All posts by Sean Maunier
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Beth Ditto brings “Fake Sugar” to U Street Music Hall
Beth Ditto's debut album should provide an incredible live show
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Growing Up, Moving On: Beth Ditto’s Fake Sugar and Lorde’s Melodrama
New albums from Beth Ditto and Lorde find both artists in search of new voices
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Review: “Planetarium” by Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly
A live show about the cosmos is brought to glorious new form
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Music reviews: Bleachers’ “Gone Now” and Saint Etienne’s “Home Counties”
Jack Antonoff returns to his childhood home, while Saint Etienne parodies the suburbs
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World Weary: Erasure’s “World Be Gone” (Review)
British synth pop icons Erasure get poignant and political with their new album, "World Be Gone"
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Review: Perfume Genius’ “No Shape”
A bold, defiantly queer artist finds inspiration in a new and unfamiliar life
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Review: Trixie Mattel’s “Two Birds”
A former Drag Race contestant does the unexpected -- and strikes gold
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Review: Humanz by Gorillaz
Humanz is a messy, unfocused return from Gorillaz
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Future Islands’ “The Far Field” (Review): Cohesive and mature, but a little lacking
Three years after late night fame, Future Islands makes a case for their staying power
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All-American Queens: RuPaul’s American and Todrick Hall’s Oz (Review)
RuPaul serves patriotic realness, while Todrick Hall returns to Oz
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Electric Guest’s “Plural” (review): Bright optimism belies troubled production
Electric Guest emerges from hibernation with a collection of catchy, expertly crafted tunes
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Unhappy Endings: “Prisoner” by Ryan Adams (review)
Ryan Adams' tumultuous breakup lays the ground for stark personal reflections on Prisoner
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Scavenging for Brilliance: No Culture by Mother Mother (Review)
Genre-blurring Mother Mother unearths a bold and playful new confidence
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“I See You” by the xx (review): Brighter, bolder, and far more energetic
For their third album, the famously introverted band embraces a more daring sound
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Brian Eno “Reflection” (review): Offers exactly what its title promises
Brian Eno continues to push the boundaries of ambient music
