Greg Kot

Haley Heynderickx is a deceptively soft-spoken singer who writes songs that blend folk, rock and classical with a hint of punk expressiveness and mischief. Her dry sense of humor isn’t...

After last year’s sprawling “Humanz,” bursting with cameos and genre experiments, Gorillaz returns with a more modest, focused follow-up. The virtual group, “fronted” by Jamie Hewlett’s cartoon characters, provides cover...

“Tokyo Bay/Crying Inside” (Yep Roc) may seem like just a modest little EP, but Nick Lowe is swinging hard again and that’s good news for a couple of generations of...

A new charity single released Tuesday brings together two of Chicago’s most distinctive voices, Jamila Woods and Kevin Coval, in a spirited dialogue. The two artists take inspiration from each...

Trent Reznor was doing just fine making acclaimed movie soundtracks when he resurrected Nine Inch Nails for the aptly named “Hesitation Marks” in 2013. Rather than relentlessly blowing out mainstream...

The video for “Grand Bargain!,” the title track from the Poster Children’s first album in 14 years, shows the 9- and 14-year-old sons of band co-founders Rick Valentin and Rose...

Melody Prochet’s 2012 debut, under the moniker Melody’s Echo Chamber, was essentially a collaboration between the French singer and Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker. “Melody’s Echo Chamber” merged Prochet’s melodic vocals...

Can a band become more accessible and yet remain alluringly off-beat at the same time? The music of Chicago trio Maps & Atlases has been trending that way for a...

A few months ago, Soft Science released a B-side cover of House of Love’s titanic 1989 single “I Don’t Know Why I Love You.” The choice of the song and...