The Most Subversive Popular Musician of the Decade
Plus a beloved alté pop star shreds up the existential club
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It’s Not Me, It’s You
This week’s picks include music for your next breakup, as well as perfectly gritty New York rap and electro-pop for sexy vampires
How Raekwon’s ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx’ Helped Me Appreciate Clarks Wallabees
An ode to the timeless suede moccasins as depicted on the Wu-Tang member’s timeless solo debut
A Basement Rock Tour de Force
Plus a brutal and oddly calming electronic soundtrack for society’s future collapse
Love Songs That Don’t Suck
This week’s picks include a few tracks about the madness of romance along with a defiantly weird piece of synth music that demands your full attention.
Five Albums to Take You Away
Plus a singer-songwriter who bravely asks, “Is that dog that’s drowning in your new painting supposed to look like me?”
The Closest Thing We’ll Get to a Frank Ocean Tearjerker in 2025
Plus acoustic guitar music that will make you see ghosts, cheeky Palestinian pop that skewers American culture, and more
Four Out of Five Critics Agree, It’s Must Hear
Odetta vibes, Busta Rhymes after a hit of DMT, the wonder in the unknown, a quasi-reunion of anxious rockers, and more
Wu-Tang Really *Is* for the Children
The hip-hop legends united fans across generations at a recent Madison Square Garden show
The Queer, Pro-Palestine, Fiddle-Playing Rapper You Didn’t Know You Needed
Plus Dijon’s gorgeous duet with Justin Bieber, a sneaky hip-hop spy story, and more
Summer Music for Delirious Times
Featuring a pair of very different albums from Brazil, weed-gummy guitar pop, slick-talking DMV rap, and sun-kissed R&B
The Art of Reconciliation in Rap
How Malice of the Clipse and the California rapper-producer Open Mike Eagle use self-acceptance as a guide on their latest albums