New albums from Jay-Z and Kanye West feature sonic trailblazers trending in cultural destruction
Harry Connick Jr. Isn't resting on his many laurels—at least not this year
Four recent folk-pop releases
New or recent jazz releases
Martha Redbone and Mavis Staples sing truth with beauty and impunity
A collection of sung poems feels largely superfluous
New pop-rock releases
Emerging band from North Carolina keeps it all in the family
