Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on Spotify here (or find our profile: nytimes) and at Apple Music here, and sign ...

The second half of the 1980s was distinguished by a focus on bold, synthetic music. It was unusual to hear too many tracks that focused entirely on the old-school qualities of sharp songwriting, ...

The cult movie director started composing his own soundtracks out of necessity. Eventually he returned to his first love of ...

Go’s, the best-selling female band of all time, is re-assembling for a one-off in Las Vegas. But drummer Gina Schock was here ...