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?”
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‘Eddington,’ Katy Perry, and Why Obama-Era Pop Now Sounds Like a Punchline
In Ari Aster’s Covid-era nightmare, “Firework” is wielded like a cudgel.
Disiniblud’s Magical Album for Who You Used to Be
Disiniblud composers Rachika Nayar and Nina Keith on the mutual trust they needed to make their new album and their “brain-rotted, bimbo wisdom”
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
Jim Legxacy's Triumphant ‘Black British Music’
Switching freely between genres and overflowing with charisma even when his writing is minimal, the London rapper/singer/producer turns in an examination of grief and identity that’s also a delirious good time.
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
Amore Is Making the Absurdist Pop She Wants to See in the World
The Spanish songwriter and producer on DIY art, her album 'Top Hits, Ballads, Etc…', and being the last left person in the world
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
