Figure Your Life Out: An interview with KEN Mode

Jesse Matthewson talks about new album Success, a career of noise, and keeping a sense of humor.

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10 Essential Paris albums

10 gems from the City of Lights.

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Hall of Fame: Little Brother – The Minstrel Show

Hanif Abdurraqib takes a look at the Little Brother The Minstrel Show legacy, and its importance in hip-hop.

10 Albums that aren’t on Apple music

The gaps in the tech giant’s latest development.

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Beginner’s Guide: No Wave

Find out where to begin with this complicated, art-damaged and short-lived genre.

10 Essential Neo-Psychedelia Albums

Contemporary trip-outs for modern heads.

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10 Essential Twin Cities Albums

Two Cities, unlimited creative possibilities.

Beginner’s Guide: Devin Townsend

Dive into what makes the eccentric metal mastermind such a fascinating figure.

10 Essential Comeback Albums

A survey of some much-heralded returns from 1984 to the present.

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On ‘Tim’, The Replacements made an alternative rock masterpiece

A look back at the band’s classic album on its 30th anniversary, just as the band bows out again.

10 Essential Music TV shows

Ten historically reliable outlets for tunes through the tube.

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Kamasi Washington and Brainfeeder’s jazz resurrection

How a three-hour jazz album on an L.A. hip-hop label made a breakthrough in 2015.

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10 Essential 21st Century post-hardcore albums

Art-punk enters a new decade of innovation.

10 Essential San Francisco Albums

Treble takes a trip to the Bay Area for the next stop on the world tour.

Celebrate the Catalog: Talking Heads

As Remain in Light hits 35, we tackle the new wave legends’ discography.

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10 Essential Spring Albums

With April showers lingering into May, we try to brighten up the atmosphere with our list of 10 essential spring albums.

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Gut Feeling: An interview with Metz

The Toronto band’s frontman Alex Edkins talks about the importance of being a live band and staying independent.

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10 Essential Vancouver Albums

From Skinny Puppy to the New Pornographers, and then some.

Greatest Hits: Ryan Adams

An 80-minute playlist of the best Ryan Adams songs, spanning from Heartbreaker to his self-titled 2014 album.