Mikael Wood

AFI gains confidence on enjoyable 'Crash Love' AFI, 'Crash Love' *** 1/2 (out of 4) The boys of AFI are goth lifers -- though it's not the makeup (well, not...

Vertical Horizon, 'Burning the Days' *1/2 (out of 4) Earlier this year, Third Eye Blind proved there's still a lucrative market for late-'90s nostalgia, though that group's latest release, "Ursa...

Muse, "The Resistance" *** (out of 4) This over-the-top English trio has long played to smaller audiences in the United States than it does throughout Europe, where Muse is considered...

David Bazan, 'Curse Your Branches' ***1/2 (out of 4) On the first full-length album he has released under his own name, David Bazan describes his recent struggles with faith and...

David Guetta, 'One Love' *** (out of 4) Though he has logged plenty of time on European pop charts over the last few years, this French electro-house maven hasn't really...

Third Eye Blind, 'Ursa Major' *** (out of four) This San Francisco alt-rock outfit hasn't released a new studio album since 2003, back when it was still riding on the...

Ledisi, 'Turn Me Loose' ** (out of four) No musician forgets his or her first Grammy nomination. But Ledisi, an earthy R&B singer from Oakland, Calif., probably remembers hers for...

The Duke & the King, "Nothing Gold Can Stay" ** 1/2 (out of four) This new indie-roots duo takes its name from "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," its album title...

Kristinia DeBarge, "Exposed" ** 1/2 (out of 4) In a summer well stocked with tween-friendly chart pop (see recent releases by Demi Lovato, Jordin Sparks and Tisdale), it helps to...

A founding member of the pioneering mid-'90s R&B crew that also included Missy Elliott, Aaliyah and Timbaland, this Washington, D.C., crooner emerged at the beginning of soul music's current era...