Katy Perry Prism (Bonus Tracks) (2 Lp's) 11/18/22

Katy Perry Prism (Bonus Tracks) (2 Lp's) 11/18/22Teenage Dream did its job. With its five number one singles, the 2010 album turned Katy Perry into a genuine superstar, the kind of musician whose image rivaled her music in popularity, the kind who could topline her own 3 D theatrical documentary, the kind whose name became shorthand for a sugar pop sensibility. This meant there was only one thing left for her to do on its 2013 sequel, Prism: to make a graceful pivot from teen dream to serious,

Yellow and Blue was the result of a talented and precocious gang of freshmen

allowing himself some signature indulgences -- the aforementioned blues blazers

Radiohead don't sound like carpetbaggers

Anna Freud Released: 02/26/2021

"Spiders" shows more depth

6 All the Time

Norah Jones

Brian Johnson

The San Diego based group (that started out as El Cautro and the Caj'ones) has honed its playing

Ocean Way Studios and GroundStar Studios

Perhaps this doesn't make for a listen that's as wild or adventurous as its companion

This is one of the great bands of the last decade at the top of their game