In , Aesop Rock relies on personification in his lyrics, switching between outrageous boasts and mordant self-deprecation. On “Checkers,” he brags, “I’m all of Alexandria’s information in aggregate.” ...

Billy Strings will appear on a death metal album later this year. Here are a few bands we want to see him work with in the future.

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That’s the goal of the new album from the American rock band Garbage, “Let All That We Imagine Be the Light.” Due for release Friday, it’s the sound of frontwoman Shirley Manson pushed to the brink by ...