse chords ...

Carlile, meanwhile, earns a spotlight moment on the tender “You Without Me” as her lovely voice flutters over the acoustic guitar ... came easy.” But then he moves from bleak minor chords ...

In his new memoir, Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell recalls the highs and lows of working with Tom Petty.