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Nick Cave has been singing about mortality for decades, and he's really good at it. Whether the narratives are biblical or pulpy, the victims innocents or death row convicts, the circumstances comprehensible or cruelly random, Cave's songs are on intimate terms with the infinite ways a life can be extinguished. And yet, "Skeleton Tree", his latest album with his estimable band, the Bad Seeds, is a relatively concise song cycle shadowed by death that feels different than all the rest. <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/kot/sc-music-nick-cave-skeleton-tree-ent-0916-20160916-column.html" target="_blank">Read the full review.</a>

Springtime Carnivore digs into heartbreak on ‘Midnight Room’

May 13, 2019 at 2:28 p.m.

When it comes to crisis management skills learned as a child, Greta Morgan came full circle with her latest album as Springtime Carnivore, the sumptuous, heartbreak narrative "Midnight Room" (Autumn...

Six miles beneath the Pacific Ocean surface, a team of oceanographers and experts discover an entire hidden ecosystem laden with species "completely unknown to science." But Meg comes calling, attacking the submersible piloted by the ex-wife (Jessica McNamee) of rescue diver Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham).
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Pitchfork fest headliners: LCD Soundsystem, Tribe Called Quest, Solange

June 5, 2018 at 7:46 p.m.

LCD Soundsystem, A Tribe Called Quest and Solange will headline the Pitchfork Music Festival this summer in Union Park. LCD Soundsytem, which is working on its first studio album since...

The Feelies find serenity in movement on ‘In Between’

May 13, 2019 at 2:28 p.m.

The Feelies are a band of few words. Guitarist Glenn Mercer sings in epigrams, his songs more like haikus braided with guitars and percussion that gently pull things along until...

The Lilacs rise above the ‘filth’ once more for first show in 24 years

May 13, 2019 at 2:28 p.m.

The Lilacs came and went in the early '90s, a Chicago band that left behind a small but potent legacy of recordings. The four band members went their separate ways...

Velvet Underground vs. Beatles: Which groundbreaking album holds up 50 years later?

May 13, 2019 at 2:28 p.m.

What a difference a half-century can make, especially when considering the impact of two landmark albums released only a few months apart 50 years ago. That they are even being...

With ‘Drogas Light,’ Lupe Fiasco stumbles in trying to beat mainstream rap at its own game

May 13, 2019 at 2:28 p.m.

Lupe Fiasco has been one of hip-hop's most gifted exponents and also one of its harshest critics. His public conflicts with executives at his major label home for most of...

Run the Jewels are ‘dirt’ but can’t be crushed

May 13, 2019 at 2:28 p.m.

About five years ago, Killer Mike and El-P were rappers in their late 30s seemingly destined to be underappreciated for their talents and rich recording histories. Then Run the Jewels...

Katy Perry performs "Chained to the Rhythm" at the Grammys.

Grammy Awards: Adele’s ’25’ wins top honors, Chance the Rapper makes history

June 5, 2018 at 11:36 p.m.

Though he was denied album of the year, which went to Adele for "25," Chance the Rapper made Grammy history Sunday. The 23-year-old South Side artist beat out his primary...

Priests’ struggle leads to staggering debut album

May 13, 2019 at 2:28 p.m.

The Washington, D.C., co-ed quartet Priests built up anticipation for its debut album by compressing caustic post-punk into a handful of local releases since forming in 2012. But "Nothing Feels...

Deep Sea Diver’s Jessica Dobson goes all-in on guitar

May 13, 2019 at 2:28 p.m.

Chances are if you're an appreciator of live music and have seen tours by the likes of Beck, the Shins, Yeah Yeah Yeahs or Conor Oberst in the past decade...

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