Editor Pick: Music

This Brooklyn-based Americana band hooks you with its infectious music.

2013 should best be remembered as the year progressive rock band Nektar made a big comeback, with a new album and worthy reissues of their classic '70s LPs.

Craig Handy infuses the music of Jimmy Smith with the New Orleans vibe.

Two reissues that provide reliable, if not always inspired, performances.

The renowned British songstress sang songs that touched upon the motifs of night and the bleak winter season when light is most absent.

From smart and thorough expanded collections of classic '80s material by groups like Bananarama and Exposé, to the latest from soulful vocalists such as John Legend and Raheem DeVaughn, 2013 was a remarkable year.

'A Color Map of the Sun (Remixes)' can reach into party locales and raise roofs, but Pretty Lights shows skill in the solitary experiences as well.

Steffaloo moves from folk pop to electronica on her third album. Perhaps the poetic lyrics are here, I just can’t hear them.

Carrying on after Hurricane Sandy, Danny Petroni and Frank Lacy rock the blues.

A melodic, thoughtful, and beautifully arranged debut album from a new singer-songwriter.