Listening to The Sword’s fourth album, Apocryphon, is like stepping back in time, but to which era, I am not quite sure.

Your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper, Mic Tyson is the Heltah Skeltah emcee’s long-gestating third official long-player.

Trumpeter Dave Douglas is prolific and versatile. Past albums range from sparse trio work to 1970s Miles Davis-style electric jazz.

Vulnerable” doesn't even begin to describe the voice of Angel Olsen.

As an originator of post-metal, Neurosis led the way to a new songwriting aesthetic.

Just so you know, a sackbut is a medieval trombone; Big Sackbut is a three-trombone, one-tuba quartet, inspired in part by the groundbreaking World Saxophone Quartet.

Having once declined to throw up the “W” at a Wu-Tang concert, I found myself incapable of denying Ian MacKaye when he demanded a sing-along.

As the name suggests, Mirror, Mirror is a prog-rock-fueled indie-pop record focused on self-reflection.

You know those cheesy horror movies from the ’80s that show up on cable when it’s late at night, you can’t sleep, and infomercials are screaming at you but there’s nothing else

Boots Riley takes too long between records. Granted, he’s not on the Sade/Anita Baker eight-year plan, but when your music is as vital and important as his, we need regular updates.