boygenius best new releases

Best New Releases, March 31: boygenius, London Brew, and more

Plus Gel, A Certain Ratio, Steve Gunn and David Moore, and reissues from Alan Braxe/Fred Falke, and La Monte Young/Marian Zazeela

best rvng intl. albums

10 Essential RVNG Intl. Albums

A sampling of some of the thrilling sounds on the innovative indie label

Depeche Mode

Best New Releases, March 24: Depeche Mode, Debby Friday, and more

Plus HIRS Collective, JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown, Angel Bat Dawid, Caroline Rose, and Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily

M83 best new releases

Best New Releases, March 17: M83, Yves Tumor and more

Plus Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Surgeon and Rezn

best brainfeeder albums

10 Essential Brainfeeder Albums

Some of the best electronic, jazz and soul records from the L.A. label’s 15-year history

Algiers

Best New Releases, Feb. 24: Algiers, The Church, and more

It was bound to happen sooner or later, but we arrived upon the most stacked…

Kelela

Best New Releases, 2/10: Kelela, Paramore and more

Plus Cor de Lux, Yo La Tengo and Black Belt Eagle Scout

Coven Satanic Mass

Coven’s “Satanic Mass” put witchcraft on wax

Looking back at the first black mass pressed on vinyl

The Tubs

Best New Releases, Jan. 27: The Tubs, Meg Baird and more

Plus Deathprod, Fucked Up, The Drin, Sightless Pit and Primitive Rage

best exploding in sound albums

10 Essential Exploding In Sound Albums

A guide to some of the Brooklyn label’s best (and loudest!) indie essentials

Iggy Pop

Best New Releases, Jan. 6: Iggy Pop, Nag, and some late-2022 gems

Six new albums to hear on the first new music Friday of 2023

Low Mimi Parker

Remembering Low’s Mimi Parker Through 5 Quietly Powerful Songs

A selection of Parker’s most stunning contribution’s to the band’s catalog

Suicide Frankie Teardrop

The proto-industrial nightmare of Suicide’s “Frankie Teardrop”

One of the most harrowing listening experiences of all time