Dacus mixes plainspoken language with rock-music instrumentation on her debut album. Critic Ken Tucker says the singer-songwriter's vulnerability goes against the grain of much current pop music.

The song, “Beautiful Night,” is a hard, catchy little number taking off on the nation’s Top 40 stations as you read this. It begins simply–the singer’s aching voice over a palm-muted guitar. Nothing ...

Gary Burden, the Grammy-winning artist who designed iconic album covers for musicians like Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, the Doors and My Morning Jacket, has died at the age of 84. No cause of death was ...