The question that the group set out to answer was “Why does so much Black music born out of pain sound so joyful?” The answer that they discovered by working through these pieces is that the answer is ...

Throughout his discography, Hosono’s solo output has been driven by kinetic curiosity and sonic wanderlust. Where 1973’s landmark Hosono House established his signature blend of home-recorded Japanese ...

With underground techno seeming closer and closer to collapse, master craftsmen like Luke Slater are more necessary than ever if we hope to keep the imagination and artistry of underground electronic ...

In 2024’s Mantras, alt-country singer Katie Pruitt explored spirituality, gender and her LGBT+ identity with touching, thoughtful lyrics, aided by distorted electric guitar and heavier backbeats.

Some of the best albums have titles that tell you exactly what to expect. Braxton’s Splayed Werks isn’t “the best,” but its playful title hammers its purpose home: it’s a collection of assorted works, ...

The fickle nature of nature itself was powerless to prevent Dev Hynes and the Blood Orange crew from breezing in and reminding the audience of one simple truth: good music fits itself into the nooks ...

On her seventh album, singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles focuses on emotion over technical skill, which serves the material well. The artist doesn’t always hit those difficult high notes, but that’s ...

None of the songs on the new album are particularly unconventional, so it is puzzling to learn that the original objection from the film producers was that James and Reitzell were straying too far ...

Vince Staples was in a position many of us know all too well: he was having a great time, but he had to go to work later. Admittedly, the Long Beach rapper has a different job — and a different ...

Things were different by 2009. Outside of Michel Gondry’s excellent, misunderstood video rental love letter, Be Kind Rewind, the fulfilling roles Bey enjoyed in The Woodsman, Something the Lord Made ...

There’s a significant amount of likability inherent to nearly every Kiwi Jr. song. The Canadian quartet traffic in the sort of warm and jangly slacker rock that makes listing the band’s most obvious ...