A year in records, from folk to jazz, rap to metal, rock to electronic, and beyond.
Let the games begin, with our annual celebration of the riff
A look back at some of the best albums of the first half of the year
An overwhelming and intense whole, meant to be experienced uninterrupted
This week? Well… it’s been a week. But at least we have some great new…
Hear “Scene 1”
Our favorite records from the halfway point
We survey the best of the best from an increasingly overwhelming half-year of music
The prolific artist and poet examines colonialism on one of her most harrowing listens
‘The Great Bailout’ is out on March 8
Plus Kim Gordon, Moor Mother and Lord Spikeheart
Hear “Guilty,” featuring Mary Lattimore, Lonnie Holley and Raia Was.
We pick 10 favorites from two decades of hip-hop innovation
Hear “We Got the Jazz”
Plus Depeche Mode, Poison Ruin, FACS and Paramore
Eclecticism defined the greatest moments in hip-hop in 2022.
The debuts, comebacks, cult favorites and blockbusters that defined a year
Our favorite anthems, bangers, ballads and rippers of the past year
On her latest in a prolific series of albums, Moor Mother dives deep into interpretations of jazz
Plus black midi, The Beths and Revelators Sound System