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Legendary albums come in threes.

An overview of a decade of underground music invading the mainstream

The Britpop icons’ first album in eight years pairs a sense of finality with rejuvenation and reconnection

Plus Damon Locks and Rob Mazurek, Outer Heaven, and Fatboi Sharif and Steel Tipped Dove

Hear “The Narcissist”

Plus Japanese Breakfast, FKA twigs, Sparks, Unwound, Emeralds and more

Support from slowthai, Self Esteem and Jockstrap

Looking back at a soundtrack renaissance.

Our round-up of the greatest covers of all time, as voted by Treble’s staff.

We surveyed music since 1988 to determine the best groups in the game.

How Radiohead saved alternative (sort of) from a pit of mediocrity toward the late ’90s.

The best undersides in the decade of alt-rock.

10 Songs that take the Holy Spirit to weird places.

“The One Where Trent Gets Closer to God.”

Ten albums that presented a fresh start or an unexpected transformation.

A bummed-out Valentine’s Day playlist.

The Britpop heroes make a visit to Hong Kong and craft a modern album inspired by its isolation and technology.

Blur, Prefuse 73, Raekwon and Braids all dropping new material this week.

Listen to the Britpop heroes’ eighth album now.

Hear another track from The Magic Whip.