Tom Moon
Tom Moon has been writing about pop, rock, jazz, blues, hip-hop and the music of the world since 1983.
He is the author of the New York Times bestseller 1000 Recordings To Hear Before You Die (Workman Publishing), and a contributor to other books including The Final Four of Everything.
A saxophonist whose professional credits include stints on cruise ships and several tours with the Maynard Ferguson orchestra, Moon served as music critic at the Philadelphia Inquirer from 1988 until 2004. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, GQ, Blender, Spin, Vibe, Harp and other publications, and has won several awards, including two ASCAP-Deems Taylor Music Journalism awards. He has contributed to NPR's All Things Considered since 1996.
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The particular darkness that defines Cohen's 14th studio album is nearly inescapable, and found everywhere. It's a thick blanket of grim.
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Music critic Tom Moon says the new album from Norah Jones is more subtle than some of her recent releases and that's a good thing.
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Music critic Tom Moon reviews the latest release from the Southern rock band Drive-By Truckers.
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White's new retrospective compilation, Jack White Acoustic Recordings, 1998-2016, highlights his delightfully scrambled, playful approach to American roots music. -
Tom Moon reviews the new album from Britney Spears, Glory. This is Spears' ninth studio album.
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You might know Nels Cline from his epic solos as a guitarist for the band, Wilco. Now Cline is out with a solo project 鈥� a mood album called Lovers. It's a project he's been working on for over 25 years.
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NPR reviews a musical collaboration between Mumford and Sons and musicians from far flung countries called Johannesburg.
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After 13 solo albums, Simon still views pop as a language of exuberant dances and polyrhythmic upheavals. Even now, his music pulses with the feeling of invention.
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On his new album, Gregory Porter continues to redefine what it means to be a jazz singer. NPR's Tom Moon reviews Take Me to the Alley.
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This is the second volume in which Dylan sings the Great American Songbook, recorded at the same time (and with the same core band) as his 2015 album Shadows In The Night.
