Queer Reggaetón Mexa and Cerebral Dutch Twee
Plus, an experimental scene veteran drops a suite of communal optimism and a promising young upstart conjures 808s and indie-rock riffs.
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Ryan’s Favorite Music of 2025
The sounds that struck me most this year, including subversive slowcore, deranged future-pop, apocalyptic techno, and more.
A Gorgeous Dispatch From the Extended SML-iverse
Gregory Uhlmann, Josh Johnson, and Sam Wilkes make the most of negative space on “Frica.”
Finding Infinity in SML’s Cyborg Jazz
In the L.A. band’s music, the human and the machine are often indistinguishable.
Andy’s Favorite Music of 2024
The DIY live shows, YouTube loosies, local radio broadcasts—and OK, a few albums—that defined my year