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
Hear the first single, “WOODY SHAW”
Hear new single “Totally Spies.”