Mabe Fratti Archives

Our picks for the highest points at the halfway mark

A mostly instrumental collaboration rife with surprises and an ease that feels like the work of old friends

Hear two new songs

Our favorite records from the halfway point

Our favorite records from the past year, from Arooj Aftab to Wand

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

Plus Esperanza Spalding, Rufus Wainwright, Explosions in the Sky, Sun Ra Arkestra & Yo La Tengo and more

The Mexico City-based cellist and songwriter discusses her expanding sound

Plus Previous Industries, SML, The Drin, Dirty Three, 200 Stab Wounds, Danny Paul Grody Duo, Shackleton & Six Organs of Admittance and Sour Widows

The Mexico City artist redefines pop through her own wonderfully warped lens

Plus: Previous Industries, Danny Paul Grody Duo, and HHY & the Macumbas

Plus North American live dates announced

Plus Darkside, Bo Ningen, Meshell Ndegeocello, Lord Spikeheart and more

Plus Angélica Garcia, Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti & Frank Rosaly, and Sprints

Hear two new songs, “Kravitz” and “Pantalla azul”

Our favorite anthems, bangers, ballads and rippers of the past year