Music Archives - Slant Magazine (original) (raw)

To celebrate the VMAs’ ruby anniversary, we ranked all 40 video of the year winners.

The rapper’s first album in 11 years is driven by a clear sense of personal and artistic vision.

The album succumbs to all of the familiar pitfalls of contemporary hip-hop.

The singer-guitarist’s third solo album is something of a solitary affair.

The album centers the body as a conduit to connection and creation.

The album continues to endure without the need for nostalgia’s helping hand.

Unexpected flashes of wit make the album much more than just a polished slice of pop.

A quick and laidback 22 minutes, the album is over before you know it.

The duo’s second album allows for strange detours through a sonic hall of mirrors.

If ever an album resisted sinking into algorithmic complacency, this is it.

The show was a challenge of stamina and musicianship, comprising 20 tightly paced songs.

The song is a midtempo power ballad that nods to the love songs of the last century.

The rapper shows little interest in pushing himself out of his immediate comfort zone.

From its controversial video to its current resurgence, the song has a storied history.

The album presents an artist whose inner world is growing less phantasmic by the day.

Despite all the stern swaggering, the album is deeply unserious.