Hot off the heels of last year’s exceptional Living Torch, Kali Malone has delivered an album version of the previous live exclusive Does Spring…
Electronic music pioneer Ryuichi Sakamoto looks back on a long and illustrious career which spans six decades, a variety of collaborators and genres, and…
“Who do you think you’re looking at?… You’d better shut your mouth and stand back,” began GOT the Beat’s debut single, “Step Back,” released…
Last year marked the 25th anniversary of the Notorious B.I.G.’s second studio album, Life After Death (1997) — the sequel to the Brooklyn rapper’s 1994 debut,…
With a history of quick turnaround releases, Belle and Sebastian stays true to form and follows up last year’s A Bit of Previous with…
The latest entry into the canon of psychedelic-trip records, Margo Price’s new album Strays tells the story of a person arguably at their most…
Simply put: Julia Wu has established herself as one of the most consistent artists of the decade so far. The Australian-Chinese singer-songwriter has put…
Right under the wire, we bring to you our Top 25 Albums of 2022. It’s also the second edition of our weekly magazine, kicking…
“I’m bout to explode!” Big Freedia first called for a “release” back in 2014 on her incendiary track “Explode.” “Release your anger, release your…
Celebrity worship is out in 2022. At this point, we expect our superstars to have a downward spiral after reaching the top. It’s essentially…
And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow is a more spiritual and communal record for Weyes Blood, speaking to both the personal and universal with…
S:INEMA is a lushly produced and confidently fluid record that goes a long way in asserting SAAY’s unique artistic character. Although the average K-pop…
New Confusion finds Shit and Shine at their best, tying familiar and esoteric styles into horrifyingly jagged knots of distortion and discord. Austin-based experimental…
It’s hard to fathom the pressure that would come with getting discovered by David Gilmour. The idea that a member of Pink Floyd would…
The Loneliest Time is another undeniable treat from one of pop’s greatest stars. Three years after her last bright-eyed pop album, Carly Rae Jepsen returns with…
Midnights is stuck somewhere between Taylor Swift’s classic pop textures and recent dreamy minimalism, to disappointing ends. As an unabashedly pop record, Taylor Swift’s…
Blue Rev might end up as 2022’s best indie pop release, as well as Alvvays’ best record to date. It took Alvvays, Canada’s most…
Bloom isn’t going to be remembered as the knockout pop album of the year, but it does mark both PiXXiE and LIT Entertainment as must-follows…