New Reviews for November 15, 2024

Todos Nacen Gritando
St. Vincent / Virgin
The Spanish-language reinterpretation of All Born Screaming gains new shades of meaning and gives a fresh perspective on its songs.
- Heather Phares
Brighter Days
Thirty Tigers / Via
A bang-up set of 21st century honky tonk and heartfelt love songs, including a solid duet with Post Malone.
- Mark Deming
Beethoven Blues: Batiste Piano Series, Vol. 1
Verve
The New Orleans pianist draws playful inspiration from the German composer.
- Matt Collar
Sniff More Gritty
Daemon T.V.
The resolutely independent artist's fourth album is a musically inventive, emotionally direct, razor-sharp triumph.
- Heather Phares
The Coward Brothers
New West
Elvis Costello and T-Bone Burnett team up for a spontaneous, eclectic, and frequently witty song score.
- Mark Deming
Living In The Material World [50th Anniversary] [Deluxe 2 CD]
BMG / Universal
A deluxe 50th anniversary edition including a new 2024 mix of the classic album alongside 12 session outtakes.
Mm..Food [20th Anniversary]
Rhymesayers Entertainment
Rap
Repackaged for its 20th anniversary with 11 bonus tracks and all new artwork by Sam Rodriguez.
(I'm) Stranded [Deluxe Edition]
In the Red Records
The Australian band's debut is punk rock at its most melodic, determined, and fundamentally pure; it's presented here remastered with loads of bonus tracks.
- Tim Sendra
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
AllMusic Staff Pick - November 18, 2024
November 18, 1974
Even if the story is rather hard to piece together, the album is set up in a remarkable fashion, with the first LP being devoted to pop-oriented rock songs and the second being largely devoted to instrumentals. This means that The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, released 50 years ago today, contains both Genesis' most immediate music to date and its most elliptical.
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine