Audiosyncracy

FAUSTINA Masigat leans in on her debut album. The Oregon songwriter’s breathy alto sometimes drops to a near whisper, and

IT WAS bound to happen eventually. Don’t even pretend to be surprised: Kylie Minogue, the pop goddess from Australia, has

“ENGLABORN” was Icelandic composer Johann Johannsson’s debut album, first issued in 2002. Best known for his soundtracks, Johannsson received Oscar

THERE are enough cover versions of Bob Dylan songs for a lifetime but Bettye LaVette’s own dozen are a truly

MESHELL Ndegeocello strips much of the glossy production off the 11 covers on “Ventriloquism” but keeps — and sometimes boosts