Meet the Most Productive Musician of 2025
A chat with Cure for Paranoia’s Cameron McCloud, who went viral this year by posting a new political and playful rap verse every single day.
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Music to Make You Feel Invincible
Each in their own way, this week's selections will have you walking around like no one can touch you.
Julianne's Favorite Music of 2025
The big-idea music that inspired me most this year, from Afro-Colombian orchestral pop to epic folk about the state of labor to, of course, Bad Bunny.
Music Mk.gee Probably Hears in His Dreams
We're listening to everything, all the time. Here are five older albums that were new to us in 2025—and made our years.
The Dumbest Songs of 2025
A break from our regularly scheduled program to discuss the absolute worst of the year.
Shostakovich’s 5th Played Backwards in a Concrete Silo
A BPM-crushing jungle experiment by a canny Instagram curator, a rap album bridging the revolutionary and the corner boy, and more.
Pop Songs With Plot Twists
Plus: agitprop merengue, dreamlover alt-R&B, an actually-good Christmas song, and more.
The Bronx Duo Bringing Perreo to the Mosh Pit
Plus: A Spider-Man-inspired rapper building his own superhero persona, an exploration in the freaky tunings of nature, and more.
Jubilee on Showing Three Generations of New Yorkers How to Dance
Wisdom from one of the city’s most trusted club stalwarts.
Put on Your Big Guy Pants
Plus Skrillex remixing Caroline Polachek, an actually good viral TikTok indie-folk hit, and more.
Raps About Tony Blair, Synths About Vikings
Plus two more intimate hip-hop albums and a high-energy new DJ-Kicks mix.