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The 100 Best Albums of the 2020s So Far

Our favorite records from the halfway point

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The 100 Best Songs of 2024

From bangers to ballads, our favorite tracks from a complicated year

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Best New Releases, July 12: Johnny Blue Skies (a.k.a. Sturgill Simpson), Scarcity, and more

Plus Cassandra Jenkins, Jay Worthy and Dam-Funk, Jake Xerxes Fussell, Meridian Brothers, and Orquesta Akokan

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Essential Tracks This Week: Arooj Aftab, Fontaines D.C., and more

Plus Cassandra Jenkins, Backxwash, and Full of Hell

The best albums of 2021

The 50 Best Albums of 2021

Our 50 favorite records of a strange and eclectic year.

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The 100 Best Songs of 2021

Our favorite tracks from a pretty strange year

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The 33 Best Albums of 2021 So Far

The year’s half over and it’s still hard to know what to make of it.…

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The Best Albums of April 2021

The best albums of the month, plus reissues and what we missed.