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Charli XCX Is the Best Part of 'Wuthering Heights'
Plus Must Hear ambient and Massachusetts rap, Irish dream pop, and a big neo-soul comeback.
Can Straight People Physically Hear This Music?
It’s time to Waste or Taste new tracks by UK grime firecracker Nadia Rose, trash-adjacent dance-pop tart Slayyyter, and super wavy New York rap misfit Xaviersobased.
An R&B Futurist's Glossy, Lightly Horny Debut
Plus: a beloved folk artist gets the covers treatment, a minimalist piano god soundtracks a tremendous film, and more.
A Thrilling Slice of Brazilian Funk
Plus: music that sounds like the last breath of a whoopee cushion and a pop album from a band of 10-inch-tall dolls.
Monocultural Rap Stardom is Dead—and That’s OK
What does it mean to be a rap star in 2026? Some thoughts on rap’s current standing in the mainstream and the genre’s health in the post-social media era.
Straight Outta Saskatoon
Must Hear road-weary R&B and omnivorous rap experimentalism, a psych-punk supergroup featuring Sonic Youth's secret weapon, and more.
You're a Goofy Goober
Hard-won easy listening, a perfectly outlandish West Coast rap throwback, and more.
Does the World Need Another A$AP Rocky Album?
The rapper takes a break from Denzel movies and daddy-dom to drop his most superficial album yet. Plus: Must Hear indie rock about a literal dead horse.
Super-Useful Seasonal Depression Soundtracks
A Singaporean rapper, a symphonic UK band, an artful club producer, and more music for working out the doldrums.