JIM POLLOCK

This album cover image shows "Perverts" by Ethel Cain. (Daughters of Cain via AP)
Music Review: On ‘Perverts,’ Ethel Cain’s gloomy Americana turns industrial
Just a week into 2025, Ethel Cain has released a unique and challenging album titled “Perverts.” The second studio released by the gloomy Americana artist Hayden Anhedönia, who performs as Ethel Cain, deploys a vast array of elements, writes The Associated Press’ Jim Pollock.
 
FILE - Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D., questions Postmaster General Louis DeJoy during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service on Capitol Hill, Aug. 24, 2020, in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool Photo via AP, File)
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in North Dakota on Election Day
Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump will compete for North Dakota’s three electoral votes in the Nov. 5 presidential election. Voters will also pick candidates for a full slate of federal and state offices. Republican U.S. Sen.
 
This cover image released by Sub Pop Records shows "Memoir of a Sparklemuffin" by Suki Waterhouse. (Sub Pop Records via AP)
Music Review: Suki Waterhouse’s indie-pop shines and bares fangs on ‘Memoir of a Sparklemuffin’
Suki Waterhouse is everywhere at once. A year after the hit show “Daisy Jones and the Six” reintroduced her music talents to a new audience, she opened for Taylor Swift at London’s Wembley Stadium.
 
This cover image released by A24 Music shows “Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense" performed by various artists. The album features contributions from sixteen recording artists covering each track on the 1984 live album “Stop Making Sense." (A24 Music via AP)
Music Review: Miley Cyrus, Lorde and more team up for fun Talking Heads’ ‘Stop Making Sense’ tribute
In 1984, Talking Heads’ concert film and live album “Stop Making Sense” captured the alt-rock quartet at the height of their powers.
 
This album cover image released by Total Pleasure Records in partnership with Virgin Music Group shows "All Born Screaming" by St. Vincent. (Total Pleasure Records/Virgin Music Group via AP)
Music Review: St. Vincent’s art-rock burns bright on seventh album, ‘All Born Screaming’
On her seventh full-length studio album, Annie Clark, who performs as St. Vincent, unleashes her broad range of art-rock gifts, from the crackling ember of her vocals to raging infernos of swirling, epic orchestration, writes the Associated Press’ Jim Pollock.
 
FILE - Faye Webster performs at the Innings Festival on Sunday, March 19, 2023, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. Webster's latest album "Underdressed at the Symphony," releases Friday. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
Music Review: Faye Webster’s indie ‘Underdressed at the Symphony’ journeys through a lifetime
Faye Webster, known for her thoughtful blend of indie rock, folk and country, has a new full-length album out: “Underdressed at the Symphony.”
 
This cover image released by Craft Recording shows the 40th anniversary deluxe edition of the band's self-titled debut album by Violent Femmes. (Craft Recording via AP)
Music Review: Violent Femmes debut, a cult favorite, turns 40 with an expanded new edition
To celebrate 40 years since the release of their self-titled debut, the spirited acoustic punk band Violent Femmes have prepared a new deluxe edition, out Friday.
 
This cover image released by 4AD Records shows "Last Splash" by The Breeders. (4AD Records via AP)
Music Review: With reissue of ‘Last Splash,’ The Breeders make waves 30 years later
The Breeders are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their second studio album, “Last Splash.” The Associated Press’ Jim Pollock writes that the release surfaces two previously unreleased songs and plenty of opportunities for re-discovery of the landmark album.
 
This cover image released by Rhino Records shows "Tim, Let it Bleed" by The Replacements. (Rhino Records via AP)
Music Review: The Replacements’ ‘Tim: Let it Bleed Edition’ captures the band’s sublime songwriting
For the 40th anniversary of their second studio album, “Tim,” The Replacements are releasing “Tim: Let it Bleed Edition” on September 22.
 
This image provided by Atlantic Recording Corporation/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc./Mattel, Inc., shows the cover of the "Barbie The Album" soundtrack. (Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc./Mattel, Inc. via AP)
Music Review: ‘Barbie’ soundtrack delivers a dreamhouse of Kenergy and ballads alike
The Barbie industrial complex has detonated, coating the planet in pink, sparkly fallout. For the blockbuster’s soundtrack, “Barbie The Album,” director Greta Gerwig and producer Marc Ronson corralled a set of huge artists at the top of their games and have come away with a raucous, joyous, and occa
 
This cover image released by Dirty Hit shows “In the End it Always Does” by The Japanese House. (Dirty Hit via AP)
Music Review: The Japanese House on love, heartbreak and a very good dog
More than four years have passed since the first studio release by Amber Bain, known professionally as The Japanese House.