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Treble Roundtable: Honorable Mentions 2014

The albums we loved that didn’t make the list.

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Endless Playlist: Modest Mouse – “Lampshades on Fire”

A pessimistic party anthem from the band’s first new album in seven years.

Treble Audio File

Audio File Podcast: Year-End 2014

A year-end wrap-up of the best music, in five different categories.

Angel Olsen

Class Acts: The Most Promising Artists of 2014

A round up of the rookies and junior varsity players of the year.

Treble's editor airs his grievances

Pet Grief: What goes into an Album of the Year

A meditation on the qualities that make an album great.

History’s Greatest Monsters: The Worst Albums of 2014

A selection of the year’s greatest fiascoes and failures.

Treble Audio File

The Treble Audio File: Missed Blessings

Jeff and A.T. discuss the albums that slipped under our radar in 2014.

Impulse Noise: The importance of the Sleater-Kinney reunion

A reflection on the band’s reunion, and why it means more than just nostalgia.

Treble Audio File

Introducing our new Podcast: The Audio File

Our Halloween treat to you: A monthly episode discussing the best new music we’ve discovered.

Day Tripper

Day Tripper: Under the Floorboards

Acknowledging Halloween by discussing a song that’s scary on a more existential level.

Treble Roundtable scary music stories

Treble Roundtable: Bump in the Night

Treble’s writers confess to real-life incidences of being terrified, or at least highly unsettled by music or videos.

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Endless Playlist: Sleater-Kinney “Bury Our Friends”

The first new song from Sleater-Kinney in 9 years is the real deal.

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Endless Playlist: Viet Cong – “Continental Shelf”

The Calgary-based band blends classic pop sounds with a driving heaviness.

Treble's editor airs his grievances

Pet Grief: Mark Kozelek, class act

Sun Kil Moon frontman can’t help himself from being an asshole.

Treble Roundtable: The Best Year For Music

We offer up our own thoughts on which year had the best musical gems.

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Endless Playlist: Andy Stott – “Violence”

The Manchester producer finds more space and tension in this claustrophobic new jam.

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Roundtable: Stand by your band

We discuss the artists that we’ve stood by, no matter how disappointing their track records have been over the years.

Iceage new album Plowing Into the Field of Love

Endless Playlist: Iceage – “Forever”

The Denmark post-punk band pursues a haunting, folk-influenced direction reminiscent of Nick Cave.