Essential Tracks

Tony Molina

Essential Tracks This Week: Tony Molina, Ganser and more

Our weekly batch of must-hear singles

Special Interest tour dates

This Week’s Essential Tracks: Special Interest, Cola, and more

The latest five-pack of must-hear singles

Kendrick Lamar essential tracks

Essential Tracks This Week: Kendrick Lamar, Editrix and more

Plus The Party Dozen, Mat Ball and Daniel Villarreal

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Essential Tracks This Week: Shearwater, Shabaka Hutchings and more

Plus Angel Olsen, Arp, Candy and more

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Essential Tracks This Week: Anteloper, Pusha T and more

Plus Bad Breeding, CLAMM and Viagra Boys

Essential Tracks Wild Pink

Essential Tracks This Week: Wild Pink, High Vis and more

Plus Thou/Emma Ruth Rundle/Mizmor, Just Mustard and Temple of Void

Cave In

Essential Tracks This Week: Cave In, billy woods and Preservation and more

Plus Quelle Chris, Naja Naja and Michael Beharie

Angel Olsen

This Week’s Essential Tracks: Angel Olsen, Kelly Lee Owens and more

Plus RLYR, Duster and Tim Kasher

Soccer Mommy

This week’s Essential Tracks: Soccer Mommy, Greet Death and more

Plus Tengger, The Party Dozen and Charles Stepney.

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Essential Tracks This Week: dazy & Militarie Gun, Flasher and more

Plus Fly Anakin, Kokoroko and Daniel Villarreal

Destroyer

Essential Tracks This Week: Destroyer, Floating Points and more

A somewhat longer roundup of the week’s best new tracks.

Just Mustard heart under stream

Essential Tracks This Week: Just Mustard, Diatom Deli and more

Plus Denzel Curry and Spice

Tomberlin Essential Tracks

Essential Tracks This Week: Tomberlin, P.E., and more

A roundup of must-hear tracks from the week

Big Thief essential tracks

This Week’s Essential Tracks: Big Thief, Kadhja Bonet and more

Indie MVPs, a global collective and a young jazz lion

Kamasi Washington essential tracks

This Week’s Essential Tracks: Kamasi Washington, Ithaca and more

Plus Young Guv, Whatever the Weather and Shane Parish

Essential Tracks Denzel Curry

This Week’s Essential Tracks: Denzel Curry, Thank, and more

Hazy alt-rock, vintage-vibes hip-hop and buzzing noise rock

Beach House essential tracks

This Week’s Essential Tracks: Beach House, Krallice and more

The five best tracks of the week.

Cate Le Bon Remembering Me

Cate Le Bon examines legacy through groove on “Remembering Me”

The third single from ‘Pompeii’ is meta-commentary as wordplay, internal monologue as anthem.

Drug Church tour dates

Drug Church aim for the rafters on “Detective Lieutenant”

The New York hardcore group have evolved into purveyors of massive anthems.

Oranssi Pazuzu Palava Puu essential track

Oranssi Pazuzu craft ominous tension on “Palava Puu”

Hear the group’s tense Adult Swim single.