Music for Moving Into the Madness
A kaleidoscopic songwriter, a chaotic pop star, a buoyant rap-punk duo, and more.
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Juiced-Up Rap Anthems to Cure Your End-of-Summer Depression
Plus dance music for the massive festival in your head and a jazzy love letter to motherly perseverance
Dance Pop for the Perpetually Offline
Plus complicated thoughts on the new Big Thief album, three Nashville session guitarists going ambient-cool, and more.
A Piano Banger for Heaven’s Hottest Dance Club
Plus a late-summer collab jam packed with dancehall legends, Earl Sweatshirt’s favorite new producer, and more.
Friends—How Many of Us Have Them?
This week’s picks include a few weird and wonderful collaborations between musical comrades, along with an anthem against ageism and a welcome comeback from Mac DeMarco.
Hannah Frances Makes Prog Rock for Tender Folkies
The Vermont singer-songwriter on her love of Yes, her brilliant new album, and the benefits of not going to music school
An Unheard Version of the Replacements’ Most Prescient Classic
Plus a prime slice of ‘High Fidelity’-core, a drum’n’bass surprise from Steve Lacy, and more
Loud-Ass Guitars for a Crumbling Planet
Plus Pile’s most ambitious work, Kaytranada’s return to form, and a Faye Webster associate who channels Holden Caulfield
These Japanese Dudes Are Really Going Nuts With Old Tape Machines
Plus an exuberant rap ode to a classic video game heroine, ambient music that makes the outside world sound a little gentler, and more
The Most Subversive Popular Musician of the Decade
Plus a beloved alté pop star shreds up the existential club