Music

Like a spunkier, wittier Kylie Minogue, should-be-superstar Annie had her fab debut, Anniemal, downloaded by all the online movers ‘n’ shakers, but that mighty blog love never translated into actual album sales.

This singer/songwriter's latest album pop is sweet and sly, built on deceptively simple pop language.

Well crafted and dreamy, Hush stands out and avoids cliché.

Dreamy, wistful electronica fills Still Night, Still Light, the newest self-released album from Au Revoir Simone.

Glam-rock, blues, and old-school rebel folk rule on this homage to a dead child star.

As usual, the dudes got it wrong. While the likes of Panda Bear and Arcade Fire were stroking their beards, wondering how to hide their tracks, the ladies went straight for the pop jugular unashamed, and rightly so.

Rock along with the ballsy beauties of BETTY in their sassy, pop-rock record, Bright & Dark.

The band takes a step back into the murkier waters from whence it came.

What's in a name? Nothing and everything. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club now goes by the acronym BRMC, which is a move in the right direction, as their full title sounds like the worst kind of throwaway, late-night, drugged jam session.

Will Oldham has crafted Bonnie into a country-music cult legend.