The Glasgow-born troubadour Donovan's mission was “to bring poetic vision to popular music” and he managed that superbly with his third ...

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.” ...

The band’s next album, the forthcoming “ No Rain, No Flowers, ” which is set to drop on Aug. 8, finds The Black Keys drawing ...