Is there any more gentle genre of music than soft rock? The guitars were acoustic, their harmonies were pop and all breezes were summery. Soft rock is as inoffensive as it gets, all the better to ...

“Hit Me Hard and Soft,” her third album, is both concise and far-reaching. By Jon Pareles “Twenty-one took a lifetime,” Billie Eilish, 22, sings in “Skinny,” the song that opens her third album, “Hit ...

It’s 2am, and you’re in a smoky jazz bar where you’re eyeing a beautiful woman or man who’s sitting at a table alone. Well, at least that’s what you imagine when you’re listening to “Slow, Love, Slow.