The Durutti Column. Arca. MOLIY. Host Stephen Thompson chats with Olive Kimoto of member station KCRW in Los Angeles about their favorite albums out Friday, July 31. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer their personal picks in the lightning round.

Abbey Road by The Beatles, American Idiot by Green Day, and Rumours by Fleetwood Mac are among the best rock albums in music history.

As most of the songs featured on Olivia Rodrigo's new album You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love fall from where they debuted last week, "Expectations" rises.

The Cure released their first album after a 16-year hiatus, Songs of a Lost World, and the sound is classic Cure with a present day reflection. After spending some time with the album, here are three of the best tracks from the new offering. Looking at the ...

From Bowie’s chameleonic streak to Zeppelin’s heavy-rock mastery, these are the rock album runs that define consistency and genius

Kiss were always careful to put their best foot forward with the opening tracks of their 20 studio albums. Lead-off tracks such as "Strutter," "Detroit Rock City" and "I Stole Your Love" are among the group's most popular work, and quickly became staples ...