Five Albums
16 articles
Rip-Speed Breakbeats and a Booty Tooch
Romantically dystopian IDM, solo piano tailored to a dreamy mood, and more
You Must Hear All Five
Cronenberg club music, ghostly art-pop, and a perfect summer-in-the-city album
Let's Get Gloorped
Psychedelic horrorcore, cavernous cello, and the wildest drums you’ll hear all year
Second Acts and Shapeshifters
A lo-fi study beats producer grows up, a hip-hop widow grabs the mic, plus sex, money, and grime
Throwback Soul, Futuristic Synths
Plus an ambient collaboration between two of our favorite musicians and more
Five Albums for Spring Rebirth
Whether that means quiet reflection or reemerging from winter with a vengeance
Warped ’90s Throwbacks, Wildfire Folk Songs
Plus snappy Italian-language post-punk, impressionistic indie rap, and hilarious songs about the perils of performing on 'Tiny Desk'
Lowrider Jams, Guitar Explorations, Train-Station Jazz
Plus a gently psychedelic Japanese singer-songwriter and one rapper’s third album of 2025 so far