Our favorite records from the past year, from Arooj Aftab to Wand
From bangers to ballads, our favorite tracks from a complicated year
Three days of cynicism-free punk and metal
Our year-long essay series on our 100 favorite albums of all time
These are the best metal albums of June 2024
We survey the best of the best from an increasingly overwhelming half-year of music
Plus Bat for Lashes, Idaho, BEAK>, HHY and the Macumbas, Bad Nerves, and Can
Thou’s first proper full-length in six years presents the band at their most direct and potent
We spoke to Bryan Funck and Andy Gibbs about their new album ‘Umbilical,’ the political, the personal, and what makes their music essentially Thou
Plus Isobel Campbell, Hagop Tchaparian, and Thou
‘Umbilical’ out May 31
Plus Kowloon Walled City, Young Widows, Infant Island, Prisoner and more
Plus Sour Widows and Lionlimb feat. Angel Olsen
Hear “I Feel Nothing When You Cry”
We look back at 20 years of albums of the year!
An emotional album from an unconventional band, devoid of metal’s cliches.
The debuts, comebacks, cult favorites and blockbusters that defined a year
Our favorite anthems, bangers, ballads and rippers of the past year
The best, heaviest music from a stacked if unusual year
Hear the title track, featuring Shirley Manson of Garbage