For Treble, summer (and sometimes spring) usually means devoting at least one week to a lengthy best-of-decade list. In our nine years as a website, we’ve covered a lot of ground in that respect, having at least covered 50 years worth of albums, and three decades worth of songs, most recently ...

Now that we’re in the dead of summer, it would probably be a good time to run a top ten on beach albums, or ubiquitous summer singles, or road trip albums, or any kind of list denoting some kind of fun, carefree activity. But instead, this week we’re dedicating our top 10 to albums so bleak, ...

The last thing the Internet needs is another analysis of the ethics of downloading music vs. buying it. Or the viability of the music industry’s current business model. Or the death of format. Or how streaming services are screwing over artists. And I’d like to reassure you that this isn’t really ...

Ambient music has the remarkable distinction of being one of the few genres that makes a minimal impact on first impression, yet can be one of the most devastatingly profound styles after repeated listens. It’s a realm that rewards those for whom texture and soundscape mean more than corporeality, ...

To commemorate their 50th anniversary, Treblezine presents a celebration of The Beach Boys’ music, with each album evaluated individually. This list consists entirely of releases that included Brian Wilson, whether in performing, producing, or writing duties. Note: Due to its status as both ...

Last week we took a look at 10 Essential Double Albums — the 2LP (or CD) masterpieces that not only justify their length, but seem to grow stronger with all the extra material. But this week is all about the flipside: double albums that would ...

The recent earworm success of Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know,” though now over a year old, is due to a combination of several elements of hit songwriting and being one of those songs that stands out in a crowd. Amidst all of the Katy Perry, Taio Cruz, LMFAO, and Carly Rae Jepsen, sometimes ...

Is anyone still saying the album is dead? Clearly nobody bothered telling the thousands of artists that still keep making them. And not only are musicians still making albums, they’re still releasing double albums. Sure, there was a slight pullback for a couple decades after the progressive ...

To a certain degree, everyone who jumps into the field of music journalism does so because of a passionate hunger for hearing something new and exciting. When it comes to finding that something new and exciting, the deeper one digs into new sounds and unheard styles, the more apparent it ...

If you happen to make it down to San Diego this week, you’re bound to see more costumed folks than at anytime throughout the year, save for Halloween, convening for the 43rd annual Comic-Con International. We didn’t score tickets this year, but for the sake of ...