Recording

Clipse’s requisite posse album fails to score

Broken Social Scene-ster is on his own but never alone

Boston’s other great punk band comes into its own.

Arty jokers aren’t above making good songs.

Wolf Parade’s new album shoots higher, but misses the mark.

A Sudanese refugee finds solace in hip-hop

Mates of State record a perfect, timely album

Steve Albini and David Gedge return to the rough

Miami wunderkind unleash with new album

J-pop duo may take in the States

Electronic masters ditch the concepts, break out the Nintendos

Local musician survives himself, records life

Joseph Arthur broods at a quick pace

Kylie’s opus is freewheeling fabulosity

if a dude breaks another dude’s heart, does it not bleed?

Session musician Dom Brown tests the solo water

Some fine outtakes before the big show