David Bowie — The Next Day
SPIN panned it, The Guardian lovingly called it “an album in lieu of a memoir,” but judge for yourself while The Next Day is streaming free on iTunes (I know, iTunes and free, those words together raise suspicion, but I swear, it’s for real). As someone who treasured Heathen when it came out in 2002 and happily listened to 2003’s Reality, I’m devouring The Next Day — saxophone and mortality themes and aging rock star ego and all. The iTunes stream is free until the album comes out Tuesday, March 12.