Bjork is one of the most divisive artists that we play. Sometimes, as detractors will point out, her vocal stylings can be shrill, piercing, hard to take and even harder to comprehend. Yes, she's different, difficult and wonderfully divisive and thank goddess for that.

On 'Undivided Heart and Soul', JD McPherson and his band are a well oiled machine. Recorded at Nashville's Studio B, it's certainly McPherson's most raucous album yet.

Given how difficult it is to maintain freshness as an artist 37 continuous years into a career, 'Songs of Experience' teaches us this is a thing to be celebrated.

The Rural Alberta Advantage's fourth studio album is one of the best independent rock albums of the year, and one of the most overlooked.

Sophomore releases can be hard on bands, there's a reason that the cliche 'sophomore slump' exists. Wolf Alice faces the pressure with an aggressive ferocity showing off their sonic range and dig into darker topics on 'Visions of a Life'.

Robert Plant's writing in 'Carry Fire' is spot on. He deals with romance in a non-cliched way, and the process of aging and sharing of wisdom while struggling to understand the geo-political mess that we're in right now.

Like a journal entry at the end of a long night out, the writing on Bully's 'Losing' carries a rare authenticity that leaves you feeling as if you lived a moment in Alicia Bognanno's life.

On 'Lotta Sea Lice', Courtney and Kurt accomplish what so many musicians fail at by seeing each other's strengths and letting themselves shine on each of the songs.

Annie Clark is back with her fifth studio album as St. Vincent. 'Massedution' was co-produced with Jack Antonoff, and was released on Loma Vista Recordings.

If Beck's goal was a collection of danceable, accessible pop songs, it only really takes one listen of 'Colors' to hear that he succeeded. The songs are layered, complex, but have strong hooks and a polished production.