Jill’s Favorite Music of 2025
From experimental pop’s new main girlies to indie rock’s most reliable players, here’s a glimpse at my year in albums, songs, and live shows.
Live Review
9 articles
Chappell Roan’s Live Show Is Very Good and Very Gay
An emotional dispatch from Chappell’s Visions of Damsels & Other Dangerous Things Tour
I Took a Party Bus to ‘The Black Parade’
Submitting to the regime of my new old emo overlords, My Chemical Romance
Mk.gee Brings His Unsettling, Undeniable Swag Home to Asbury Park
The force of his persona—mulleted, enigmatic, taking a wide stance on stage in combat boots with the unsettling energy of an ROTC obsessive—just works.
Does Italy’s Coolest Music Festival Make Sense in New York City?
Photos and a review of the stateside debut of C2C festival, which brought Oneohtrix Point Never, Nala Sinephro, Two Shell, and more to Queens last Friday.
How Much Charli XCX Is Too Much Charli XCX?
The pop star grappled with that very 2025 question on stage at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center last night.
Keiyaa Can Do Anything, Including Experimental Theater
In the R&B experimentalist’s ambitious recent stage production ‘Milk Thot,’ ego death and new music abound.
ML Buch’s Glistening Sound Bath Heals Brooklyn
The experimental-pop musician’s live show was a merciful reminder to slow the hell down.
Mach-Hommy Finally Drops the Mask at His First-Ever Solo Show
A deep dive into the elusive rapper’s debut performance at Manhattan's Lincoln Center.